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| "AMOS' TEXT MESSAGE" by Carol Duerksen and Erica Stoltzfus | ||||||||||||
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BIBLE STUDY SESSION 109
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| 1 Amos was a probably a rich guy before God gave him a new job. (T) 2 Amos was a sheep breeder. (T) 3 Amos had a lot of support in his new job as a prophet. (F) 4 God told Amos to give Israel a bad time about how they were worshipping God. 5 Amos begged God to be nice to Israel (T) 6 God was happy to hear that Amos was pleading Israel’s case. (F) EXPLORE THE BIBLE Hand out the Bibles and the “Insights about the Book of Amos” sheets. Read the sheets together. Then read Amos 9, taking turns and reading a verse at a time. Ask students to use the poster paper and markers to write a text message that summarizes Amos 9:1-10, and another one for verses 11-15. Students may do this in small groups or individually. Share the text messages with the class. APPLY AND RESPOND Ask: Are these text messages just good for the people of Israel a long time ago? Do any of them apply to us? Which ones? Why? Ask students to turn to Amos 5:24. “I want to see a mighty flood of justice, a river of righteous living that will never run dry.” (New Living Translation) Discuss: What would you be doing, and what would our church be doing, if we were part of a “mighty flood of justice” and in a “river of righteous living.” What would that mean in practical terms? Is there anything we are willing to change in our lives and our church right now? Close with a prayer: Continued... |
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