Wednesday Night Bible Study

praise the lord everyone i want to hear praise the lord everyone i want to hear praise the lord everyone i want to hear your voices your voices your voices praise the lord everyone praise the lord everyone praise the lord everyone [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] so good to see you in the house of the so good to see you in the house of the so good to see you in the house of the lord on this wednesday evening lord on this wednesday evening lord on this wednesday evening for wednesday night worship service and for wednesday night worship service and for wednesday night worship service and bible study bible study bible study and say it's great to be back at first and say it's great to be back at first and say it's great to be back at first apostolic church it's good to be home i apostolic church it's good to be home i apostolic church it's good to be home i would let you know sister would let you know sister would let you know sister jamie and i had the opportunity to jamie and i had the opportunity to jamie and i had the opportunity to minister up in owensboro kentucky this minister up in owensboro kentucky this minister up in owensboro kentucky this past weekend past weekend past weekend oh and i have to tell all of our church oh and i have to tell all of our church oh and i have to tell all of our church family family family uh the pastor at metro pentecostal uh the pastor at metro pentecostal uh the pastor at metro pentecostal church church church in owensboro contacted me a few months in owensboro contacted me a few months in owensboro contacted me a few months back back back and he said brother mccool you were on and he said brother mccool you were on and he said brother mccool you were on my heart my heart my heart in prayer the lord brought your name to in prayer the lord brought your name to in prayer the lord brought your name to my my my thoughts and he said i just would like a thoughts and he said i just would like a thoughts and he said i just would like a date when you can come date when you can come date when you can come and preach uh at our church and give us and preach uh at our church and give us and preach uh at our church and give us encouragement encouragement encouragement uh this uh church going through a uh this uh church going through a uh this uh church going through a building program and the lord was building program and the lord was building program and the lord was blessing them blessing them blessing them and pastor huff his name and pastor huff his name and pastor huff his name pastor bill huff had pastor bill huff had pastor bill huff had been prayed and his son had once visited been prayed and his son had once visited been prayed and his son had once visited us us us here on a work related journey pastor here on a work related journey pastor here on a work related journey pastor anthony had picked him up and brought anthony had picked him up and brought anthony had picked him up and brought him to church him to church him to church and we'd got acquainted that way but and we'd got acquainted that way but and we'd got acquainted that way but then he told me i want our media staff then he told me i want our media staff then he told me i want our media staff to know this he said to know this he said to know this he said they had a sunday back during the winter they had a sunday back during the winter they had a sunday back during the winter time time time that they were unable to have that they were unable to have that they were unable to have service sunday morning and sunday night service sunday morning and sunday night service sunday morning and sunday night he said so i got to be in church at he said so i got to be in church at he said so i got to be in church at first apostolic church of knoxville first apostolic church of knoxville first apostolic church of knoxville on sunday morning sunday night through on sunday morning sunday night through on sunday morning sunday night through your webcast your webcast your webcast and he said since then said we've felt a and he said since then said we've felt a and he said since then said we've felt a special kindred spirit and we've been special kindred spirit and we've been special kindred spirit and we've been blessed by the ministry of first blessed by the ministry of first blessed by the ministry of first apostolic church apostolic church apostolic church so thank you for uh reaching out so thank you for uh reaching out so thank you for uh reaching out for all those folks who worked for all those folks who worked for all those folks who worked faithfully and tirelessly faithfully and tirelessly faithfully and tirelessly ministering through our media outreach i ministering through our media outreach i ministering through our media outreach i thank you so much thank you so much thank you so much and i say amen to the words of pastor and i say amen to the words of pastor and i say amen to the words of pastor anthony we anthony we anthony we are continuing to are continuing to are continuing to pray for brother and sister whitley uh i pray for brother and sister whitley uh i pray for brother and sister whitley uh i got to tune got to tune got to tune in uh to the first night of uh their in uh to the first night of uh their in uh to the first night of uh their camp meeting camp meeting camp meeting earlier today there are obviously earlier today there are obviously earlier today there are obviously several time zones away from my so i several time zones away from my so i several time zones away from my so i tell everybody in the church don't text tell everybody in the church don't text tell everybody in the church don't text brother whitley and sister brother whitley and sister brother whitley and sister uh ashley uh just take my word for it uh ashley uh just take my word for it uh ashley uh just take my word for it they're in they're in they're in in different times zone they were having in different times zone they were having in different times zone they were having church uh sometime this church uh sometime this church uh sometime this uh uh early afternoon and uh uh uh early afternoon and uh uh uh early afternoon and uh uh i got to see a little bit of the uh i got to see a little bit of the uh i got to see a little bit of the service but i couldn't read the service but i couldn't read the service but i couldn't read the the words that they put up i couldn't the words that they put up i couldn't the words that they put up i couldn't read they uh read they uh read they uh it was all in german so uh uh it was all in german so uh uh it was all in german so uh uh but uh i'll tell you this everything i but uh i'll tell you this everything i but uh i'll tell you this everything i heard felt good heard felt good heard felt good and of course brother whitley has an and of course brother whitley has an and of course brother whitley has an interpreter and they also interpreter and they also interpreter and they also had an interpreter for other parts of had an interpreter for other parts of had an interpreter for other parts of the service and so we'll continue to the service and so we'll continue to the service and so we'll continue to pray for them pray for them pray for them i'd ask your prayers for bishop mccool i'd ask your prayers for bishop mccool i'd ask your prayers for bishop mccool he's feeling a little he's feeling a little he's feeling a little under the weather tonight please under the weather tonight please under the weather tonight please don't worry it's nothing real don't worry it's nothing real don't worry it's nothing real serious but he said just everyone be serious but he said just everyone be serious but he said just everyone be praying for him and praying for him and praying for him and just as i said pray for him don't text just as i said pray for him don't text just as i said pray for him don't text him say are you sick he said yes i'm him say are you sick he said yes i'm him say are you sick he said yes i'm sick sick sick so just just pray for him and he'll be so just just pray for him and he'll be so just just pray for him and he'll be recovering recovering recovering and we'll be see him at church sunday so and we'll be see him at church sunday so and we'll be see him at church sunday so you please please you please please you please please be in special prayer for him as well but be in special prayer for him as well but be in special prayer for him as well but it is my honor as always it is my honor as always it is my honor as always anytime i get to teach bible here at anytime i get to teach bible here at anytime i get to teach bible here at first apostolic church first apostolic church first apostolic church to truly be in the greatest to truly be in the greatest to truly be in the greatest church in the world i count first church in the world i count first church in the world i count first apostolic church truly apostolic church truly apostolic church truly as the greatest church in the world i'm as the greatest church in the world i'm as the greatest church in the world i'm so thankful to be a part of this so thankful to be a part of this so thankful to be a part of this assembly assembly assembly i say to any guest that we have here if i say to any guest that we have here if i say to any guest that we have here if this is your first time this is your first time this is your first time or you are just returning from or you are just returning from or you are just returning from a first visit we want you to feel at a first visit we want you to feel at a first visit we want you to feel at home and we thank you for worshiping home and we thank you for worshiping home and we thank you for worshiping with us with us with us to those who are still joining us online to those who are still joining us online to those who are still joining us online uh we're glad to have you uh we're glad to have you uh we're glad to have you in service with us and we invite you to in service with us and we invite you to in service with us and we invite you to be in service with be in service with be in service with us real soon and i'm asking the church us real soon and i'm asking the church us real soon and i'm asking the church family i want you to keep praying let's family i want you to keep praying let's family i want you to keep praying let's keep believing i