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“The Death of a Nation” Exegetical Point: There was no king in Israel, and great division and wickedness abounded. Homiletic Point: We have a King, and he is the only antidote to all of our ills. Intro Kids, How do your parents check your health? They look for symptoms of being sick right? They will…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Introduction I began to name this the ‘Bible Person Study’, but chose to go with the ‘Bible Character Study’. I hesitated to name it that, as I don’t want to diminish the fact that these are real people we’ll be examining. But the reason that it’s named the Bible Character Study is because we’ll be focusing…

Introduction: Apostasy We live in an apostate generation The essence of apostasy is changing sides from that of the crucified to that of the crucifier. John Stott 1 There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2 And he said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver that were…

Exegetical Point: This story shows the desperate situation of worship and conquest in Israel without a Godly King. Homiletic Point: Sin Compounds to death unless a Godly King steps in to rescue us. Intro Do you know about compounding interest? You put your money in the bank and get a little in return.…

The music band Skillet is a Christian Rock band, I used to listen to them a lot during my teen and college days. The lead singer of the band’s name is John Cooper, and he once said “I'm amazed that so many Christians want the benefits of the kingdom of God, but with the caveat that they themselves be…

When I was young boy, I decided that I was going to have some fun at the expense of some morning doves that made a nest in our crab apple tree. A bird was sitting on the next so I jumped u[, grabbed a hold of the branch and bounced on it until the bird flew away. I had my fun so I walked it away. It…

Lesson 2: Introduction Part 2 Last week we mainly gave a scope of what we are going to be covering in this study – the books that are involved and explained how the make of Israel went from one kingdom to a the two kingdoms of Judah and Israel. This week we are going to look at the subject & precursors…

Everyone does what is right in their own eyes. A refrain of these last chapters. A refrain of our own day, if you ask me, but then again you didn’t. And God spoke all these words: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. “You shall have no other gods before me.…

What is right? Interesting question and for some here in person and those of you online you are already answering the question? Sometimes the answer is not always easy. Sometimes there is no “right” answer; as in do you want spaghetti sauce or alfredo sauce? Other times it is clear and unchanging: Jesus…

Pastor Mike teaches the book of Judges focusing verse-by-verse on chapters 17-18: Micah and the Levite

There Was No King a king provided Government a moral compass unified leadership direction / protection / Then Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people concerning all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. God has been…

The Squeezing of Dan In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. The area God gave to Dan was big enough And He has made from…

Levite For Hire Judg 17 7 Bethlehem is not a Levite city The remaining descendants of Kohath received by lot ten cities from the families of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. moved there from his city Moved again and settled with Micah / priest for hire he was not satisfied…

Judges: A Few Good Men…And Women Introduction: What is the first word that comes to your mind when you hear the word “judge”? Turn to the person next to you and share what came into your mind first. Remember, no swearing in church. Some people think of something like this: (Flip Wilson of “Here Comes…

In our first message of this prophet we saw that things were about to get worse before they get better. In Chapter 2 we found that the reason they were about to get miserable was because the people were disregarding God’s plan and bullying each other. In today’s grouping we find that, not only were the…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…

If you haven’t already please find the book of Judges... It’s the seventh book in our bibles, it follows the book of Joshua and precedes the book of Ruth, which precedes 1 Samuel in the pew Bible it’s on page ( ) and if completely lost please reference the table of contents at the front of your bibles…

If you haven’t already please find the book of Judges... It’s the seventh book in our bibles, it follows the book of Joshua and precedes the book of Ruth, which precedes 1 Samuel in the pew Bible it’s on page ( ) and if completely lost please reference the table of contents at the front of your bibles…

Lamentations 1 Good evening Saints! Glad to be back gathered together for a midweek service, but I have really been enjoying our Growth Groups as well. By my calculations we have a total of three Old Testament books that we have not yet gone through as a church. They are Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Ezekiel.…

If you haven’t already please find the book of Judges... It’s the seventh book in our bibles, it follows the book of Joshua and precedes the book of Ruth, which precedes 1 Samuel in the pew Bible it’s on page ( ) and if completely lost please reference the table of contents at the front of your bibles…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 10, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., June 2022. Summary and Goal Hannah is a woman in a difficult position with no hope in sight. When she came…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.