Week 12: Justice – Seeking Righteousness

by Advocates International | May 18, 2020 | What Does the Lord Require of You? | 0 comments

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel.  Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king, to maintain justice and righteousness. 1 Kings 10:9 The Queen of...

Week 11: Justice – Shaping Community

by Advocates International | May 11, 2020 | What Does the Lord Require of You? | 0 comments

Background Scripture: Deut. 27:1-26   Then Moses and the priests, who are Levites, said to all Israel, ‘Be silent, O Israel, and listen! You have now become people of the Lord your God.  Obey the Lord your God and follow his commands and decrees that I give you...

Week 10: Justice – Pursuing Truth

by Advocates International | May 4, 2020 | What Does the Lord Require of You? | 0 comments

Background Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-15   David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die! He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity.”  Then...

Week 9: Justice – Building Peace

by Advocates International | Apr 29, 2020 | What Does the Lord Require of You? | 0 comments

Background Scripture: Luke 19:1-10   Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Matthew 5:9 “How can you represent someone who is guilty?” This question is one that criminal defense lawyers get used to hearing, but it could just as easily...

Week 8: Justice – Reflecting God’s Character

by Advocates International | Apr 20, 2020 | What Does the Lord Require of You? | 0 comments

Scripture: Matt. 23:13-36   Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices – mint, dill and cumin.  But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness.  You should have...

Week 7: Practicing (Law According To) What God Preaches

by Advocates International | Apr 13, 2020 | What Does the Lord Require of You? | 0 comments

[A]lways seek after that which is good for one another and for all men. Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. … Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass. I Thessalonians...

Week 6: Objectionable Testimony

by Advocates International | Apr 6, 2020 | What Does the Lord Require of You? | 0 comments

[N]o one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father; and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God; from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing.  My brethren, these things...

Week 5: Cases Not Yet Closed

by Advocates International | Apr 1, 2020 | What Does the Lord Require of You? | 0 comments

Background: Psalm 42   As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for Thee, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God? … O my God, my soul is in despair within me. Psalm 42:1-2, 6a A friend of mine...

Week 4: Error in the Court Below

by Advocates International | Mar 25, 2020 | What Does the Lord Require of You? | 0 comments

Background: Job 12:1-13:21   Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this, in whose hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind? … With Him are strength and sound wisdom, the misled and the misleader belong...

Week 3: Multiple Choice Quiz – God is most like…

by Advocates International | Mar 16, 2020 | What Does the Lord Require of You? | 0 comments

God is most like: A. A Policeman B. A Judge C. A Legislator D. None of the above I can’t do that. My heart will not let me utterly destroy them.  Because I am God and not man. Hosea 11:8-9   The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count...