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2025-10-05 A Proper Response to God's Judgementby Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 7:1-71 Woe is me! For I have become    as when the summer fruit has been gathered,    as when the grapes have been gleaned:    there is no cluster to eat,    no first-ripe fig that my soul desires.2 The godly has perished from the earth,    and there is no one upright among mankind;    they all lie in wait for blood,    and each hunts the other with a net.3 Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well;    the prince and the judge ask for a bribe,and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul;    thus they weave it together.4 The best of them is like a brier,    the most upright of them a thorn hedge.    The day of your watchmen, of your punishment, has come;    now their confusion is at hand.5 Put no trust in a neighbor;    have no confidence in a friend;    guard the doo

2025-09-28 Final Verdict and Sentencingby Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 6:9-169  Listen! The Lord is calling to the city—    and to fear your name is wisdom—    “Heed the rod and the One who appointed it.10 Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house,    and the short ephah, which is accursed?11 Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales,    with a bag of false weights?12 Your rich people are violent;    your inhabitants are liars    and their tongues speak deceitfully.13 Therefore, I have begun to destroy you,    to ruin you because of your sins.14 You will eat but not be satisfied;    your stomach will still be empty.You will store up but save nothing,    because what you save I will give to the sword.15 You will plant but not harvest;    you will press olives but not use the oil,    you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.16 You have observed the statu

2025-09-21 The Lord's Requirementby Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 6:1-8Hear what the Lord says:1  Arise, plead your case before the mountains,    and let the hills hear your voice.2  Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the Lord,    and you enduring foundations of the earth,    for the Lord has an indictment against his people,    and he will contend with Israel.3  “O my people, what have I done to you?    How have I wearied you? Answer me!4  For I brought you up from the land of Egypt    and redeemed you from the house of slavery,    and I sent before you Moses,    Aaron, and Miriam.5  O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised,    and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,    and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal,    that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”6  “With what shall I come before the Lord,    and bow myself

2025-09-14 In That Dayby Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 5:7-157 Then the remnant of JacobWill be among many peoplesLike dew from the Lord,Like showers on vegetationWhich do not wait for manOr delay for the sons of men.8 The remnant of JacobWill be among the nations,Among many peoplesLike a lion among the beasts of the forest,Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,Which, if he passes through,Tramples down and tears,And there is none to rescue.9 Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries,And all your enemies will be cut off.10 “It will be in that day,” declares the Lord,“That I will cut off your horses from among youAnd destroy your chariots.11 “I will also cut off the cities of your landAnd tear down all your fortifications.12 “I will cut off sorceries from your hand,And you will have fortune-tellers no more.13 “I will cut off your carved imagesAnd your sacred pillars from among you,So that you will no longer bow downTo the work of your hands.14 “I will root out your Asherim from among

2025-09-07 Who Is The King of Glory?by Pastor Chris BergScripture Reference: Micah 5:1-65 Now muster your troops, O daughter of troops;    siege is laid against us;with a rod they strike the judge of Israel    on the cheek.2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,    who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,from you shall come forth for me    one who is to be ruler in Israel,whose coming forth is from of old,    from ancient days.3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time    when she who is in labor has given birth;then the rest of his brothers shall return    to the people of Israel.4 And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord,    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great    to the ends of the earth.5 And he shall be their peace.When the Assyrian comes into our land    and treads in our palaces,then we will raise agai