1. Bible Study Neal Parker

2. II Thessalonians 2:1-13 Reasons To Study Prophecy We are not shaken from our composure We are not shaken from our composure We are not deceived and perish We are not deceived and perish We are not guilty of a lack of love for the truth We are not guilty of a lack of love for the truth We are not lawless and take pleasure in wickedness We are not lawless and take pleasure in wickedness Watch / Stay Awake / Do not Sleep !

3. Geography of Micah

7. Bible Study – Book of Micah Purpose For The Book: 1. To show Judah that a necessary product of their covenant relationship to God was to be justice and holiness. 2. His focus on God’s justice was to remind them that God would judge them for their sin and disobedience. 3. To proclaim a time of restoration and blessing after judgment under a revitalized Davidic dynasty

8. Lessons From Micah 1. God expects to be first. 2. Some people don’t want the truth 3. God has a remnant 4. God doesn’t hear the prayers of the wicked 5. God promised His church, a Messiah and forgiveness to His people

9. Bible Study – Book of Micah Micah 4:1-13 Verses Verses The Glorification of Zion 1-5 The Dominion of Zion 6-13

10. United Nations The United Nations garden contains several sculptures and statues that have been donated by different countries. This one is called "Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares" and was a gift from the then Soviet Union presented in 1959. Made by Evgeniy Vuchetich, the bronze statue represents the figure of a man holding a hammer in one hand and, in the other, a sword which he is making into a plowshare, symbolizing man's desire to put an end to war and convert the means of destruction into creative tools for the benefit of all mankind.

11. Bible Study – Book of Micah Micah 5:1-15 Verses Verses The Ruler and Deliverer from Bethlehem 1-6 God’s People – Blessing & Curse 7-9 God’s Purifying Judgment On His People 10-15

12. Bethlehem Ephratah

13. Bible Study – Book of Micah Micah 6:1-16 Verses Verses The Road Back To God 1-16

14. What Does The Lord Require Of You? To Do Justly To Do Justly Love Mercy Love Mercy Walk Humbly With Your God Walk Humbly With Your God

16. Bible Study – Book of Micah Micah 7:1-20 Verses Verses Divine Absolution 1-20

18. Next Bible Study: August 4, 2012 Book of Nahum