Title: What We Need/Joel 2:12-27
Contents
1. Overview
The theme of the book of Joel is the Day of the Lord. Chapter 1 is about the locust plague.
became The cause of calamity in any generation at any time is Jehovah's discipline. therefore disaster
There is always a cause. The fact that there is a cause is hopeful. always God
This is because punishment is premised on recovery. In Joel 2:1-11, the army of the Lord is introduced
became Jehovah's army has four characteristics. The army is near
This army is a powerful force, and it comes with amazing destructive power and relentless attacks.
have a wo
Now we are asked for two needs. One is to repent
Yo, the other is the grace of God.
2. Subject
Repentance and Jehovah's Response
3. Text division
12-17: The need for repentance
12-14: Repent personally
15-17: Repent nationally
18-27: Jehovah's Response
18 : gracious response
19-27: Jehovah's Promise
4. Sermon Outline
Subject: Two things we need
Main Content: What we need is repentance and the grace of the Lord.
Introduction
1. If there is anything I need the most right now, what do I need? Someone
It could be a car for the one who doesn't, and the one who doesn't have a home needs it the most.
For those who fail the entrance exam, it will be a day to go to college, and for those who are about to graduate.
The crab will answer that you need a job.
2. The church also has needs. A church without a building will need a building
And a church without workers needs workers. In fact, there is more to it than that
All. it is love A church without love is not a church. I need something else
it's all belief Faith makes the impossible possible. Faith can do great things
All. Another thing we need is the Holy Spirit. A church without the Holy Spirit is a dead church
to be. No matter how many people gather and a church with a lot of capital, it does not have the Holy Spirit.
it's a corpse Where there are corpses, crows gather.
3. Now we have something we need. What our church needs
have. This country also needs something. This is presented in today's text.
I. We need sincere repentance (12-17).
A. God wants us to repent.
1. The reason God disciplined was because of sin. God never destroy us
you don't want to be ruined
2. So God earnestly calls us to repent. numerous
The one thing that calls for repentance is to raise up a silver church and numerous evangelists and preachers.
It is your calling
3. Like the people of Nineveh, who repented after hearing Jonah's preaching, they fasted and mourned.
True repentance is needed. Repentance is more serious than worship and offering
need.
B. All the people must repent.
1. Starting with myself, this is the case with my family, my household, and the whole country.
A repentance movement must take place.
2. The trumpet was called in Zion. Shout the gospel of repentance to the world
that is. The sound of the watchman's trumpet is important. blow a clear trumpet
When the time comes, the people will hear the trumpet and prepare for it. but uh
If you blow a trumpet that can't tell what kind of sound it is, they won't understand.
to be.
3. When believers first repent, hope abounds in this country.
C. It is true that there are many things we need right now. yes
What I need most is sincere repentance. God is looking for such people.
II. Forgiveness and restoration are needed (18-27).
A. God answers those who repent.
1. God's attention is always on man.
2. And mercy abounds. Compassion is a heart of pity.
B. He promised blessings (19-27).
1. The produce of the earth will be restored.
2. He told us to rejoice and rejoice. Yahweh does great things for us
Because he did this (21-24).
* The desolation of the land has been restored.
* The recession in the industry has been overcome.
C. This country needs Jehovah's favor now.
1. There is no doubt that abundance has been given to this country through the efforts of the past few years.
However, there is no guarantee that this condition will continue.
2. How do the destabilizing factors caused by changes in the world situation affect us?
It is uncertain whether it will harm the
conclusion
We have a lot of our own needs. There are things you need at home
And there are things the church needs. But what you really need is the flesh
We need spiritual things, not men. We need faith, we need the Holy Spirit, we need love
I need this. When the spiritual is sufficient, the physical will be filled by itself.
(Necessary/Repent)