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Micah 06:06-08 What God Wants From You
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Text: Micah 6:6-8
Introduction
1. People have always needed to know what God wants from them.
2. He has revealed what He wants and expects.
a. But people have attempted life on their own terms
b. What God wants of them gets “lost” in the darkness of human wisdom and striving.
3. Think about this matter of what God wants from us.
Body
I. HE WANTS OUR ATTENTION
A. People forget God!
1. A very human problem, failing! – Deuteronomy 8:11-14, 17
2. “ye that forget God” – Psalm 50:22
3. Perhaps they remember His name, His existence: but in practice in fact they forget Him – Deuteronomy 8:11
B. Listen to God! – Matthew 4:4
1. this verse comes out of great human need … such need as can cause one to “forget” God
2. but Jesus points direct to God at such a time
3. Are we attentive to Him? – Matthew 17:5
II. HE WANTS OUR LOVE
A. That fact has always amazed me
1. Why would omnipotent God want a puny human’s love?
2. I’m not alone in my amazement! – Psalm 8:3-5
B. Here is what He wants – Deuteronomy 6:5 repeated at Matthew 22:37
1. and this love He wants is not a “casual glance”
2. He wants our undivided, unreserved love!
III. HE WANTS OUR OBEDIENCE
A. Certainly, the obedience grows naturally from our love
1. An important point of understanding – Psalm 51:16-19
2. Something undergirds offerings – Mark 12:33
3. did God command sacrifices and offerings?
a. absolutely! but obedience with our heart, willingness, understanding was not the obedience He wanted
b. obedience without conviction, commitment, concurrence is cold “ceremony” – Romans 6:17
B. So, God wants your …
1. Belief in Christ – John 3:16
2. Repentance of sin – 2 Peter 3:9
3. Burial with Christ in baptism – Colossians 2:12
4. Are these “things” expressions of love for God? – 1 John 5:3
IV. HE WANTS YOUR LIFE
A. Note Galatians 2:20 and Colossians 3:1-4
1. in both passages “life” appears – it is His, He created it
2. on again, off again relationship is not what He wants
3. He wants all of you, not a sort of wise warm (nominal) relationship
B. The practical expression of this?
1. He wants our service in His cause – Romans 6:22
2. He wants the practice, the manner of our life conforming to His pattern and will – Ephesians 4:22-24
3. He wants our unswerving commitment – Philippians 3:13-14
V. HE WANTS YOUR “COMPANY”
A. Surrounded by angels, He wants you there with Him
1. once again, I find a certain amazement in this
2. but the testimony of scripture supports
B. There is a place there for you – John 14:1-3
1. This is “homecoming” – Psalm 116:15
2. This homecoming is for people who have responded to what God wants from them! – Revelation 14:12-13
Conclusion
1. The thoughts are simple enough for all of us to understand.
2. Will we grasp these thoughts as ours?
3. And act on them?
Content by Donald W. Treadway
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Micah 06:06-08 What Does Jesus Require of You? audio
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Text: Micah 6:6-8
Introduction
1. The prophet Micah raises and answers a question – Micah 6:6-8
a. What does the Lord require of you?
b. To do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God
2. In this lesson, I would like to rephrase and answer the question
a. What does Jesus require of you?
b. Letting the words of Jesus Himself to answer
Body
I. TO REPENT OF SIN – Luke 24:46-47
A. THE COMMAND TO REPENT OF SIN
1. Was proclaimed by Jesus during His ministry – Matthew 4:17; Luke 13:3,5
2. Was preached by His apostles as they fulfilled His commission – Acts 3:19; 17:30-31
3. Jesus clearly requires people to repent!
B. WHAT IT MEANS TO REPENT
1. Repent: primarily, to change one’s mind – BDAG
2. To change one’s way of life as the result of a complete change of thought and attitude with regard to sin and righteousness – Louw Nida
3. A decision prompted by godly sorrow for one’s sins – 2 Corinthians 7:9-10
4. A decision demonstrated by fervent change in conduct – 2 Corinthians 7:11
5. Have you expressed godly sorrow for your sin, with a fervent desire to change?
II. TO BELIEVE AND BE BAPTIZED – MK 16:15-16
A. THE COMMAND TO BELIEVE AND BE BAPTIZED
1. The command to believe is foundational to the gospel message-Jn 3:16; 8:24; 20:30-31
2. Likewise the command to be baptized – Acts 2:38; 10:48; 22:16
3. Jesus clearly requires people to believe and be baptized!
B. WHAT IT MEANS TO BELIEVE AND BE BAPTIZED
1. To place your faith in Jesus, that He died for your sins – John 1:29
2. To place your faith in God, that in baptism He will raise you together with Christ, having forgiven you of your sins – Colossians 2:11-13; Romans 6:3-7
3. Consider the example of the Ethiopian eunuch – Acts 8:35-38
4. Have you placed your trust in Jesus, dying with Him to sin in baptism and rising with Him from baptism to a new life?
III. TO BECOME HIS DISCIPLE – Matthew 28:18-20
A. THE COMMAND TO BECOME HIS DISCIPLE
1. Was expressed earlier as a tender invitation – Matthew 11:28-30
2. Begins with the act of baptism mentioned before – Matthew 28:19
3. Jesus clearly requires people to become His disciples!
B. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HIS DISCIPLE
1. Disciple: one who engages in learning through instruction from another, pupil, apprentice – BDAG
2. A disciple fully trained will be like his teacher – Luke 6:40
3. It requires abiding in Jesus’ words, loving one another, bearing fruit – John 8:31; 13:35
4. It requires denying self, forsaking all – Luke 14:26,33
5. Have you made the commitment to follow and learn from Jesus as His disciple?
IV. TO BE FAITHFUL UNTIL DEATH – Revelation 2:10
A. THE COMMAND TO BE FAITHFUL UNTIL DEATH
1. Is necessary because Jesus knew some would fall away – Luke 8:13-14
2. Is necessary because one can develop a heart of unbelief – Hebrews 3:12-14
3. Jesus clearly requires people to remain faithful as His disciples!
B. WHAT IT MEANS TO REMAIN FAITHFUL
1. To retain our “first love” – Revelation 2:4
2. To reject all false doctrines – Revelation 2:14-15
3. To maintain our zeal for the Lord – Revelation 3:15-16
4. Have you maintained that initial love and zeal you had when you became a Christian?
V. TO REPENT IF NECESSARY
A. THE NEED TO REPENT AS CHRISTIANS
1. Repeated by Jesus time and again – Revelation 2:5,16; 3:3,19
2. Expressed by Paul writing to the church at <a target=”_blank” href=”http://www.biblemap.org/#Corinth”>Corinth</a> – 2 Corinthians 12:20-21
3. Jesus clearly requires His disciples to repent when necessary!
B. WHAT IT MEANS TO REPENT
1. What we said before: a decision prompted by godly sorrow, demonstrated by fervent change
2. For the Christian it includes prayer, confessing one’s sin – Acts 8:22; 1 John 1:9
3. If your faith and service ever wavered, have you repented with fervent zeal?
Conclusion
1. In our lesson we have come full circle (repent-repent).
a. Jesus wants every lost soul to repent and obey the gospel in faith and baptism
b. Jesus wants every wayward disciple to repent and be zealous in their service to Him
2. Have you done what Jesus requires of you…?
a. If you need to repent and obey the gospel, let us assist you!
b. If you need to repent and return to the Lord, let us pray with you!
3. Surely the salvation of your soul and committed discipleship is what Jesus requires of you today…!
Content by Donald W. Treadway
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