{"id":2119,"date":"2023-01-02T20:38:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T20:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.romans15four.com\/?p=2119"},"modified":"2023-01-03T22:47:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T22:47:15","slug":"bsf-kingdom-divided-lesson-13-jan-4-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.romans15four.com\/?p=2119","title":{"rendered":"BSF Kingdom Divided &#8211; Lesson 13 Jan 4 Discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Amos \u2013 Upholding God\u2019s Justice<\/em><\/strong><br>Amos 1-9<br><strong>Doctrine:<\/strong> Judgment of Believers and Unbelievers<br><strong>Attribute:<\/strong> Righteous Judge<br><strong>Big Idea:<\/strong> God is a just judge who offers life to those who repent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>We will use our Bibles today,<\/strong> make sure to have one handy, and go ahead and find Amos while the opening music plays.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opening Music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI Surrender All\u201d stop at 1.00 (end of 1st verse)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Surrender All\" width=\"668\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j2BnL_zI7uw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assurance of Pardon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Psalm 103:8-12 b<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#c8e6f9\" class=\"has-inline-color\">*\u201dThe Lord is compassionate and gracious,&nbsp;slow to anger, abounding in love.&nbsp;<br>He will not always accuse us,&nbsp;nor will he harbor his anger forever;&nbsp;<br>he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.&nbsp;<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#caeac2\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">*For as high as the heavens are above the earth,&nbsp;so great is his love for those who fear him;&nbsp;as far as the east is from the west,&nbsp;so far has He removed our transgressions from us.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prayer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gathering Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Breakout Groups&nbsp;of 3 for 5 minute<\/em>s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose 1 word which describes something which brings you happiness, joy, peace in 2023 (family);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose 1 word which describes something difficult for in in 2023 (family)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lesson Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Second Day<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Amos 1:1&nbsp;<\/u><\/strong>\u201cThe&nbsp;words of Amos, one of the&nbsp;shepherds&nbsp;of&nbsp;Tekoa\u2014the&nbsp;vision&nbsp;he saw concerning&nbsp;Israel&nbsp;two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Questions 3a, b, c<br>Questions 4 a, b<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.romans15four.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Amos-Map.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.romans15four.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Amos-Map.png 500w, https:\/\/www.romans15four.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Amos-Map-251x300.png 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Third Day<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amos 3-6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Amos leveled charges against Israel.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Amos 3:1,2,7,10<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#f0e2bb\" class=\"has-inline-color\">*3:1 Hear this word, people of Israel, the word the Lord has spoken against you\u2014against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt: <\/mark><\/strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#f0e2bb\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u201cYou only, have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#e9dbf7\" class=\"has-inline-color\">*7 Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets. They (the people) do not know how to do right,\u201d declares the Lord\u2026<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Questions 5a, b, 6<br>Questions 7a, b, 8, 9<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Amos 5 :21-24<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#f7d6bf\" class=\"has-inline-color\">*\u201dI hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me. Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Though you bring choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them. Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The Prophecy&nbsp;<\/em><u>Amos 6;14<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#c5e1f2\" class=\"has-inline-color\">*&nbsp;For the Lord God Almighty declares, \u201cI will stir up a nation against you, Israel, that will oppress you all the way from Lebo Hamath to the valley of the Arabah.\u201d (From north to south)<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Fourth Day<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>3 Breakout Groups<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Questions10, 11 (interlude with priest), 12a, b<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Fifth Day<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Questions 13a, b<br>Questions 14a, b<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#cde6d0\" class=\"has-inline-color\">*<u>John\u00a010:14-16<\/u>\u00a0Jesus speaking to the Pharisees\u00a0\u201cI am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me\u2014\u00a0just as the Father knows me and I know the Father\u2014and I lay down my life for the sheep.\u00a0I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Whiteboard: 1 Sentence to summarize Amos<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prayer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Announcements<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amos \u2013 Upholding God\u2019s JusticeAmos 1-9Doctrine: Judgment of Believers and UnbelieversAttribute: Righteous JudgeBig Idea: God is a just judge who offers life to those who repent. 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