Tag: Joel

  • Postmodern Prayer

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    This is the last sermon of my three-part series on being church in the great emergence. Please find parts one and two here. A photo posted by Daniel Haas (@revhaas) on Oct 23, 2016 at 7:41am PDT Jesus tells the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. These two men go to the temple…

  • Joel 2:18-27

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    Today’s Reading is Joel 2:18-27. Joel says that the Lord promises to bless the people by making the land produce food again and by rescuing them from the locust attack. So far so good. But at the end starts wishful thinking: “You will praise the LORD your God, who has done wonderful things for you.…

  • Joel 2:1-17

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    Today’s Reading is Joel 2:1-17. “The day of the LORD is coming soon.” Now what does that look like? One approach is found in one of the most famous sermons ever given: Instead, this is what the prophet Joel spoke about: ‘This is what I will do in the last days, God says: I will…

  • Joel 1:1-20

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    Today’s Reading is Joel 1:1-20. Joel reports a huge swarm of locusts invade Judah and destroy its crops. Locusts are known to be devastating throughout the Bible. The eighth plague hits Egypt, but this time it’s God’s own people. Have you ever seen a swarm of locusts eating a man in his bed?