Judges
The book of Judges is a parade of unlikely heroes and repeated failures. Israel conquers Canaan but compromises with enemies, adopts idolatry, and spirals into chaos. God raises up deliverers like Othniel, Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Jephthah, and Samson, yet each reveals human weakness more than divine strength. Their faith is real but flawed, their victories incomplete, and their legacy fragile. The refrain echoes: when there is no king, everyone does what seems right, and the result is moral collapse. These accounts expose the futility of human effort to rescue ourselves and point desperately toward Jesus, the King who conquers sin, loves perfectly, and brings lasting deliverance where every earthly judge fell short.
God's people entered the promised land with victory in sight, yet small compromises unravelled everything. The real enemy was never outside but within their own hearts.
God raises unlikely saviours to crush His enemies and deliver His people. From left-handed assassins to a crucified Messiah, expect the unexpected from a God who loves to show His power through the humble.
God accomplishes His purposes through unexpected people, using both their strengths and weaknesses for His glory.
God strips away every human boast to reveal that salvation belongs entirely to Him. Three hundred men with torches and trumpets show us the victory was always His.
When an illegitimate ruler seizes power through violence and manipulation, God's perfect justice unravels injustice in ways we cannot foresee. Even when wickedness seems unstoppable, no stronghold matches the power of God.
Jephthah had strong faith but weak theology, and the results were tragic. This sermon explores how genuine faith without sound biblical understanding can lead us astray, and why knowing God through His Word is essential for faithful living.
Samson's spectacular failures reveal that God's purposes cannot be thwarted. Even our deepest regrets and moral failures are not beyond His sovereign redemption.
Without a true King, God's people descend into moral chaos, doing what seems right in their own eyes. Only Jesus can purge the evil from our hearts and give us the life we desperately need.