Micah 5:5-15 | Walk the Line

Micah 5:5-15  | Walk the Line

Church of the Week

Penngrove Community Church and Pastor Conor Anderson

Missionary of the Week

Local Ministries Redwood Gospel Mission

Suggested Outline for Your Group: 

• Share “God Stories” 

• Share testimonies of where you have seen God working in your life lately. 

• Read Micah 5:5-15 out loud together 

• Break it up so that everyone reads a few verses and participates. 

• Go through the Discussion Questions: 

• Don’t feel like you need to get through them all 

• Use the ones that are the most helpful in stirring up meaningful conversation 

• Make sure you save enough time to pray together 

• Share prayer requests 

• Pray for one another 

• Thank God for the ways He’s answered the prayers of the group lately 

• Invite the Holy Spirit to speak through you as you wait on Him 

Discussion Questions: 

1. Defining the Line 
   Johnny Cash sang about “walking the line” and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wrote that the line between good and evil runs through every human heart. 

• How do you see the “line” between good and evil in your own life? 

• Who or what do you tend to let “define the line” for you – culture, yourself, or God? 

2. Peace without Purity 
   Micah warned against leaders who cried “peace” when there was no peace (Micah 3:5). 

• Where do you see our culture today offering “peace” that is really an illusion? 

• Have you ever experienced false peace by ignoring guilt or distracting yourself, and how did that compare to the real peace found in Jesus? 

3. Failed Human Solutions 
   Micah 5 describes Israel trusting in human strength – armies, cities, idols – instead of God. 

• What human solutions do we chase for peace (money, relationships, success, self-expression)? 

• Which of these temptations is most real for you right now? 

4. Confession and Cleansing 
   1 John 1:9 promises forgiveness and cleansing through confession. 

• Why do you think confession feels hard for many people? 

• Can you think of a time when confession actually brought freedom and peace? 

5. Pursuing Peace with Others 
   Hebrews 12:14-15 warns about a “root of bitterness” 

• Do you struggle with unforgiveness? 

• Is there anyone you need to forgive (or seek forgiveness from) in order to walk in God’s peace? 

Scripture References: 

Micah 3:5 

Isaiah 57:20-21 

1 John 1:7 

Isaiah 32:17 

Romans 5:1 

1 John 1:9 

James 5:16 

Hebrews 12:14-15 

Romans 12:18-21 

Psalm 23