Worship Preparation - September 14, 2025

Read the sermon text: Judges 3:7-16:31

Read the sermon summary: As we come to the main body of the book of Judges, we see the cycle of sin and mercy play out on a grand scale. God raises up deliverers for Israel, they sin, God judges them, they cry out in their distress, and God raises up another deliverer. These deliverers are interesting characters. On the one hand, they accomplish God's purposes by delivering his people in various ways. On the other hand, most of them are deeply flawed heroes. They stumble, hesitate, make rash vows, chase their own appetites, and yet God continues to raise them up for the good of his people. What ties these deliverers together in the mind of the author? Is he simply recounting a historical narrative or is there more to the story? What do these leaders have in common and what does the author want to say to us with their character sketches?

Read the following song lyrics in relation to the sermon: 

Shout To The Lord

Verse

My Jesus my Saviour

Lord there is none like You

All of my days I want to praise

The wonders of Your mighty love

My comfort my shelter

Tower of refuge and strength

Let every breath all that I am

Never cease to worship You

Chorus

Shout to the Lord

All the earth let us sing

Power and majesty

Praise to the King

Mountains bow down

And the seas will roar

At the sound of Your name

I sing for joy

At the work of Your hands

Forever I'll love You

Forever I'll stand

Nothing compares to the promise

I have in You

CCLI Song #1406918

Darlene Zschech

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