In this sermon, Rev. Jon Jordan explores one of the most misunderstood themes in Scripture: God’s judgment and the promise that He will set all things right. Drawing from Malachi’s vision of a day that brings both fire and healing, and from Jesus’ words in Luke 21, Rev. Jordan invites us to see judgment not as something meant to terrify believers, but as part of God’s work to restore and renew the world.

This message challenges the misconception that the Old Testament reveals a harsher God than the New Testament. Instead, we discover that mercy threads through the entire biblical story—and that the cross is where God destroys evil without destroying us.

As we approach Advent, this sermon calls us to honesty, repentance, and hope.

 Now is the time to bring our hearts before Jesus, so the Day of the Lord becomes for us a day of healing.