What Does the Lord Require of You?: Fall Worship Series 2025

God’s people have continually asked, “What does God want of me? What does the Lord expect of me? How am I supposed to live as a believer and what happens when I don’t?” Micah’s answer to this age-old question in 6:8 is memorable. Do Justice. Love Kindness. Walk Humbly with God. While Micah addressed a particular people in a particular time, his message continues to speak to us today. This Fall we will spend 4 weeks reflecting on Micah’s most famous passage and the ways we can live God’s “requirements.”

October 12

Micah: The Prophet, the Context, the Message

Micah 6:1-8

Who was Micah? Who was he writing to and why? What is the overall message of the book? In order to better understand the passage of Micah 6:8, we begin with its larger context and purpose of the book as a whole, including what it has to say to us today.

Reflection Questions: How is Micah’s context similar and different to our own? What might Micah say to us about judgment and blessing?

October 19

Do Justice

Micah 6:8, Amos 5:21-24, Matthew 23:23-24

The requirement to “do justice” is grounded in God’s characteristic of being just. What does justice mean in biblical terms? Why doesn’t the word “justice” appear more in the New Testament? What did Jesus teach and how did he “do justice”? What does justice look like in our day and age?

Reflection Questions: How would you define justice? What injustice in this world breaks your heart? What one thing will you commit to to “do justice” in this world?

October 26

Love Kindness

Micah 6:8, Jeremiah 9:23-24, Colossians 3:12-14

A consistent message throughout scripture is that God’s people are to show love, mercy, kindness, and compassion to the most vulnerable. Hesed is the Hebrew word that encompasses all of these traits. In what ways does God demonstrate Hesed? How is the theme of Hesed woven through the New Testament? What might Hesed look like today?

Reflection Questions: Who are the vulnerable today we can show Hesed to? What one thing will you commit to to “love kindness” in this world?

November 2

Walk Humbly with God

Micah 6:8, I Peter 5:5-7, Philippians 2:3-8 (Dedication Sunday)

“To walk” was the Hebrew way to identify a person’s lifestyle. Micah urges us to live a life of humility in the presence of God. What does that mean? How did Jesus exemplify humility? Humility is often misunderstood as low self-esteem or unworthiness. In fact, it is quite different. While the first two “requirements” focused more on our relationships with others, this one is more about who we are in our relationship with God.

Reflection Questions: How would you define what humility is and what it isn’t? What one thing will you commit to to “walk humbly with God” in this world? Write down the three actions you committed to do in this series and put it in a place where you will see it everyday.