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  • Chris Gowen avatar

    The Curse Of Indifference

    Contributed by Chris Gowen on Mar 22, 2001
    based on 118 ratings
     | 13,279 views

    The children of Israel failed to take their full possession because they became indifferent to God’s purpose for them.

    There is the parable of the wild duck told by the Danish philosopher Kierkegaard. One wild duck was flying with his mates across northern Europe. During the flight this wild duck left the others to land in a Danish barnyard where there were tame ducks. He enjoyed the corn. He stayed for an hour, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Gowen avatar

    Passing Your Faith On Down

    Contributed by Chris Gowen on Mar 27, 2001
    based on 144 ratings
     | 9,919 views

    The most important thing to pass down to your children is not wealth, but a solid faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

    What will you leave behind when you are gone? We come into this world with a clutched fist, and we leave this life with open hands. When we leave, we leave it all behind. I saw a bumper sticker that read, “We are spending our children’s inheritance.” What do you desire to leave behind for your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    Ask For The Best!

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Dec 20, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 7,456 views

    As Achsah knew that Caleb, her father, was able to grant her springs of water in the Negev, even so we know that our heavenly Father will grant us that which we need to serve Him to the fullest.

    ASK FOR THE BEST "Then from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir (now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher). And Caleb said, "The one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will even give him my daughter Achsah for a wife." "And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    No More Crumbs

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Jul 31, 2002
    based on 58 ratings
     | 25,053 views

    God never intended for his children to live a crummy life, just getting by on left overs, Ours is life abundant in Christ.

    Judg 1:1-7 1Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? 2And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. 3And Judah said unto ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ronnie Thrower avatar

    Victory Or Defeat

    Contributed by Ronnie Thrower on Jul 22, 2001
    based on 167 ratings
     | 14,757 views

    We should remember that God expects us to win and be victorious.

    Victory or Defeat Judges 1:1-7 INTRODUCTION Imagine for a moment that you are invited to a royal banquet by a king named Adonibezek. 1) Almost any food you could hope for on the table. 2) Over to one side you notice a strange sight. a. A group ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Overcome Slavery To Sin

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 84 ratings
     | 11,555 views

    Too many people are in bondage to their negative thinking, irrational assumptions and sinful tendencies.

    Many people start well but finish poorly. In Judges 2:11-23 we see how Israel began well but gave into a cycle of sin and slavery. The pattern is repeated seven times in the book of Judges over a 350 year period. This cycle of slavery to sin points out the truth of Galatians 6:6 which says, "Be not ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Brian Barrett avatar

    Tearing Down Strongholds

    Contributed by Brian Barrett on Mar 17, 2006
    based on 114 ratings
     | 27,774 views

    Four Princilple to tear down strongholds in your life.

    TEARING DOWN STRONGHOLDS TEXT JUDGES 1:1,2 INTRO: What is a stronghold? Stronghold means "fortress". It is a place of safety. 1 Samuel records David’s hiding places or strongholds. In Psalms David said that... Ps 18:2 2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    Why Things Go Bad

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Sep 20, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,263 views

    When things go wrong, we are right to look for a reason. Certainly in the case of Israel at the beginning of the book of Judges, the problems were obvious. Are these true of us?

    Passage: Judges 2:1-23 Intro: “A man was walking home one night, and he fell into a huge, 12 foot hole in the road…. This happened several nights, until he finally went down another road.” 1. we have just finished Revelation, which showed us very clearly the consequences of our choices and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Steve Malone avatar

    Why Have You Done This Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Apr 12, 2005
    based on 64 ratings
     | 10,848 views

    In this message we will look at 2 of the greatest mysteries of all time. (Judges 3)

    "WHY HAVE YOU DONE THIS" TEXT: JUDGES 2:1-5, 16-19, 6:8-10 INTRODUCTION It was the day before Thanksgiving, 1971, and Northwest Airlines flight 305 was flying through a cold and rainy northwestern sky, towards it’s destination in Seattle Washington. Just about the time the 727 passed over ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    The Results Of Decay Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 27, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,392 views

    This is the 2nd sermon in the series "Living In Times Of Spiritual Decay".

    Series: Living In Times Of Spiritual Decay[#2] THE RESULTS OF DECAY Judges 2:1-19 Introduction: Last week we looked at places and ways that spiritual decay begin. Spiritual decay begins with compromise. These compromises, (although very little at first) will eat away at the leadership of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Wood avatar

    When Remembering Brings Tears

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Nov 2, 2006
     | 2,380 views

    A sermon about how God has to remind us from time to time about our relationship to Him and others.

    WHEN REMEMBERING BRINGS TEARS Judges 2:1-5 INTRO: God knows that we have a tendency to forget. The Bible constantly uses the phrase “forget not” or “lest ye forget.” God didn’t want the Israelites to forget some things. I. REMEMBERING SOME THINGS (v. 1). God reminded Israel of his love and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Elvery avatar

    A Task Unfinished

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,241 views

    Finishing the Task God has set for us - evangelising the world. Learning the lessons from the failure of the Israelites to complete the task set for them.

    A Task Unfinished – Judg 2:1-15 I want to take a poll this morning. - How many of you regularly start one book and then pick up another before you finish it. - How many of you have a little project at home which has been sitting there waiting to be finished. It may be a cross stitch that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Winding Down Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jun 24, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,717 views

    The Children of Israel begin the period of the Judges well, but begin to neglect their relationship with God and this leads to defeat, much as the Christian who does not nurture that relationship with exist in the weakened flesh.

    When I was in junior high a Catholic priest came to visit my debate class. I know, today a visit to a public school by a religious official would warrant calling out the SWAT team and raising the terror alert to red, but it was a different nation in those days. Anyway, I remember this gentleman ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    The Way Down

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jul 3, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 11,495 views

    In one of the saddest chapters of the Bible, Israel first neglects, then abandons their relationship with Yahweh. Through it all, though He remains faithful to them and stands ready to help when they cry out, just like with us.

    I was 16 years old. It was my first "real" job after working as a newspaper delivery person for many years. I worked for a dry cleaner establishment that (I found out later) was about to go under. My job was to deliver cleaned drapes to customers. I was given the keys to an old van and told to take ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Ed Wood avatar

    The Angel Who Made Men Cry

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 6, 2004
    based on 80 ratings
     | 2,824 views

    What would happen in our churches if God sent an angel to preach?

    THE ANGEL WHO MADE MEN CRY Judges 2:1-7 INTRO: Needless to say, people would be startled to attend church and discover that the Angel of the Lord was standing in the pulpit to deliver a direct message from God. People would sit up and listen-no sleeping. When the children of Israel gathered in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist