{"id":8740,"date":"2026-07-29T09:50:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/?p=8740"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:05:32","slug":"the-roar-of-justice-a-study-of-amos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/sermon-series\/07\/29\/the-roar-of-justice-a-study-of-amos\/","title":{"rendered":"The Roar of Justice: A Study of Amos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/26-the-roar-of-justice-projector-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300px\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-8744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/26-the-roar-of-justice-projector-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/26-the-roar-of-justice-projector-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/26-the-roar-of-justice-projector-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/26-the-roar-of-justice-projector-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/26-the-roar-of-justice-projector.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>The prophet Amos, a shepherd and fig-tree tender from Judah, confronted his prosperous yet corrupt people in the 8th century BC. 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