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Swords in Plowshares - A Call to the Godly Life - Micah 4: 1-5

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October 26, 2009 07:48 AM PDT

Eighth century B.C. prophet Micah calls to our awareness a life patterned after God's heart. Micah reminds us that God teaches us "....His ways, so that we may walk in His paths..." Micah 4:2 Living in the twenty-first century, we live in the "last days" prophetically imagined by Micah. God call us to be people of peace, promise and providence. "Beat the swords into plowshares" v. 3 envisions. Both implements are designed to penetrate. The sword is designed to penetrate flesh and bring conquest through death and war. The plowshare is designed to penetrate soil for the planting of seed to bring the sprouting of new life. As God's people, we are challenged to be transformational, creational, incarnational and missional as we bring God into our conversation with the world. Listen to the purpose and promise of the words of Micah and be blessed and challenged.

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This podcast features sermons presented at Oakhaven Church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. These messages are offered as a resource for spiritual instruction and encouragement.

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The podcasts you will find here are mostly sermons I have preached at Oakhaven Church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. These are posted for the benefit of exploring the wonder of God’s word in scripture. No claims are made as to my own expertise as a scholar or authority. These audio presentations are not edited. They will often include a side comment or reference to a Powerpoint slide or handout. They will occasionally include a statement or an aside comment which might need clarification or even correction. I frequently find that if I listen to my own sermons I wince at the choice of words or wish I had elaborated on something so as not to be misleading or inaccurate. Bottom line: “it is what it is”. These are sermons to encourage one to study on their own, draw ones' own conclusions. Finally my own efforts serve well to point out the frail human condition of any of those of us who call ourselves, “preachers”. We paint a target on our chests every time we publicly proclaim God’s word. We are usually our own fiercest critics. Like Paul, we embrace the fact that “we know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified….and we stand before you in weakness and in fear and much trembling….my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit of power that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God” 1 Cor. 2:2-5 ESV and a little paraphrasing of my own. — Gary Cleveland

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