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| APPLY: (10–12 minutes) After everyone has had a chance to say what phrases or words stuck out to them and you have explained any concepts deemed necessary, it is time for the second reading. Ask the students to listen this time for what they hear God saying to them personally. Ask the second volunteer to read Amos 5 from a different translation. After the reading, ask again, “What did you hear God saying to you?” Have persons share what they heard God say to them. Remind everyone that no one has to share, but they are encouraged to do so, if they feel they can. RESPOND: (10–12 minutes) After this round of sharing, prepare the youth for a third reading by saying, “Now listen for what you hear God telling you to do differently in your life or how to be different.” Ask your third reader to read from a third translation, while everyone else sits and listens. After the reading, ask again, “Hearing this scripture and hearing God’s voice, how are you to live differently? How are you to be different?” For the third time, share around the room. When everyone has had a chance to share, then you close in a final prayer. INSIGHTS FROM THE SCRIPTURE: Amos, a native of the southern kingdom, was an eighth century prophet who railed against the terrible injustice in the Northern Kingdom. Unlike earlier prophets who spoke more about the threat of idol worship, Amos focused his attention on economic disparity and oppression of the poor. Because of Jehu’s purge of the Baal priests (II Kings 10:18-31), Baal worship was not as much of a threat as it was earlier, although Amos also devoted part of his preaching to idol worship. Continued... |
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