Sunday 27 October

Amos: Seek God & Live. Amos 7 Words of Justice

Alan Aitken

Alan walks us through Amos 7 highlighting from the text that God is a discerning and thorough judge that He opposes the unjust and calls ordinary people to serve His justice. Alan challenges us to consider where God is calling us to stand for His justice.

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Amos: Seek God & Live. Amos 7 Words of Justice

Amos: Seek God & Live. Amos 7 – Words of Justice

Read Amos 7

  • What stands out to you in this passage?

God’s interaction with Amos:

Take a closer look at verses 1-9.

  • What do you think the point of this interaction is?

A plumb line is used to check if a wall is straight, and the implied result of God setting a (metaphorical) plumb line next to Israel is that they are shown to be crooked.

  • Working through the preceding chapters, what are the crimes that Amos has identified?

Amaziah’s interaction with Amos:

Now focus on verses 10-17.

  • Why might a priest want to intervene at this point?
  • Looking at verse 13, what is it that Amaziah is trying to protect?
  • What do you think of Amos’ testimony in verses 14 and 15?

Your interaction with the world:

  • Where do you see suffering and injustice in your context?
  • Where do you sense God moving your heart?
  • How can you help?

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30 May 2021 Jesus is Not Your Sugar Daddy 23 May 2021 Tools for a faith in crisis 16 May 2021 When God Seems Absent 9 May 2021 Happily Ever After 2 May 2021 Dedicating Everything Inside the wall 25 April 2021 Rediscovering Identity 18 April 2021 Knowing the God of Joy 11 April 2021 When Trouble Strikes 4 April 2021 How the Resurrection Changes Everything 28 March 2021 Images of Christ on the Cross 21 March 2021 Where are the Nehemiah’s of today? 14 March 2021 God is Moving 7 March 2021 Overcoming Oppostion 28 February 2021 Time to Rebuild 21 February 2021 A story about rebuilding 14 February 2021 A Limitless Faith 31 January 2021 Live for Kingdom not for comfort. 24 January 2021 The Kingdom is like… 17 January 2021 A Pledge for the Year 3 January 2021 What to do in the wilderness.