We spent 6 months working through the minor prophets, verse-by-verse. Enjoy!
Lesson 16: Malachi
This week we sang and discussed “Abide With Me” by Henry Lyte. (It was a surprisingly difficult hymn for me to learn and play, so it’s a little rough in my opinion.) After that we reviewed all of our minor prophets and then covered the book of Malachi! Lesson given on April 8, 2018.
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Malachi .mp3 (To Download, Right Click and select “Save Link As…”)
“Abide With Me” Info Sheet .doc
Malachi Handout .doc
Malachi .pptx
Lesson 15: Zechariah Part 4
This week we sang and discussed the hymn “How Firm a Foundation.” It was not our best showing as far as singing goes, but I think the discussion of the theology of biblical texts in hymns was worthwhile! We then continued finished our study of Zechariah, seeing such messianic passages as the “riding on a colt, the foal of a donkey” passage, and the allegory of the shepherd with two staffs. Lesson given on March 25, 2018.
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Zechariah Pt. 4 .mp3 (To Download, Right Click and select “Save Link As…”)
“How Firm A Foundation” Info Sheet .doc
Zechariah Handout 3 .doc
Zechariah .pptx
Lesson 14: Zechariah Part 3
This week we sang and discussed the hymn “Before the Throne of God Above.” We then continued our study of Zechariah making it to chapter 8. Lesson given on March 11, 2018.
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Zechariah Pt. 3 .mp3 (To Download, Right Click and select “Save Link As…”)
“Before the Throne of God Above” Info Sheet .doc
Zechariah Handout 2.doc
Zechariah .pptx
Lesson 13: Zechariah Part 2
This week we sang and discussed the hymn “Be Thou My Vision” an eighth century Irish poem. After that we considered our discussion of Zechariah, making it to the end of the eight visions that begin the book. Lesson given on March 4, 2018.
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Zechariah Pt. 2 .mp3 (To Download, Right Click and select “Save Link As…”)
“Be Thou My Vision” Info Sheet .doc
Zechariah Handout 1 .doc
Zechariah .pptx
Lesson 12: Zechariah Part 1
This week we sang and discussed the hymn “I Surrender All” and then began our study of Zechariah. It’s a tough book with lots of confusing imagery, so we made it through the first three chapters, and hope to finish it out in 3 lessons. Lesson given on February 25, 2018.
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Zechariah Pt. 1 .mp3 (To Download, Right Click and select “Save Link As…”)
“I Surrender All” Info Sheet .doc
Zechariah Handout 1 .doc
Zechariah .pptx
Lesson 11: Haggai
This week we sang and discussed the hymn, “Great is Thy Faithfulness” by Thomas Obadiah Chisholm. Then we went through the book of Haggai, the encourager prophet, and barely began Zechariah afterward. Lesson given February 11, 2018.
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Haggai .mp3 (To Download, Right Click and select “Save Link As…”)
“Great is Thy Faithfulness” Info Sheet .doc
Haggai Handout .doc
Haggai .pptx
Lesson 10: Zephaniah
This week we sang and discussed “I Need Thee Every Hour” by Annie Hawks and then looked at the minor prophet Zephaniah. I would say Zephaniah is sort of the standard, summary or conglomeration of other prophets. Unfortunately, the camera didn’t work, so this video is the audio overlaid with the slides and images on screen that were being discussed at the time. Lesson given January 28, 2018.
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Zephaniah .mp3 (To Download, Right Click and select “Save Link As…”)
“I Need Thee Every Hour” Info Sheet .doc
Zephaniah Handout .doc
Zephaniah .pptx
Lesson 9: Habakkuk
This week we sang and discussed the hymn “Because He Lives” by Bill and Gloria Gaither. Then we covered the book of Habakkuk, the poet/hymnist prophet. Habakkuk, my favorite of the minor prophets, in which Habakkuk struggles with the revelation of the destruction of Israel by Babylon. Lesson given on January 21, 2018.
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Habakkuk .mp3 (To Download, Right Click and select “Save Link As…”)
Because He Lives Info Sheet .doc
Habakkuk .pptx
Habakkuk Handout .doc
Lesson 8: Nahum
This week we sang and discussed the classic hymn, “The Old Rugged Cross” by George Bennard. Afterward, we covered the book of Nahum, the prophet to Nineveh. Nahum detailed the coming destruction for the Assyrian Capital and their king Ashurbanipal. Lesson given on January 8, 2018.
