September 11, 1988

Amos, An Introduction

by Alistair Begg

Amos 1:1 (ID: 1352)

Amos was an unremarkable man whose life was radically re-directed when God chose him to deliver a devastating message to the people of Israel. In a time of economic prosperity, religious hypocrisy, and moral degeneracy, God sent Amos to warn God’s people that His patience had run out. Alistair Begg teaches that God’s message, spoken through Amos, is equally uncomfortable, but vitally relevant, for the Church today

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Amos 1: 1

¹The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds1 of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years2 before the earthquake.

Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.

Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.

Other messages in: The Lion's Roar

Amos was not a learned man, but a shepherd from a small town. He was not an innovator; he simply reminded people of facts they already knew. The only remarkable thing about Amos was how unremarkable he was. It was a time of prosperity, corruption, and compromise. God’s people played at religion and toyed with sin. God used Amos to remind His people that religious profession was meaningless unless accompanied by obedience, holiness, and wholehearted worship. He warned them that while God was merciful, He was running out of patience.

In this series, Alistair Begg explains why the prophetic words of Amos remain relevant to today’s Church, which often focuses on religious experiences while denying the truths of biblical doctrine and reduces biblical imperatives to personal options. Like Amos, Alistair urges us to align our worship and lifestyles with the truth of Scripture and renew our relationship with God today, knowing that His judgment is imminent.

Message	ID	Scripture	Buy
Amos, An Introduction ID: 1352	1352	Amos 1:1	CD
This is What the Lord Says, Part One ID: 1355	1355	Amos 1:3-16	CD
This is What the Lord Says, Part Two ID: 1383	1383	Amos 2:4-16	CD
The Lion Has Roared ID: 1357	1357	Amos 3:1-8	CD
Divine Alienation ID: 1360	1360	Amos 3:9-15	CD
The Point of No Return ID: 1362	1362	Amos 4:1-13	CD
A Funeral Song ID: 1363	1363	Amos 5:1-17	CD
The Day of the Lord ID: 1365	1365	Amos 5:18-27	CD
The Curse of Complacency ID: 1367	1367	Amos 6:1-14	CD
The Sovereign Lord ID: 1369	1369	Amos 7:1-9	CD
The Making of a Man of God ID: 1370	1370	Amos 7:10-17	CD
Dark Days and Shaved Heads ID: 1373	1373	Amos 8:1-14	CD
The Dawn of a New Day ID: 1374	1374	Amos 9:1-15	CD
Complete volume:	13001	CD Series MP3 CD Series

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