Podcast

Pastor Mick Catron gives a special Christmas message from Luke 1 and Mt. 1. We see the shock and the confusion from both Mary and Joseph as the miraculous conception and pregnancy of Mary is revealed to them, and the likely cultural challenges of accusation, humiliation, and judgement they endured as they obeyed and prepared to welcome the Savior.

Pastor Mick concludes our study in Joel's prophecy. He shares a message of the recurring themes of God's Discipline, Restoration, and Judgment - going thru parts of chapters 2-3. We see the prophetic significance to the soon coming invasions of Assyria and Babylon, on Israel and Judah respectively, as well as a reference to God's judgment of nations at the end of the age.

Pastor Mick takes us thru Joel's prophecy of 'God pouring the Spirit on all flesh', and shows the O.T. anticipation of the Spirit and the inauguration through Jesus of the Holy Spirits indwelling and filling ministries. We then land in Acts 2 where this "coming upon" experience is made available to all the followers of Christ.

This is the first message in the book of Joel in the MinorProphets2025 series. Pastor Mick leads us thru chapter 1 and a little of chapter 2, sharing about the message of warning, and the message of hope and restoration when "locusts" (or other invaders) have devastated our lives.

Pastor Mick completes the study in the book of Obadiah with ch. 1:15-21. We see both the near fulfillment in Edom's destruction in 312 BC, and the extinction of the Edomites as a result of the 70 AD Israel - Rome War. Mick emphasizes the reason of Edom's demise, namely their treacherous treatment of their blood brothers, the Israelites.