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Nahum .mp3 (To Download, Right Click and select “Save Link As…”)
“The Old Rugged Cross” Info Sheet .doc
Nahum Handout .doc
Nahum .pptx
Lesson 7: Micah Pt. 2
This week we sang and discusssed “Silent Night” by Joseph Mohr and finished our study of Micah, the naked prophet (among other things). Lesson given on December 17, 2017.
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Micah Pt. 2 .mp3 (To Download, Right Click and select “Save Link As…”)
“Silent Night” Info Sheet .doc
Micah Handout .doc
Micah .pptx
Lesson 7: Micah Pt. 1
This week we continued our series on the Minor Prophets and studied Micah. We did sing a hymn at the beginning of the lesson this week, but we didn’t discuss its background at all, so it was not included in the video today. Lesson given on December 10, 2017.
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Micah Pt. 1 .mp3 (To Download, Right Click and select “Save Link As…”)
Micah Handout .doc
Micah .pptx
Lesson 6: Obadiah and Jonah
This week we continued our series on the Minor Prophets and studied Obadiah and Jonah and sang and discussed the hymn “O Come O Come Emmanuel,” author unknown. Obadiah, the shortest book in the Old Testament is a firm statement of judgment directed toward Edom, the nation descendant from Jacob’s brother Esau. Jonah is a narrative about Israel’s unrepentance of their idolatry told through the story of Jonah, representing Israel, and his resistance to the mercy of God being given to the city of Nineveh. Lesson given on December 3, 2017.
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Obadiah and Jonah .mp3 (To Download, Right Click and select “Save Link As…”)
“O Come O Come Emmanuel” Info Sheet .doc
Jonah Handout .doc
Obadiah Handout .doc
Jonah .pptx
Obadiah .pptx
Lesson 5: Amos
This week we continued our series on the Minor Prophets and studied the third minor prophet in the Bible: Amos. Our hymn was “Rock of Ages Cleft for Me” by Augustus Toplady. Lesson given on November 26, 2017.
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Amos .mp3 (To Download, Right Click and select “Save Link As…”)
Augustus Toplady Info Sheet .doc
Amos Handout .doc
Amos .pptx
Lesson 4: Joel
This week we studied the book of Joel! We had an in-depth discussion of “The Day of the Lord” and talked about different views on how Joel relates to the end-times. The Hymn we started things off with was “O For a Thousand Tongues” by Charles Wesley. Lesson given on November 12, 2017.
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Joel .mp3 (To Download, Right Click and select “Save Link As…”)
Charles Wesley Info Sheet .doc
Joel Handout .doc
Joel .pptx
Lesson 3: Hosea Pt. 2
This week we finished Hosea and started on Joel. To be honest, it’s not my best lesson. I think I might have been more confusing than helpful. :-/ However, the hymn we discussed “A Mighty Fortress is Our God” by Martin Luther, was very good. So there’s that. Lesson given on November 5, 2017.
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Hosea Pt.2 .mp3 (To Download, Right Click and select “Save Link As…”)
Martin Luther Info Sheet .doc
Hosea Handout .doc
Hosea .pptx
Joel Handout .doc
Joel .pptx
Lesson 2: Hosea Pt. 1
This week we began Hosea and made it through about half of the Hosea lesson. (We will finish Hosea next week). The hymn we discussed was “All Hail the Power of Jesus Name” by Edward Perronet. Lesson given on Oct 22, 2017.
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Hosea Pt.1 .mp3 (To Download, Right Click and select “Save Link As…”)
“All Hail the Power” Info Sheet .doc
Hosea Handout .doc
Hosea .pptx
Lesson 1: Introduction
We began a new series on the Minor Prophets. This week was an introductory lesson on why to study the prophets and background information necessary to understand the prophets. We began with the hymn, “How Great Thou Art.” Lesson given on Oct 15, 2017.
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Minor Prophets Introduction .mp3 (To Download, Right Click and select “Save Link As…”)
“How Great Thou Art” Info Sheet .doc
Minor Prophets: Introduction handout .doc
Minor Prophets: Introduction .pptx