realize we're hearing keep believing i realize we're hearing keep believing i realize we're hearing some some some uh pretty ominous reports of different uh pretty ominous reports of different uh pretty ominous reports of different outbreaks and upticks outbreaks and upticks outbreaks and upticks uh but we're moving on and we're uh but we're moving on and we're uh but we're moving on and we're expecting to expecting to expecting to be in service in person all the time be in service in person all the time be in service in person all the time apostolic christian school we're apostolic christian school we're apostolic christian school we're planning on planning on planning on opening on time uh as a bricks and opening on time uh as a bricks and opening on time uh as a bricks and mortar school not a virtual school mortar school not a virtual school mortar school not a virtual school uh we're planning on being in the uh we're planning on being in the uh we're planning on being in the classroom and having a new classroom and having a new classroom and having a new school year but i'm asking first school year but i'm asking first school year but i'm asking first apostolic church apostolic church apostolic church family to be praying for the ministry of family to be praying for the ministry of family to be praying for the ministry of apostolic kitty academy and apostolic apostolic kitty academy and apostolic apostolic kitty academy and apostolic christian school these are truly christian school these are truly christian school these are truly ministries of this church that god ministries of this church that god ministries of this church that god put in the fiber and the foundational put in the fiber and the foundational put in the fiber and the foundational direction that he gave bishop mccool direction that he gave bishop mccool direction that he gave bishop mccool when this assembly was started sometimes when this assembly was started sometimes when this assembly was started sometimes we do take for granted the opportunities we do take for granted the opportunities we do take for granted the opportunities and the ministries that god has given and the ministries that god has given and the ministries that god has given us and i realize other folks have us and i realize other folks have us and i realize other folks have different ministries there's some cities different ministries there's some cities different ministries there's some cities you'll go to church and they you'll go to church and they you'll go to church and they they have uh special outreaches with they have uh special outreaches with they have uh special outreaches with bus ministry and they have special bus ministry and they have special bus ministry and they have special outreaches uh outreaches uh outreaches uh for their homeless community but the for their homeless community but the for their homeless community but the outreach outreach outreach that god particularly gave us as that god particularly gave us as that god particularly gave us as foundational foundational foundational was through christian education and i was through christian education and i was through christian education and i want us to never want us to never want us to never uh forget to pray for apostolic kiddie uh forget to pray for apostolic kiddie uh forget to pray for apostolic kiddie academy academy academy an apostolic christian school uh these an apostolic christian school uh these an apostolic christian school uh these are outreaches of our church are outreaches of our church are outreaches of our church there are many of you who are here in there are many of you who are here in there are many of you who are here in this assembly who uh this assembly who uh this assembly who uh your first contact with first apostolic your first contact with first apostolic your first contact with first apostolic church church church was through our child care center or was through our child care center or was through our child care center or through our christian school through our christian school through our christian school and this was an outreach that and this was an outreach that and this was an outreach that some do not understand but i promise you some do not understand but i promise you some do not understand but i promise you the enemy does not the enemy does not the enemy does not like the church educating like the church educating like the church educating our own children the enemy would like to our own children the enemy would like to our own children the enemy would like to put every roadblock put every roadblock put every roadblock in the way uh would try to in the way uh would try to in the way uh would try to create every obstacle for the enemy create every obstacle for the enemy create every obstacle for the enemy knows if he can get our children knows if he can get our children knows if he can get our children he doesn't have to worry about them when he doesn't have to worry about them when he doesn't have to worry about them when they're grown ups they're grown ups they're grown ups and we just believe god and believe his and we just believe god and believe his and we just believe god and believe his promises and we stand on those promises promises and we stand on those promises promises and we stand on those promises we're going to continue christian we're going to continue christian we're going to continue christian education in every way education in every way education in every way possible through our sunday school possible through our sunday school possible through our sunday school department as well as department as well as department as well as through our uh child care center and through our uh child care center and through our uh child care center and through our christian school through our christian school through our christian school i've announced a few times and we've i've announced a few times and we've i've announced a few times and we've received response received response received response and i'm asking you if you're interested and i'm asking you if you're interested and i'm asking you if you're interested in getting involved in christian in getting involved in christian in getting involved in christian education and uh you are are qualified i education and uh you are are qualified i education and uh you are are qualified i would ask you to would ask you to would ask you to stop by our child care uh office in our stop by our child care uh office in our stop by our child care uh office in our main office main office main office and fill out an application we have and fill out an application we have and fill out an application we have possibly some possibly some possibly some openings available for folks to be openings available for folks to be openings available for folks to be involved in child care involved in child care involved in child care and we would like for you to uh if and we would like for you to uh if and we would like for you to uh if you're interested you're interested you're interested and would like more information if you and would like more information if you and would like more information if you would stop by our child care would stop by our child care would stop by our child care office any day monday through friday office any day monday through friday office any day monday through friday between 6 between 6 between 6 30 and 6 o'clock they'll give you an 30 and 6 o'clock they'll give you an 30 and 6 o'clock they'll give you an application application application give you information on what the need is give you information on what the need is give you information on what the need is and god can use you in and god can use you in and god can use you in an education ministry so i encourage an education ministry so i encourage an education ministry so i encourage anyone interested to do so anyone interested to do so anyone interested to do so tonight i want to take us to our tonight i want to take us to our tonight i want to take us to our lesson that uh follows the curriculum lesson that uh follows the curriculum lesson that uh follows the curriculum that that that bishop mccool normally teaches from i bishop mccool normally teaches from i bishop mccool normally teaches from i realized during the summer time realized during the summer time realized during the summer time we've had a lot of breaks and different we've had a lot of breaks and different we've had a lot of breaks and different events we had camp meeting of course events we had camp meeting of course events we had camp meeting of course what a marvelous time that we didn't what a marvelous time that we didn't what a marvelous time that we didn't have bible study on that night have bible study on that night have bible study on that night we had our kids quest revival and what a we had our kids quest revival and what a we had our kids quest revival and what a marvelous time that was as well marvelous time that was as well marvelous time that was as well uh but i want us to go to the lesson uh but i want us to go to the lesson uh but i want us to go to the lesson that would be in line that would be in line that would be in line that uh would next be in our curriculum that uh would next be in our curriculum that uh would next be in our curriculum that's lesson number nine and it is that's lesson number nine and it is that's lesson number nine and it is entitled entitled entitled life and hope life life and hope life life and hope life and hope the focused thought from and hope the focused thought from and hope the focused thought from this lesson states god's spirit gives this lesson states god's spirit gives this lesson states god's spirit gives life life life and hope for the future boy that sounds and hope for the future boy that sounds and hope for the future boy that sounds like a simple statement like a simple statement like a simple statement but did you know we're dealing with a but did you know we're dealing with a but did you know we're dealing with a lot of folks nowaday that lot of folks nowaday that lot of folks nowaday that nowadays that their life seems to be nowadays that their life seems to be nowadays that their life seems to be hopeless hopeless hopeless again there's many of you under the again there's many of you under the again there's many of you under the sound of my voice sound of my voice sound of my voice that before you came to know the lord that before you came to know the lord that before you came to know the lord life didn't seem to have a lot of hope life didn't seem to have a lot of hope life didn't seem to have a lot of hope in it in it in it there didn't seem to be a lot of there didn't seem to be a lot of there didn't seem to be a lot of direction and future direction and future direction and future but i'm thankful that god's spirit gives but i'm thankful that god's spirit gives but i'm thankful that god's spirit gives us life and hope let me give you the us life and hope let me give you the us life and hope let me give you the passage of scripture passage of scripture passage of scripture that's given as our lesson text and you that's given as our lesson text and you that's given as our lesson text and you follow with me the book of joel the follow with me the book of joel the follow with me the book of joel the second second second chapter the book of joel the second chapter the book of joel the second chapter the book of joel the second chapter chapter chapter and we're going to begin reading at and we're going to begin reading at and we're going to begin reading at verse number 23. verse number 23. verse number 23. joel 2 beginning at verse number 23 joel 2 beginning at verse number 23 joel 2 beginning at verse number 23 states be glad then you children of zion states be glad then you children of zion states be glad then you children of zion and rejoice in the lord your god and rejoice in the lord your god and rejoice in the lord your god for it's given you the former rain for it's given you the former rain for it's given you the former rain moderately moderately moderately and he will cause to come down for you and he will cause to come down for you and he will cause to come down for you the rain the rain the rain the former rain and the latter rain the former rain and the latter rain the former rain and the latter rain in the first month and the floors in the first month and the floors in the first month and the floors shall be full of wheat and the fats shall be full of wheat and the fats shall be full of wheat and the fats shall shall shall overflow with wine and oil overflow with wine and oil overflow with wine and oil and i will restore to you the years that and i will restore to you the years that and i will restore to you the years that the locusts hath eaten the locusts hath eaten the locusts hath eaten the cankerworm and the caterpillar the cankerworm and the caterpillar the cankerworm and the caterpillar the palmer worm my great army which i the palmer worm my great army which i the palmer worm my great army which i sent among you and ye shall sent among you and ye shall sent among you and ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied eat in plenty and be satisfied eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the lord your god and praise the name of the lord your god and praise the name of the lord your god that hath dealt wondrously with you that hath dealt wondrously with you that hath dealt wondrously with you and my people shall never be ashamed and my people shall never be ashamed and my people shall never be ashamed and ye shall know that i am in the midst and ye shall know that i am in the midst and ye shall know that i am in the midst of israel of israel of israel that i am the lord your god and none that i am the lord your god and none that i am the lord your god and none else and my people shall never be else and my people shall never be else and my people shall never be ashamed ashamed ashamed notice that statement was repeated in notice that statement was repeated in notice that statement was repeated in verse 26 and verse 27 verse 26 and verse 27 verse 26 and verse 27 and then our focus verse and then our focus verse and then our focus verse is found in this text and it shall come is found in this text and it shall come is found in this text and it shall come to pass to pass to pass afterward that i will pour out afterward that i will pour out afterward that i will pour out my spirit upon all flesh your sons and my spirit upon all flesh your sons and my spirit upon all flesh your sons and your daughters your daughters your daughters shall prophesy your o men shall dream shall prophesy your o men shall dream shall prophesy your o men shall dream dreams and your young men dreams and your young men dreams and your young men shall see visions and also upon the shall see visions and also upon the shall see visions and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids servants and upon the handmaids servants and upon the handmaids in those days will i pour out my spirit in those days will i pour out my spirit in those days will i pour out my spirit and i will show thee wonders in the and i will show thee wonders in the and i will show thee wonders in the heavens and in the earth blood and fire heavens and in the earth blood and fire heavens and in the earth blood and fire and pillars of smoke and pillars of smoke and pillars of smoke and the sun shall be turned into and the sun shall be turned into and the sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood darkness and the moon into blood darkness and the moon into blood before the great and terrible day of the before the great and terrible day of the before the great and terrible day of the lord lord lord and it shall come to pass that whosoever and it shall come to pass that whosoever and it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the lord shall shall call on the name of the lord shall shall call on the name of the lord shall be be be delivered for in the mount in mount zion delivered for in the mount in mount zion delivered for in the mount in mount zion and in jerusalem shall be deliverance and in jerusalem shall be deliverance and in jerusalem shall be deliverance as the lord hath said and in the remnant as the lord hath said and in the remnant as the lord hath said and in the remnant whom the lord whom the lord whom the lord shall call life and hope is our title life and hope is our title when we look at the text when we look at the text when we look at the text we in the apostolic pentecostal movement we in the apostolic pentecostal movement we in the apostolic pentecostal movement enjoy quoting peter quoting joel enjoy quoting peter quoting joel enjoy quoting peter quoting joel if you notice that one of our favorite if you notice that one of our favorite if you notice that one of our favorite passages of scripture passages of scripture passages of scripture is to quote the apostle peter when he is to quote the apostle peter when he is to quote the apostle peter when he quoted joel quoted joel quoted joel in fact except for maybe acts 2 38 we in fact except for maybe acts 2 38 we in fact except for maybe acts 2 38 we probably quote probably quote probably quote peter quoting joel as much as anyone peter quoting joel as much as anyone peter quoting joel as much as anyone from acts 2 16 from acts 2 16 from acts 2 16 when he said this is that when he said this is that when he said this is that which is spoken of by the prophet joel which is spoken of by the prophet joel which is spoken of by the prophet joel in the last days i'll pour out my spirit in the last days i'll pour out my spirit in the last days i'll pour out my spirit upon upon upon all flesh peter was quoting joel and we all flesh peter was quoting joel and we all flesh peter was quoting joel and we like to quote peter quoting joel like to quote peter quoting joel like to quote peter quoting joel why because man what encouragement that why because man what encouragement that why because man what encouragement that is none could argue none could argue with any certainty that we indeed with any certainty that we indeed with any certainty that we indeed are living in the last days are living in the last days are living in the last days now i realize scripture tells us now i realize scripture tells us now i realize scripture tells us that a day is as a thousand years and a that a day is as a thousand years and a that a day is as a thousand years and a thousand years as a day thousand years as a day thousand years as a day with god so i would not ever attempt with god so i would not ever attempt with god so i would not ever attempt to be so bold as to say to be so bold as to say to be so bold as to say this is when jesus is coming back but i this is when jesus is coming back but i this is when jesus is coming back but i know know know fulfillment of the word is taking place fulfillment of the word is taking place fulfillment of the word is taking place we're seeing signs of the prophecies we're seeing signs of the prophecies we're seeing signs of the prophecies that have been given that have been given that have been given over and over and it's moving faster and over and over and it's moving faster and over and over and it's moving faster and moving faster moving faster moving faster and we're starting to see some things and we're starting to see some things and we're starting to see some things come into focus come into focus come into focus that even just a few years ago we that even just a few years ago we that even just a few years ago we thought thought thought not possible now this is not to be ominous and scary now this is not to be ominous and scary but just realize but just realize but just realize what we see around us three years ago had we taken a poll in three years ago had we taken a poll in this place this place this place could anything happen could anything happen could anything happen that would reasonably see our nation that would reasonably see our nation that would reasonably see our nation and our world shut down and our world shut down and our world shut down like we've seen we know what the prophecies are we know we know what the prophecies are we know all of those things all of those things all of those things but it was hard to connect the dots that but it was hard to connect the dots that but it was hard to connect the dots that that we could see that we could see that we could see things happen but now we start seeing things happen but now we start seeing things happen but now we start seeing pastor are you prophesying that pastor are you prophesying that pastor are you prophesying that such and such and so and so is the mark such and such and so and so is the mark such and such and so and so is the