The church at Thessalonica was freaked out about the end of days. Paul assures them of the return of Christ and then prepares them to live in the reality of His return.
What is the Old Testament about? The repetition of sin and failure can get monotonous and confusing. What is the goal? What is the solution? How can a people be changed? Zephaniah gives us the heart of the message of the Old Testament.
Restore: to bring back to or put back into a former or original state. There might not be a greater truth than God’s ability to restore. It goes further than forgiveness by renewing what was lost or broken. Joel 2 does a prophetic dive into the miraculous work of restoration.
Bible Text: Habakkuk 1-3; Psalm 88; Job 13:15, 23:10; Psalm 23, 22; Jeremiah 11:21, 12:1-4, 15:10-18, 20:1-18, 23:5, 26:7-14; 2 Corinthians 5:21, Jeremiah 29:13, James 4:8 | Preacher: Matt Heverly…