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Keswick '18 - Chris Wright 1: Look! The Lord is Coming
Micah 1: 1 - 2: 13. Micah, a prophet easily overshadowed by his glorious contemporary Isaiah, knew he was filled with the power of God’s Spirit and sent to proclaim God’s word to God’s people (Mic 3:8). And what a state they were in! The nation of Judah was in an advanced state of moral, spiritual and social degradation. Micah puts his finger on evils that were rampant then and still with us today – obscene inequality; land-grabbing greed; eviction and homelessness; political self-excusing and complacency; corruption at every level of society. Micah holds up a painful contemporary mirror. And yet! God has not finished with Israel. Beyond judgement lay restoration. Out of a mountain of injustice, the Mountain of the Lord will rise. Out of little Bethlehem, God’s king will come. Out of acknowledged sin, comes forgiveness and redemption. There is hope, for ‘Who is like the Lord?’ (as Micah’s name means).
Length: 53mins
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The Keswick Convention is a world-famous, annual gathering of Christian believers from around the UK. Keswick Ministries is committed to the spiritual renewal of God’s people for his mission in the world. There are three fundamental convictions which shape all they do: hearing God's Word, becoming like God's Son and serving God's mission. For more information please visit keswickministries.org.
Chris Wright is the International Ministries Director of Langham Partnership, which provides literature, scholarships and preaching training for Majority World pastors and seminaries. He taught in India for five years. His books include Old Testament Ethics for the People of God; The Mission of God; The God I Don’t Understand; and The Mission of God’s People. Chris and his wife, Liz, have four adult children and ten grandchildren and live in London, as members of All Souls Church, Langham Place. For more information please visit keswickministries.org.
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