Sermon Notes
Walk Humbly With God
MADE NEW – Part 4
April 28, 2024
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8
Understanding Humility
There is a difference between humiliation and humility.
- Humiliation involves loss of pride or dignity, usually in some painful way.
- Humility is having a certain understanding of one’s own importance.
Humility is the natural outcome of a life changed by God.
1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
Romans 12:1-3
- Worship is a lifestyle (Romans 12:1).
- Transformation begins with the mind (Romans 12:2).
- Being transformed is having a right view of ourselves (Romans 12:3).
Small Group Discussion Questions for the Week of April 28, 2024.
Opening
1. What is a positive example of humility in action that you have seen in your church, family, or work?
Digging Deeper into the Scriptures
Read Micah 6:8
1. Micah 6:8 is not a plan for achieving salvation through works. Rather, it is the evidence that real forgiveness and faith are at work in an individual. What does the presence or absence of works potentially reveal about the authenticity of someone’s faith?
2. In the book of Micah we see that when the Israelites were confronted with their sin, they changed the subject. Why is it sometimes difficult to receive the rebuke and instruction of Scripture in our lives?
Read Romans 12:1-3
3. Paul exhorts us not to exalt ourselves, or to belittle ourselves, but rather to think of ourselves with sober judgement (v. 3). What is the difference between humility and a poor self-image?
Applying the Scriptures
1. Is it possible to profess the principles of justice, mercy, and humility while practicing something totally different? How can we be guilty of this?
2. Micah indicates that the Israelites failed to understand the difference between doing “religious” things and being in an authentic relationship with God. God is far more interested in the condition of our hearts than our religious activity.
Why must the condition of our hearts be most important to us, and how does it affect our actions?