As Zechariah seven comes to a close, the prophet gives the Lord’s answer to the envoy from Bethel concerning worship that pleases God. Pastor Carr walks through the text highlighting the nature of the prohibitions levied against the people for their good.
Zechariah 7:2-3 Increasing Our Affections- Pastor Michael Carr
This week Pastor Carr takes a topical look at the failures in Israel’s history that led to the spiritual captivity that brought their demise. He uses that history as a warning for the church and challenges to greater affection.
Zechariah 7:8-9 How to Worship God Well- Pastor Michael Carr
In this message Pastor Carr continues to handle Zechariah’s response to the delegation from Bethel in Zechariah 7 and gives a brief exhortation toward the type of worship that pleases and honors God.
Zechariah 7:1-7 Stop Making It Up As You Go
Why do we perform the religious duties that we do? Can we do that which is good and Scripture requires of us in a way that is displeasing to God? In this sermon Pastor Michael Carr explores the important distinction between outward conformity and inward submission to the commands of God.
Zechariah 6:9-15 Temple and Branch- Pastor Michael Carr
As Zechariah moves out of the night visions his attention turns to the long awaited Branch figure. This passage serves as a more formal introduction to the person and work of the Branch Messiah that will be developed in the remainder of the book.
Zechariah 6:1-8 Swift and Final Judgment- Pastor Michael Carr
The final of Zechariah’s series of night visions depicts the ultimate demise of national Israel’s favored status and the anticipated victory of the promised Christ.
Zechariah 5:5-11 Removal of Idolatry- Pastor Michael Carr
The first half of Zechariah’s sixth night vision portrayed the flying scroll exposing the hidden sins of Israel. The second half of the vision shows how God will remove Israel from their place of honor. Pastor Carr shows how to apply this text to Israel’s post-exilic context, their first century context, and what that means […]
Zechariah 5:1-4 Sin Uncovered and the House Defiled- Pastor Michael Carr
The first four chapters of Zechariah consist exclusively of blessing and promise, but in the sixth vision the tone shifts to covenant curses. Find out how the curses for violating the covenant are intensified for Israel after their return from captivity and why.
Zechariah 4:5-14 The Day of Small Things- Pastor Michael Carr
How will God accomplish is purposes with his chosen people? How do his dealings with OT Israel affect his chosen people today? In this sermon Pastor Michael Carr shows how God moved his people from cursed to blessed and why that matters for you today.
Zechariah 4:6-10 Conquest, Creation, and Construction
In this sermon Pastor Michael Carr considers the biblical pattern for temple building from Genesis to the final temple of Revelation. Learn how this pattern applies to the narrative of Zechariah as well as to today’s believer.
