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Lesson Summary:

Amos calls on Israel to seek the Lord so that they might live and not perish.

Focus Passage: Amos 5-6.

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. Stop Playing “Religion” (Amos 5:1-9)

Principle: True Life can only be found by Seeking the Lord.
Application: How is your life showing that you are truly seeking after God with your whole heart?
Scripture Reference

¹⁶“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
¹⁷For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
¹⁸He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
John 3:16-18 (NASB)

II. Do the Right Thing (Amos 5:10-27)

Principle: True Allegiance to the Lord will Show in Acts of Righteousness.
Application: How can you let justice and righteousness flow in the place where the Lord has you at this time?
Scripture Reference

He has told you, O man, what is good;And what does the Lord require of youBut to do justice, to love kindness,And to walk humbly with your God?Micah 6:8 (NASB)

III. Wake Up! (Amos 6:1-14)

Principle: Without Sorrow for our Sins there can’t be True Repentance.
Application: In which areas of your life are you presently asleep and unaware of fateful consequences?
Scripture Reference

⁸Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
⁹Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom.
¹⁰Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.
James 4:8-10 (NASB)