Amos 4:1-13 - Trifling with the Almighty
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Sermon Discussion Questions
1. In their extravagant comfort, the privileged women of Northern Israel had grown quite complacent to the plight of poor, even complicit in their oppression (4:1). In what ways are we in danger of growing similarly complacent and perhaps complicit in prospering from the disadvantaging of the poor and disenfranchised?
2. What personal idols or self-imposed rituals are we tempted to turn to in order to self-atone for our guilty consciences as comfortable and complacent people (4:4-5)?
3. The past 6 months have been difficult for us all. How have you turned to self-reliance rather than repentance and God reliance during the COVID-19 pandemic (compare 4:6-11)? What might deeper repentance and God-reliance look like for you in the present moment?