A Sermon on Obadiah by Mark Hartley at Night Church on the 30th of December 2007.

Sermon Outline:

• A problem with "but" is that it tells us that what comes before is not that important.
• God's hate is deserved by all.
• God's love is completely undeserved; it is an act of grace.
• Where do I fit in?
• There are those that God loves and has called.
• There are those that God loves and are yet to respond to his call.
• There are those that God hates who are to be deserving objects of His wrath.
• What should I do
• As a Christian?
• As someone wanting to be called?
• Not interested in God?
• As Christians we need to fully understand how deserving we are of God's hate and wrath. It helps us to understand how great Jesus' sacrifice was and how we need to interact with others.

A Sermon on Obadiah by Jim South at Morning Church on the 30th of December 2007.

Sermon Outline:

• Intro
• Biblical family feud between Jacob and Esau and their descendants (Israelites and Edomites)
• This is a Word from God
• This Word Concerns the Sin of the Edomites
• They used violence against their brothers - the Jews (vv10-11)
• They rejoiced in what the enemies were doing (v12)
• They assisted the enemies in attacking the Jews (vv13-14)
• They ignored the impending wrath of God (vv15-16)
• This Word Announces Judgement on the Edomites
• Their pride would be brought low (vv2-4)
• Their wealth would be plundered (vv5-6)
• Their alliances would be broken and their army defeated (vv7 & 9)
• Edom's wisdom would be destroyed (v8)
• This Word Brings Encouragement to God's People (vv17-21)
• The kingdom will be the Lord's
• The temple points to the "people of God"
• God's final victory - Rev 21:3-7