By David Faust The book of Judges tells about a stormy period in Israel filled with conflict and chaos. After Moses and Joshua died, the next generation lapsed into spiritual amnesia, forgot the Lord, and “worshiped various gods of the peoples around them” (Judges 2:12). The Canaanites should have come to the Israelites to learn […]
By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text Judges 4:1-10 1. What are your core convictions—the bedrock beliefs you would never give up no matter the cost? 2. When is the last time you demonstrated courage? Have you prayed for courage recently? 3. […]
By Dr. Mark Scott The book of Judges is one of the darker books of the Bible. It covers a time frame from 1370 to 1040 BC. God called several leaders to help Israel during those dark days, but none of them achieved the status that Joshua or Samuel enjoyed (the leaders who bookend this […]
By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text: Jonah 4 1. What generally makes you angry? What is currently causing you to feel angry? 2. What do you think the Lord was trying to teach Jonah through the incident of the vine and […]
By Dr. Mark Scott God’s love is pervasive (expanding, spreading, and permeating). Jonah’s love was narrow, miserly, and shrunken. The angry prophet desperately needed to get on the same page with the Lord when it came to his wide embrace of all people. That is the story of Jonah 4. Last week’s lesson dealt with […]
