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  • Ears To Hear, Eyes To See Series

    Contributed by Michael Pahls on Jul 17, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 10,770 views

    An exposition of Amos and John points us to Christ who gives us ears to hear and eyes to see.

    Appropriating the Prophetic Word The 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) July 15, 2001 Amos 7:7-17; John 10:25-37 COMPLICIT IN OUR OWN FAILED PERCEPTION "We never saw violence or hatred in [our son] until the last moments of his life when we watched helplessly with the rest of the world." ...read more

  • Three Strikes - Yer Out!

    Contributed by John Beehler on Aug 15, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
     | 3,710 views

    God may lose patience with us, and we may strike out, but we’re still on the team.

    Three Strikes - Yer Out! Maybe you’ve seen those T-shirts and stickers with the words "No Fear." It’s the name of a company associated with motor sport racing and NASCAR. I guess this could be the slogan of the drivers....they supposedly drive and compete with NO FEAR. This attitude ...read more

  • A Prophet Challenges The System

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 115 ratings
     | 14,414 views

    This sermon addresses the issue of how prosperity does not always mean that God apporves of what is going on with those in positions of power.

    A PROPHET CHALLENGES THE SYSTEM Text: Amos 7:7-17 One of the most intriguing sights in all the world is that of the leaning Tower Of Pisa in Tuscany, Italy. It was begun in 1174 and completed in 1350. It stands 179 feet high and leans some 16 and a half feet out of the perpendicular as of ...read more

  • Dare To Dream

    Contributed by Paul Durbin on Feb 17, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 8,547 views

    Just as Amos envisioned that he could do more with his life, young people can do the same as they pursue God’s plan for their life.

     I. Trinity shirt: Dare to DREAM A. Joke: man dreamed of winning a pun contest - no pun in ten did B. Ice-cream diet C. Bill Lee-Warner, told of a “back-woodsy” sort of guy in the Bible who dared to dream, and was blessed by God ...read more

  • Whose Line Is It Anyway

    Contributed by Susan Greene on Feb 23, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 18,085 views

    We are built God tough. We are built on a firm foundation and Jesus is that foundation. Today if God were to hold the plumb line up to measure your life, how would you line up with the plumb line of the perfect life of Jesus Christ how would we hold up?

    Whose Line is it Anyway? There are many times in our lives when we must make decisions/choices. We choose what type of friend we are going to hang around, and we choose the type of food we are going to eat. We make decisions about daycare and schools and jobs. We choose what to wear each day ...read more

  • The Standard

    Contributed by Joe Harding on May 27, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,415 views

    Failure to live up to God’s standard results in experiencing His wrath.

    THE STANDARD AMOS 7:7-17 May 19, 2002 PM SERVICE INTRODUCTION: All of us frequently compare ourselves favorably with someone else. We all think of someone whom we consider to be less mature, less competent, or less able than we are. That person is a great comfort to us because he or she enables us ...read more

  • Amos, Justice And Judgment Series

    Contributed by Michael Goodfellow on Jun 17, 2002
    based on 101 ratings
     | 13,548 views

    The first in a summer series on the Minor Prophets.

    SERMON June 16, 2002 Donkin-Morien-Birch Grove Pastoral Charge Amos 4: 1-13 “Minor Prophets I: Amos, justice and judgement” This morning I begin my summer preaching project which will consist of twelve sermons on the Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. These 12 prophets form the closing part of ...read more

  • Amos: The Call Of God

    Contributed by William Rushing on Jun 20, 2002
    based on 99 ratings
     | 23,751 views

    This sermon looks at the charateristics of God’s call.

    I. Introduction a. Amos was a shepherd from Tekoa, a town about six miles south of Bethlehem. b. Amos’ ministry dates to the reigns of Jeroboam II, king of Israel and Uzziah, King of Judah. c. Amos’ ministry was during a time of peace and expansion for Israel and Judah. It was a time of great ...read more

  • Everybody Is A Somebody

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Jun 23, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 12,461 views

    Christian Service

    I. One of the greatest atrocities that has ever occurred against God’s church occurred in the middle ages. A. When I say that some of you might think that I am talking about the persecutions against the church, but that is not what I am talking about. B. One of the greatest tactics of satan to ...read more

  • America Has Gone Too Far

    Contributed by Cooper Abrams Iii on Sep 17, 2001
    based on 35 ratings
     | 5,356 views

    In the face of America’s current trend to deny God where can we find comfort.

    America Has Gone Too Far! A nation of people that have no fear of God. Amos 7:1-13 Date: November 6, 1998 Intro: The elections of this past week have proven clearly that America has no fear of God. I rarely preach messages addressing current events or politics, but I feel compelled to ...read more

  • The Prophet Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 8, 2009
     | 5,314 views

    There are prophets in every age speaking for God. In our age Pope Benedict has called us to look at Charity in Truth, and consider our responsibilities to the world economically.

    Fifteenth Sunday in Course The Prophet July 12, 2009 All over the temperate zone, fruit from the varieties of fig and sycamore are ripening now, and so the Church gives us a reading from the migrant worker, Amos, the reluctant prophet. I call him a migrant worker because he engaged in seasonal ...read more

  • Amos: God's Plumb Ain't Dumb

    Contributed by Matt Hoffmann on Jul 9, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 9,760 views

    God’s Plumb Line (His Law) isn’t dumb! It speaks to us about our sin. But we are blessed that God isn’t silent about his grace either, that reaches out to us from the cross

    Sermon 071209 Amos 7:7-15; Ephesians 1:3-14 I read a book this week that really challenged me. It was a book that speaks against all kinds of things going on in society today. I’ll list some topics, and think about what comes to your mind: Self-Righteousness, Deceit, Greed, Oppression of the ...read more

  • The Plumb Line

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Jul 11, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 14,930 views

    Amos uses the Plumb Line as a metaphor to explain that both nation and the religious establishment are under judgment for being "out of line"; unrighteous.

    The Plumb Line by Charles Scott, Church of the Good Shepherd, Indianapolis Trinity 5 —Proper 10B July 12 2009 The Plumb Line Old Testament Reading Amos 7:7 THIS IS WHAT the Lord God showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his ...read more

  • Aim To Be An Amos, Not An Amaziah

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jul 27, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,884 views

    This world is filled with Amaziahs. They’re people (including ourselves) who think they can have spirituality without the light of God’s Word.

    If you could be any person from the Bible, who would it be? Would you like to be Adam or Eve barefooting around the Garden of Eden with no fear of stepping on a rusty nail or a thorn? Wouldn’t it be an experience to play with a full-grown lion the way you would a kitten? Both would have been ...read more

  • God's Measure Of Success

    Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,938 views

    WITNESS

    GOD’S MEASURE OF SUCCESS Text: Amos 7:4-9 God’s plumb line is not always what ours is. a. We judge a man by what we see and visibly make an opinion of whether or not he is successful. b. I want to take a look at how God measures things and if I have measured up to the plumb line He puts on ...read more