Joel 3:11-16 “The Sovereign Judge”
[Joel 3:11-16 ESV] Hasten and come, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves there. Bring down your warriors, O LORD. Let the nations stir themselves up and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Go in, tread, for the winepress is full. The vats overflow, for their evil is great. Multitudes, multitudes, in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. The LORD roars from Zion, and utters his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth quake. But the LORD is a refuge to his people, a stronghold to the people of Israel.
Call to Worship – UM Book of Worship #325
Leader:
Come now, let us reason together,
says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be like snow.
says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be like snow.
Response:
Though they are red like crimson,
they shall be like wool.
they shall be like wool.
Music
733 – Marching to Zion
124 – Seek the Lord
472 – Near to the Heart of God
664 – Sent forth by God’s Blessing
124 – Seek the Lord
472 – Near to the Heart of God
664 – Sent forth by God’s Blessing