Micah: Godliness is intimately linked to how we treat one another.

Micah means “Who is like Yahweh?”

Outline

- _____________________________ Me (Micah 1-2)

- _____________________________ Me (Micah 3-5)

- _____________________________ Me (Micah 6-7)

Pardon Me, Judgment Is Coming

#1. Pardon me for living for things we have ____________________________ (1:1-7).

• Godliness means the most ________________________________ things in life are not things!

• Don’t let your possessions possess you.

#2. Pardon me for ignoring my _____________________ spots in my pride (1:1-8-16).

• Godliness means ______________________________ is the greatest tool of advancement!

• Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end.

#3. Pardon me for living for things _______________________________ have (2:1-5).

• Godliness means ___________________________ is the greatest form of wealth!

• A lot of money is tainted - It taint yours and it taint mine.

#4. Pardon me for listening to the wrong _____________________________ (2:6-13).

• Godliness means making right choices by listening to the ______________________ voices!

• Seven days without Scripture makes one weak. Dusty Bibles make dirty lives.

Jonah: God is the ‘God of the second chance,’ even for rebellious prophets.

Outline

1. Running from God - Resistance (Jonah 1)

2. Running via God - Resurrection (Matt. 12:38-41)

3. Running to God - Repentance (Jonah 2)

4. Running with God - Revival (Jonah 3)

5. Running _____________ God - Rebellion (Jonah 4)

Jonah’s Complaint...

I. God Provided a Vine for Jonah's _________________________________________ (4:6)

Jonah had a wrong view of God’s _____________________________.

In order to teach us the truth of significance, God isolates our _____________________________.

II. God Provided a Worm for Jonah's _______________________________________ (4:7)

Jonah had a wrong view of God’s _____________________________.

In order to teach us the truth of power, God underscores our _____________________________.

III. God Provided a Scorching East Wind for Jonah's __________________________ (4:8)

Jonah had a wrong view of God’s _____________________________.

In order to teach us the truth of compassion, God removes our _____________________________.

Jonah: God is the ‘God of the second chance,’ even for rebellious prophets.

- Running from God - God’s patience with Jonah (Jonah 1)

- Running via God - God’s substitution through Jesus (Matt. 12:38-41)

- Running to God - God’s mercy toward Jonah (Jonah 2)

- Running _____ God - God’s power through Jonah (Jonah 3)

- Running against God - God’s ministry to Jonah (Jonah 4)

Jonah’s Commission…

1. God's message to Jonah (1-2): The door of your __________________ should be open.

Bothered or Burdened?

2. Jonah's message to Nineveh (3-4): The door of _________________________________ is open.

Cheer or Change?

3. Nineveh's message to God (5-9): The door of our ______________________________ is open.

Fan or Follower?

4. God's message to Nineveh (10): The door of _________________________ heart is open.

Religion or Relationship?

Jonah: God is the ‘God of the second chance,’ even for rebellious prophets.

- Running from God - God’s patience with Jonah (Jonah 1)

- Running via God - God’s substitution through Jesus (Matt. 12:38-41)

- Running to God - God’s mercy toward Jonah (Jonah 2)

- Running _____ God - God’s power through Jonah (Jonah 3)

- Running against God - God’s ministry to Jonah (Jonah 4)

Jonah’s Commission…

1. God's message to Jonah (1-2): The door of your __________________ should be open.

Bothered or Burdened?

2. Jonah's message to Nineveh (3-4): The door of _________________________________ is open.

Cheer or Change? 

3. Nineveh's message to God (5-9): The door of our ______________________________ is open.

Fan or Follower?

4. God's message to Nineveh (10): The door of _________________________ heart is open.

Religion or Relationship?

Jonah: God is the ‘God of the second chance,’ even for rebellious prophets.

Outline

- Running from God

God’s patience with Jonah (Jonah 1)

- Running via God

God’s substitution through Jesus (Matt. 12:38-41)

- Running _________________ God

God’s mercy toward Jonah (Jonah 2)

- Running with God

God’s power through Jonah (Jonah 3)

- Running against God

God’s ministry to Jonah (Jonah 4)

Jonah’s Confession… ways in which we should say yes to God!