mark of the beat no of the beat no of the beat no i'm telling you now we're seeing how the i'm telling you now we're seeing how the i'm telling you now we're seeing how the process can take place process can take place process can take place i'm saying it's coming clearer and i'm saying it's coming clearer and i'm saying it's coming clearer and clearer every day clearer every day clearer every day how the process can take place and how how the process can take place and how how the process can take place and how mankind in general can be controlled and mankind in general can be controlled and mankind in general can be controlled and and can be and can be and can be convinced to do certain things and go a certain to do certain things and go a certain way way way are you taking a political point of view are you taking a political point of view are you taking a political point of view i am not i'm taking a biblical point of i am not i'm taking a biblical point of i am not i'm taking a biblical point of view view view and i'm here to tell you we as children and i'm here to tell you we as children and i'm here to tell you we as children of god must be aware of god must be aware of god must be aware in the personal decisions we make i've in the personal decisions we make i've in the personal decisions we make i've had folks ask me to make certain had folks ask me to make certain had folks ask me to make certain personal decisions for them personal decisions for them personal decisions for them about whether they should do this or about whether they should do this or about whether they should do this or should not do that i say no that's your should not do that i say no that's your should not do that i say no that's your personal decision personal decision personal decision and you need to find out what you feel and you need to find out what you feel and you need to find out what you feel and you need to pray about it you need and you need to pray about it you need and you need to pray about it you need to seek god about it and you need to to seek god about it and you need to to seek god about it and you need to develop some personal convictions of develop some personal convictions of develop some personal convictions of your own but i want us to contemplate this but i want us to contemplate this passage of scripture and understand passage of scripture and understand passage of scripture and understand what was taking place when peter what was taking place when peter what was taking place when peter re-quoted joel he was doing so he was doing so in a spiritual sense in a spiritual sense in a spiritual sense and by that i would say he singled out and by that i would say he singled out and by that i would say he singled out the words from the passage that joel the words from the passage that joel the words from the passage that joel had prophesied as the identifying characteristics of as the identifying characteristics of the new testament church the new testament church the new testament church joel was making some literal prophecies joel was making some literal prophecies joel was making some literal prophecies when joel first prophesied when joel first prophesied when joel first prophesied about the last days you know we about the last days you know we about the last days you know we we love to quote that passage of we love to quote that passage of we love to quote that passage of scripture that's in our text scripture that's in our text scripture that's in our text from joel the second chapter from joel the second chapter from joel the second chapter but if you really take the time to go but if you really take the time to go but if you really take the time to go back in joel back in joel back in joel and read chapter 1 verse 1 and read chapter 1 verse 1 and read chapter 1 verse 1 all the way up to joel 2 23 all the way up to joel 2 23 all the way up to joel 2 23 it's not exciting at all it's not exciting at all it's not exciting at all it's very ominous it's very scary it's very ominous it's very scary it's very ominous it's very scary joel is prophesying some very negative joel is prophesying some very negative joel is prophesying some very negative things things things joel tells a lot of scary things that joel tells a lot of scary things that joel tells a lot of scary things that are are are literal prophecies to the peoples which literal prophecies to the peoples which literal prophecies to the peoples which he was the prophet over he was the prophet over he was the prophet over he's telling him of some impending doom he's telling him of some impending doom he's telling him of some impending doom he's telling he's telling he's telling of some difficult times of some difficult times of some difficult times peter used his words peter used his words peter used his words as an analogy and peter used his words as an analogy and peter used his words as an analogy and peter used his words to describe the new testament church to describe the new testament church to describe the new testament church that it would be a spirit-filled church that it would be a spirit-filled church that it would be a spirit-filled church a church that worked within the a church that worked within the a church that worked within the framework of the holy spirit peter even framework of the holy spirit peter even framework of the holy spirit peter even expressed that expressed that expressed that it would be both men and women who would it would be both men and women who would it would be both men and women who would prophesy prophesy prophesy regardless of their social standing regardless of their social standing regardless of their social standing there were no there were no there were no age barriers he talks about old men and age barriers he talks about old men and age barriers he talks about old men and young men young men young men he talks about servants and handmaids he talks about servants and handmaids he talks about servants and handmaids there was no there was no there was no differentiation of social standing differentiation of social standing differentiation of social standing peter was speaking of it figuratively peter was speaking of it figuratively peter was speaking of it figuratively re-quoting joel in fact peter went on to re-quoting joel in fact peter went on to re-quoting joel in fact peter went on to say and it shall come to pass that say and it shall come to pass that say and it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call in the name of the whosoever shall call in the name of the whosoever shall call in the name of the lord lord lord shall be saved that's in acts 2 21. shall be saved that's in acts 2 21. shall be saved that's in acts 2 21. if he was quoting salvation as being if he was quoting salvation as being if he was quoting salvation as being that greatest that greatest that greatest greatest thing analogizing from quoting greatest thing analogizing from quoting greatest thing analogizing from quoting joel joel joel let's understand that joel had had let's understand that joel had had let's understand that joel had had revelation revelation revelation literal revelation for what god's people literal revelation for what god's people literal revelation for what god's people was going through was going through was going through before the promise was given trouble was before the promise was given trouble was before the promise was given trouble was prophesied trouble was on the way prophesied trouble was on the way prophesied trouble was on the way in joel 1 you'll see that there was in joel 1 you'll see that there was in joel 1 you'll see that there was revelation to the revelation to the revelation to the old men first and the better old men first and the better old men first and the better news wouldn't come to later and those news wouldn't come to later and those news wouldn't come to later and those living in joel's day which was living in joel's day which was living in joel's day which was likely a time likely a time likely a time after israel's captivity to babylon after israel's captivity to babylon after israel's captivity to babylon they had never experienced what was they had never experienced what was they had never experienced what was coming yet some of his prophecy included some of his prophecy included their literal crops being destroyed by their literal crops being destroyed by their literal crops being destroyed by insects they're being famine insects they're being famine insects they're being famine they're being pestilence they're being pestilence they're being pestilence he talked about drunkardness he stopped he talked about drunkardness he stopped he talked about drunkardness he stopped talked about a talked about a talked about a strong innumerable nation would strong innumerable nation would strong innumerable nation would tac attack them even used in in joel 1 4 tac attack them even used in in joel 1 4 tac attack them even used in in joel 1 4 6 it talked about lion-like teeth that 6 it talked about lion-like teeth that 6 it talked about lion-like teeth that that he was giving that he was giving that he was giving this prophecy that god's people this prophecy that god's people this prophecy that god's people would literally be under siege would literally be under siege would literally be under siege but he doesn't give specific details but he doesn't give specific details but he doesn't give specific details but if you understand the connections but if you understand the connections but if you understand the connections made made made between joel and what many scholars between joel and what many scholars between joel and what many scholars refer to as the minor prophets refer to as the minor prophets refer to as the minor prophets joel is kind of that one that ties it joel is kind of that one that ties it joel is kind of that one that ties it all together all together all together you can you can see that joel began to you can you can see that joel began to you can you can see that joel began to prophesy prophesy prophesy these things joel followed hosea and these things joel followed hosea and these things joel followed hosea and hosea was specific about what the hosea was specific about what the hosea was specific about what the problem was problem was problem was why was god allowing their crops to go why was god allowing their crops to go why was god