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Micah 7 – A Study

Keith Waters Bible Studies 21st November 2016bible, faithfulness, forgiveness, Jesus, judgement, Micah, new connexions, Satan, sin, truth, unfaithfulness 0 Comment

Some questions from Russell for this week’s study groups, based on his sermon Challenging to the end

Why was Micah feeling miserable? As Christians discuss what makes you feeling sad?
Explain what analogy Micah uses in V1 to describe Israel’s and Judah’s situation. What similarities can we see today?
Where does Micah get his help v7 and how can we apply that in our lives?
Discuss the uniqueness of God – what separates Him from the other false gods?
In our ‘plural’ society where there are many beliefs, ideologies and faiths that exist- Why is it important that we understand God is absolute.
What periods in our history does God demonstrates his restoration work? Discuss our future restoration.

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Micah 6 – A Study

Keith Waters Bible Studies 14th November 2016forgiveness, healing, hope, humility, judgement, justice, love, mercy, Micah, new connexions, prayer, redemption, truth 0 Comment

Note to leaders: As with all studies, please don’t feel you must cover all questions, fine if you can, but rather take a few of the questions and do them justice that rush through 🙂

If you missed the sermon, you can pick it up here: God doesn’t want your religion

Read Through Micah 6

Why are the mountains called as witnesses? And who does the Lord ask to state their case?
What is the Lord’s charge? In verse 3? What does it mean?
Look back in your bibles at each reminder the Lord gives, why should have Israel remembered?
In verse 6 and 7 look at the people’s questions, what do you notice about them? Discuss The Lord’s answer.
What does it mean that we should fear the Lord?
Where are the key lessons for us in this chapter today – how should we apply those lessons in our lives?

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Micah 5 Study

Keith Waters Bible Studies 7th November 2016bible, communication, discipline, eschatology, faith, Holy Spirit, hope, Israel, Jesus, judgement, justice, Micah, new connexions, prayer, redemption, repentance, salvation, sanctification, Trinity 0 Comment

Note to leaders: As with all studies, please don’t feel you must cover all questions, fine if you can, but rather take a few of the questions and do them justice that rush through 🙂

If you missed the sermon, you can pick it up here: The King from eternity

Verse 1 seems at complete odds with the rest of the chapter, what is Micah pointing to (cf. 2 Kings 25?);
Bethlehem was a tiny hamlet, what else do we know about Bethlehem from the bible? Also, why would God chose Bethlehem and not Jerusalem?
At the end of verse 2, consider what it means: ‘whose origins are in the distant past’. How should this impact a) our understanding of who Jesus is, b) our view of creation, c) our reading of the Old Testament?
Discuss verses 3-9, what are these verses pointing to?
Verses 10 to 14 at first glance look like more judgement, but are they? – if not what are they about – if so how does it fit with the rest of the passage?
Who is the last verse addressing and at which time?

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Study on Micah 4

Keith Waters Bible Studies 31st October 2016 0 Comment

Some study questions from Gordon to compliment the sermon A rock in times of trouble

1) Discuss the term “the last days” which occurs often in scripture. How should our understanding of the term affect our lives as Christians?

2) Mount Zion was by no means the highest of the mountains in Judea.

From vs 1-3 discuss what makes it so significant.

3) vs 3-8 describe a picture of peace and security. Clearly this is not what Micah has so far been prophesying for the nation’s near future. What is your understanding of when this will occur?

4) Do you think people are looking for fulfilment in their lives? Where do they look for it? Where should they look? How does knowing God’s world program make a difference?

5) The picture of the coming future is interrupted in vs 9-10 by the coming present. What does the society of Israel look like at this time? How does this reflect our society today?

6) Many groups in society seem to be successful in their attempts to silence the Christian voice in all areas of public life. What comfort is it to know that The Lord of all the earth still has His plans for the future of his people?

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