Judges: Wicked People, Gracious God
The News makes the world look like an awful place, full of murder, adultery & evil. The book of Judges makes the News look good. Judges plots the descent of Israel into a spiralling cycle of idolatry, sin & disregard for the God who rescued them from Egypt. Judges is dark, it’s uncomfortable, it’s humanity at its worst.
But God’s light shines in the darkness & God’s grace is on display.
‘The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord… The anger of the Lord burned against Israel… But when they cried out to the Lord, He raised up for them a deliverer…’ (Judges 3:7-9)
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The book of Joshua is a powerful moment in the history of redemption as a window into the rich theme of God's covenant promise of Sabbath-rest and its eventually fulfillment…
In this last sermon in our series on Colossians we look at the time. We see how knowing the time changes how we live in 3 significant ways.