allowing their crops to go bad bad bad why was god allowing insects to attack why was god allowing insects to attack why was god allowing insects to attack their crops their crops their crops why was god allowing them to be under why was god allowing them to be under why was god allowing them to be under siege siege siege why would god let his people go through why would god let his people go through why would god let his people go through this this this hosea 1 and 2 said the people of judah hosea 1 and 2 said the people of judah hosea 1 and 2 said the people of judah and israel and israel and israel had departed from the lord that had departed from the lord that had departed from the lord that left the lord if you read hosea left the lord if you read hosea left the lord if you read hosea and joel it provides a clue and joel it provides a clue and joel it provides a clue for the judgment pronounced by joel in for the judgment pronounced by joel in for the judgment pronounced by joel in hosea hosea hosea rebellious people did not realize it was rebellious people did not realize it was rebellious people did not realize it was the lord who provided their corn their the lord who provided their corn their the lord who provided their corn their wine and oil wine and oil wine and oil as well as multiplying their silver and as well as multiplying their silver and as well as multiplying their silver and gold we live in a nation that god has we live in a nation that god has mightily blessed mightily blessed mightily blessed but much of our nation has forgotten but much of our nation has forgotten but much of our nation has forgotten who really has afforded us the who really has afforded us the who really has afforded us the privileges privileges privileges and the blessings that we have the and the blessings that we have the and the blessings that we have the prosperity of our nation prosperity of our nation prosperity of our nation yes our nation's built on hard work yes our nation's built on hard work yes our nation's built on hard work but our nation has turned away from god but our nation has turned away from god but our nation has turned away from god our nation has started relying on its our nation has started relying on its our nation has started relying on its own abilities own abilities own abilities our nation thinks it's just simply our nation thinks it's just simply our nation thinks it's just simply because of our ingenuity because of our ingenuity because of our ingenuity and our brilliance and when you find and our brilliance and when you find and our brilliance and when you find yourself in this state yourself in this state yourself in this state god sometimes has to get our attention god sometimes has to get our attention god sometimes has to get our attention to say look i can shut the world down to say look i can shut the world down to say look i can shut the world down when i need to never mistake god's still in charge never mistake god's still in charge never mistake never mistake never mistake he hasn't relinquished any of his he hasn't relinquished any of his he hasn't relinquished any of his authority authority authority oh we may think that there's some oh we may think that there's some oh we may think that there's some governmental leadership governmental leadership governmental leadership we may think there's some superpower in we may think there's some superpower in we may think there's some superpower in our world our world our world but god is still in charge and god can but god is still in charge and god can but god is still in charge and god can shut things down shut things down shut things down when he needs to when he needs to when he needs to now i know some of you looking at me now i know some of you looking at me now i know some of you looking at me kind of funny like kind of funny like kind of funny like he's out there tonight you better hear me the god we serve you better hear me the god we serve is still in charge he's still in control is still in charge he's still in control is still in charge he's still in control but that ought not to scare the people but that ought not to scare the people but that ought not to scare the people of god of god of god and the children of god that ought to and the children of god that ought to and the children of god that ought to give us hope give us hope give us hope and that ought to excite us we should and that ought to excite us we should and that ought to excite us we should have life and hope and knowing have life and hope and knowing have life and hope and knowing our god is still in charge i don't know our god is still in charge i don't know our god is still in charge i don't know how he's going to fix things how he's going to fix things how he's going to fix things i don't know what he's going to do but i i don't know what he's going to do but i i don't know what he's going to do but i know he's in charge know he's in charge know he's in charge and i find hope and strength and life and i find hope and strength and life and i find hope and strength and life in that message in that message in that message the people are rebellious people they didn't know where their corn was they didn't know where their corn was coming from they just assumed corn is coming from they just assumed corn is coming from they just assumed corn is always going to come always going to come always going to come we plan and it comes up god gave the we plan and it comes up god gave the we plan and it comes up god gave the substance substance substance the wine the oil the silver the gold the wine the oil the silver the gold the wine the oil the silver the gold their prosperity because a rebellious people they would because a rebellious people they would have to fall into the hands of invaders have to fall into the hands of invaders have to fall into the hands of invaders they would have to fall into the they would have to fall into the they would have to fall into the pestilence god pestilence god pestilence god referred to the insects that were referred to the insects that were referred to the insects that were mentioned the locusts the cankerworm the the locusts the cankerworm the caterpillar caterpillar caterpillar the palmer worm he said it's my great the palmer worm he said it's my great the palmer worm he said it's my great army army army that's it that's that's my soldiers that's it that's that's my soldiers that's it that's that's my soldiers man we're worried about guns and bombs man we're worried about guns and bombs man we're worried about guns and bombs and tanks and tanks and tanks and god can shut things down with a virus of small that you've got to with a virus of small that you've got to have a microscope to see it with the have a microscope to see it with the have a microscope to see it with the human eye human eye human eye he's got an army of anything he wants to he's got an army of anything he wants to he's got an army of anything he wants to do brother mccool you're sounding mighty brother mccool you're sounding mighty ominous now well i want you to ominous now well i want you to ominous now well i want you to understand understand understand the relationship for you see the relationship for you see the relationship for you see if you look at those prophecies combined if you look at those prophecies combined if you look at those prophecies combined and you understand and you understand and you understand what brought joel to the point of a what brought joel to the point of a what brought joel to the point of a positive message positive message positive message he first gave the warnings of the he first gave the warnings of the he first gave the warnings of the negative but then he started talking about but then he started talking about restoration restoration restoration let me tell you we serve a god of let me tell you we serve a god of let me tell you we serve a god of restoration restoration restoration no matter the situation we serve a god no matter the situation we serve a god no matter the situation we serve a god who knows how to restore who knows how to restore who knows how to restore what his army might have taken away what his army might have taken away what his army might have taken away god has always had restoration god has always had restoration god has always had restoration for those who will repent for those who will repent for those who will repent you see this is what gives us hope this is what this is what gives us hope this is what gives us gives us gives us life no matter how difficult our life no matter how difficult our life no matter how difficult our personal situation may be personal situation may be personal situation may be when we learn to say god i need when we learn to say god i need when we learn to say god i need restoration god i'm sorry restoration god i'm sorry restoration god i'm sorry i i'm sorry for what i've done i'm sorry i i'm sorry for what i've done i'm sorry i i'm sorry for what i've done i'm sorry for where for where for where joel was no exception joel was simply joel was no exception joel was simply joel was no exception joel was simply prophesying what god had told him but prophesying what god had told him but prophesying what god had told him but joel joel joel also had reference of scripture before also had reference of scripture before also had reference of scripture before him how many times him how many times him how many times that god had brought restoration joel that god had brought restoration joel that god had brought restoration joel could go back and read when moses moses would hew two stones would hew two stones would hew two stones to replace the broken stones of the ten to replace the broken stones of the ten to replace the broken stones of the ten commandments commandments commandments that he brought down from sinai when that he brought down from sinai when that he brought down from sinai when moses and anger seen the people had moses and anger seen the people had moses and anger seen the people had turned to turned to turned to idol worship the very things that god idol worship the very things that god idol worship the very things that god had provided them with had provided them with had provided them with the substance they were taking it and the substance they were taking it and the substance they were taking it and offering it to idle gods offering it to idle