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Building a People of God With Unusual Characters We are coming to a different part of our reflections on the amazing and unusual characters whom God uses to build his people. Moses brought God’s people out of Egypt, after more than 400 years subject to the whims of the Pharaohs. The Joshua was called…

Mother’s Day is the hardest sermon in the year for me to prepare. It is my one chance to give a shot in the arm for mom’s everywhere that they get can get through another year. It is my one shot to urge them specifically to be godly. It is my one change to put my foot in my mouth and alienate over 50%…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) One thing you may not know about me is that I’ve had quite the acting career! As a kid my friends and I would use my dad’s camcorder to record skits we made up. And in high school I took some video production classes. My junior year, I got a…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 9, Session 2 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., June 2022. Summary and Goal The era of the judges began with God providing Othniel to deliver Israel and…

While our attention is often on the details, God ultimately works in the bigger picture.

Exegetical Point: Homiletic Point: Intro Withholding obedience... kids, do you sometimes withhold you obedience? Are you slow to do what your parents ask of you? And then try to negotiate your obedience? The LORD Gives Over Judges follows a pattern of cycles, Disobedience - Oppression - Calling Out -…

Torah: Exodus 13:17-17:16 Haftarah: Judges 4:4-5:31 Road Map Review We have been developing the idea of two: , Two Two Two Two Two r Two Two two exiles - Hebrew Bitterness Pride Shema - 1. 2. 3. Picture of Korah Bold Picture of Tannin Picture of three plagues (1) (2) (3) New Moon Picture of Hodesh Full…

Intro Celebrating victory - What do you do to celebrate a win? In the Bible, after big victories sometimes they wrote a song about it, like Moses & Miriam after Israel went through the Red sea. Today we’re looking at the Song of Deborah & Barak which celebrates the victory that God won. Poetry adds a…

Introduction As we have been going through the book of Judges, we have been witnessing the rise, fall & rising up again of the COI. We have witnessed: How God brought them out of Egypt - where they’d been for over 400 years. Through the Judgments Through the Bondage Then finally, through the Red Sea…

Confederate - A person, group, nation, or state united with another or others for a common purpose; ally; associate an associate in a unlawful act or plot; accomplice Hebrews 11:30-40 (LSB) 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. 31 By faith Rahab the…

32 And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword,…

The blessing of God is highlighted in worship but is not confined to any one time or place; how does the blessing of God continue when the worshippers are dispersed and scattered?

I don’t know about you, but I love a good ballad. According to oxford, a ballad is a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next as part of the folk culture. Many ballads were written…

Open to Hebrews 11.32-40 ... Today we finish out chapter 11... In this final section the author gives us a generic grouping of examples to wrap up the point he has been trying to make since v. 1-2... We’ll look at these examples, not in too much detail, at least not like we have with the previous examples...…

And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped…

And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped…

Introduction Today as we continue in the spiritual discipline of Worship we are going to talk about 7 different words. All of which are important words in the Hebrew. All of which are types of Praise to YHWH. They all are at some point translated in english as praise but they are not the same. They are…

Intro; As we come to the end of our study on “What Is Faith?” , we’re going to look at a montage of people and their faith. One main theme runs through these last verses on faith and it’s “A Faith that Perseveres”. The word perseverance means “to bear up under.” It describes someone who remains steadfast…

Trust 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and turn away from evil. 8 It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.…

God is faithful. Both are rooted in Scripture. Take a look at these words from Deuteronomy Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. But those who hate him he will repay…

Introduction: Welcome/Prayer (Image) A quick glance of the headlines and current news stories along with what’s trending on Twitter and one might think we are living in the Twilight Zone. With the many problems of America today there seem to be just as many people offering solutions… a common thread…

Saul is king. The Lord has chosen Him to fulfill this role. He was chosen by lot in front of the entire assembly of Israel. The people renewed his kingship after Saul rescued the city of Jabesh Gilead (though, really, it was the Lord who worked salvation for them that day and every day). The people decided…

Through the faith practice of celebrating we delight in circumstances, relationships, and occasions that help us remember and anticipate God’s abundant goodness, creativity, faithfulness, beauty, and love.

Nearly 200 Years – 198 years old on May 21, 2020 Our mission continues - sharing the gospel message in our witness of actions and words ++Past ++Heritage ++Memories ++Present ++Future ++Dreams ++Legacy A past, a heritage, memories, a present, a future, dreams, a legacy 60 in June compared to 198 - 3.3…