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Joel 2:18-27, Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

Thomas G. Rogers

When Frank and Karen got home from their Bible study at church, there were two messages waiting for them on their telephone answering machine. Both messages were bad news. One call was from Ted, one of Frank's friends at work. Ted had received tragic news about a death. The other call was from Paula, one of Karen's friends from her aerobics class. Paula had received tragic news from her doctor. Ne...

2. If We Are Dreamers

Joel 2:18-27, Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

Clement E. Lewis

There are many kinds of dreams, among them normal sleep dreams, daydreams, and insightful visions. Sometimes we have nightmares, fantasies, re-living of moments in life, happy dreams, reunions with loved ones, even problem-solving or inspirational dreams. It is helpful for us to be aware of what dreams are: the subconscious feelings or imaginations occurring just below the threshold of consciousne...

3. The Dreamer Within You

Joel 2:18-27, Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

Richard Hasler

The setting for the movie Dead Poet’s Society is a proper New England prep school steeped in tradition and discipline. Into this rather stiff environment comes a new English instructor played by Robin Williams. He has an unorthodox method of teaching. He stands on his desk at times to make a point. He electrifies his students. He has them reading poetry as they practice soccer so that they will se...

4. The Lord’s Conquest of the Enemy Restores Productivity to the Land

Joel 2:18-27

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

2:18–32 Review · The Lord’s Response to Judah’s Appeal:God responds to the cries of his people by delivering them from the clutches of the enemy and exercising his divine anger on the nations that persecuted them. In many ways, Joel 2 resembles the structure of Psalm 79, a lament that traces the destruction of Jerusalem by the enemy, recalls the pleas of the captives, recounts the Lord’s deliveran...

5. God's Zeal for Salvation

Joel 2:18-27

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

2:18–20 We now come to the turning point of the book of Joel—the point at which God’s jealousy leads to pity for the chosen people. God removes both the everyday judgments and the threat of final judgment from their lives, verse 18. This passage too, however, is not to be understood in terms of some sort of self-seeking on God’s part. Rather, God’s “jealousy” could also be translated as God’s “ze...

6. Have No Fear

Psalm 22:26-28, Joel 2:21-27

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

Call To Worship One: The poor shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the Lord. May your hearts live forever! All: All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord; and all the families of the nations shall worship before him. For dominion belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the nations. (Based on Psalm 22:26-28) Collect May we eat in plenty and be satisfied, f...

7. At The Root

Joel 2:18-27

Bulletin Aid

Dallas A. Brauninger

Call to Worship Take up the song of thanksgiving to God that the world has sung since the beginning of time. Carry the song of thanksgiving forward into the new century and new millennium. Sing your thanksgiving song until all people everywhere tap their feet to the song of hope. Come, O thankful people, come. Collect We come this day of giving thanks to share what we have with others. We offer a...

8. The Lord Is Among Us

Joel 2:18-27

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: O God, it is right for us to praise you and keep our promises to you. People: People all over the world and across the distant seas trust in you. Leader: The whole world stands in awe of the great things that you have done. People: Your deeds bring shouts of joy from one end of the earth to the other. Collect Generous and Caring God, we live as though the world owed us, an...

9. Thanksgiving For The Lord Our Great Provider

Joel 2:18-27

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Come, let us give thanks for the wonderful blessings of God! People: For the Lord provided for our food, the sunshine, and the air. Leader: The Lord has provided for our families and for our children. People: The Lord our God is great and wonderful and worthy of our praise. Leader: Then let our hearts be joined in praise and thanksgiving to God! All: Blessed be the name of ...

10. Prophecy, Dreams, and Visions

Joel 2:28-32, Joel 2:18-27

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call to Worship Leader: Let us gather this day to hear the wonderful word of the Lord! People: For in God's Word we have salvation and the promise of God's eternity. Leader: In the Kingdom of God the Spirit of the Lord will pour out its blessings. People: And our young men and women will proclaim God's holy Word. Leader: The dreams and visions of the generations will glorify God. All: Blessed be t...

11. Proper 21

Luke 16:19-31, Psalm 146:1-10, Amos 6:1-7, Joel 2:18-27, 1 Timothy 6:11-21

Sermon Aid

George Bass

THEOLOGICAL CLUE Depending on the lectionary followed and the calendar year, the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost occurs near St. Luke's Day (October 18th). St. Luke's Day is a celebration of the gospel, as well as a day of remembrance for the evangelist. As such, it reinforces the theology of the church year which has been shaped by the gospel of the Lord. It is the second half of the church ye...

12. Proper 25

Luke 18:9-14, Joel 2:18-27, Joel 2:28-32, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, 2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Joel 2:23-32 After the plague of locusts Yahweh will bless the land with plenty and with his spirit. Today's Lesson 1 is taken from the latest of the prophetic books written in the post-exilic period around 400-350 B.C. Judah experienced a plague of locusts accompanied by drought and famine. Joel calls upon the people to gather in Jerusalem to repent and pray for relief....

