Homerton Baptist Church
Evening Service (260208)

      • Amos 1:1–2ESV

  • Hymn 570 - GLORIOUS THINGS OF YOU ARE SPOKEN

      • John 7:1–24ESV

      • John 7:1–24ESV

  • Hymn 1256 - BY FAITH WE SEE THE HAND OF GOD

      • Amos 1:1–2ESV

  • Order of Service

    Welcome

    PrayerAmos

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    Notices

    Prayer Meeting - 7:30pm Wed
    Friday 7pm - Online
    Sunday Morning 11am & 6pm
    Tithes & Offerings - £

    Main Prayer

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    Reading

    Amos 1:1–2 ESV
    The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. And he said: “The Lord roars from Zion and utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel withers.”

    Sermon

    Prophets after Moses:
    Nine Named Prophets
    Joshua (Deut 34:9)
    Deborah (Judges 4:4)
    Samuel (1 Sam 3:20)
    Nathan (2 Sam 7)
    Gad (1 Sam 22:5)
    Ahijah of Shiloh (1 Kings 11)
    Elijah (1 Kings 17)
    Elisha (2 Kings 2)
    Micaiah son of Imlah (1 Kings 22)
    The unnamed prophets in Kings and Chronicles

    Amos: The Background

    Amos (a. 760 BC) was the first of four 8th Century BC prophets in Israel
    Clue: Two years before the earthquake
    Later Prophets
    Hosea (750 BC)
    Isaiah (740 BC)
    Micah (735 BC)
    Issues with neighbouring peoples
    (883–824) two Assyrian kings campaigned aggressively outside Assyria proper to control trade routes
    An anti-Assyrian coalition formed in the west to resist Assyrian aggression
    Shalmaneser III fought this anti-Assyrian coalition four times between 853-844 B.C. Hadadezer, king of Damascus, was the prominent leader in the coalition
    The coalition disvolved
    Israel throughout did not participate and remains pro-Assyrian
    for the next 40 years weak Assyrian kings ruled and left Israel and Judah alone.
    Jehoash became king of Israel 802-786 BC, following Assyrians defeat of Damascus in 802 BC
    While the other kingdoms fought it out
    Israel and Judah enjoyed peace and become prosperous
    Economic boom saw and increase in religious activities
    With shrines in Bethal, Dan, Gilgal and Beer-Sheba had a constant stream of worshipers bringing animal sacrifices
    Yet the period was characterised by moral and spiritual decline and social upheaval
    Amos showed God’s disapporval of such relitious activities by announcing Gods judgement on the reigious sites
    He gave counsel to stay away from those sites, and by declaring God’s rejection of their religious actvities
    Israel’s outward show of devotion to God, contradicted by their moral, spiritual, and social problems, called for a discerning and courageous prophet.

    Amos: The Man

    We only know about Amos from what is in this book
    Names were given based their character and often changed during their life time
    Amos comes from the root mean “lift a load”, or can mean “burden bearer”
    Old testament names were often associated with messages from God (e.g. Abram -> Abraham {his father was Terah})
    Amos came with a weighty word from God
    He was a Sheepbreeder, more than just a shepherd
    and employed by a wealty owner of sheep
    original word {nōqēd} only used in one other place: 2 Kings 3:4 referring to Mesha, King of Moab, who supplied Joram, King of Israel, with large numbers of lambs and wool
    Amos 7:15 - Amos mentions his calling by God was “tending the flock”
    Amos refused the term “prophet” as an appropriate description of his role
    He claimed no special authority associated with traditional titles
    Amos 7:14-15 The Lord ordered him to propesy to Israel
    Such a strong sense of a call has continued to be the authority and motivation for service to the Lord

    Amos: The Message

    The coming day of the Lord would be a day of darkness and destruction, not light and salvation for “the sinful kingdom” (9:8)
    The Remnant of “the house of Jacob,” however, will survive the judgment of God and form the nucleus of a restored, blessed, and secure future Israel (9:11–15).
    Outline:
    The Soverignty of the Lord
    Extends over Amos, Judah, Israel, the nations (despite their rejection) and the whole of creation
    All have to answer to God for their “inhumanity”
    God has not relinquished his control over the universe to any other entity, authority, or power.
    He is sovereign over all people.
    The End for Israel
    Widespread sin brings God’s Judgement
    An unrepentant Israel will not survive God’s Judgement
    Israel (Northern Kingdom) did not survive the assault of the Assyrians in 725 BC
    The attack was the judgement of God upon his people Israel
    The judgement upon Sin
    Israel’s priviledged relationship as the people of God did not shield them from the judgement of God
    2 Corinthians 5:10 “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.”
    Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
    The Day of the Lord
    A popular opinion was that it was a day of “light” or salvation
    Amos says it would be a day of “darkeness” or destruction
    Israel’s Future Restoration
    The remanant will always be saved

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    how firm a foundation
    Therefore the redeemed of the Lord (MP685)

    Q&A

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    Closing Prayer

    Doxology

      • Amos 1:1–2ESV

  • Hymn 877 - HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION, YOU SAINTS OF THE LORD
  • MP685 - Therefore the redeemed of the Lord
  • Doxology 1145 Chorus

      • 1 Corinthians 16:23–24NKJV

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