Judges 4:1-24 Part 2
JUDGES: A Faithful God in a Broken World
"Deborah: The Right Woman in the Wrong Time"
(Judges 4:1-24)
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Message Slides
Introduction: West Side Story, The Lord of the Rings, and The Bible
The Need for Salvation (4:1-3)
The world often appears to have superior weapons
and be assured of victory.
The Source of Salvation (4:4-7)
The Lord is the Hero of every true salvation story.
The Surprise of the Story (4:8-10)
The Lord frequently uses unconventional means
to bring about salvation.
The Story of Salvation (4:11-16)
The Lord sovereignly orchestrates the events of history
to accomplish His salvation.
The Stunning Reality and Cost of Salvation (4:17-22)
The salvation the Lord brings is often violent and always costly.
The Hero of Salvation (4:23-24)
Ultimately God subdues all of our enemies.
The Lord is the sovereign Hero
of every true salvation story.
Next Steps
Truth
God's hands are not tied by hesitant leaders.
Warning
Hesitant leaders mar their own legacy.
Challenge
Engage in the work of God no matter who or where you are.
This Week’s Growth Guide
God’s Word is both central and critical to your spiritual growth. We invite you to utilize the Growth Guide during the week to further your application of the Truth from the message.
• Monday - Luke 19:1-10
• Tuesday - John 4:1-14
• Wednesday - John 4:15-26
• Thursday - John 4:39-42
• Friday - Judges 5:1-31
Home Church
Our Home Churches meet weekly to facilitate quicker relational depth, study the same passage taught
Sunday to help apply Scripture in the context of community, and pray with one another. Home Church helps our body seek God’s best for one another.
Home Church Questions
• Read Judges 4:1-24.
• What stands out in this passage or from the message?
• Discuss this post from Michelle Knight:
“Judges might as well be subtitled “Beyond Culture Wars.”
The people in Judges were so worried about the threat “out there” that they missed the threat they themselves posed to the world God loved. They identified Canaan as their enemy, but they adopted all of their ways. We can oppose “culture” all we want, but if our churches bear the marks of consumerism, if they perpetuate racism, if they embrace secular political allegiance, then they are adopting the very values of the world they set out to oppose. The people of Judges were adept at seeing outsiders as “the problem,” but in their fear of those same outsiders, they turned to what *seemed* to work for the cultures around them—their gods, their way of life, their style of leadership. The most heinous crimes in Judges are committed by God’s people. They were so blasted focused on protecting themselves from the outsiders (Jebus), they became just like them—or worse (Gibeah). By the end, they didn’t need the hardship of foreign occupation or the allure of “secular culture” to compromise their calling. In moral indignation, they attacked each other, legitimizing ever-increasing evils in the process. All of this because they didn’t heed the wisdom of Joshua: You don’t have to be afraid. Don’t you realize who goes before you?
We, dear church, should read Judges again. And again. It is the word for our times.”
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over (9,125)
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Operation Christmas child
Today is the day – we are officially launching
The 2021 Operation Christmas Child collection season!
Today you can start picking up your wrapped shoeboxes.
Today you can start packing. Today you can start praying. Today you can start signing up to work in our Central Drop Off. Today is the day you can start recruiting your family, neighbors, and co-workers to fill boxes. Today is the day and this is the opportunity that God has prepared in advance for us.
Filled boxes need to be turned in during National Collection Week November 15-22.
As we charge forward toward our goal of 6,100 shoeboxes,
“Let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.” Hebrews 10:24
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Father/Son CampOut
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Griefshare - Surviving the Holidays
Help and hope as you navigate the Christmas season. Wondering how you will survive the weeks surrounding Thanksgiving and Christmas? Are you dreading these holidays, knowing that everything has changed and that happy memories from past years can’t be recreated? Our Surviving the Holidays seminar is especially for people who are grieving a loved one’s death. For more information, contact Joe and Mary Garner at 501-339-4222.
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