Sermon Discussion

Sermon: A Relationship of Unequals

Text: Micah 6:1-8

Introduction

The last thing anyone wants to be in, is to be in debt to someone else or own anyone else a favor. We try to repay people back for the nice things they’ve done for us by doing equally nice things. We just don’t want to be in a position of unequal within a relationship, any relationship. Yet, this is precisely the relationship God calls us to be in. It is a relationship based on grace and not on merit. Any attempt from our part to equalize our standing with God leads us to pride and sin.

Discussion Questions

1. Name 3 things you are thankful for this past 2 weeks. Was it difficult or easy to come up with these things? Is your tendency to focus more on the negative or the positive things in your life?
2. What does it mean to live within grace? How does that look like?
3. What are some things in your life that you know is preventing you from deepening your relationship with God? How do you deal with these things?
4. How can we as a community strive to do justice and to love mercy? What can we do differently from what is the routine in our lives?

Moving Forward

In Micah 6, God is not coming up with a new standard or adding new rules for us to live by. Instead He showing how difficult it is for us to maintain a relationship with Him if we don’t accept His grace. It starts with the recognition of our position before God. It’s not about doing more. Instead, its about being more dependent upon God. Its about opening our eyes to His love. Only through this, we are able to maintain the relationship with God that is beneficial for us.

Meditate

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. – Micah 6:8