Mourn

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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.