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

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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

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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

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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. Calamity and Hope

Joel 2:23-32

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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...

5. When It's Hard To Give Thanks

Joel 2:18-27

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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...

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

Joel 2:18-27

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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...

7. Thankful Living

Joel 2:18-27

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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, ...

8. The Locust Years

Joel 2:23-32

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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...

9. Earth, Wind, and Fire

Joel 2:23-32

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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...

10. A Fresh Start

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

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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...

11. Permission To Daydream

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

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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...

12. God Is Like...Bread

Joel 2:23-30 · John 6:25-35

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Kenneth L. Gibble

How does one speak of God? Humankind has been trying to do that ever since it first discovered language. To speak of God is to attempt the impossible. Human language is inadequate to express what our minds and spirits can only dimly comprehend. But still we must try to speak of God. We must. Otherwise, we can never be fully human, all that we are meant to be. We try to speak of God, the divine mys...

13. Dead or Alive?

Joel 2:28-32

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What red-blooded member of the Western story and Western movie cult has not developed a fascination for the old-style posters proclaiming that someone is wanted "Dead or Alive"? The Scriptures for today suggest we should have before us a series of posters with our pictures on them, each proclaiming in the boldest of print: "WANTED! Alive; not Dead!" This is the impression one gets from the whole ...

14. Phoebe

Joel 2:28-32

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Warren Thomas Smith

"Sir, a woman’s preaching is like a dog’s walking on his hind legs," scoffed Samuel Johnson. "It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all."1 Had the celebrated man of letters known Phoebe, he would never have made that unfortunate statement; he also would have escaped the wrath of thousands of effective, dedicated preachers. Who is Phoebe? Only a single sentence in the New T...

15. The Spirit - For Me Too?

Joel 2:28-32

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John R. Brokhoff

"And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Even upon the menservants and maidservants in those days, I will pour out my spirit." Did you know that about 400 years before Christ, God promised you the gift of the Holy Spirit? Did you receive it?...

16. Here I Am, Send Me

Joel 2:28-32, Isaiah 6:1-13

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Billy D. Strayhorn

In 1974, I gave my life to Christ and was baptized by Rev Robert W Core. In 1975, God and I started having a major conflict. And it soon became apparent that God wasn't happy with me and I certainly wasn't happy with God or my pastor. I knew, without a doubt, that they were in cahoots together. You see, one night before Administrative Board meeting where I was the Youth Representative, I went to a...

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