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THIS SUNDAY SCHOOL OVERVIEW FEATURES HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LESSON EACH WEEK. BIBLICAL TRANSLATIONS WILL VARY, BUT THE MAIN RESOURCE WILL BE THE TOWNSEND PRESS SUNDAY SCHOOL COMMENTARY, 99th EDITION. THIS FEATURE IS DESIGNED TO BE OF HELP TO THOSE WHO CANNOT ATTEND THEIR LOCAL CHURCH AND/OR SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON TITLE: CALLED TO ACCOUNTABILITY
Adult/Young Adult Topic: SEEKING JUSTICE
Printed Text: AMOS 5:18-24
KEY VERSE: AMOS 5:24 (NIV)
But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!
Source: Townsend Press Sunday School Commentary – 99th Edition, 2019-2020
UNIFYING LESSON PRINCIPLE:
Often, people ignore or disregard the plight of the disenfranchised. How will the cause of the disadvantaged be addressed? The prophet Amos affirms that the justice and righteousness of God always champion the poor and oppressed.
CONCLUDING REFLECTION:
Only lives dedicated to God and lived in total submission to His will and His way can be pleasing in His sight. God wills to see justice and righteousness lived out in the lives of His people on a consistent basis. It is only then that our worship rings true to Him.
PRAYER:
Dear Lord, in each and every day of our lives, help us to allow justice to roll down like water and righteousness as a mighty stream. Keep ever in our hearts the prophetic impulse that encourages us to live lives of justice and righteousness as a way of being in the world. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
