Tov #1 - Do Justice
Micah 6:8
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund
Part of Tov—July 13 - 28, 2024
July 12, 2024

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Message Notes and Group Study Guide

Date: July 13-14, 2024
Speaker: Dr. Kurt Bjorklund
Series: Tov
Message: #1 - Do Justice
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Scripture

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 (NIV)

Notes

Do Justice - Mishpat

1. Deciding Between Fairly/Equitbaly

Do not show partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too hard for you, and I will hear it.” —Deuteronomy 1:17 (NIV)
The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice. —Proverbs 17:23 (NIV)
It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice. —Proverbs 18:5 (NIV)

2. Advocating for the

Reveal Answer

He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. —Deuteronomy 10:18 (NIV)

3. Generosity with

Reveal Answer

If I have denied justice to any of my servants, whether male or female, when they had a grievance against me, what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to account? Did not he who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us both within our mothers? ‘If I have denied the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow grow weary, if I have kept my bread to myself, not sharing it with the fatherless— —Job 31:13-17 (NIV)
Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel, ‘My way is hidden from the LORD; my cause is disregarded by my God?’ —Isaiah 40:27 (NIV)
’Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations. He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.’ —Isaiah 42:1-4 (NIV)

Study Guide

Step One: Icebreaker (Optional)
What is the most loving thing someone has done for you?

Step Two: Open
Ask someone in your group to pray to open your time together. Ask another person to read Micah 6:8.

Step Three: Discuss

  1. What stood out to you the most in this weekend’s teaching? What was challenging, encouraging, or confusing to you?

  2. What motivates the acts of justice we do? Are you motivated by results, or someone/something else?

  3. Are you willing to commit to doing justice, even when you can’t guarantee the outcome, or see the full picture like God does? If things don’t appear to resolve as they “should,” what was the point?

  4. How can compassionate engagement with the brokenness of the world heal what is broken in your own heart?

  5. If you want to engage with unjust practices in the world, are you willing to allow God to show you how you might be living an unjust life? Why or why not?

  6. Justice is currently undergoing a renaissance in interest, in both academic and wider public concern. How is Christian justice different than secular justice?

Step Four: Close in Prayer
Ask someone in your group to close in prayer.