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This is the final message in our Old Testament Challenge series of sermons, so we will take a whirlwind review of some to the key themes found in this entire course. This will be a great way to gain a bird’s eye view of God’s faithfulness in the Old Testament to bring about life-changing hope.
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Some people teach that following God brings a safe, painless, and prosperous life. They tell us that if we are faithful to God’s call, we will have protection from suffering and things will go our way.
Such folks have never met a prophet named Jeremiah.
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Does Jesus hate fast food? How did Jesus prepare for the last supper? What is unique between eating and how Jesus did ministry? In his book Inside Afghanistan, John Weaver tells of how before they set up shelters for people they get food on the table.
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This week we meet Micah who has a simple and direct call for us, “to do
justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God”. Micah calls us to a deep level of self-examination and then to transformation. Three words ring out loud and clear: justice, kindness, and humility! God wants more than offerings and religious observance. He wants our hearts to beat in unison with his heart. He wants our lives to reflect the justice he desires to see on this earth.
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God invites us into a relationship based on trust. Though we live in a world that can cause great fear and anxiety, God offers another path. Radical trust is God’s plan for all followers of Jesus. Through the example of Ahaz we learn of the folly of fear, and through the life of Hezekiah, the pathway of trust.
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No more halfhearted songs, sleepy prayers, and leftovers in the offering plate. The radiance of God’s holiness invites us to place our hearts and lives on the altar and to echo the words of Isaiah, “Here am I. Send me.”

Speaker: Michael Smith
Series: The Old Testament Challenge

Scripture verses: Isaiah2:5, Isaiah 1:1, Exodus 3:5; 2 Chronicles 26; Isaiah 6; 49:6; Matthew 5:8; Acts
8:26-39, Romans 3:9-12, Isaiah 52-53, Isaiah 65:17-23, Revelation 21:6, Matthew 5:14-16