This past weekend at Eastbrook I continued our series on the message of the minor prophets, "God in the Ruins," by looking at the prophet Nahum. Nahum is one of those books that can feel especially "minor" in the minor prophets, with a tough message for a very historically specific context. Nahum is one of …
Micah, part 2 [God in the Ruins]
One of the most famous passages in the minor prophets comes from the book of Micah. He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8) As we continued our series on …
Micah, part 1 [God in the Ruins]
This past weekend at Eastbrook I continued our series on the message of the minor prophets, "God in the Ruins," by looking at the first five chapters of the book of Micah. Micah prophesied to both the northern and southern kingdoms during the reigns of kings Jotham (742-735 BC), Ahaz (735-715 BC), and Hezekiah (715-686 …
Jonah [God in the Ruins]
One of the hardest tasks of the preacher is to take a well-known part of Scripture and make it fresh for people again. This past weekend at Eastbrook, I tried to do just that as I preached on Jonah in our series on the minor prophets, "God in the Ruins." Unlike all the other minor …
Obadiah [God in the Ruins]
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our series on the minor prophets, "God in the Ruins," by turning attention to the prophet Obadiah. Obadiah is the shortest of all the books of the Hebrew Bible. Other than that his name means “servant of Yahweh,” we don’t know much about Obadiah. He likely prophesied after …
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