Return: Amos

The sermon will come from Amos, a challenging book that exposes the disconnect between Israel’s worship and the way they lived. Rather than surveying the whole book, we’ll look at three observations that still challenge us today (especially on Thanksgiving weekend): they had plenty, but they weren’t grateful; they worshipped, but they weren’t obedient; they were blessed, but they weren’t a blessing. Amos reminds us that gratitude is more than words — it shapes how we receive God’s gifts, how we treat others, and what we do with what God has entrusted to us. We’ll finish with a brief congregational response built around these three themes and then read Amos 5:24 together: “But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream."