The story of Gideon is one of a calling and a process of testing and confirming that call and seeing that God is with us through the whole process and that he is in the midst of the battle fighting on our behalf.
Judges 1: breaking cycles of sin ( Judges 2:10-19)
in the time of the judges, Israel was stuck in a cycle of apostasy. They worshipped false gods of the surrounding nations and then became oppressed by those same nations. They cried out to god and showing his mercy toward them he sent a deliverer called a judge but even though they were delivered from their enemies they continued in …
Leaving the past behind (Philippians 3:12-16 The surrendered life)
One of the hardest things for us to do is to leave behind us what is in the past whether it is mistakes we have made or great things we have done. Our memories can help us but sometimes they hinder us from moving forward in our lives.
True Liberty (Philippians 3:1-11 The Surrendered Life Series)
This week we will celebrate the birth of our nation and liberty and freedom. Although we are free in many ways and blessed there are many detractors out there that don’t appreciate the freedom that we have and would want us to adopt ideas that would lead to less freedom. On the spiritual front we celebrate the freedom we have …
Lights in the World (Philippians 2:12-18 The Surrendered Life Series)
Working out your salvation is not working for your salvation. This is an often-misunderstood passage. Working out means to bring something to completion. While there is nothing we can do to justify ourselves before God and we know that the act of redeeming us out of the world has been accomplished through Jesus dying on the cross for our sins. …