Category Archives: Bible Study

Unlimited Potential With God

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Mark Shields

As recorded in Hosea 1, the domestic life of Hosea portrays the unfaithfulness of Israel where murder, idolatry, and immorality was rampant. For Hosea would marry a promiscuous woman named Gomer and they would have three children. The first was … Continue reading →

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Questions for Reflection for Study of Hosea 1-8

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Mark Shields

I’ve posted over the last few weeks about the study of Amos 5-9. The poem Faith Grows Greater below was inspired by this study. Faith Grows Greater Take action right now To seek what the Creator Has in store for you … Continue reading →

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Life Has Strains but Hope Always Remains

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Mark Shields

The vision in Amos 9 reveals that the judgment of God reaches all places in the universe; from the depths of the ocean to the heavens above. It reaches the high places in the mountains and the low places beneath … Continue reading →

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Reward for the Soul

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Mark Shields

The vision of summer fruit presented in Amos 8 illustrates that the people were ripe for judgment. As the fruit sits in the sun on a summer day, it will soon spoil so the message in this passage is that … Continue reading →

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Square with God’s Way

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Mark Shields

Reading in Amos 7, there are three visions given to Amos in order to warn God’s people of impending judgment. The first vision is the Lord preparing swarms of locusts that would destroy their crops. Then there was a vision … Continue reading →

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