SERMONS ON ZEPHANIAH
Our sermon ideas on the book of Zephaniah will help you prepare a powerful message on the protection of God, despite impending difficulties. This powerful book leaves the reader with a sense of hope as God promises joy returning once again to Jerusalem despite the current circumstance (destruction). Prepare your message on God’s Word in Zephaniah with sermon outlines or an entire sermon series.
Do You Have a Hiding Place?
by Jerry Vines
I wouldn't dare preach these messages in 90% of the churches in America. I'm confident in preaching here because I'm preaching to folks who love God's Word and want to hear what God has to say in His Word. The thing that has been so interesting to me, as we have been looking at these Old Testament books of the Minor Prophets, is how many comments I have received from our high-schoolers and our young people. It's so amazing to me. They say young people won't listen to ''stuff'' like that today. But they will. They want to hear the truth. I'm excited to have the opportunity to preach again and tonight...
Zephaniah: The Day Money Won't Matter (17 of 20)
by Roger Thomas
Introduction: Somebody just won the big Powerball lottery this week. Imagine $130,000,000. Wow! Wouldn't that be wonderful? You could make your dreams come true. There is nothing you couldn't do with that much money. Right? Hopefully, we all know better than that. It's like the rich Texan who was always trying to impress his friends. So he arranged to be buried in a solid gold Cadillac. The undertaker dressed him in his ten-gallon hat and his fanciest suit and sat him behind the wheel of the specially ordered brand new luxury car. It was impressive. As the crane lowered the car and driver into the oversized...
The God Who Sings
by Robert Walker
One of Calvin Miller's books is The Singer, The Song, and The Finale. These three little novels have been around for many years ago and has been a source of inspiration because of the way Miller depicted Jesus, the Son of God, as a SINGER, Who came from heaven to share the truth of God's love with all mankind--in SONG form. Well, Miller's work of fiction isn't that far from the truth because the Bible is full of songs inspired by God's interaction with mankind. For example: in Deuteronomy 31 God led Moses to teach the people of Israel a song to help them remember all that God had done for them in freeing them from...
Don't Make Me Come down There (12 of 17)
by Chris Brown
Keys to reading Zephaniah: Zephaniah 1:1-9, 2:1-3, 3:1-2, 3:7-8, 3:17 - Understand that dad has to say things more than once. - Dad's actions greatly depend on his kids' response. - Dad's kids weren't: - obedient - accepting correction - trusting in God - in relationship with God - A king that actually got it right: 2 Kings 22-23, Joshua 1:7-9, 24:14-15 To avoid judgment, start with the Word, and start at home. Don't stop cleaning house until the job is done. Lessons from the kings and prophets: Zephaniah 1:4-5, 3:1-2, Galatians 6:7-9, 1 Samuel 15:22-23 1. Worship without obedience is worthless. 2. Fight to..
Why God Sings! (49 of 54)
by Stan Coffey
INTRODUCTION: There's coming a time when God is going to break forth in song. What is it that will cause God to sing for joy? We will discover the answer to this question in our study of Zephaniah. AUTHORSHIP: Zephaniah whose name means ''God has treasured or hidden'' traces his ancestry four generations back (Ch. 1:1) to indicate his royal lineage as the great-great grandson of King Hizkiah (Hezekiah). This means that royal blood flowed in the veins of this prophet of God. DATE: Zephaniah prophesied during the reign of Josiah, 640-609 BC. It was during the reign of Josiah when Israel experienced a great...
Series: Taking God Seriously (4 of 6)
by Stuart Briscoe
A century after Jonah's remarkable ministry in Nineveh, Nahum proclaimed Jehovah's message again to the Assyrians. I. The Context of Nahum's Message. A. Legendary city and empire. B. The ministry of Jonah. C. The repentance of the Assyrians. D. The repentance of their repentance E. The siege of Samaria. 2 Kings 17 F. The invasion of Judah. 2 Kings 18:13-37 G. The defeat of Sennacherib. 2 Kings 19:35-37 II. The Content of Nahum's Message. A. A message of consolation to Jerusalem. 1. A reminder of God's character. 2. A statement of God's purposes. 1:15 B. A message of warning to Nineveh. 1. What came...
Revive My Vision (4 of 4)
by Frank Damazio
Introduction: Zephaniah was a prophet during the time of Josiah, the great, great grandson of Hezekiah. He is a man with a direct and powerful message that leads from judgment to blessing. Zephaniah prophesies to the people to ''look within'', ''repent'', ''look around'' and see what God will do, and to ''look beyond'' and see how God will have a victorious people in the midst of great darkness. Acts 3:19-21 says, ''Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom...
The Dark Side of Love
by Dr. J. Vernon McGee
The little Book of Zephaniah will never take the place of the Gospel of John as number one in Bible popularity. The contents of this book have never been familiar, and I doubt that it has been read very much. I dare say that few have ever heard a sermon on Zephaniah. Such neglect is not due to mediocrity or the inferiority of this little book. If its theme were known, I think it would be very much appreciated, because it has the same theme as the Gospel of John. John is called the apostle of love, and as we study this book we will find that Zephaniah is the prophet of love. That may be difficult for you to believe, but let...
Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
by Kenneth C. Kroohs
One of the best features of the parables is that they can teach so much in so few words. They can be understood in many different ways and usually, at least one of those ways hits us directly. Unfortunately when we know the parable as well as we know this one, we tend not to ''hear'' it very clearly. We already know all that it has to tell us so why listen again? We've probably all heard how the ''talent'' in the story is a large sum of money. It was the highest denomination within the Roman empire. In today's lingo, we might say that the man gave one slave a million dollars, another two million dollars and the third slave...
Zephaniah: The Royal Prophet
by Jerry Vines
Book of Zephaniah I am calling Zephaniah the Royal Prophet. There is a reason for it which becomes apparent in the first verse of this brief book. Zephaniah is the royal prophet. He is an unusual prophet. He is no ordinary man. With no ordinary background. There is more given about the ancestry of this man, Zephaniah than any of the other minor prophets. And when you read that first verse, you may notice of course some names here that will not mean a great deal to you. We don't name people what they did in many of the Old Testament names. But as you look through this list of the ancestors of this man Zephaniah. Those...
