The Avenue Church
A Call for Justice and Mercy
Locations & Times
The Avenue Church
3030 Thatcher Ave, Pueblo, CO 81005, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
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1. The Setting
December 4, 518 B.C.
December 4, 518 B.C.
2. The Question: "Should I weep and abstain in the fifth month, as I have done for so many years?"
3. The Motives for Fasting
4. The Sacrifice the Lord Desires: Obedience
A. Good to Pursue:
-True Judgments - a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially
-Show kindness and mercy to one another
-True Judgments - a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially
-Show kindness and mercy to one another
B. Evil to Avoid:
-Oppression (Widows, orphans, sojourners, poor)
-Devising evil in your heart against another
-Oppression (Widows, orphans, sojourners, poor)
-Devising evil in your heart against another
5. Deaf Ears, Hard Hearts and Empty Prayers
Discussion Questions - Re-read our main passage from this week (Zechariah 7:1-14) and then with your Growth Group, family, friends, etc. thoughtfully answer the following:
1. What is a religious tradition you observe that isn’t commanded in Scripture but helpful in your faith?
2. What is a tradition that you grew up with but have abandoned because it was no longer helpful?
3. In what ways have you believed your obedience or sacrifices earned you some favor or credit with God?
4. What is one way you need to show more kindness and mercy to those in your life?
5. What is one way we may unwittingly be oppressing those less fortunate around us?
6. Do you struggle with devising evil in your heart towards others? This usually will show itself in bitterness and resentment.
7. What’s your next step in response to this message?
1. What is a religious tradition you observe that isn’t commanded in Scripture but helpful in your faith?
2. What is a tradition that you grew up with but have abandoned because it was no longer helpful?
3. In what ways have you believed your obedience or sacrifices earned you some favor or credit with God?
4. What is one way you need to show more kindness and mercy to those in your life?
5. What is one way we may unwittingly be oppressing those less fortunate around us?
6. Do you struggle with devising evil in your heart towards others? This usually will show itself in bitterness and resentment.
7. What’s your next step in response to this message?
Memory verse for this series:
Zechariah 8:7-8
7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country, and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they whall be my people, and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness.
Zechariah 8:7-8
7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country, and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they whall be my people, and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness.
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That Your Prayers May Not Be Hindered
https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/that-your-prayers-may-not-be-hinderedRIGHTNOWMEDIA RESOURCES:
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https://www.rightnowmedia.org/Account/Invite/TheAvenueChurchZECHARIAH by ReviveSchool
This book of the Old Testament is rich in messianic prophecies, second only to the book of Isaiah. Participants in this course will see pictures of Christ both in His first coming as the PIERCED ONE and His second coming as the righteous King ruling His people from Jerusalem.
https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/content/details/786281ZECHARIAH: MOSAICS OF THE MESSIAH
Jon Kehrer, Old Testament and biblical languages professor at Ozark Christian College will help you to read the book of Zechariah to see different pictures of Jesus as revealed through this prophecy. He weaves together these images from Zechariah with other Old Testament texts, to show their fulfillment in Jesus in the Gospels.
https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/content/details/780714