Editor's note: Due to an error, the recording equipment did not capture the final few minutes of this sermon.
Aim: To go from wailing (in sin), to singing for joy (in Jesus).
Doctrine: Sin turns false mirth into bitter moaning. This may not happen right away, but without repentance it lasts forever.
Exegesis: How to avoid Moab-like wailing: sincerely seek the God of truth (vv. 30-33), diligently worship the true God (vv. 34-36), and acknowledge the truth of God's word (vv. 37-39).
Further application: The journey from howling, to hallelujahs requires a new heart (by faith) and hearty faith (in Christ).
Key verse: v. 33 ''Joy and gladness are taken from the plentiful field and from the land of Moab; I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses; no one will tread with joyous shouting—not joyous shouting!''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.