This week's message opens a new 12-week journey through the Old Testament's Minor Prophets, starting with Malachi — God's final recorded words to Israel before 400 years of prophetic silence. Malachi confronts a people who had rebuilt the Temple and resumed the rituals, but whose hearts had gone quietly numb. Through a striking back-and-forth between God and His people, we're challenged in three areas: what we sacrifice, what we withhold, and how we respond to correction — and reminded that even in the middle of indifference, God is actively making a way back.

Scriptures covered: Malachi 1:2–3, 6–7, 12–13 | Malachi 2:5 | Malachi 3:1, 5, 7–10, 13–18 | Malachi 4:1–2 | Romans 12:1 | 2 Corinthians 9:7–8 | Revelation 3:19–21

Three questions to take with you:

1. What we sacrifice for God reveals how much we value Him — what are you currently giving Him: your best, or your leftovers?
2. What we withhold from God reveals how much we trust Him — where are you holding tightly out of fear instead of trust?
3. Our response to God's correction reveals how much we love Him — when God (or someone He's placed in your life) calls something out, how do you typically respond?

Next Steps:

• Take a moment this week to be honest with God about one area of indifference — invite Him back in.
• Try Malachi 3:10's challenge: test God's generosity with your own this week, in whatever form that takes for you.
• Talk with a friend, spouse, or Grand Point community group about where you've felt "numb" lately, and pray for each other.
• New to Grand Point? We'd love to have you join us in person or connect with a community group — reach out through any of the links below.

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Have you ever waited for something you knew was coming, but didn't know exactly when it would happen? On this episode, we continue our summer series through the Minor Prophets, The Voice, landing in the book of Zechariah — fourteen chapters of visions, judgment, and hope for a discouraged people waiting on God to keep His word.

We trace three pictures of Jesus hidden inside Zechariah's prophecy: the Humble Messiah who entered Jerusalem on a donkey exactly as foretold, the Suffering Savior betrayed for the exact price Zechariah named 500 years in advance, and the Returning King whose feet will one day stand on the Mount of Olives.

Show Notes / Scriptures Referenced:

• Zechariah 1:1-4 — "Return to me, and I will return to you."
• Zechariah 9:9 & Matthew 21:4-5 — The Humble Messiah, on a donkey
• Zechariah 11:12-13 & Matthew 27:3-5 — Thirty pieces of silver
• Zechariah 12:10-11 — Mourning for the one they pierced
• Zechariah 14:4, 14:9 & Revelation 19:11-16 — The Returning King
• Romans 5:8 — Christ died for us while we were still sinners

Next Steps from This Episode:

1. Read Zechariah 9:9 and Zechariah 14:9 side by side this week — the King who came humbly, and the King who's coming in glory.
2. If you've never settled the question of where you stand with Jesus, don't leave it unanswered — take that step today.
3. Connect with us in person or online — we'd love to help you take your next step.

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In this week's message from Grand Point Church's series The Voice, Director of Kids Ministry Stephen Hunt walks through the book of Obadiah — the shortest book in the Old Testament, but one of the most convicting. Through the story of Edom's betrayal of Judah, Stephen unpacks how bitterness, gossip, and slander quietly tear apart families, friendships, and churches — and what Scripture calls us to do instead.

In This Episode:

• The historical context of Obadiah and Edom's family history with Israel
• The four-part structure of the prophecy: judgment, sin, the Day of the Lord, and restoration
• How James 3 and Matthew 12:34 connect the tongue to the condition of the heart
• Practical steps for addressing conflict biblically, straight from Matthew 18:15-16
• An invitation to repentance and reconciliation

Next Steps:

• Reach out to someone you've talked about instead of talked to — make the call, send the text, this week.
• Read Matthew 18:15-16 and James 3:1-12 as a follow-up this week.
• Talk with your family about what it looks like to "make the messy beautiful" in your own home.
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Haggai is one of the shortest books in the Old Testament — and one of the most direct. In this episode, Dr. Mark Long teaches from Haggai as part of our series The Voice: A Journey Through the Minor Prophets, unpacking what happens when good intentions quietly turn into good excuses, and what it looks like to consider your ways.

Show notes:

• Historical background: Solomon's temple, its destruction in 586 B.C., and the return from exile
• The two ways the people of Judah lost their vision (Haggai 1:1–15)
• Three commands for the discouraged: be strong, work, do not fear (Haggai 2:1–9)
• Why sin spreads — and what to do about it (Haggai 2:10–19)
• The promise of the coming Messiah (Haggai 2:20–23)
• What it means that you are the temple today (1 Corinthians 3:16)

Next steps:

• If you've never given your life to Christ, today can be that day.
• If you need prayer or someone to talk to, reach out to a campus prayer team.
• This week, sit with Haggai 1:5 — "consider your ways" — and let it shape one specific area of your life.

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Zephaniah is one of the shortest books in the Bible, but it names "the Day of the Lord" 19 times. In this week's message, part of our series The Voice: A Journey Through the Minor Prophets, we explore how God lovingly warns His people out of idolatry and complacency — and how a book that begins in judgment ends with something stunning: God singing over His people with delight. Meet King Josiah, discover what modern idols really look like, and hear the invitation to gather, seek, and return. Taught by Pastor Lawrence Metzler.

