Haggai 1:7–11 (NKJV) 7 Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Consider your ways! 8 Go up to the mountains and bring wood and build the temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified,” says the LORD. 9 “You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew... Continue Reading →

Haggai 1:1–6 (NKJV) 1 In the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying, 2 “Thus speaks the... Continue Reading →

Zephaniah 3:14–20 (NKJV) 14 Sing, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! 15 The Lord has taken away your judgments, He has cast out your enemy. The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; You shall see disaster no more. 16... Continue Reading →

Zephaniah 3:8–13 (NKJV) 8 “Therefore wait for Me,” says the Lord, “Until the day I rise up for plunder; My determination is to gather the nations to My assembly of kingdoms, to pour on them My indignation, all My fierce anger; all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of My jealousy. 9 “For... Continue Reading →

NOTES FROM A SERMON PRESENTED BY DR. GREG SLOOP AT THE KANNAPOLIS CHURCH OF GOD ON SUNDAY, January 13, 2019 IN THE 10:30 AM SERVICE.  FOR VIDEO OF SERVICES, GO TO THE CHURCH WEBSITE, HTTP://WWW.KCOG.ORG, AND CLICK ON THE LIVESTREAM LINK FOR A REPLAY OF THE SERVICES.  FOR AUDIO OF THE SERVICES, GO THE THE WEBSITE... Continue Reading →

Zephaniah 3:1–7 (NKJV) 3:1 Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, To the oppressing city! 2 She has not obeyed His voice, She has not received correction; She has not trusted in the Lord, She has not drawn near to her God. 3 Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; Her judges are... Continue Reading →

Zephaniah 2:4–15 (NKJV) Judgment against Judah’s neighbors is the major motif of this section. Philistia on the west, Moab and Ammon on the east, Ethiopia or Egypt on the south, and Assyria to the north will all experience the judgment of Yahweh. Even though Judah’s near neighbors were infringing on her borders, she (Judah) would... Continue Reading →

Zephaniah 1:13–2:3 (NKJV) 13 Therefore their goods shall become booty, And their houses a desolation; They shall build houses, but not inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards, but not drink their wine.” Here, Zephaniah completes his list of punishments of Jerusalem and Judah with a declaration that they goods will be taken, their houses laid... Continue Reading →

Zephaniah 1:7–12 (NKJV) 7 Be silent in the presence of the Lord God; For the day of the Lord is at hand, For the Lord has prepared a sacrifice; He has invited His guests. Some speculate that the day of the Lord begins at the Rapture of the Church.  Others believe that this begins at... Continue Reading →