Micah - Speaking Truth in A Messy World - RJ
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Micah - Speaking Truth in a Messy World
Micah - Speaking Truth in a Messy World
Definition of messy
Definition of messy
Micah called to speak - called to speak into his Generation
1: marked by confusion, disorder, or dirt : UNTIDY
Definition of messy
Definition of messy
1: marked by confusion, disorder, or dirt : UNTIDYa messy room
2: lacking neatness or precision : CARELESS, SLOVENLY
3: extremely unpleasant or trying
Micah -One of the Minor prophet’s ( not diminished in any way, just his book is smaller)
At some point Micah must have said I will speak God
Micah called to speak - called to speak into his Generation
Micah like Amos, was a man of the Country (I love that and I love country people..they just get it), who had time for though and clear vision. He had Amos’s passion for justice and Hosea’s heart of love. His spirit burned with indignation over the rich city dwellers who oppressed peasants. Micah’s teaching is not unique because he repeats the truths of his predecessors and contemporaries, especially Isaiah of Jerusalem. Like them he faced, and attempted to correct a faulty concept of God and God’s requirements for His people.
Micah speaks and calls the people to hear
Sumarians - because the Sumarians where more advanced in technology and ideas than their neighbours, their culture and religion became widely influential.
Micah came to proclaim the advent of Truth - Jesus - prophesing the coming of the saviour
2. ULTIMATE BLESSING PROMISED ().
At some point Micah must have said I will speak God
Micah came to proclaim the advent of Truth - Jesus
3. PRESENT REPENTANCE PLEADED ().
Micah came to proclaim the advent of Truth - Jesus
We are called to proclaim the same truth - second coming of Jesus Christ
19 But did King Hezekiah and the people kill him for saying this? No, they turned from their sins and worshiped the Lord. They begged him for mercy. Then the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had pronounced against them. So we are about to do ourselves great harm.”
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The hope of glory in you
26 the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. 27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
24 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, 26 the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. 27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. 29 To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.
Colossians 1:27
Colossians 1:24-
At some point Micah must have said I will speak God
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What is God wanting you to say?
What is God wanting you to say?
What are we proclaiming to our generation?
The church is charged with one central mission – the gospel and the making of disciples from all the nations. But those disciples are to be taught all that Christ commands, and that requires the demonstration of the gospel in acts of justice and righteousness that reveal the presence of Christ’s kingdom.
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The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. (Peripheral = not essential)
What are we proclaiming to our generation?
1 I, Paul, am under God’s plan as an apostle, a special agent of Christ Jesus, writing to you faithful believers in Ephesus. 2 I greet you with the grace and peace poured into our lives by God our Father and our Master, Jesus Christ. 3 How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. 4 Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. 5 Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) 6 He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son. 7 Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah, his blood poured out on the altar of the Cross, we’re a free people—free of penalties and punishments chalked up by all our misdeeds. And not just barely free, either. Abundantly free! 8 He thought of everything, provided for everything we could possibly need, 9 letting us in on the plans he took such delight in making. He set it all out before us in Christ, 10 a long-range plan in which everything would be brought together and summed up in him, everything in deepest heaven, everything on planet earth. 11 It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, 12 part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone. 13 It’s in Christ that you, once you heard the truth and believed it (this Message of your salvation), found yourselves home free—signed, sealed, and delivered by the Holy Spirit. 14 This signet from God is the first installment on what’s coming, a reminder that we’ll get everything God has planned for us, a praising and glorious life. 15 That’s why, when I heard of the solid trust you have in the Master Jesus and your outpouring of love to all the followers of Jesus, 16 I couldn’t stop thanking God for you—every time I prayed, I’d think of you and give thanks. 17 But I do more than thank. I ask—ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory—to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally, 18 your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life he has for his followers, 19 oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him—endless energy, boundless strength! 20 All this energy issues from Christ: God raised him from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven, 21 in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever. 22 He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything. At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. 23 The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ’s body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.
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“The race this new generation is called to run will include several unavoidable challenges that will demand the highest level of biblical fidelity and theological courage, matched to keen cultural sensitivity and a deep love for human beings caught in the maelstrom of late modernity”
What picture of God are we presenting?
If the Church and the Holy Spirit are removed - Truth is removed
What picture of God are we presenting?
How do we present truth in an information overload society?
Our world doesn’t understand righteousness, love, God
14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians
1. You need to have a solid theology
We are called to proclaim the same truth
The hope of glory in you
1. You need to have a solid theology
I need to be working on my understanding of God
WESTBORO BAPTIST PICTURE - A CERTAIN CHURCH IN THE USA
Dogma - healthy understanding of God.
Quote -Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr. “The race this new generation is called to run will include several unavoidabationle challenges that will demand the highest level of biblical fidelity and theological courage, matched to keen cultural sensitivity and a deep love for human beings caught in the confusion of late modernity”
Maybe your understanding of God is a bit skew wiff
Maybe your understanding of God is a bit skew wiff
2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
We need the Holy Spirit for truth
We also need to equip ourselves - learn, lean in, self feed, bible college
Seek the Lord, Let the Holy Spirit cement Truth in your heart and don’t move from your belief. Stand firm in your conviction. No body can do that for you!
Seek the Lord, Let the Holy Spirit cement Truth in your heart and don’t move from your belief. Stand firm in your conviction.
says that “the word of the Lord” “came” to Micah of Moresheth. Micah was God’s spokesman to the people of his day. Micah is not called a prophet in his book. There is no account of God’s call for him to be a prophet, but he does claim to be God’s witness (v 2). Five times in the book some form of the messenger formula, “thus says the Lord,” is used (2:3; 3:5; 4:6; 6:1, 9), asserting that the message is from God. Micah, like a true prophet, claims to be “filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, … to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin” (3:8).
Seek the Lord, Let the Holy Spirit cement Truth in your heart and don’t move from your belief. Stand firm in your conviction. No body can do that for you!
17 Then some of the wise old men stood and spoke to all the people assembled there. 18 They said, “Remember when Micah of Moresheth prophesied during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah. He told the people of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field; Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins! A thicket will grow on the heights where the Temple now stands.’ 19 But did King Hezekiah and the people kill him for saying this? No, they turned from their sins and worshiped the Lord. They begged him for mercy. Then the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had pronounced against them. So we are about to do ourselves great harm.”
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2. You need to speak truth in love
2. You need to speak truth in love & a measure of wisdom
Truth underpinned by love.
1 If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. 3 If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.
I Corinthians 13:1-3
You have to listen to the Holy Spirit as the Holy Spirit reveals the heart of God. Micah himself said he was “full of power by the Holy Spirit”
Holy Spirit reveals the heart of God
3. Don’t be a hypocrite - your speech & actions be consistent
- David cried out - truth in the inward parts
His truth will be your shield & buckler
When you have done
Integrity, good character, truth, reliability, longevity, consistency, faithfulness, humility, kindness, generosity, respect, honour, openness, genuine care, compassion, joy, willingness, relationship etc etc......God will use you to speak to Kings
8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 6:8-What does the Lord require of you? When you show justice, kindness and walk humbly - people will respect you and your voice will be heard.
What does the Lord require of you?
When you show justice, kindness and walk humbly - people will respect you and your voice will be heard.
6 Brothers,[a] if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.
Just
Kind
Humble
