Scripture – Micah 6:5 5 “O my people, remember now what King Balak of Moab devised, what Balaam son of Beor answered him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the saving acts of the Lord.” Prayer Focus: Notice that God says, “remember.”  The people know that God loves them and has

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Scripture – Micah 6:4 4 “For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.” Prayer Focus: God is reminding Israel of all that they have been through together.  God brought them out of slavery to the promised

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Scripture – Micah 6:3 3 “O my people, what have I done to you? In what have I wearied you? Answer me!” Prayer Focus: Knowing all that God’s people have gotten wrong, we might expect God to be angry.  Yet as God begins to speak, we hear pleading.  God is pleading with Israel, not yelling,

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Scripture – Micah 6:2 2 Hear, you mountains, the case of the Lord, and you enduring foundations of the earth, for the Lord has a case against his people, and he will contend with Israel. Prayer Focus: Micah is speaking here; he is calling on all of creation to bear witness to this courtroom trial.

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Scripture – Micah 6:1 1 Hear what the Lord says: Rise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice. Prayer Focus: The people are on trial. Earlier in Micah, God has outlined the charges against God’s people, 3:2- they send violence to the poor, 3:5- the political leaders take bribes,

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Scripture – Matthew 4:24-25 24 So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought to him all the sick, those who were afflicted with various diseases and pains, people possessed by demons or having epilepsy or afflicted with paralysis, and he cured them. 25 And great crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem,

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Scripture – Matthew 4:23 23 Jesus went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people. Prayer Focus: With these four initial disciples, Jesus’ public ministry begins. They travel throughout Galilee with a ministry of teaching, proclaiming the good

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Scripture – Matthew 4:19-22 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.” 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 21 As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James, son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee,

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Scripture – Matthew 4:18 18 As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea—for they were fishers. Prayer Focus: Immediately after announcing that the kingdom of heaven has come near, Jesus begins to invite some folks to

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Scripture – Matthew 4:17 17 From that time Jesus began to proclaim, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” Prayer Focus: Jesus begins his public preaching and proclamation with a twofold message. First, “repent” or turn around, choose a new direction, because the way you are headed leads to trouble. Second, the reason

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