Sermon Notes 5/15 – Zechariah

                  ***One of the promises of the Lord – Jesus is coming back

-the Lord will dwell in Jerusalem – Matt 24:29-30 & Rev 1:7-8

          ***A personal appearance – His presence will be strong

verses 4-5 – This happens during the millennium kingdom where Jesus rules

*there is a partial lifting of the curse of sin

*Fullness of joy will be present

*there will be universal peace – Isaiah 2:4

*people will live longer – Isaiah 65:19-20

marvelous – means something beyond ones power & very difficult

verse 6 – People are amazed @ what has happened…….

-the Lord says that what has happened is not unbelievable for Him or to Him

verses 7-8 – The Lord will bring Jewish people back to Israel from all over the world – Deuteronomy 30:1-5

               ***The Lord brings things back…..

Be My people – through a spiritual encounter

I will be their God – a personal relationship

verse 9 – Lord of Hosts means Lord of the armies

-hearing or listening – means to hear, listen & practice the Word of God

Strong hands – it means to take a firm hold on something

-grab ahold of the Word of God

-Zechariah 9 shares that everything was bad for Israel, but they grabbed ahold of the Word and Faith and Jesus

verse 10  – disobedience and its consequences

verse 11 – A REMNANT – those who are all in and on fire for Jesus

-remnant means a portion

-join the remnant

verse 12-13 – The Blessings The Lord Will Give To The Remnant

-the Lord will cause these blessings to happen – v12

Blessings – prosperity/I will save you/I will turn things around – v13

          -blessings come so we can bless others

verses 14-15 – THE LORD IS DETERMINED

-v14 – determined to discipline Israel because of their sin

Relent – the Lord will not change His mind

-v15 – The Lord is determined to also bless Israel

good – means valuable/kind/right/worthy and gives us benefits and is always doing good things

-Declare that the Lord is Good

verses 16-17 – Good things will automatically come to us as we obey the Lord and His Word

v16 – guard your tongue

v16 – follow God’s principles

v17 – Stay right with God

verses 18-19 –  It is not a time to fast, but to feast

verses 20-23 – There is a time to fast, but not now

When Jesus returns, there will be a spiritual hunger to go after Jesus

grasp – means to grab ahold of someone and not let go – I’m taking you to go and see Jesus