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Jonah CBR Tweets

#HarborCBR Jonah starts today!
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Jon1-Nineveh = capitol of Assyria: Israel's brutal oppressors. God is ready to judge them! So why would Jonah run away from that? #HarborCBR

Jon1,2-Jonah's flight is a mystery, but there's no mystery in what happens to us when we run from God.God pursues wayward kids. #HarborCBR

Jon1,3-Everyone else on the ship could hear God calling but Jonah who stubbornly refused to listen. Are we willing to listen? #HarborCBR

Jon1,4-Jonah offers his life to satisfy the angry sea and give the sailors peace. That sounds like Jesus! #HarborCBR

Jon1,5-So the fish? That's odd. There are fish/whales big enough for this, and then there's the face that God's behind it, so... #HarborCBR

Jon2-Swallowed by a fish?! Of course you'll pray! Sometimes our difficulties are orchestrated by God to bring us back to Him. #HarborCBR

Jon2,2-Jonah's prayer connects to our dark places of loneliness, pain, and; hopelessness. Let's pray his words & draw near to God. #HarborCBR

Jon2,3-v9 Thanksgiving can be a real sacrifice-esp. when life falls apart. When there's pain in the offering it means even more. #HarborCBR

Jon2,4-v10 Vomited up by a fish? That's pretty nasty. The fish, sailors, and winds all obey God. Now will Jonah? Will we? #HarborCBR

Jon2,5-You cast me into the deep to draw me close. You remove what keeps me from beign near to You. #HarborCBR

Jon3-All is right in the world! God's man obeys. Those far from God return. God forgives. Sometimes things are great! #HarborCBR

Jon3,2-2nd time = 2nd chance to obey God. Forgiveness isn't: we don't have to obey. It's: remove sin that keeps us from obeying. #HarborCBR

Jon3,3-Jonah's message is only condemnation. The Ninevites hope is blind, but it's placed in a God who prefers not to judge. #HarborCBR

Jon3,4-Nineveh's turn is astounding. It's Christians today announcing judgment on ISIS and ISIS repenting and turning to Jesus. #HarborCBR

Jon3,5-People are renewed when they believe God, mourn over their sin, and devote themselves to change. #HarborCBR

Jon3,6-Cities are renewed when leaders believe God, mourn over their sin, and devote themselves to change. #HarborCBR

Jon4-Mystery revealed! Jonah ran from pronouncing judgment against his enemies because he worried God might forgive them! #HarborCBR

Jon4,2-God: no delight in the death of the wicked-Ez33:11. The self righteous: no pleasure in the salvation of the undeserving. #HarborCBR

Jon4,3-Jonah's problem is that God is too gracious. We want vengeance, but God's bigger story is renewing people and cities. #HarborCBR

Jon4,4-The plant is Nineveh. Jonah spiraled down into slavery to anger, Sometimes it's easier to love a plant than people. #HarborCBR

Amos CBR Tweets

#HarborCBR Amos starts tomorrow! God roars thru His prophet, bringing judgment. The more you examine¦ https://t.co/VaKXs9TsF9

AM1-God's judges extortion, treating people as property, lies, murder, harboring grudges, killing women and life in their wombs. #HarborCBR

AM1,2-Israel's enemies are judged. Israel/Judah hears and cheers, looking for vindication. But their turn comes in chapter 2. #HarborCBR

AM2-Israel delighted in the judgment of 7 others, but then it was their turn to face the music. #HarborCBR

AM2,2-Why do we forget God's goodness?Israel's sins are worse because they betray the God who rescued them and provided for them. #HarborCBR

AM3-False worship is spiritual adultery. So is luxury that forgets the poor. Life can pull us far away from God. #HarborCBR

AM4-Oppression and disregarding the needy make worship worse than meaningless. Ignoring God's discipline for these brings judgment. #HarborCBR

AM4,2-v7 Today no one thinks a drought could be God's discipline. But weather can reflect the dryness of God-ignoring hearts God. #HarborCBR

AM5-Seeking God = seeking Justice. Lose the 1st and there's no power. Lose the 2nd & there's no renewing direction. #HarborCBR

AM5,2-Judgment means God is acting to renew the city/nation by removing the people who refuse to be renewed. #HarborCBR

AM5,3-Judgment comes for abusing the poor, accepting bribes, afflicting the righteous. EVERYONE agrees these should be judged. #HarborCBR

AM6-Secret: Life is meant to be lived for God (to honor Him) and from God (dependent on His strength). Our arrogance denies both. #HarborCBR

AM6,2-When we live as though we don't need God, our lives begin to lose blessings that come from Him: peace, authority, justice. #HarborCBR

AM7-Amos intercedes for Judah and God relents! Amos is a great picture of Jesus interceding for us! #HarborCBR

AM7,2-When Israel is called to return to God, instead of returning, they kick Amos (the caller) out. Their judgment is deserved. #HarborCBR

AM7,3-v12 "Never again tell me what God says here! Not here where I meet with God!" Huh? Judgment deservedly comes. #HarborCBR

AM8-God condemns Israel for idolizing the economy to the abuse of the poor and refusing to live within the limits of the Sabbath. #HarborCBR

AM9-Israel's(north) judgment is sealed, no escape. BUT thru judgment God will restore! There is hope for those who return to Him. #HarborCBR