Broken People, Faithful God
God Saves Through Unlikely People
- Judges 3
- Romans 8:28 (NLT)
- “28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.“
- Judges 2:21-22 (NLT)
- “21 I will no longer drive out the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died. 22 I did this to test Israel—to see whether or not they would follow the ways of the Lord as their ancestors did.”
This is NOT abandonment, this is REFINEMENT.
- Judges 3:5-6 (NLT)
- “5 So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, 6 and they intermarried with them. Israelite sons married their daughters, and Israelite daughters were given in marriage to their sons. And the Israelites served their gods.“
- Judges 3:1-2 (NLT)
- “1 These are the nations that the Lord left in the land to test those Israelites who had not experienced the wars of Canaan. 2 He did this to teach warfare to generations of Israelites who had no experience in battle.”
This is NOT abandonment, this is REFINEMENT.
- Ephesians 6:10-12 (NLT)
- “10 A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. 12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.“
- Othniel
- Judges 1:11-15
- Judges 3:7-11
- Holy Spirit
- Ephesians 3:16-20
- Ehud
- Judges 3:12-30
- Benjamin
- “son of (my) right hand”
- Uncommon Traits
- 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
- Shamgar
- “31 After Ehud, Shamgar son of Anath rescued Israel. He once killed 600 Philistines with an ox goad.”
- Right Where You Are
- 1 Corinthians 7:17-19
- Summary:
- Be Strong in the Lord
- Strengthened by his Spirit
- Uncommon Traits in Powerful Ways
- Right Where You Are
Are you willing to let God?
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