Los Reyes, el Pastor y el León

11 de junio del 2017

Amos 1:1-2

Cuando llegamos a Amós, el Reino había estado dividido durante años. La inestabilidad financiera que inmediatamente siguió a la muerte de Salomón había pasado. Este fue un momento de consuelo, corrupción y compromiso. Las cosas iban bien a los ojos de los que estaban recibiendo los beneficios, pero no tanto el caso para los pobres y los marginados. Es difícil entender el dolor de otra persona cuando todo te va bien, pero en medio de la injusticia el rugido de Dios es como un león.

¿Cómo te sentirías si alguien que no es de tu comunidad entra a criticar a tu comunidad?

¿Por qué crees que Dios le pide a Amós que haga exactamente eso?

¿Por qué crees que es importante que Dios "ruge" y "truene" Su mensaje a través del profeta?

¿Dónde necesitas a alguien más para hablar en tu vida? ¿Qué áreas de tu vida necesita que Dios despierte a través de "rugido" y "trueno?" ¿Qué áreas de nuestra comunidad necesita que Dios despierte a través de "rugido" y "trueno"?

The Kings, the Sheppard and the Lion

June 11, 2017

Amos 1:1-2

By the time that we arrived at Amos, the Kingdom had been divided for years. The financial instability that immediately followed the death of Solomon had passed. This was a time of comfort, corruption and compromise. Things were going well in the eyes of those who were ripping the benefits, but not so much for the poor and the marginalized. It is hard to understand someone else's pain when everything is going well for you, but in the midst of injustice God’s roars like a lion.

How would you feel if someone that is not from your community comes in to criticize your community?

Why do you think that God ask Amos to do just that?

Why do you think that it is important for God to “roar” and “thunder” His message to through the prophet?

Where do you need someone else to speak into your life? What areas in your life does God needs to waken up through “roar” and “thunder?” What areas of our community does God needs to waken up through “roar” and “thunder?”

Master > Servant

May 14, 2017

John 13:2-5, 12-17

The prophet Isaiah used the love of a mother in order to explain the love of God. You would have a hard time finding someone that understands what service is better than a mother. A mother will serve even when she is tired, even when she feels embarrassed by her child’s behavior, and even when she feels like wanting to escape. In the same way, there is no better revelation of the character of God to humanity than Christ himself. In anticipation to the cross, Christ wrapped a towel around his waist and washed the feet of his disciples even when Peter was about to denied him, even when Judas was about to betray him, even when John and James were edging for positioning. At a critical moment edged in the mind of the disciples, Christ shows them how to serve and invites them to do the same.

When someone has served you in a time of need? How did you feel? What this meant for you?

How you would have reacted to Jesus wanting to wash your feet?

Read John 13:14. How are you living this out in your life?

What is one way that you could serve someone in your circle of influence? What keeps you from doing it?