by Paul Apple | Mar 28, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE CALL OF GOD SHOULD TRANSFORM OUR SENSE OF INADEQUACY INTO A MINDSET OF PEACE AND CONFIDENCE AS WE FOCUS ON THE LORD’S ENABLING PRESENCEINTRODUCTION:You might be familiar with a series of TV commercials where different well known personalities recount...
by Paul Apple | Mar 28, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE LORD BRINGS VICTORY WHEN LEADERS LEAD AND PEOPLE COMMIT THEMSELVES TO FIGHT THE BATTLEINTRODUCTION:Characterized as a heroic poem, a war ballad, a victory hymnI. (:1-5) CELEBRATING THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE“Then Deborah and...
by Paul Apple | Mar 27, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: The Honeybee (Deborah) and the Mountain Goat (Jael)GOD USES UNCONVENTIONAL MEANS — INCLUDING THE LEADERSHIP ROLE OF WOMEN (DEBORAH AND JAEL) — TO ENSURE THAT THE GLORY FOR SALVATION BELONGS ULTIMATELY TO HIM ALONEINTRODUCTION:We know that God is...
by Paul Apple | Mar 27, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: GOD CAN TRANSFORM DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE INTO COURAGEOUS AND EFFECTIVE LEADERSINTRODUCTION:You are already familiar with many of the heroes sprinkled throughout the history of the nation of Israel. Starting with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph and moving...
by Paul Apple | Mar 27, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: STUBBORN SIN PROVOKES THE LORD TO ANGER AND PERPETUATES THE CYCLE OF DEFEAT: SIN, SERVITUDE, SUPPLICATION, SALVATION, SLIPPAGEINTRODUCTION:Because the Lord loves us so deeply, He is jealous for our loyalty. He is provoked to anger when we persist in...
by Paul Apple | Mar 27, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: DESPITE SPECTACULAR MIRACLES AND DIVINE FAVOR EXTENDED TO THEIR FATHERS, THE SECOND GENERATION SINKS INTO APOSTASY AND DEFEATINTRODUCTION:Today’s topic touches each of us very deeply because it deals with the spiritual struggles of those who are closest to...
by Paul Apple | Mar 27, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: NORTHERN TRIBES INTENSIFY THE DISAPPOINTING PATTERN OF FAILED OBJECTIVES AND COMPROMISE WITH THE ENEMYINTRODUCTION:I. (:22-29) HOUSE OF JOSEPHA. (:22-26) Acts of Joseph – Tribe of Benjamin“Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the LORD was...
by Paul Apple | Mar 27, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE COMPROMISE OF SUBTLE SIN SOWS SEEDS OF SPIRITUAL DECAY LEADING TO FUTURE CATASTROPHIC FAILURESINTRODUCTION:We embark this morning on a new adventure. Leaving the record of the victorious spread of the gospel recorded in the book of Acts, we turn our...
