3. An Experiential Exegesis of “Crazy Is As Crazy Does” 1. It is a crazy world we live in, 5:7,11 2. There are crazy people in this world, 5:16
4. An Experiential Exegesis of “Crazy Is As Crazy Does” 1. It is a crazy world we live in, 5:7,11 2. There are crazy people in this world, 5:16 3. We have personally done some crazy stuff, 26
6. Point 1. Amos takes us on a prophecy track, because in chapters 1-2 he shows us the route of the Second Coming.
7. The Tenor of the Times A. It is a time of unparalleled prosperity
8. The Tenor of the Times A. It is a time of unparalleled prosperity B. It is a time where pleasure is autocratic but only pain is democratic
9. The Tenor of the Times A. It is a time of unparalleled prosperity B. It is a time where pleasure is autocratic but only pain is democratic C. It is a time of abject rural poverty in affluent urban prosperity
10. Overview of Amos Amos 1-2: eight burdens Amos 3-6: three sermons Amos 7-9: five visions
11. Point 2. It’s easy to get a cheap Amen as long as you preach about the sins of other people.
12. Point 3. God is a God of our history, because history is really “Hisstory” in our time.
13. Remember what God has already done In your religious history, 2:4 In your external history, 2:9-10 In your internal history, 3:1; 6:5-6
14. Steps in Your Prophetic Treatment Program 1. Recognize where you came from does not define or confine where you can go, 1:1
15. Steps in Your Prophetic Treatment Program 2. Recognize your vertical connection must have horizontal consequences, 5:24
16. “Some wish to live within thesound of a chapel bell; I wish to run a rescue mission within a yard of hell…” —C.T. Studd, 1860-1931, missionary to China, India, Africa
17. Steps in Your Prophetic Treatment Program 3. Recognize you must get from God a bright vision of the “not yet” in the dark place of your right now