Category: 66 in 52
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Day 093: It’s Who You Know, Not What You Know (Judges 10-12)
“And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord and said, “If you will give the Ammonites into my hand, then whatever comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites shall be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.” Judges…
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Welcome to the Judges: Gideon vs. Midian, Part 2 (Judges 7)
April 29, 2021, Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville AL, James Jackson, Lead Pastor Good morning! Please open your Bibles to Judges 7. Americans love a good underdog story… it’s in our blood. When you think of underdog stories, you think the Karate Kid, or the miracle on Ice, or any Rocky movie ever made. Except for…
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Day 092: Dance With the One That Brung Ya (Judges 8-9)
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.”…
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Welcome to the Judges: Gideon vs. Midian, Part 1 (Judges 6)
April 29, 2021, Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville AL, James Jackson, Lead Pastor Good morning. Please open your Bibles to Judges 6. How many of you have ever felt like Mr. Incredible from that video? “No matter how many times you save the world, it always winds up in jeopardy again. Sometimes I just want it…
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Day 091: “Go in the Strength You Have” (Judges 6-7)
14 And the Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian; do not I send you?” 15 And he said to him, “Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in…
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Welcome to the Judges, Part 2: Strong Side, Left Side (Judges 3)
April 15, 2021, Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville AL, James Jackson, Lead Pastor
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Day 090: A Bee, A Mother, and a Woman of Torches (Judges 3-5)
“The villagers ceased in Israel: they ceased to be until I arose: I Deborah arose as a mother in Israel.” Judges 5:7 Deborah is one of my heroes in the Old Testament. Her name means “Bee,” and she’s absolutely a queen bee of the judges. Not only is she the only female judge and the…
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Welcome to the Judges, Part One: Down the Drain (Judges 1-2)
Here are the PowerPoint slides. I didn’t do a manuscript for this one. Sorry!
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Day 089: Making Sense of the Cycles in Judges (Judges 1-2)
18 Whenever the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge, and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. For the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who afflicted and oppressed them. 19 But whenever the judge died,…