For Sunday, May 31, 2009

Reading Selections and Questions for Sunday, May 31st, 2009.

1) Micah 7:1-6
What made Micah sad about the culture in which he lived?
What kinds of sins does he describe?
Psalm 12
How does David’s description of the culture of his time compare to Micah’s description?
How do these descriptions compare to our culture today?
Do you ever feel like you are surrounded by wickedness? That “the godly have been swept from the land?”

2) Micah 7:1-7
After describing his misery, Micah explains his solution in verse 7. What is it?
What does it mean to “wait for God?”
Psalm 130; Psalm 4
What do these two Psalms teach us about waiting for the Lord? Which verses of these two Psalms encourage you the most?

3) Micah 7:18-20
What do these verses teach us about God’s character?
Which one of these character traits are most important to you today?
What image comes to your mind when you read that God will “tread our sins underfoot?”
Do you ever struggle with accepting God’s forgiveness? In what ways?
Isaiah 43:25; Psalm 103:8-13
What do these passages teach us about God’s forgiveness and compassion?

4) John 15:18; John 17:15-16
When faced with living among wickedness, how do these words of Jesus effect your perspective?
Romans 12:1-2
Make a plan of action for living in a world filled with sin based on these verses. What steps can you, will you, take to remain faithful?
Lamentations 3:22-23
Meditate on these verses as you take the challenge of Romans 12:1-2.