- Sermon Series: In Those Days There Was No King
- Sermon Title: Where Things Began to Go Wrong
- Preacher: Steve Constable
- Scripture: Judges 2:1-5
“Without the gospel of Christ crucified, we will always either complacently give in to sin (because of the unconditionality of his promises), or live under a burden of guilt and fear (because of their conditionality). The cross is where we find the tension resolved, so we are able to live forgiven, obedient lives despite also living sinful, disobedient lives. The cross is the place where we find the freedom to accept ourselves without being proud, and to challenge ourselves without being crushed.”
Questions for reflection
READ JUDGES 1:1-2:5
- Try to sum up what went wrong in the Invasion of Canaan? What or who was to blame and why?
- Do you see any hope amidst the disaster depicted here?
- What does the Angel of the Lord say to them? How did they respond and why?
- Where are you saying to God: I cannot? Do you need to accept that in fact you are saying: I will not?How will you change?
- How will the Cross motivate you to make these changes?
- READ Psalm 51:10-12 and pray in confession and in thanksgiving for the gospel.
Questions taken from Judges For You by Tim Keller (pp. 27-28). The Good Book Company.