Introduction to Judges (Judges 1:1-2:23)
As Israel conquers the Promised Land there is a feeling of hope and victory, but that quickly changes as a generation arose that did not know the Lord or the good things the Lord had done. In this sermon you will discover what happens when you compromise your faith in the Lord and His work of your behalf.
Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar (Judges 3:1-31)
We are all in need of deliverance, the only question is: Who or what do we look to for our deliverance. As Israel looked to their judges (God-appointed leaders) for deliverance, we are reminded to look for a better Deliverer. In this sermon you will discover who that better Deliverer is.
Deborah and Barak (Judges 4:1-5:31)
Faith is required if one is going to know victory in Jesus. In this sermon you will hear about the faith of Deborah and Barak, and how God secured victory for His people through their leadership.
Gideon: Fearful to Fearless (Judges 6:1-40)
In part 1 of this sermon you will discover that Gideon is a fearful man who is tasked with the responsibility of leading Israel against the army of Midian. How does a fearful man do this? How do we move from being fearful to courageous and bold? The answer: God.
Gideon: Fearful to Fearless (Part 2) (Judges 7:1 - 8:28)
In part 2 of this sermon you will learn what happens when you take your eyes off of God and begin to live for you own glory and honor. Gideon, a young man who had so much potential to lead Israel is the right way, focused on his own glory and honor, leads Israel into sin.
Abimelech: Rise and Fall (Judges 8:28 - 9:57)
In this sermon you will hear about Abimelech's rise and fall, and how to avoid making the same mistakes in your life that Abimelech made.
Jephthah: The Negotiator (Judges 10:1 - 12:15)
It is a terrible thing when people live for themselves rather than for God. Living for ourselves we will attempt to negotiate with God to get what we want, and destroy others who will not give us what we want. In this sermon you will learn how to avoid making the same mistakes as Jephthah so that you can serve God and others.
Samson: The Savior No One Asked For (Judges 13:1-25)
In this sermon you will hear about Samson's miraculous birth and how his birth points us to a Greater Samson and a Greater Deliverer.
Samson: Strong but Weak (Judges 14:1 - 15:20)
We all have appetites and the Bible speaks clearly about the sinful appetite that we all have. Left to ourselves we will feed our sinful appetite until it destroys us. In this sermon you will learn that you must look to another who can help you overcome your sinful appetite; One who through His own death as conquered sin.
Samson: Weak but Strong (Judges 16:1-31)
Left to ourselves we are very weak people. Left to ourselves we will disregard God's Word, live by our impulses and desires, become proud, unteachable, and compromising. With Christ, we are made strong, so that our weaknesses can be overcome. In this sermon you will learn about Samson's weakness and how God got his attention, resulting in Samson's calling out to God in his weakness.
Micah: I Did It My Way (Judges 17:1 - 18:31)
God is the Creator, therefore, He has the right to tell us how He is to be worshiped. When we decide to worship God in a way that is right in our own eyes, we end up not worshiping God at all. In this sermon you will learn what happens when we worship God in a way that is right in our own eyes, and you will learn about the right way to worship God.
A Levite and His Concubine: The Darkness of Sin (Judges 19:1 - 21:25)
Sin has darkened our hearts and ruined our "happily ever after," no passage in the Bible demonstrates this more clearly than Judges 19-21. Yet, even in the darkness of sin, we are not without hope. In this sermon you will learn what sin causes us to be and you will hear about the hope we have in spite of sin.