13. Easter 6

John 14:15-31, Psalm 67:1-7, Acts 15:22-35, Joel 2:18-27, Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon Aid

George Bass

THEOLOGICAL CLUE Had the title for this Sunday, Rogate, been continued in the churches, the readings might have been different and the Sunday would have at least two practical and related thrusts. One of these would be to continue the practice of some of the churches in the Northern Hemisphere, of blessing the fields, in the hope of avoiding natural disasters and anticipating a bountiful harvest....

14. Thanksgiving Day

Joel 2:18-27, Matthew 6:25-34, 1 Timothy 2:1-15

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

First Lesson: Joel 2:21-27 Theme: The God who does great things Exegetical Note This song of thanksgiving comes in the context of a great plague of locusts. Here God promises a harvest to make up for lost seasons, and calls for gladness and rejoicing among the people for the great things divinely accomplished, and particularly for bountiful harvests following times of deprivation. Call to Worsh...

15. Thanksgiving

Joel 2:18-27, Matthew 6:25-34, 1 Timothy 2:1-15

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

First Lesson: Joel 2:21-27 Theme: Thanksgiving for the Lord our great provider Call To Worship Leader: Come, let us give thanks for the wonderful blessings of God! People: For the Lord provided for our food, the sunshine, and the air. Leader: The Lord has provided for our families and for our children. People: The Lord our God is great and wonderful and worthy of our praise. Leader: Then let our...

16. Proper 25

Joel 2:28-32, Joel 2:18-27, Psalm 65:1-13, 2 Timothy 4:9-18, Luke 18:9-14

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

Call to Worship Happy are you to choose to be here, having been chosen by God to be brought near to worship in God's sanctuary. Be satisfied with the goodness of this house of prayer. Prayer of Confession Great God, mighty and awesome, you are above all pettiness and unmoved by cheap bargaining. Forgive our stubborn narrowness. Our preference for people just like us, our suspicions about those al...

17. Calamity and Hope

Joel 2:23-32

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

The little book of Joel has a big part to play in the overall story of the Hebrew Scripture. Its purpose is to warn of God's impending judgment against the people of Judah because of their sins, and to urge them to turn back to God. The book is written by Joel, the son of Pethuel, and it is directed toward the southern kingdom, and God's people everywhere. The book itself is one of the literary g...

18. When It's Hard To Give Thanks

Joel 2:18-27

Sermon

Zan W. Holmes

Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) was the first black artist to acquire an international reputation in this century. He remains well known today in museum and academic circles, although his name is not familiar to a more general audience. One of his most popular paintings is titled The Thankful Poor. It is a painting which features an elderly father and his little son as they are seated at a table...

19. If Only We Would Be Open To The Spirit ...

Joel 2:18-27

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

Let’s take some imaginary trips. I’d like us to picture ourselves going to a variety of places. As we go, I want us to listen carefully to what we hear. First, we go to Reynolds Coliseum on the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh. We watch a basketball game. One of the Wolfpack players effectively manages to block a shot. We hear a fan call out, "That’s the spirit!" Now we’re of...

20. Thankful Living

Joel 2:18-27

Sermon

John A. Stroman

Joel informs the people of Judah that God has willed that humankind should have abundant life. This abundant life is characterized by good relationships with others, with all of God's creation, as well as the land and all its creatures. He points out that this abundant life of relationships is possible by first having a harmonious relationship with God. The prophet warns Judah if they desert God, ...

21. The Locust Years

Joel 2:23-32

Sermon

David E. Leininger

Do you like bugs? Yes, they are a part of God's good creation and they have a function within it. But I would be just as content if they went about whatever work they have to do without my ever seeing them. I know I'm not alone. A feeling like that is almost ingrained in us from the time we learn: Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet Eating her curds and whey. Along came a spider and sat down besid...

22. Earth, Wind, and Fire

Joel 2:23-32

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

While serving as a missionary to Madagascar with my family in the 1980s and 90s, I witnessed at least two locust swarms. On one level I was fascinated by the spectacle of a good portion of the sky suddenly becoming black with a thick cloud of locusts. There was something eerily beautiful about the shimmering light that managed to pass through the swarm to the ground as the insects passed overhead...

23. A Fresh Start

Joel 2:28-32, Joel 2:18-27

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

Have you ever felt that you were absolutely at the end of your rope, left without hope? Sometime during the years of 539 B.C. to 331 B.C. that is the way the people of Judah felt. It seems that their land had been ravaged by a plague of locusts which had had catastrophic consequences. Once a harvest has been destroyed, you cannot repair it. If a building has burned to the ground, you cannot repai...

24. Permission To Daydream

Joel 2:28-32, Joel 2:18-27

Sermon

Robert P. Hines

Manny pictured it in his mind. He would go to Harvard Law School and graduate with highest honors. He would come back home and run for office: mayor, state representative, governor, and finally, president of the United States. He could see himself doing important things in politics, helping people in significant ways. He would fight poverty, repair bridges and highways, clamp down on crime, and ne...

25. Proper 25

Psalm 65:1-13, Joel 2:23-32, Luke 18:9-14, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

READINGS Psalter—Psalm 65 First Lesson—The prophet promises that good times will compensate for hard times. Joel 2:23-32 Second Lesson—The apostle Paul’s second letter to Timothy draws to a close. 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Gospel—In a parable Jesus teaches us how and how not to pray. Luke 18:9-14 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. People: And also with you. L...

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