Want to Live? Seek the Lord!

Amos 5 and 6

Word of Warning …

“I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a child ______________!”

“This is what the Lord says to the house of Israel _____________________!”

Seek = __________________________!

Firstly, they are to ______________________!

Secondly, they are to ___________________!

They are promised that the Lord God Almighty _____________________!

Why did they have to seek the God?

The accusations __________________!

Acts 6: 1 ____________________?

What they had to seek at this eleventh hour …

Seek God _____________________!

Seek means _____________________!

“So, I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; ________________________!”

Seek me ________________!

How they had to seek … ___________________________!

The Lord will fight for you: ____________________________________________!

Jesus said, __________________________________________________________!

Jesus also said, “In the same way, _____________________________________!

God says, “Seek me _______________________!”

A Psalm In the Pit 

Psalm 88

Intro: Why the Psalms? 

Point 1: Permission to Cry to God in suffering (v1-9a) 

a. Heman the Ezrahite 

b. Physical suffering 

c. Mental and Spiritual Suffering 

d. Cry out to God (v9b) 

Point 2: Persevere in prayer to your Saviour (v1-2; 9b; 13) 

a. Persevere because of WHO we are praying to 

b. The Suffering Saviour

Applications for the suffering