minor prophet

So what do we instantly recall about the minor prophet Joel and his short "3 chapter" book? Be honest... almost nothing. Some might know that the Apostle Peter quoted him and got charismatics all excited for 2,000 years. But Joel's point is really that a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day, is about to come for the people God doesn't tolerate. There's lots to learn about this theme that runs through much of the Bible. 

MOVIE DISCUSSION: 

Before Dune, Daniel saw a trailer for Redeeming Love. After the trailer played, he leaned over to his friend and said, "I think that's supposed to be a sexy Christian movie.". So, here we are talking about that "sexy Christian movie". Boy, there sure is a lot to talk about here.

Topics: 

• Melvin compares Redeeming Love to an awkward interaction he witnessed at work. 
• Redeeming Love contains some rather extreme and transgressive content despite having a serious lack of context. 
• Daniel details some background for Redeeming Love, author/screenwriter Francine Rivers, and director D.J. Caruso. 
• Redeeming Love is loosely based on the Minor Prophet book Hosea from the Bible. 
• Each character feels devoid of personality which may work in both a shorter and more artistic film than Redeeming Love ends up being. 
• Where Redeeming Love works is where it leans heavily into its "inspiration", but even then, that's not success from talent, that's success from... copying Scripture. 
• Discussing the comparatively excessive conveniently censored nudity in Redeeming Love. 
• Additionally, discussing all the other crazy content that borders on "Christian misery porn." 
• As we continue our discussion, the 2+hour runtime of the film continues to be a recurring issue. 
• At least the sets and outfits are fun! 
• Questioning why the film didn't display the complicated dynamics of sexuality (gentle self-sacrifice vs aggressive selfishness) in a way that can be both edifying to its performers and beneficial to the narrative structure. 
• One glaring issue throughout the film is each character's severe lack of agency. 
• Observations from other reviews and responses to Redeeming Love. 
• Is this a Christian exploitation film in the traditional sense of an exploitation film? 

Recommendations:

• The Boice Commentary Series: The Minor Prophets, Volume 1 // The Preacher's Commentary Vol 22 & Vol 23 
• Derry Girls (Show) 
• Before the Coffee Gets Cold: A Novel by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (Book)

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In todays episode, we’re going to look at the first 2 chapters of the book of Micah, which contains one of the more familiar passages of the Minor Prophets.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM ZEPHANIAH: "THE BLESSINGS OF JUDGMENT".  Rev. Morris A. Scott is a husband, and a father of 3 children.  He holds a Master's degree from a theological seminary, and a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.  After decades of Biblical devotional studies with his family, he is now publicly releasing devotional highlights from each book of the Bible.  Please listen to this devotional of highlights from the book of Zephaniah: "The Blessings of Judgment". Correspondence may be directed to mandwscott@gmail.com.
(Music arranged by David B. Scott)

Discover the shortest books of the Bible in our Sermon Series, One Hit Wonders! Nicholas Lewis opens up the minor prophet Habakkuk to discuss the difficult reality of suffering and waiting on God during difficult times. 

Original Recording Date: September 30th, 2019

Discover the shortest books of the Bible in our Sermon Series, One Hit Wonders! Shandi Harris examines the minor prophet Haggai. 

Original Recording Date: September 19th, 2019

Discover the shortest books of the Bible in our Sermon Series, One Hit Wonders! Nathanael Coffman dives into Zephaniah and explores the need for a spiritual wake-up call. 

Original Recording Date: September 12th, 2019

Rev. Mark Miller concludes his sermon series from the minor prophet Joel.  Today's message is from Joel 3.

Rev. Mark Miller's message this week is from the book of Joel, with today's focus being the entirety of the first chapter.

Video from the service is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaYUyXwtcZY.