Our King Has Come
Growing up in church I never heard a sermon on Judges 17-21. After you read these chapters you’ll understand why. They include some of the most violent, brutal stories in…
READ MOREThe God of Another Chance
The God of Another Chance It’s great to be back from vacation! I appreciate Chip Dean preaching for me and doing the blog post last week while I was away.…
READ MOREReach Hampton Roads
Guest Blogger: Chip Dean This week we talked about how every Christian can be the “Light of Jesus” in our community of Hampton Roads. The way God called my wife…
READ MOREPlaying with Fire
This week we will look at the life of Samson. There were four fires associated with his life in the book of Judges (13:20, 15:5, 15:6, 15:14). Two fires were…
READ MOREA Baby Story
The story of Samson is one of the most famous stories in the Bible. His name means sunshine or sunny. He is a ray of light in a dark world.…
READ MOREWinners and Losers
The next few chapters in Judges are among the hardest ones of the book to study and preach. God’s name is not mentioned in chapters 8-10. They are a great…
READ MOREHuman Heroes
Today, we continue our look into the life of Gideon. In Judges 6:13, Gideon says, “…now the LORD has forsaken us….” The truth is they weren’t in their situation because…
READ MOREHow to Find Peace
In Judges 6 we read the story of Gideon and we learn the name for God, Jehovah Shalom, meaning the Lord is Peace (v. 24). Peace is something we all…
READ MOREYou Can Make a Difference
As we continue our series in the book of Judges to chapters four and five, we see that Israel continued to fall into the cycle of sin. Sin always enslaves…
READ MORE