1. November 8, 2015
March 13, 2016

7. Regathering and Restoration
November 8, 2015
March 13, 2016
Amos 9
Regathering and Restoration

10. Four Proclamations I will strike (vs. 1) I will search (vv. 2-4)
I will destroy (vv. 5-10)
I will restore (vv

12. Then I saw a vision of the Lord standing beside the altar. He said,
I WILL STRIKE
Then I saw a vision of the Lord standing beside the altar. He said,
“Strike the tops of the Temple columns, so that the foundation will shake. Bring down the roof on the heads of the people below. I will kill with the sword those who survive.     No one will escape!

13. Their man-made religion, carried on by unauthorized priests, was an abomination to the Lord; and He would now destroy it.
W. Wiersbe

14. Man-Made Religions in Canada
Agnosticism
Animism
Atheism
Baha’i Faith
Buddhism
Catholicism
Confucianism
Gnosticism
Hinduism
Humanism
Islam
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Mormonism
New Age
Occult
Paganism
Pantheism
Rastafarian

15. Man-Made Religions in Canada
Religious Science
Restored Church of God
Satanism
Scientology
Seventh Day Adventism
Shamanism
Shinto
Sikhism
Spiritualism
Swedenborgism
Taoism
Unitarianism
Universal Life Church
Voodoo
Wicca / Witchcraft
Zoroastrianism
 ”My God”

16. The people of Israel created their gods in their own image and held such a low view of YHWH that they thought He would approve of
their sinful ways.
A.W. Tozer

17. The omniscient (all-knowing) God
God is holy!
The omniscient (all-knowing) God
takes sin seriously!

18. 2 “Even if they dig down to the place of the dead…
I WILL SEARCH
2 “Even if they dig down to the place of the dead…
Even if they climb up into the heavens… 3 Even if they hide at the very top of Mount Carmel… Even if they hide at the bottom of the ocean..

19. 4 Even if their enemies drive them into exile,     I will command the sword to kill them there. I am determined to bring disaster upon them     and not to help them.”

20. 7 Where can I go from Your Spirit
7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold,
You are there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

21. Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me
Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” Even the night shall be light about me; 12 Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You
Psalm 139:7-12 (NKJV)

22. 18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy, 19 To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.
Psalm 33:18-19

23. God is omnipresent (ever present)

24. I WILL DESTROY
5 The Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
6 The Lord’s home reaches up to the heavens,     while its foundation is on the earth. He draws up water from the oceans     and pours it down as rain on the land.   The Lord [YHWH] is His name!

25. 8 “I, the Sovereign Lord [Adonai, YHWH],     am watching this sinful nation of Israel.

26. fulfill His will on earth.
The nations would be sifted, and the sinners punished, but not one of His true worshippers would be lost. It’s always the believing remnant that God watches over so that they might
fulfill His will on earth.
W. Wiersbe

27. God is omnipotent (all powerful)

29. I WILL RESTORE
11 “In that day I will restore the fallen house [booth/shack/hut] of David.     I will repair its damaged walls. From the ruins I will rebuild it     and restore its former glory.

30. to be mine.” The Lord has spoken, and He will do these things.
12 And Israel will possess what is left of Edom and all the nations I have called
to be mine.” The Lord has spoken,     and He will do these things.

32. to be mine.” The Lord has spoken, and He will do these things.
12 And Israel will possess what is left of Edom and all the nations I have called
to be mine.” The Lord has spoken,     and He will do these things.

34. 13 “The time will come,” says the Lord, “when the grain and grapes will grow faster than they can be harvested. Then the terraced vineyards on the hills of Israel will drip with sweet wine!

35. 14 I will bring my exiled people of Israel     back from distant lands, and they will rebuild their ruined cities and
live in them again. They will plant vineyards and gardens;     they will eat their crops and
drink their wine.

36. 15 I will firmly plant them there in their own land
15 I will firmly plant them there     in their own land. They will never again be uprooted     from the land I have given them,”     says the Lord your God.

37. God is omnibenevolent (all loving)

38. from this time on and evermore. Oh my hope is in the Lord forevermore.

39. will find their hearts at rest.
His tender mercies come with every rising sun. To meet the sinner in his brokenness. To offer healing and forgiveness. And those who trust in Him
will find their hearts at rest.
TOMMY COOMBS BAND

40. My Hope Is In The Lord
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