Posts with the tag “judges”

Sermon Title: Counterfeit GodsScripture: Judges 17-18 (NIV)In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit. Judges 17:6In recent weeks we have seen external threats to Israel’s security and the leaders God raised up to rescue them. In Judges 17 and 18 the focus shifts to the internal state of the nation and the religious and moral decay that was weakening it from within. This week w...  Read More

Sermon Title: Fallen Hero – SamsonScripture: Judges 13-16 (NIV) “Sovereign Lord, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.” Judges 16:28In today’s text, we consider the colorful life of Samson, another of Israel’s judges. Samson was born to Manoah, a man from the tribe of the Danites, during a period of Philisti...  Read More