gods offering it to idle gods you see just as we have the reference you see just as we have the reference you see just as we have the reference of peter preaching joel joel had the of peter preaching joel joel had the of peter preaching joel joel had the reference reference reference of seeing the history of what god had of seeing the history of what god had of seeing the history of what god had done done done when people had become rebellious before when people had become rebellious before when people had become rebellious before when they repented god repented of the evil the bible says god repented of the evil the bible says in fact joel 2 13 said it this way for in fact joel 2 13 said it this way for in fact joel 2 13 said it this way for he is gracious he is gracious he is gracious and merciful slow to anger and merciful slow to anger and merciful slow to anger and of great kindness and repenteth him and of great kindness and repenteth him and of great kindness and repenteth him of the evil aren't you thankful that we of the evil aren't you thankful that we of the evil aren't you thankful that we serve a god serve a god serve a god who accepts repentant hearts joel's prophecy was inspired joel's prophecy was inspired and it was a conscious information and it was a conscious information and it was a conscious information to the people to say if you'll repent to the people to say if you'll repent to the people to say if you'll repent if you'll repent god has restoration if you'll repent god has restoration if you'll repent god has restoration he's going to restore some things he's he's going to restore some things he's he's going to restore some things he's going to going to going to the the one phrase that you hear the the one phrase that you hear the the one phrase that you hear repeated through the bible repeated through the bible repeated through the bible is the word the day of the lord or the is the word the day of the lord or the is the word the day of the lord or the return of the lord which is return of the lord which is return of the lord which is commonly thought to mean commonly thought to mean commonly thought to mean a day of judgment the phrase the day of a day of judgment the phrase the day of a day of judgment the phrase the day of the lord the lord the lord appears 20 times in the old testament in appears 20 times in the old testament in appears 20 times in the old testament in other terms like that day or other terms like that day or other terms like that day or or the day refers to that same event or the day refers to that same event or the day refers to that same event that there would be a judgment time that there would be a judgment time that there would be a judgment time god always had a measure of time god always had a measure of time god always had a measure of time that he would give folks to repent but that he would give folks to repent but that he would give folks to repent but there would be a judgment time you find it time and time again in the you find it time and time again in the word word word so in the book of joel so in the book of joel so in the book of joel it's amazing to see that the day of the it's amazing to see that the day of the it's amazing to see that the day of the lord or the day of judgment lord or the day of judgment lord or the day of judgment is transformed from a day of judgment is transformed from a day of judgment is transformed from a day of judgment to a day of blessings that lets me know to a day of blessings that lets me know to a day of blessings that lets me know that somebody had repented that somebody had repented that somebody had repented that lets me know that something had that lets me know that something had that lets me know that something had taken place taken place taken place let me ask you to ask yourself this let me ask you to ask yourself this let me ask you to ask yourself this question question question have you ever received a blessing in have you ever received a blessing in have you ever received a blessing in response to repentance response to repentance response to repentance i have i have personally asked god i have i have personally asked god i have i have personally asked god to forgive me in the past for doubt to forgive me in the past for doubt to forgive me in the past for doubt i've seen situations that i said i've seen situations that i said i've seen situations that i said god there's just no way you can fix this god there's just no way you can fix this god there's just no way you can fix this i didn't announce that i didn't preach i didn't announce that i didn't preach i didn't announce that i didn't preach it but in my personal heart i had to it but in my personal heart i had to it but in my personal heart i had to really come to grips with myself really come to grips with myself really come to grips with myself there's been a few times no way there's been a few times no way there's been a few times no way no way can't happen no way can't happen no way can't happen and many of us if we would be truthful and many of us if we would be truthful and many of us if we would be truthful with ourselves we would say the same with ourselves we would say the same with ourselves we would say the same thing thing thing there's been times i just thought no way but i've seen god do miraculous works in but i've seen god do miraculous works in my own my own my own life personal things i thought life personal things i thought life personal things i thought impossible impossible impossible i've seen him work out things that i i've seen him work out things that i i've seen him work out things that i thought impossible thought impossible thought impossible and i had to say god i'm sorry for my and i had to say god i'm sorry for my and i had to say god i'm sorry for my doubt doubt doubt god i'm sorry i didn't trust in you you god i'm sorry i didn't trust in you you god i'm sorry i didn't trust in you you see there's a difference see there's a difference see there's a difference in not knowing and not believing let me say that again there's a let me say that again there's a difference in not knowing difference in not knowing difference in not knowing and not believing i've come to grips and not believing i've come to grips and not believing i've come to grips with the fact there's some things with the fact there's some things with the fact there's some things i just don't know how god's going to i just don't know how god's going to i just don't know how god's going to work it out work it out work it out but i still believe he's going to do it but i still believe he's going to do it but i still believe he's going to do it when i can get to that point when i can get to that point when i can get to that point god i don't know how this can happen i god i don't know how this can happen i god i don't know how this can happen i don't know how but i'm not going to don't know how but i'm not going to don't know how but i'm not going to doubt you doubt you doubt you i'm going to trust you i'm going to i'm going to trust you i'm going to i'm going to trust you i'm going to believe you i don't know believe you i don't know believe you i don't know i don't know but i believe you i don't know but i believe you i don't know but i believe you you see if we can find that way of not you see if we can find that way of not you see if we can find that way of not doubting that he can do it doubting that he can do it doubting that he can do it we can eliminate unbelief now we can eliminate unbelief now we can eliminate unbelief now the problem with doubt is we think like the problem with doubt is we think like the problem with doubt is we think like man things we think in our humanity man things we think in our humanity man things we think in our humanity we think of the things that are only we think of the things that are only we think of the things that are only possible possible possible in our human understanding in our human understanding in our human understanding and sometimes there are even results and sometimes there are even results and sometimes there are even results that god does at the time that god does at the time that god does at the time we don't think god's worked the problem we don't think god's worked the problem we don't think god's worked the problem out out out because it's not to our human because it's not to our human because it's not to our human expectations expectations expectations but god sees way on down the road but god sees way on down the road but god sees way on down the road there's been disappointments there's been disappointments there's been disappointments i know there's some of you who've had i know there's some of you who've had i know there's some of you who've had disappointments in your lives disappointments in your lives disappointments in your lives there's something you've prayed for and there's something you've prayed for and there's something you've prayed for and the answer you got wasn't the answer you the answer you got wasn't the answer you the answer you got wasn't the answer you were looking to receive but god sees on down the road but god sees on down the road as for god his way is as for god his way is as for god his way is what perfect as for god what perfect as for god what perfect as for god his way is perfect sometimes we his way is perfect sometimes we his way is perfect sometimes we we don't understand perfection we don't understand perfection we don't understand perfection god i thought you were going to do this god i thought you were going to do this god i thought you were going to do this i thought i was going to get that i thought i was going to get that i thought i was going to get that position position position and god i got dismissed instead as for god his way's perfect as for god his way's perfect i had hoped to accomplish this in my i had hoped to accomplish this in my i had hoped to accomplish this in my professional life professional life professional life this is what i i had a desire to do and this is what i i had a desire to do and this is what i i had a desire to do and instead instead instead i got reassigned as for god his ways as for god his ways perfect you see as long as we perfect you see as long as we perfect you see as long as we dwell in our expectations oh dwell in our expectations oh dwell in our expectations oh the bible says to make your your your