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Embracing God’s Law in Our Cities: A Call to Action for His People

This reflection emphasizes the responsibilities of God's people to embody His law through love, community support, and justice. Drawing from scripture like Deuteronomy and Matthew, it highlights the importance of making God visible in our lives and meeting the needs of the vulnerable, including strangers, the poor, and those marginalized by chaos and poverty. By embodying God's principles, we can transform our cities into symbols of safety, wealth, and justice, reflecting the values of the Kingdom of Heaven. Together, we can create a flourishing community that honors God and serves one another.

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Embracing God’s Law in Our Cities: A Call to Action for His People

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  1. City Gates

  2. God’s People are to… • Follow God’s Law – Love him above all – Shema • Put God on display • Bring Shalom to Chaos – Deut. 10:18 • Poverty is symbol of chaos • Be set apart – not corrupted by the “world” – Deut. 12:29-32 • Meet needs in the name of God – Deut. 14:29

  3. City on a Hill • Very few can live in the city • What does a city represent? • Safety • Wealth • Justice • Order • You LOVE the city

  4. Surrounding communities – daughters Jesus mourning for “daughters of Jerusalem”

  5. Word Pictures – City Gates Trade

  6. Providing needs • Matthew 6:1-4 – tzedakah • Watching out for the traveler/alien/poor • Exodus 22:21, 23:9 • Leviticus 19:10, 19:33-34 • Psalm 146:9 • Jeremiah 7:6-7

  7. City elders sit here • Gen. 19:1, Esther 2:21, Ruth 4:1 • 2 Sam. 19:8 • Justice/courts • Prov. 22:22, Ps. 100:4, Amos 5:12 • Isaiah 5:7 – tzedakah, tzeakah • Put community’s priorities on display • Esther 2:23, Deut. 21:20

  8. Kingdom of Heaven • Heaven is brought here – city gates now • Feed the alien, poor, widow, orphan • Do not withhold justice • God uses us to bring shalom to chaos • City – New Jerusalem • Jesus is the gate (John 10:7-9) • Revelation 21:25 – gates will never be shut

  9. Next Week • Garden • Read Isaiah 5

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