Week 4 of Micah

“The Faithfulness of God” 

Micah 3:9-4:7, Micah 2:12-13, 5:7; Isaiah 37:31-32; Micah 4:10, 7:18-20

Quotes:

God’s ardor for them is in no way diminished, and whenever the faintest spark of trust appears in them, his breath is there to fan it into flame. -John Oswalt

One of the reasons for the beauty of this passage is that it is totally out of harmony with the reality of our world, yet fully in harmony with what we would like the world to be. -Peter Craigie

Week 5 of Micah

Micah 7:8-20 "God's Reign"

Week 3 of Micah

Galatians 4:4-5, Micah 6:3-8, Isaiah 42:8, Amos 5:21-24 (The Message), Isaiah 42:1-4, Romans 12:21, Micah 7:18-20

"It is only through the righteousness of Christ that I can act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God." - Jake Turner

Week 2 of Micah: "The Breaker"

Executive Pastor, Jake Turner

Moralistic Therapeutic Deism - A belief system that embraces the existence of a God who demands little more than to be "nice," with the central goal of life to be happy and feel good about oneself.

Micah Ch. 2:1-13, Galatians 6:7-8, Micah 5:2-4

The Dimmer Switch Principle: When we respond to the light we have, we get more. When we ignore the light we have, we get less.

"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." A.W. Tozer

Week 1 of Micah: "Truth and Justice"

Pastor Matt Jeffreys

Micah 1:1-16

Matt. 5:27-37, Ephesians 5:25-27, Philippians 4:8, Mark 7:21-23, Matthew 19:3-10, Galatians 2:20 

In week 5 of The God You Thought You Knew, Pastor Matt Jeffreys takes a look at the most controversial and misunderstood passage in the entire Sermon on the Mount.

Quotes:

“This is not a prohibition of the normal attraction that exists between men and women, but of the deep-seated lust which consumes and devours.”

 -D.A. Carson

“In the Jewish society of Jesus’ day, as for most times in human history, the consequences of divorce were devastating for the woman. Except for some highly unlikely circumstances, her life was, simply, ruined. No harm was done to the man, by contrast, except from time to time a small financial loss and perhaps bitter relationships with the ex-wife’s family.” -Dallas Willard

 “Jesus prohibits human beings from calling on heaven or earth when making a vow or taking an oath because both are the exclusive domains of God, created by God, sustained by God, and exist primarily for the glory of God.” -Sinclair Ferguson

Matt. 5:38-48

Matthew 6:19-34, 1 Timothy 6:10, Colossians 3:1-2

In week 8 of The God You Thought You Knew, we see Jesus make a direct connection between our heart and our finances.

“Kingdom Focus"

“Lack of uncompromising trust in God is not only an affront to him, it is essentially pagan” -D.A. Carson

“We have not known Thee as we ought,

Nor learned Thy wisdom, grace, and power;

The things of earth have filled our thought,

And trifles of the passing hour.

Lord, give us light Thy truth to see, 

And make us wise in knowing Thee.”

-T.B. Polluck

Matthew 6:1-9; 16-18

Week 7 of The God You Thought You Knew

“Never confuse the perfect love of Jesus with my imperfect attempt to follow him.” —Philip Yancey  

“Prayer should not consist of heaped up phrases, idle repetitions, and the ridiculous assumption that the probability of an answer is in proportion to the total number of words in the prayer.” –John Stott