Joel 1-2:18

Published: May 6, 2012, 10 a.m.

Majoring in the Minors (Minor Prophets)Joel I: Render Your HeartPlease turn in Bibles to the Prophecy of Joel Joel (literal): Yahweh is God. Written between 835 and 796 BC (ref. 2Kings 11-13, 2Chronicles 23) Two Major Movements of Joel:1)A horrible plague of locusts has devastated Judah2)How this should point us to the coming Kingdom of God\u201cAnd it shall come to passThat whoever calls on the name of the LORDShall be saved\u2026\u201d Joel 2:32App: Change your mind (direction). Call on the name of the Lord.1:1-3: A Faith Worth Passing OnApp: That you may have a vital faith story to pass on to those coming behind you1:4-20: Wake Up!\u201cYou shall carry much seed out to the field but gather little in, for the locust shall consume it. Deuteronomy 28:38\u201cRepent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.\u201dMatthew 4:17b 2:1-11: The Day of the Lord2:12-17: How to PrepareRender: \u201cto tear\u201d: heart (singular) and garments (plural)App: Matthew 15:8-9, Psalm 51:17 \u201c\u2018These people honor me with their lips,but their hearts are far from me.9They worship me in vain;their teachings are but rules taught by men.\u2019\u201d Matthew 15:8-9The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Psalm 51:17 What is God\u2019s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?