Amos 5 + 6
•	How have you found studying the book of Amos so far?  Has anything stood out for you?  Have you struggled with any of it?
•	Look at 5:4-6 and 14-15.  Do you think it’s possible for a society to ‘seek good’ without ‘seeking the LORD’?  Why do you think Amos links the two so closely?
•	5:7-13: Why do you think God cares so much for justice and for the poor and helpless?  What does that tell us about his character?  Why can it be hard for us to care equally about them? 
•	5:21-24: why do you think God ‘hates’ Israel’s religious practices?  How can religion/spirituality act as an obstacle between people and God?  
•	Read 6:1-7: how can luxuries and leisure activities act as an obstacle between God’s people and God?  (See Romans 1:25)
•	Read 6:8: describe what you’ve learnt of Israel’s pride so far in Amos.  How can Christians fall victim to this sort of pride today? 
•	Share one thing you feel God is teaching you through the book of Amos with the group and pray about that.   

Amos 5 + 6
•	How have you found studying the book of Amos so far?  Has anything stood out for you?  Have you struggled with any of it?
•	Look at 5:4-6 and 14-15.  Do you think it’s possible for a society to ‘seek good’ without ‘seeking the LORD’?  Why do you think Amos links the two so closely?
•	5:7-13: Why do you think God cares so much for justice and for the poor and helpless?  What does that tell us about his character?  Why can it be hard for us to care equally about them? 
•	5:21-24: why do you think God ‘hates’ Israel’s religious practices?  How can religion/spirituality act as an obstacle between people and God?  
•	Read 6:1-7: how can luxuries and leisure activities act as an obstacle between God’s people and God?  (See Romans 1:25)
•	Read 6:8: describe what you’ve learnt of Israel’s pride so far in Amos.  How can Christians fall victim to this sort of pride today? 
•	Share one thing you feel God is teaching you through the book of Amos with the group and pray about that.   

Amos 5 + 6
•	How have you found studying the book of Amos so far?  Has anything stood out for you?  Have you struggled with any of it?
•	Look at 5:4-6 and 14-15.  Do you think it’s possible for a society to ‘seek good’ without ‘seeking the LORD’?  Why do you think Amos links the two so closely?
•	5:7-13: Why do you think God cares so much for justice and for the poor and helpless?  What does that tell us about his character?  Why can it be hard for us to care equally about them? 
•	5:21-24: why do you think God ‘hates’ Israel’s religious practices?  How can religion/spirituality act as an obstacle between people and God?  
•	Read 6:1-7: how can luxuries and leisure activities act as an obstacle between God’s people and God?  (See Romans 1:25)
•	Read 6:8: describe what you’ve learnt of Israel’s pride so far in Amos.  How can Christians fall victim to this sort of pride today? 
•	Share one thing you feel God is teaching you through the book of Amos with the group and pray about that.