Luke 8:16 ¶ “No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. Luke 8:17 For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be…
And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And…
Now the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder why he was delayed in the holy place. When he came out, he was not able to speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision in the holy place, because he was making signs to them and remained unable to…
During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron. They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly. But…
Psa. 121:1 I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? Psa. 121:2 My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. Psa. 121:3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Psa. 121:4 Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither…
Israel is becoming more and more like all of the nations around them as a young beat-down guy named Gideon is called to rescue Israel. He’s nervous, and he fails in his faith in the end, but here’s the story of Gideon, Judge of Israel.
Here are my sermon notes from this high-speed look at several of Israel’s judges. It was a rough time as the whole nation turned into all of the nations around them. Judges part 1 Israel not Acting like Israel in Israel They mixed in and chased after all of the foreign people that they were…
[22] Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also, for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.” [23] Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the LORD will rule over you.”[24]…
[14] And he captured a young man of Succoth and questioned him. And he wrote down for him the officials and elders of Succoth, seventy-seven men. [15] And he came to the men of Succoth and said, “Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already…
And Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over, he and the 300 men who were with him, exhausted yet pursuing. So he said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of…