Show notes:

• Why the "Minor" Prophets aren't minor at all
• The Day of the Lord: judgment, history, and hope (Hebrews 9:27–28)
• King Josiah's reformation — seeking the Lord at 16, removing idols at 20, reopening the Word at 26
• Idolatry then and now: comfort, money, and technology as modern idols
• Four warning signs of spiritual complacency
• The invitation of Zephaniah 2:1–3 — gather, seek, return
• The surprising finale: the God who rejoices over you with singing (Zephaniah 3:17)

Scripture referenced: Zephaniah 1:1–6, 12; 2:1–3; 3:1–2, 14–17; Hebrews 9:27–28; 2 Chronicles 34; 1 Corinthians 10:14; 1 John 5:21; Colossians 3:3

Next Steps:

1. Take the Josiah challenge this week — pick one: seek the Lord in daily prayer, name and remove one idol, or reopen the Word with a reading plan.
2. Identify your modern idol. Where are your time, money, and emotional energy actually going? Bring it honestly to God.
3. Plan a visit or watch online. New to Grand Point? We'd love to meet you this weekend — details at grandpoint.church.
4. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear that God still sings over His people.

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Have you ever prayed and felt like God wasn't listening? In this week's message from The Voice, our summer journey through the Minor Prophets, we open the book of Habakkuk — a prophet bold enough to argue with God about the evil and injustice around him, and honest enough to bring his doubt straight to God's throne. What he received wasn't an explanation, but a revelation: "the righteous shall live by faith" (Habakkuk 2:4). Discover how to climb the watchtower when God seems silent, and how Even-If faith (Habakkuk 3:17-19) can turn your lament into worship — even before your circumstances change.

Show Notes:

• Speaker: Dan Culbertson, Shippensburg Campus Pastor
• Series: The Voice — a summer walk through the Minor Prophets
• Main text: Habakkuk 1–3
• Supporting texts: Romans 5:3-5; Romans 10:9
• Habakkuk is written as a call-and-response conversation between the prophet and God, largely in the Hebrew form of lament
• Doubt, frustration, and honest questions are not the opposite of faith — Jacob, Job, Jeremiah, and Thomas all wrestled with God, and He rejected none of them
• Habakkuk 2:4 — "the righteous shall live by his faith" — later quoted in Romans, Galatians, and Hebrews
• Two practices for seasons of perceived silence: Climb the Watchtower (move toward God, not away — keep praying, keep seeking, position yourself to watch for His movement) and Even-If (decide in advance to worship even if the worst-case scenario happens — Habakkuk 3:17-19)
• Referenced: Craig Groeschel, Hope in the Dark — acceptance is not denial; honest grief and real hope belong together

Next Steps (highlight in episode page):

1. Follow Jesus. If you made a decision to follow Jesus during this message, we'd love to celebrate with you and help you find your next step — visit grandpoint.church or stop by Guest Services this weekend.
2. Read Habakkuk this week. It's only three chapters — read it slowly and watch the prophet move from lament to praise.
3. Name your Even-If. Write down your worst-case scenario, then bring it honestly to God in prayer and choose worship anyway.

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The book of Jonah ends with one of history's greatest comebacks — an entire city repenting and God relenting. But what happened next? In this week's message from THE VOICE, our series through the Minor Prophets, we open Nahum: the Bible's sequel to Jonah, written a century later to the very same city. Discover why mercy and judgment are complementary rather than contradictory, why faith can never be inherited, and why this hard-edged prophecy contains one of the most comforting promises in Scripture: "The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him" (Nahum 1:7).

Show Notes

• The Bible's "sequel": how Nahum continues the story of Jonah, 100 years later
• The Bible as a book of comebacks — Moses, Rahab, Peter, Paul
• Three truths about God from Nahum 1:2–3: He cares for His people, He judges what opposes Him, and He is slow to anger
• Nineveh at the height of its power — and the prophecy no one believed
• History's confirmation: the flood, the fire, and a city lost until the 1840s
• Why God judged Nineveh: violence, idolatry, and arrogance
• Two lessons for today: sin will be dealt with, and God's mercy must be embraced by each generation
• The hope inside a hard book: God as refuge (Nahum 1:7)

Scriptures referenced: Nahum 1:2–3; 1:7; 1:8; 1:15; 2:2; 3:1–10; Jonah 3:1–10

Next Steps

• Take a personal step of faith — if you've been living on borrowed or inherited faith, make it your own this week
• Request prayer — our team would love to pray with you
• Plan a visit or take your next step through baptism or a group

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You think you know Jonah — the prophet, the storm, the whale. But this week's message adds one word that changes the whole story: disobedience. In this episode of Weekend Messages at Grand Point Church, part of our series The Voice on the minor prophets, we walk through the book of Jonah and find a man who heard God clearly and ran the other way, a God whose mercy was bigger than his enemies, and a question that lands on all of us: will we obey, or will we run? Wherever you're listening from, there's a next step here for you.

Show notes:

• Why "minor prophet" doesn't mean minor impact
• "Jonah + disobedience = whale" — the reframe that reshapes the story
• The calling Jonah didn't want, and why he ran (Jonah 1:1–3)
• How God used even Jonah's disobedience to bring the sailors to worship (Jonah 1:15–16)
• The honest prayer from inside the fish (Jonah 2:2–3)
• Nineveh repents — and Jonah sulks (Jonah 4:1–11)
• "Where are your priorities?" — God's closing question
• Avoidance vs. obedience, and the excuses we baptize in Christian language

Scripture referenced: Jeremiah 29:11 · Isaiah 30:21 · Jonah 1, 2 & 4

Next steps this week:

1. Identify the calling — ask the Holy Spirit if there's something you've been avoiding.
2. Repent honestly — confess the resistance; ask for a willing heart.
3. Take one obedient step — make the call, release the control, say yes.

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