June 3, 2011
The Lord is Good … Tell It Wherever You
Go!
Nahum 1:7
I. Introduction
A. Nahum Often Counted The Highest Among The Minor Prophets
1. Nahum
prophesied about the time of Isaiah and Micah
2. Nahum was a native of Galilee
3. Capernaum means “Village of
Nahum”
4. Nahum means “comforter”
5. Primarily a book of prophesied
judgment against Ninevah … about 150 years after Jonah’s revival there
6. Perhaps best known to some
because of 2:3–4 … sometimes thought to be a prophecy of the
automobile
B. The Text for Today
1. A
message of tranquility in a time of trouble
2. A message of comfort in a time
of chaos
3. A message of peace in a time of peril
II. Body
A. The Lord
is Good … Reveals the Personality of the Lord
1. What
good news! God is good
a. Not a divine dictator bent on
punishment
b. Not a triune tyrant waiting to
pounce on us
2. The child’s prayer: “God is
great, God
is good” HE IS!
3. The Lord is good: Creation declares it!
a. Genesis
1:1–25: Each part of creation speaks of His goodness
b. Creation’s beauty is good
c. Only humanity fell into sin
4. The Lord is good: The cross demonstrates it
a. The greatest evidence of His goodness
b. The greatest demonstration of His mercy
and love
c. The crucified and risen Christ shows God’s goodness
B. A Stronghold in the Day of Trouble …
Announces the Protection of God
1. A
place of protection in times of peril
2. The walled cities of long ago
3. The early settlers and their
forts
4. America as a place of protection
for those fleeing persecution
5. Trouble comes to every life, but
the Lord meets
us there (John 16:33)
a. Times of sickness
b. Times of emotional stress
c. Times of depression
d. Times of financial reverses
C. He Knoweth them that Trust in Him …
Speaks of a Personal Walk with God
1. The
privilege of being known by God
2. Neither a king nor a president …
but the Lord
3. See
John 10:1–29
4. I know Him and He
knows me
5. Trust is the basis of this close
relationship
III. Conclusion
A. How Perfectly This Follows Reason
1. The
Lord is
good
2. He protects us
3. Therefore, He is
worthy of our faith
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