Pastor’s Blog

THE RESTLESSNESS OF GOD’S LOVE; THE EMMAUS ROAD We see many sinful attitudes motivating the destructive actions described in the Book of Judges. Abimelech’s reign is one of cruel pride. Abimelech was a son of Gideon by a slave woman who lived with her father’s family...

 GIDEON’S SHRINKING ARMY- TESTING THE FITNESS OF YOUR FAITH    Yesterday we read of Gideon putting a fleece before the Lord, not because he doubted God’s ability to deliver His people from the Midianites, but because he doubted whether God could use an insecure person...

GIDEON and THE WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE As we read through the Bible we learn more about the instrumentality of those who are faithful in their obedience, trust, and availability to the revealed will of God. Gideon is an ordinary farmer, a man of passions, fears, lusts,...

GIDEON and GOD’S GRACIOUS DELIVERANCE  Seven times in the Book of Judges we come across this indictment: “the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord” (2:11; 3:7; 3:12; 4:1; 6:1; 10:6; 13:1). What evil did they do? They were turned aside by their lusts...

OLD TESTAMENT READING: Judges 4-5:31 THE THIRD CYCLE OF DELIVERANCE - DEBORAH DECLENSION, DEFEAT and ENEMY DOMINATION  The sons of Israel once again turn away from the LORD and do that which is evil in His sight. As a result, the Lord sells them into the oppressive...

In the Book of Judges, we learn that an entire generation grew up not knowing or believing the good news of who God is and what He had done for them. Judges 2:10 All that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and there arose another generation after them who...

In the Book of Judges we have the record of approximately 350 years of Israel’s history after the death of Joshua. There are seven cycles of spiritual declension and deliverance. About 100 of those 350 years are “mini-dark ages” in which the people turn away from God...

Joshua Reviews Israel’s History at Shechem Joshua calls all the people, including the elders, their leaders, judges and officers, to gather at Shechem as he speaks prophetically, recounting their history from the Lord’s point of view. Shechem was a fitting place for...

JOSHUA’S FAREWELL, JESUS CLAIMS DEITY, WHOSE SON IS HE? OLD TESTAMENT READING – Joshua 22:21- 23:16 Joshua lives to be 110. His last words consist of a challenge to the leaders (Chapter 23) and a renewal of the covenant before all the tribes of Israel at Shechem...

GOD’S PLAN FOR HIS PEOPLE, FELLOWSHIP, REFUGE, MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING; JESUS AND THE CONSPIRATORS GOD’S PLAN AND PROVISIONS FOR THE PRIESTS First, a little review: God’s original plan was that all of His redeemed people would become priests who would minister before Him...