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JUDGES 13:1-16:31
THEME:God Uses Stupid
It is not our righteousness that allows us to be used of God...It is
His Righteousness that will prevail regardless of our stupidity.
NIVJUDGES: GOD’S RESCUE IN PERILOUS TIMES
JUDGES 13:1 – 16:31
1:1 1 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, so the LORD delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years. 1:5 the boy is to be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”1:25 He grew and the LORD blessed him, 25 and the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him16:28 28 Then Samson prayed to the LORD, “Sovereign LORD, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more,
NIVJUDGES: GOD’S RESCUE IN PERILOUS TIMES
1 Pet. 4:12-17
12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. 14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name. 17 For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
NIVJUDGES: GOD’S RESCUE IN PERILOUS TIMES
Matt. 5:11-12
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
NIVJUDGES: GOD’S RESCUE IN PERILOUS TIMES
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
NIVJUDGES: GOD’S RESCUE IN PERILOUS TIMES
Pro. 28:13
3 Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.