1. He prayed for God's R___________________________________ (2:1-2)

…even though his prayer came from affliction not _________________, God listens to his prayers.

2. He accepted God's O___________________________________ (2:3)

... even though he was not happy with God's ________________________, God leverages his pain.

3. He trusted in God's C___________________________________ (2:4-7)

... even though he thought he had reason to doubt God's _________________________, God loves him enough to punish him.

4. He yielded to God's K___________________________________ (2:8-9)

... even though it took hitting the bottom for him to ___________, God liberates him from his pit.

Jonah: God is the ‘God of the second chance,’ even for rebellious prophets.

Jonah’s Christ... another hero between every line.

1. Jonah and Paul ...another ship in a ____________________________ (Acts 27)

- Never see a storm as just a storm: it's a ____________________________.

- In the power of resurrection, every storm is transformed from a test to a

________________________.

- Resurrection means that the worst thing is __________________ the last thing.

2. Jonah and Jesus ...another ship in a storm and another _____________ robbed (Mt. 12:38-41)

- Never see a grave as just a grave: it's a ____________________________.

- In the power of resurrection, __________ believer's grave is a transition to true life

not a termination.

- Resurrection means that to live is Christ and to die is much gain. (Phil 1:21)

3. Jonah and You... another ship in a storm and another grave robbed and another resurrection ____________________________. (2 Cor. 1:3-5)

- Never see one's story as just a story: it's a ____________________________.

- In the power of resurrection, every use-to-be trail becomes a usefulness

_______________________.

- Resurrection means that God gives us multiple opportunities to

________________________ ourselves and ________________________ ourselves.

Jonah: God is the ‘God of the __________________ chance,’ even for rebellious prophets.

Outline

- Running _________________ God - God’s patience with Jonah (Jonah 1)

- Running _________________ God - God’s substitution through Jesus (Matt. 12:38-41)

- Running _________________ God - God’s mercy toward Jonah (Jonah 2)

- Running _________________ God - God’s power through Jonah (Jonah 3)

- Running _________________ God - God’s ministry to Jonah (Jonah 4)

Jonah Complex... reasons why we’re tempted to say no to God

#1. ____________________________________________ (1: 1-2).

Key Word:

#2. Having Other _________________________________ (1:3)

Key Word:

#3. _____________________________________________ (1:4-5a)

Key Word:

#4. _____________________________ or Inadequacy (1:5b-16)

Key Word:

#5. Peacefulness mixed with ________________________ (1:17)

Key Word:

Obadiah: God’s justice will come against those who treat others with __________________.

Outline

#1. The ___________________ Samaritan (1-14): There are no innocent bystanders.

#2. The Sovereign ___________________ (15-21): God is in control.

Bystander Effect

1. Oh, but ‘Not acting ___________________ acting’

2. Oh, but ‘Not speaking up _______________ speaking’

3. Oh, but ‘Not standing up _______________ standing’

4. Oh, but ‘Going with the flow ____________ still going’

Where does this bad attitude flourish?

1. In ____________________________________________ (3–4): I am more important than them attitude

2. In _____________________________________________ (7): They are not one of us attitude

3. In _____________________________________________ (10). Might makes right attitude

4. In _____________________________________________ (12). Better them than us attitude

5. In _____________________________________________ (13-16). We’ll give them a taste attitude

God’s Patience For Israel Was At An End—Amos 7:1-9

3 Visions

- Locusts _____________________________________

- Fire _____________________________________

- Plumb line _____________________________________

The Prophet Is Persecuted—Amos 7:10-17

Standing For Truth Requires _____________________________________

The End Was Near—Amos 8:1-14

The End Is Coming—v. 1-3

Why the End is Coming—v.4-6

- 1st Table of the Law _____________________________________

- 2nd Table of the Law _____________________________________

How The End Was Coming—v. 7-14

__________________________________

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God’s Final Words—Amos 9:1-15

I Will ___________________________

I Will ___________________________

I Will ___________________________

I Will ___________________________

1. Do not be ___________________ by your blessings and influence

2. Do not be _________________ to the _________________ of God

3. Do not become _____________________ with sinful ___________________

4. Don’t let ___________________ be your spiritual __________________

Spiritual Take-A-Ways

1. ___________________

2. ___________________

3. ___________________