Torn Down & Built Up | Amos 7:1–9

The Story

In Amos 7:1–9, God gives the prophet Amos three visions of judgment: locusts, fire, and finally a plumb line. What does the plumb line reveal about us? 

In this sermon, “Torn Down & Built Up,” we see that God is sovereign over both blessing and calamity, that His holy standard exposes our sin, and that apart from Christ we rightly deserve His judgment. 

But Amos 7 also points us toward the good news of God’s mercy: the Lord relents in response to Amos’s intercession, ultimately pointing us to Jesus Christ, our great High Priest, who intercedes for His people and bore the judgment our sins deserved. 

For those who trust in Christ, God’s work of destruction becomes good news—our relationship with sin is broken, our sinful practices are progressively put to death, our souls are being renewed, and ultimately our bodies will be raised and made imperishable when Christ returns. 

This sermon from Amos 7:1–9 explores God’s sovereignty, sin and judgment, Christ’s intercession, sanctification, and the hope of resurrection from a distinctly Christian and Reformed perspective.

Here’s the video @ https://youtu.be/_7ob8BjOMXI

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Watch other sermons in the Amos series @https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm8Dt3kxWQ8RVzmg0XGuMthLDcMsO1d35

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