Amos 8:1-9:10
•	For starters: How big is the God you believe in?  In what ways do we make God smaller and more comfortable to us in the ways we think about him?
•	Read 8:1-3. What does it tell us about God that he has ‘spared’ Israel this long?  What does it tell us about him that he will spare them no longer?  (See 2 Peter 3:8-10)
•	Read 8:4-6. Why was Israel impatient with ‘the New Moon’ and the Sabbath?  What things in our lives are we tempted to see as more important than our relationship with God?  Why and how do we guard against this?
•	Read 8:7-9:4.  God’s promised future judgement can be both terrifying and comforting.  How do you feel when you read about it here?  Why?
•	There seem to be shadows of the cross in Amos’ prophecy (see 8:9-10).  Look up the following references on the cross: how does the cross satisfy both God’s justice and God’s love?  Let these lead you into a time of prayer.  Hebrews 2:14-17; Philippians 3:7-11; Romans 5:6-11; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 3:18.    

Amos 8:1-9:10
•	For starters: How big is the God you believe in?  In what ways do we make God smaller and more comfortable to us in the ways we think about him?
•	Read 8:1-3. What does it tell us about God that he has ‘spared’ Israel this long?  What does it tell us about him that he will spare them no longer?  (See 2 Peter 3:8-10)
•	Read 8:4-6. Why was Israel impatient with ‘the New Moon’ and the Sabbath?  What things in our lives are we tempted to see as more important than our relationship with God?  Why and how do we guard against this?
•	Read 8:7-9:4.  God’s promised future judgement can be both terrifying and comforting.  How do you feel when you read about it here?  Why?
•	There seem to be shadows of the cross in Amos’ prophecy (see 8:9-10).  Look up the following references on the cross: how does the cross satisfy both God’s justice and God’s love?  Let these lead you into a time of prayer.  Hebrews 2:14-17; Philippians 3:7-11; Romans 5:6-11; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 3:18.    
Amos 8:1-9:10
•	For starters: How big is the God you believe in?  In what ways do we make God smaller and more comfortable to us in the ways we think about him?
•	Read 8:1-3. What does it tell us about God that he has ‘spared’ Israel this long?  What does it tell us about him that he will spare them no longer?  (See 2 Peter 3:8-10)
•	Read 8:4-6. Why was Israel impatient with ‘the New Moon’ and the Sabbath?  What things in our lives are we tempted to see as more important than our relationship with God?  Why and how do we guard against this?
•	Read 8:7-9:4.  God’s promised future judgement can be both terrifying and comforting.  How do you feel when you read about it here?  Why?
•	There seem to be shadows of the cross in Amos’ prophecy (see 8:9-10).  Look up the following references on the cross: how does the cross satisfy both God’s justice and God’s love?  Let these lead you into a time of prayer.  Hebrews 2:14-17; Philippians 3:7-11; Romans 5:6-11; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 3:18.