Judges 14:1-20 · Judges 17:6
Judges
Getting What You Don't Want
Samson had great spiritual resources but lived selfishly, doing what pleased him rather than obeying God. The sermon warns against replacing God's authority with personal desire and calls believers to obedience as the path to fully receiving God's blessings.
Judges 6:1-40
Judges
Gideon's Call
This sermon examines how Gideon's doubts about God's presence and power kept him from recognizing his own calling, showing that God sees potential in us that we often fail to see in ourselves and invites us to live according to his truth about who we are.
Judges 17:1-18:31 · Joshua 21
Judges
Good Luck Charm
This sermon examines how the lack of personal discipline leads to idolatry and disobedience to God. When we do what seems right in our own eyes rather than following God's will, we treat God as a good luck charm and miss His true calling to radical transformation and sacrifice.
Judges 8:22-35
Judges
Misplaced Worship
This sermon examines how Gideon compromised God's revealed will by constructing an ephod and assuming the role of high priest, demonstrating that good motives cannot substitute for obedience to God's specific instructions.
Judges 2:6-3:6 · Deuteronomy 7:2-3
Judges
Pass or Fail
This sermon examines the cyclical pattern of sin and restoration in Judges, revealing fundamental truths about human nature and God's character. Believers must actively pass faith to the next generation, guard against compromise with the world, and recognize God's mercy as central to the Christian life.
Judges 16:4-21
Judges
Revealing Too Much
Samson's downfall through Delilah illustrates how playing with sin and trusting in ourselves rather than God leads to destruction. Believers must flee temptation and remember that true strength comes from dependence on God, not self-confidence.
Judges 7:1-25
Judges
The Lord Delivers
God prepares his people for victory by reducing their numbers and testing their faith, demonstrating that triumph belongs to him alone, not to human strength or ability.