Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Passage: Judges 6:1-9
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 1 mins 6 secs
The Israelites are hiding in caves, watching helplessly as the Midianites are stealing their crops, which will leave them starving. Why was God allowing this, they wondered. Listen to this message to see that they were going through cycles of divine discipline which God had warned them about if they continued disobeying Him. Hear a detailed study of who the Angel of the Lord is in Scripture as one appears to Gideon. Understand that God’s grace was at work setting up things to deliver them just as His grace helps us in our lives.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Passage: Judges 3:1
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 2 mins 6 secs
How is our country committing cultural suicide? Listen to this lesson to learn that when we compromise with the devil’s worldview we become paganized. Hear about a mysterious man named Shamgar who was able to defeat six hundred Philistines with an ox goad. Learn why God had to use an unbelieving mercenary soldier to deliver Israel. See that God was using a gentile to bless Israel instead of Israel fulfilling its purpose to bless all the gentile nations. Guard your own thinking from being transformed by the evil culture surrounding us.
Tuesday, March 02, 2021
Passage: Judges 1:1-3:6
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 5 mins 3 secs
What can we learn today from the failures of Israel during the time of the judges? Listen to this lesson to learn that the opening chapters of the Book of Judges describe a series of battles taking place as the Israelites attempt to take over the rest of the land God had promised them. See that they employed pagan methods and compromised with their enemies. Find out what the Angel of the Lord, the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ, said when He confronted them and gave them a warning. Just as Israel was tested during this time, the Church today is being tested in this dark period of decline.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Passage: Judges
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 1 mins 34 secs
You think our country and the world around us is on the fast track to destruction? If so, listen to this lesson to hear about a time when Israel was in an appalling state and nothing was going right. Hear that God had laid out the principles they were to follow to be a prosperous country and told them of the consequences that would happen if they were disobedient. See eleven principles that apply to us today to help us not to succumb to the pressures of the world system.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Passage: Judges
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 6 mins 39 secs
What happens to a country when its citizens reject God? Listen to this lesson to learn that when a country goes its own independent way with no regard for the laws of divine establishment, the result is chaos, tyranny, and unhappiness. Find out a time in Israel’s history when they followed their own desires and for many years they suffered defeat and misery. When we find ourselves crying out to God for help for our country, remember that we must humble ourselves and trust God to win our battles for us.
The video of Yoram Hazony and Ben Shapiro talking about nationalism is available here.
Yoram Hazony's book, The Virtue of Nationalism is available here.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Passage: 1 Samuel 1:1
Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel (2015)
Duration: 1 hr 6 mins 13 secs
What this country needs are some good leaders to turn it around. Wrong! Listen to this lesson to see that what any country needs are people who turn to God and His Word for guidance. Hear about Israel under the judges which had reached a low ebb and had no respect for God or His Law. See how when a nation rejects objective truth it becomes subjective and each one only does what is right in his own eyes. Note the contrast between Samson and Samuel. Find out about a grandson of Moses who was a failure. Hear a story of decadence and immorality about a woman who was raped and murdered, leading to almost the complete destruction of one of the twelve tribes. Instead of longing for a leader to magically turn things around, put your trust in God and share the gospel with others.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Passage: Judges & 1 Samuel
Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel (2015)
Duration: 1 hr 7 mins 7 secs
What does the ancient country of Israel in the time of Samuel have to do with us today? Listen to this lesson to see that just as Israel neglected to obey God’s commandments and began to act just like their pagan neighbors, so we slip into thinking that we have no need of God, also. Find out the purpose of the book of Samuel and why it is categorized with the prophecies. Understand the negative cycle the Israelites went through that culminated in divine discipline to bring them back to God. Learn about nine Biblical purposes of human government. As a believer, live your life in accordance with God’s Word so people around you will want to know what you have and you can witness to them.
Tuesday, February 03, 2015
Passage: 1 Samuel 1:1-31:13
Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel (2015)
Duration: 58 mins 43 secs
Attention all history buffs! Get ready to begin a study of ancient history that addresses challenging events in a nation in chaos that would be right at home on our nightly news. Learn about Samuel who was a prophet, priest, and judge and why he cannot be the sole author of this book. Understand the difficulty of dating when the book was written and follow a timeline of the chronology of events that take place in it. Learn that this book was written for the Jews in Solomon’s generation as a warning to teach them the importance of obedience to God to bring prosperity, success, and victory over enemies. Accept that the message for today is that the people of our nation must either have a massive return to positive volition to God’s Word or we will feel the force of a repressive government.