Do Not My Words Do Good

(Mic. 2:6-11/FCC/9-4-26/Lukins)

Theme→Seeing God as God is the only way to receive His mercy. 

1. Disputing God’s message (2:6-7)
   1. False prophets will not preach it (2:6)
   2. God’s message helps those who listen (2:7) (Ex. 34:6-7a, 7b) (Lev. 26:14-39) (Deut. 28:15-68)
2. Accusation of God’s people (2:8-9)
   1. They have become enemies of God’s people (2:8a)
   2. The totality of their corruption (2:8b-9) (Ex. 22:22-24) (Lev. 19:18) (Deut. 24:19; 27:19)
3. Sentencing of God’s people (2:10) (Deut. 12:9-10) (Judg. 3:12) (Ruth 1:9) (2 Sam. 7:1) (Ps. 37:7) (Isa. 14:3; 26:12) (Heb. 4)
4. Rebuking God’s people (2:11)
5. A difficult truth (Matt. 7:21-23; 10:37-29) (Mark 8:34-38)
6. Application
   1. Four temptations
   2. Four responses