the bible says to make your your your the bible says to make your your your your desires or your desires or your desires or or your petitions known or your petitions known or your petitions known there's things i've said god i i'd sure there's things i've said god i i'd sure there's things i've said god i i'd sure like it to happen this way but if it doesn't happen the way i want but if it doesn't happen the way i want it to happen i've still got to say god i it to happen i've still got to say god i it to happen i've still got to say god i trust in you trust in you trust in you god i believe in you god i know you have god i believe in you god i know you have god i believe in you god i know you have my best my best my best interest at heart i know you have the interest at heart i know you have the interest at heart i know you have the church's best interest at heart church's best interest at heart church's best interest at heart you see when god brings judgment it is never motivated by a desire it is never motivated by a desire to injure instead to injure instead to injure instead god's judgment is motivated by a desire god's judgment is motivated by a desire god's judgment is motivated by a desire to restore understand the difference sometimes we understand the difference sometimes we develop this ideology and this develop this ideology and this develop this ideology and this philosophy philosophy philosophy that god's standing up here just waiting that god's standing up here just waiting that god's standing up here just waiting for somebody to for somebody to for somebody to step out of line so man he can punish step out of line so man he can punish step out of line so man he can punish them and injure them them and injure them them and injure them but it's absolutely to the contrary god but it's absolutely to the contrary god but it's absolutely to the contrary god sometimes brings judgment so we'll fall sometimes brings judgment so we'll fall sometimes brings judgment so we'll fall on our knees and say god i'm sorry on our knees and say god i'm sorry on our knees and say god i'm sorry i repent of my my unbelief i repented my i repent of my my unbelief i repented my i repent of my my unbelief i repented my sin sin sin so he can restore see restoration can't so he can restore see restoration can't so he can restore see restoration can't happen without repentance happen without repentance happen without repentance repentance doesn't usually happen until repentance doesn't usually happen until repentance doesn't usually happen until some kind of judgment comes along even in the complete devastation of even in the complete devastation of jerusalem jerusalem jerusalem which was a consequence for the which was a consequence for the which was a consequence for the persistent persistent persistent sin of the people scriptures declare the sin of the people scriptures declare the sin of the people scriptures declare the lord will not cast lord will not cast lord will not cast off forever but though he calls grief off forever but though he calls grief off forever but though he calls grief yet will he have compassion yet will he have compassion yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his according to the multitude of his according to the multitude of his mercies you find that in lamentations mercies you find that in lamentations mercies you find that in lamentations three three three he does not afflict willingly nor grieve he does not afflict willingly nor grieve he does not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men the term willingly translated literally the term willingly translated literally means means means from his heart it's not in god's heart from his heart it's not in god's heart from his heart it's not in god's heart to punish the god to punish the god to punish the god or rather the heart of god is not shown or rather the heart of god is not shown or rather the heart of god is not shown in grief in grief in grief he causes but it's mercy he causes but it's mercy he causes but it's mercy that he gives some think god that he gives some think god that he gives some think god has harsh judgment has harsh judgment has harsh judgment and he enjoys inflicting pain but i'm here to tell you violating god's but i'm here to tell you violating god's law has consequences law has consequences law has consequences but there is always hope and restoration but there is always hope and restoration but there is always hope and restoration for his promises you see the call to for his promises you see the call to for his promises you see the call to repentance in joel 2 repentance in joel 2 repentance in joel 2 12 is rooted in the idea that the lord 12 is rooted in the idea that the lord 12 is rooted in the idea that the lord is gracious is gracious is gracious and merciful slow to anger and of great and merciful slow to anger and of great and merciful slow to anger and of great kindness kindness kindness repenteth him of the evil who knoweth if repenteth him of the evil who knoweth if repenteth him of the evil who knoweth if he will return and repent and leave a he will return and repent and leave a he will return and repent and leave a blessing behind blessing behind blessing behind i've got news for you when you repent i've got news for you when you repent i've got news for you when you repent god will leave you a blessing behind joel 2 19 going back to his prophecy joel 2 19 going back to his prophecy said behold said behold said behold i'll send you corn and wine and oil i'll send you corn and wine and oil i'll send you corn and wine and oil and ye shall be satisfied there with and ye shall be satisfied there with and ye shall be satisfied there with need we any need we any need we any need any more example than that of job need any more example than that of job need any more example than that of job after job suffered all he did after job suffered all he did after job suffered all he did job was restored job was restored job was restored you see this is not giving allowance for you see this is not giving allowance for you see this is not giving allowance for willful sin willful sin willful sin because when you willfully see in the because when you willfully see in the because when you willfully see in the bible says bible says bible says there is no more repentance but this is the true loving god the true loving god who knows that in our humanity we do who knows that in our humanity we do who knows that in our humanity we do fall fall fall we do make mistakes it was literal to joel it was literal to joel when he said and he talked about the when he said and he talked about the when he said and he talked about the former rain former rain former rain and the latter rain it was literal that and the latter rain it was literal that and the latter rain it was literal that the crops were going to be the crops were going to be the crops were going to be watered but again that prophecy became figurative in that prophecy became figurative in peter's words and peter's words and peter's words and again in our day that the power of the again in our day that the power of the again in our day that the power of the holy ghost the latter rain holy ghost the latter rain holy ghost the latter rain is going to be poured on us he said he is going to be poured on us he said he is going to be poured on us he said he talked about talked about talked about full of wheat that the threshing floors full of wheat that the threshing floors full of wheat that the threshing floors would be full all of this would be full all of this would be full all of this was that he said he will deal wondrously was that he said he will deal wondrously was that he said he will deal wondrously with you in this instance it was interesting to in this instance it was interesting to see see see that the first blessings promised that the first blessings promised that the first blessings promised on the condition of repentance in the on the condition of repentance in the on the condition of repentance in the natural and joel's day was natural and joel's day was natural and joel's day was agricultural this was part of joel's agricultural this was part of joel's agricultural this was part of joel's prophecy the prophecy the prophecy the substance the the pure survival substance the the pure survival substance the the pure survival the food that they would need to eat the the food that they would need to eat the the food that they would need to eat the water that they would need to drink but peter went on to summarize joel's but peter went on to summarize joel's call to return to god as call to return to god as call to return to god as spiritual substance spiritual provision spiritual substance spiritual provision spiritual substance spiritual provision a a providing when peter would preach on a a providing when peter would preach on a a providing when peter would preach on the day of pentecost the day of pentecost the day of pentecost the bible said they were pricked in the bible said they were pricked in the bible said they were pricked in their heart their heart their heart and said men and brethren what must we and said men and brethren what must we and said men and brethren what must we do do do peter said repent repent peter said repent repent peter said repent repent repent i maintain that the message of i maintain that the message of repentance repentance repentance still needs to be out front predominant in our preaching i believe the essentiality of being i believe the essentiality of being baptized in jesus baptized in jesus baptized in jesus name for the remission of your sins i name for the remission of your sins i name for the remission of your sins i believe the necessity of believe the necessity of believe the necessity of receiving the baptism of the holy ghost receiving the baptism of the holy ghost receiving the baptism of the holy ghost the gift promised us the gift promised us the gift promised us in acts 2 38. in acts 2 38. in acts 2 38. evidence was speaking with tongues but evidence was speaking with tongues but evidence was speaking with tongues but just as i just as i just as i proclaim those let me say proclaim those let me say proclaim those let me say repentance is just as important it's the repentance is just as important it's the repentance is just as important it's the starting point starting point