Sermons by Joe Khan (Page 6)

Zechariah 13:1-9God’s shepherd is struck so that His sheep will be spared.

Zechariah 11:4-17God calls His prophet to walk in His shoes and feel the weight of what it means to shepherd His people.

Zechariah 9-10A poetic recount of the joy of belonging to God.

Zechariah 7:1-14As the people get excited about the restoration of their land, their true hearts are revealed…. and it isn’t pretty.

Zechariah 6:1-15God will bring victory over His enemies and all who stand in the way of His peaceful rule.

Zechariah 5:1-11God reveals His plan to bring restoration to the nation involves bringing judgment against wickedness.

The returnees have faced many challenges as they have begun to set up life back in the Promised Land. In this space they felt the weight of the rest of the world being at peace; happy with Persian rule, while they were devastated. As they grieve their predicament, Zechariah is given visions on a long night of dreaming that will revolutionise how the people were to think of themselves, and their God.

After 70 years of punishment in exile in Babylon, the people of God were finally returning to their homeland. But the excitement of the return is soon dampened by the destruction they are confronted with in Jerusalem. This places the people on the precipice of a decision… will they go forward with God? The prophet Zechariah speaks to this very decision as his ministry proclaiming God’s word begins.