The Call of Gideon — The Lord is Peace — Judges 6:1-24

Posted by on Apr 5, 2012 in Christian | Comments Off You might be familiar with a series of TV commercials where different well known personalities recount some challenges in their life and conclude with the pronouncement: “I am so-and-so and I am confident in my own skin.”  The humanistic mindset of our culture wants to loudly proclaim personal sufficiency.  I can do it.  I can be comfortable with who I am.  I can be successful because of...
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It’s All About the Lord: The Role of Women in Nailing God’s Enemies – Judges 4

Posted by on Mar 25, 2012 in Christian | Comments Off We know that God is a jealous God and will not share His glory with another.  When it comes to our eternal salvation, His supreme work of deliverance and redemption, God certainly does not want man to be able to boast in having any type of meritorious role.  So we humbly bow the knee before God and thankfully acknowledge that “by grace we have been saved through faith” – not of our own...
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Heroes Are Not One Size Fits All – Judges 3:7-31

Posted by on Mar 20, 2012 in Christian | Comments Off You are already familiar with many of the heroes sprinkled throughout the history of the nation of Israel.  Starting with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph and moving through Moses and Joshua and then right down the line of the few righteous kings like David and Solomon and the various prophets like Elijah and Elisha and Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, the list goes on. But in the book of...
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Formula for Angering the Lord — Judges 2:11 – 3:6

Posted by on Mar 11, 2012 in Christian | Comments Off Because the Lord loves us so deeply, He is jealous for our loyalty.  He is provoked to anger when we persist in rebelling against Him.  Usually we talk in terms of how can we live in a way to please the Lord who loves us …  but today in Judges we will be studying the formula for angering the Lord. This anger can burn against God’s own people in the form of discipline. In this context it...
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Second Generation Apostasy — A Crying Shame — Judges 2:1-15

Posted by on Mar 7, 2012 in Christian | Comments Off THE FAMILY TREE OF APOSTASY – Today’s topic touches each of us very deeply because it deals with the spiritual struggles of those who are closest to us.  Why do some children from Christian families have trouble embracing the faith of their parents?  We all know situations where this topic is relevant.  Those of you at Christian colleges – especially in a mentoring role to younger...
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