Benjamin Murphy
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Benjamin Murphy
Sermon Series Highlights
Sermon Series Highlights

Hope

Introduction:

Since My Future is Filled with Hope... (Micah 4:1-13):

  1. I submit to God's authority even though it's Not popular . (Micah 4:1-5)
  2. I trust that God is always at work even when it Seems Like He is Not . (Micah 4:6-10)
  3. I do not fear those who Stand Against Me . (Micah 4:11-13)

    Romans 16:20 - "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet."

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Small Group Discussion
Read Micah 4:1-13

  1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?

  2. What is hope? Why is it so important for Christians to possess a strong sense of hope?

  3. In what area of life do you feel the most pressure to conform to the world and not stand out for Christ?

  4. How do you see yourself struggling with trusting in the Lord right now?

  5. How can we resist the temptation to live in fear of the future from day to day?

Breakout
Pray for one another.

Wake Up!

Introduction:

3 Reasons to Stop Hitting the Snooze Button (Micah 3:1-12):

  1. Your Sin is worse than you think. (Micah 3:1-4)
  2. False teachers are trying to Manipulate you. (Micah 3:5-8)

    1 Timothy 3:1-7 - The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church? He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.

  3. Being a little Religious won't help you. (Micah 3:9-12)

    Jeremiah 26:17-19 - And certain of the elders of the land arose and spoke to all the assembled people, saying, “Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and said to all the people of Judah: ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, “‘Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height.’ Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the LORD and entreat the favor of the LORD, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster that he had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great disaster upon ourselves.”

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Small Group Discussion
Read Micah 3:1-12

  1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?

  2. Why are each of us so good at justifying our favorite sin? How can we see our sin as God sees it?

  3. How have you seen preachers manipulate people (Micah 3:5)?

  4. Why do you think people think they won’t face discipline / consequences for their sin?

  5. Which of these “4 clues” catches your attention the easiest when you detect a bad sermon?

Breakout
Pray for one another, and HBC, to WAKE UP!

Discern

Introduction:

4 Clues You're Hearing a Bad Sermon (Micah 2:1-13):

  1. The sermon Avoids hard truths. (Micah 2:6a)
  2. The sermon doesn't Agree with something God already said. (Micah 2:6b)
  3. The sermon Appeals to the flesh. (Micah 2:6b)

    4. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 - For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.

  4. The sermon Attracts non-spiritual people. (Micah 2:11b)

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Small Group Discussion
Read Micah 2:1-13

  1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?

  2. Tell of a bad sermon you’ve heard. What made it “bad”?

  3. What would you say to a friend that excitedly follows a pastor that you know preaches unbiblical sermons?

  4. Which of these “4 clues” catches your attention the easiest when you detect a bad sermon?

Breakout
Pray for one another.

Mourn

Introduction:

How does the thought of God's judgment on sinners make you feel? (Micah 1:1-16)

  1. Are you Apathetic ?
  2. Are you Angry ?
  3. Are you Amused ?

How Do I Mourn If I Don't Feel Like Mourning?

  1. Confess your own sin.

    Isaiah 6:4-5 - And I said: "Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!"

  2. Consider the condition of sinners.

    Luke 19:41-44 - And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, "Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation."

  3. Concentrate on the cross.

    Romans 5:8 - God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

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Small Group Discussion
Read Micah 1:1-16

  1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?

  2. When you see sin run rampant and celebrated, how do you typically react? Do you merely condemn sinners, are you indifferent towards their being judged, or do you just laugh them off? Why?

  3. The Biblical response to sinners facing God’s wrath is to mourn (see Micha 1:8-9, 16). If you don’t mourn, why not? How can you get to the place where your heart breaks for what breaks the heart of God?

Breakout
Pray for one another to have the heart of Jesus - to mourn over the sinfulness of our nation.

Living in the Wrath of God

Introduction:

Living in the Wrath of God (Romans 1:18-32):

  1. God Abandons thsoe that Abandon Him. (Rom 1:18-23)

    Judges 10:13-14 - Yet you have forsaken me and served other gods; therefore I will save you no more. Go and cry out to the gods whom you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.

    Hosea 4:17 - Ephraim (Israel) is joined to idols; leave him alone.

    They clearly know about God...

    But they clearly don't want God.

3 Evidences that God Has Abandoned People:

  1. First the Heart goes: Sexual Immorality. (Rom 1:24-25)
  2. Then what is Natural goes: Dishonorable Passions. (Rom 1:26-27)
  3. Finally, the Mind goes: Debased Minds. (Rom 1:28-32)
    • Mourn
    • Discern
    • Wake up
    • Hope
    • Worship
    • Repent
    • Believe

    John 3:36 - Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

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Small Group Discussion
Read Romans 1:18-32

  1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?

  2. How is God’s abandoning people a manifestation of His judgment? What are the three things God “gives people up” to (Romans 1:24, 26, 28)?

  3. How exactly is thankfulness connected to faith (Romans 1:21)?

  4. What are some ways that you see debased (useless) minds in our culture today (see Romans 1:28)?

Breakout
Pray for one another.