starting point it's the beginning point this is why it's the beginning point this is why it's the beginning point this is why joel's message was so joel's message was so joel's message was so important to be repeated by peter and important to be repeated by peter and important to be repeated by peter and why we must carry that message why we must carry that message why we must carry that message that it's important to repent of your that it's important to repent of your that it's important to repent of your sins because that's when sins because that's when sins because that's when restoration comes that's when he wants restoration comes that's when he wants restoration comes that's when he wants to restore all of those things that have to restore all of those things that have to restore all of those things that have been taken away been taken away been taken away can you imagine how the israelites felt can you imagine how the israelites felt can you imagine how the israelites felt in the day of joel in the day of joel in the day of joel when their crops were stripped their when their crops were stripped their when their crops were stripped their animals were starving the rivers were animals were starving the rivers were animals were starving the rivers were dry joel says they wept and howled if dry joel says they wept and howled if dry joel says they wept and howled if you read that you read that you read that take the time to read joel 1 in the take the time to read joel 1 in the take the time to read joel 1 in the first half of two first half of two first half of two several times he talks about what several times he talks about what several times he talks about what through he said they held and there's been a few times when we've and there's been a few times when we've been rebellious in our spirits been rebellious in our spirits been rebellious in our spirits you felt like howling he said oh you felt like howling he said oh you felt like howling he said oh this hurts oh this hurts oh this hurts oh how could this happen to me how could this happen to me how could this happen to me i felt like howling a few times but you see after the howling was over life and hope after the howling was over life and hope would come there's no doubt that many among them there's no doubt that many among them who thought there was no hope who thought there was no hope who thought there was no hope and they thought death was certain but i and they thought death was certain but i and they thought death was certain but i asked asked asked everybody in this house tonight what everybody in this house tonight what everybody in this house tonight what about you have you ever been in a situation or have you ever been in a situation or maybe you're in one tonight maybe you're in one tonight maybe you're in one tonight that you can identify with those folks that you can identify with those folks that you can identify with those folks that it seemed hopeless that it seemed hopeless that it seemed hopeless seemed like everything had been seemed like everything had been seemed like everything had been prophesied against you that just seemed prophesied against you that just seemed prophesied against you that just seemed like there was no way out like there was no way out like there was no way out i've got good news tonight there is a i've got good news tonight there is a i've got good news tonight there is a solution solution solution it's the same solution that was held by it's the same solution that was held by it's the same solution that was held by joel joel joel when peter preached on the day of when peter preached on the day of when peter preached on the day of pentecost he called on joel's prophecy pentecost he called on joel's prophecy pentecost he called on joel's prophecy as that basis to the church as that basis to the church as that basis to the church he set a pattern i implore he set a pattern i implore he set a pattern i implore everybody in this house tonight don't everybody in this house tonight don't everybody in this house tonight don't you give up you give up you give up don't you give up on the promises of god don't you give up on the promises of god don't you give up on the promises of god locusts may have visited your house locusts may have visited your house locusts may have visited your house the cankerworm might have been eating on the cankerworm might have been eating on the cankerworm might have been eating on your crop your crop your crop god's army may have been god's army may have been god's army may have been drawing you to repentance drawing you to repentance drawing you to repentance whatever there is in my life tonight i whatever there is in my life tonight i whatever there is in my life tonight i say god forgive me say god forgive me say god forgive me if there's anything that i have done if if there's anything that i have done if if there's anything that i have done if there's anything there's anything there's anything that's keeping me from from fulfilling that's keeping me from from fulfilling that's keeping me from from fulfilling what you have for me what you have for me what you have for me and for me having hope in life god i and for me having hope in life god i and for me having hope in life god i pray that you take it out pray that you take it out pray that you take it out would you stand with me right now i want would you stand with me right now i want would you stand with me right now i want us to have just a few moments us to have just a few moments us to have just a few moments just a season of prayer of thanking god just a season of prayer of thanking god just a season of prayer of thanking god for hope and life tonight let's pray for hope and life tonight let's pray for hope and life tonight let's pray savior i love you god i thank you savior i love you god i thank you savior i love you god i thank you for the hope that you have given us lord for the hope that you have given us lord for the hope that you have given us lord and for life and for life and for life everlasting for the encouragement and everlasting for the encouragement and everlasting for the encouragement and the strength god the strength god the strength god i thank you for the church family that i thank you for the church family that i thank you for the church family that you have given us you have given us you have given us god i pray that if there's somebody in god i pray that if there's somebody in god i pray that if there's somebody in this house tonight this house tonight this house tonight that's been going through a severe test that's been going through a severe test that's been going through a severe test lord if there's someone who feels that lord if there's someone who feels that lord if there's someone who feels that everything has come against them god i'm everything has come against them god i'm everything has come against them god i'm praying right now for restoration praying right now for restoration praying right now for restoration lord i pray that you would hear our lord i pray that you would hear our lord i pray that you would hear our cries of repentance cries of repentance cries of repentance lord i repent myself for every time i've lord i repent myself for every time i've lord i repent myself for every time i've doubted lord i repent myself for not doubted lord i repent myself for not doubted lord i repent myself for not trusting in you trusting in you trusting in you and lord i ask you to restore hope and and lord i ask you to restore hope and and lord i ask you to restore hope and joy joy joy lord i know you will provide lord i know lord i know you will provide lord i know lord i know you will provide lord i know you will prosper lord i know you will you will prosper lord i know you will you will prosper lord i know you will return those things that we've lost return those things that we've lost return those things that we've lost god i pray that you would be with us in god i pray that you would be with us in god i pray that you would be with us in strength and power give encouragement strength and power give encouragement strength and power give encouragement and lord let us go forth with words of and lord let us go forth with words of and lord let us go forth with words of encouragement for the others encouragement for the others encouragement for the others lord that we might be an example that lord that we might be an example that lord that we might be an example that you are the god of restoration you are the god of restoration you are the god of restoration lord we believe you for it we thank you lord we believe you for it we thank you lord we believe you for it we thank you for it and we trust you for it for it and we trust you for it for it and we trust you for it for all this we thank you in the name of for all this we thank you in the name of for all this we thank you in the name of jesus we pray jesus we pray jesus we pray amen and amen could you give a clap amen and amen could you give a clap amen and amen could you give a clap offering to praise unto the lord right offering to praise unto the lord right offering to praise unto the lord right now now now jesus we love you jesus we praise you jesus we love you jesus we praise you jesus we love you jesus we praise you i would remind everyone we have service i would remind everyone we have service i would remind everyone we have service sunday morning 10 o'clock sunday morning 10 o'clock sunday morning 10 o'clock service sunday night 6 30 i service sunday night 6 30 i service sunday night 6 30 i once again say please be praying for once again say please be praying for once again say please be praying for first apostolic church first apostolic church first apostolic church apostolic kitty academy apostolic apostolic kitty academy apostolic apostolic kitty academy apostolic christian school christian school christian school god's got great things happening for us god's got great things happening for us god's got great things happening for us this year this year this year lord bless you greet everyone in lord bless you greet everyone in lord bless you greet everyone in dismissal in the protocols that you're dismissal in the protocols that you're dismissal in the protocols that you're comfortable with you're dismissed in comfortable with you're dismissed in comfortable with you're dismissed in jesus name jesus name jesus name