Preparation for Christmas

15 Nov Worshipping idols Micah 1

22 Nov Oppressing the poor Micah 2-3

29 Nov Christingle

6 Dec Reign of peace Micah 4

13 Dec Bethlehem promise Micah 5

20 Dec Walking humbly Micah 6-7

Go to the House of Bread

(Bethlehem)to the feeding trough

(Manger)to feed on Jesus

To receive graceand be thankfuland be generous

To receive mercyand repentand be merciful

So that Jesus can be LORD of my lifeSo that I may be fruitful

(Ephrathah)

1Marshal your troops, O city of troops, for a siege is laid against us.

They will strike Israel's ruler on the cheek with a rod.

2"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah,

out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times."

3Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labour gives birth and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites.

4He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.

5And he will be their peace.

When we have a problem & are under attack we come to the House of Bread, to be Fruitful.

When Jesus is Lord we gain a sense of the Eternal ....we, gain his strength, ..we See His Kingdom come,and we find peace

When the Assyrian invades our land and marches through our fortresses,

we will raise against him seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men.

6They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword,

the land of Nimrod with drawn sword.He will deliver us from the Assyrian when he

invades our land and marches into our borders.

7The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.

8The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which mauls and mangles as it goes, and no-one can rescue.

9Your hand will be lifted up in triumph over your enemies, and all your foes will be destroyed.

We will be delivered from those who set themselves up in place of the LORD

The Lord’s people will be amongst many people and have his power

10"In that day," declares the LORD, "I will destroy your horses from among you & demolish your chariots.

11I will destroy the cities of your land

and tear down all your strongholds.12I will destroy your witchcraft

and you will no longer cast spells.

13I will destroy your carved images and your sacred stones from among you;

you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands.

14I will uproot from among you your Asherah poles and demolish your cities.

15I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed me."Thank God for his written Word to us

The Lord will removefrom us .. CarsBombersCitiesBanksHoroscopesContractsStyle without substanceRights without responsibilityWorks of our hands

PleasureCities

All those things that we put in the place of the Lord.

Micah 5When we have a problem & are under attack we come to

the House of Bread (Bethlehem), to be Fruitful (Ephrath).When Jesus is Lord we gain a sense of the Eternal

we, gain his strength, we see His Kingdom come, and we find peace

We will be delivered from those who set themselves up in place of the LORD & The Lord’s people will be amongst many people and have his power

The Lord will remove from us all those things that we put in the place of the Lord. (Cars, Bombers, Cities, Banks, Horoscopes, Contracts, Style without substance, Rights without responsibility, Works of our hands, Pleasure)

Go to the House of Bread

(Bethlehem)to the feeding trough

(Manger)to feed on Jesus

To receive graceand be thankfuland be generous

To receive mercyand repentand be merciful

So that Jesus can be LORD of my lifeSo that I may be fruitful

(Ephrathah)

From Amen to Action

May you know the blessing of receiving graceof living thankfully and generouslyof being forgiven and being mercifulof living under the Lordship of Christ

May you know the blessingof your Heavenly Fatherof your Saviour Jesusof the Holy Spirit living in youToday and every day, for ever Amen