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Micah: What God Wants

Micah is called from his rustic small town to the big city of Jerusalem to confront the people of God about their injustice.  Micah makes...

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Amos: God Cares

Amos, the farmer-turned-prophet, preached during a time of surging national optimism: business was booming, and boundaries were growing.  But Amos saw through the façade and...

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Your First Priority

In verses 19-24, Jesus emphasized that we have to choose between serving God or stuff (mammon). That choice has another natural consequence – anxiety. If...

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Judgment and Discernment

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus moves from personal temptations to interpersonal temptations. He warns against inappropriate judging (v. 1-5) and commends appropriate evaluation...

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Where is Your Treasure?

In the first half of Matthew 6, Jesus describes the believer’s private life (giving, praying, fasting); in the second half he is concerned with our...

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Just Do It

Why do you do what you do—to gain the adoration of God or of others? Jesus teaches his disciples to be careful to not “practice...

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