Sermon Notes 3/2 -Joel 2 – The Last Days

verses 1-12 – we need to turn to the Lord

-with all of our heart — deep down within/with all of your heart

-with fasting, weeping & mourning – this is the fruit fo repentance

-At salvation, there is some kind of manifestation of a changed life

v13 – tear your heart and not your clothes

-rend – means to tear

tear your heart – true repentance and not your clothes which is false repentance

-we turn to the Lord because of who He is

         a. the Lord is gracious and merciful – Dt 4:30-31

the Lord views the world with compassion and jumps in to help them

         b. the Lord is slow to anger —– Jesus is patient with us

         c. The Lord is completely kind – He abounds in great love

vs13-14 – this is the Lord calling back His judgment – relenting

verse 15 – blow the trumpet – sounded to gather people together

v16 – the people – the adult population

children & babies – babies through school age children

elders – leaders of the land like govt leaders

honeymooners – those who are newly married

v17 – speaks of the religious leaders of Israel – they need to repent

-lead the people to the Lord so people won’t stop believing in the Lord

vs15-19 – the Lord wants Israel to cry out to Him in prayer

-Psalm 30

-crying out prayer is a supernatural weapon

verses 18-32 – Blessings from the Lord During the Last Days

BLESSING #1 – THE LORD WILL ANSWER OUR PRAYERS – vs18-19

v18 – starts a new section is Joel listing the blessings from repentance

-2 John 8 – the Lord wants us to have a full reward

-Psalm 66:16-20 –  sin will hinder our prayers from being answered – repentance changes this and the Lord answers our prayers as we repent

Blessing # 2 – Prosperity and Provision

-Matthew 6:25-34

v24 – overflow – means to run over and pour out….