DON’T HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON (2 OF 3)
by Steve Wagers
Scripture: Joel 2:1-32
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Title: Don't Hit The Snooze Button (2 of 3)
Series: A Closer Look at the Book: JOEL
Author: Steve Wagers
Text: Joel 2
Researchers in Sweden found that hitting that little "snooze button" on your alarm is actually beneficial to a person's sleep.The average length of the "snooze" is 9 minutes, and the average sleeper hits the "button" 3 times, which averages a total of 27 minutes.
They found that those who went back to sleep, between each "snooze," didn't fall into a "deep" sleep; thus, when they woke up, they weren't yanked out of a 'hard,' or 'heavy' sleep, but it led to a more 'gentle' awakening.As a result, the "snoozers" had a greater cognitive awareness than the "non-snoozers."
There are mornings when that snooze button is my best friend; there are mornings when it is my worst enemy.
As it relates to the things of God, we are often guilty of hitting our spiritual snooze button, ignoring the alarm that God has set off.
Joel 1 - SENDS the APPEAL - Day of the LOCUSTS
Joel 2 - SOUNDS the ALARM - Day of the LORD
JUDGMENT is coming - IMMEDIATELY & INEVITABLY.
1) God OUTLINES the PROBLEM!
(RECOMPENSE)
C. S. Lewis: "God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pain. It is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world."
God was shouting to His people through the pen of Joel.
A) An INESCAPABLE TRUTH (1, 8-9)
"NIGH AT HAND" - During Joel's time
Joel is blowing trumpet - sounding alarm - Get READY!
None of us know when Jesus is coming, but I DO KNOW that it could be ANY DAY, and it's closer TODAY than it was YESTERDAY. We need to live in the light of THIS DAY & THAT DAY! No EXITS - No ESCAPES- No EXCUSES
B) An INDESCRIBABLE TIME (2-7, 10-11)
(20) Judgment ALWAYS comes from NORTH
NOTE the IMAGERY - "AS"/"LIKE"
(2) "AS" the morning spread upon the mountains"
(3) "AS the Garden of Eden"
(4) "AS the appearance of horses"
(5) "LIKE the noise of chariots/flam ...
Series: A Closer Look at the Book: JOEL
Author: Steve Wagers
Text: Joel 2
Researchers in Sweden found that hitting that little "snooze button" on your alarm is actually beneficial to a person's sleep.The average length of the "snooze" is 9 minutes, and the average sleeper hits the "button" 3 times, which averages a total of 27 minutes.
They found that those who went back to sleep, between each "snooze," didn't fall into a "deep" sleep; thus, when they woke up, they weren't yanked out of a 'hard,' or 'heavy' sleep, but it led to a more 'gentle' awakening.As a result, the "snoozers" had a greater cognitive awareness than the "non-snoozers."
There are mornings when that snooze button is my best friend; there are mornings when it is my worst enemy.
As it relates to the things of God, we are often guilty of hitting our spiritual snooze button, ignoring the alarm that God has set off.
Joel 1 - SENDS the APPEAL - Day of the LOCUSTS
Joel 2 - SOUNDS the ALARM - Day of the LORD
JUDGMENT is coming - IMMEDIATELY & INEVITABLY.
1) God OUTLINES the PROBLEM!
(RECOMPENSE)
C. S. Lewis: "God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pain. It is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world."
God was shouting to His people through the pen of Joel.
A) An INESCAPABLE TRUTH (1, 8-9)
"NIGH AT HAND" - During Joel's time
Joel is blowing trumpet - sounding alarm - Get READY!
None of us know when Jesus is coming, but I DO KNOW that it could be ANY DAY, and it's closer TODAY than it was YESTERDAY. We need to live in the light of THIS DAY & THAT DAY! No EXITS - No ESCAPES- No EXCUSES
B) An INDESCRIBABLE TIME (2-7, 10-11)
(20) Judgment ALWAYS comes from NORTH
NOTE the IMAGERY - "AS"/"LIKE"
(2) "AS" the morning spread upon the mountains"
(3) "AS the Garden of Eden"
(4) "AS the appearance of horses"
(5) "LIKE the noise of chariots/flam ...
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