SERMON NOTES

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Joel 1:13-20

Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Go in, pass the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God! Because grain offering and drink offering are withheld from the house of your God. Consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord. Alas for the day! For the day of the Lord is near, and as destruction from the Almighty it comes. Is not the food cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God? The seed shrivels under the clods; the storehouses are desolate; the granaries are torn down because the grain has dried up. How the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed because there is no pasture for them; even the flocks of sheep suffer. To you, O Lord, I call. For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and flame has burned all the trees of the field. Even the beasts of the field pant for you because the water brooks are dried up, and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

Be present in the house of the LORD.

Be prepared for the Day of the LORD.

Be prayerful towards the LORD.

Application

Reveal Answer

GROUP STUDY

MEMORIZE

To you, O Lord, I call.
Joel 1:19a

READ

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REVIEW

What were some of the outward demonstrations God ordered them to relate to their inward desperation?

What does the phrase “All judgment in time is an image of the judgment for eternity.” mean?

Is there any part of this passage that gives you difficulty?

Is there any part of this passage that offers you an encouragement?

REFLECT

Why should the Sunday church gathering have a high priority in our lives?

What do you think about the way God said that even the cattle and beasts of the field were moaning because of the desctruction throughout the land?

Which point of application (Repent, Remember, Refocus) resonates most with you, personally? Why?

RESPOND

What is something you can do this week to aid in the application of Repent, Remember, or Refocus?