1. INTRODUCTION Spiritual Ground Hog Day
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INTRODUCTION Spiritual Ground Hog Day

2. The enduring theme of Judges is God’s final action—His grace—and His perpetual willingness to rescue his people

3. OTHNIEL – THE PATTERN FOR JUDGES God sends trouble – v. 8
God loves them so much that He will
not allow them to become comfortable
in their sin

4. God sends spiritual leadership after the people God sends his Holy Spirit The people only do one thing to contribute to the situation – they sin

5. EHUD: THE UNEXPECTED DELIVERER NOTE THE God CENTEREDNESS OF THE STORY

7. God often uses the weak, the marginal, and the outsider God’s salvation typically comes from unexpected people

8. God works sub contrario -Martin Luther God works through pain and trials; He doesn’t wait for us to clean ourselves up, but He comes into our mess.

9. 1 Corinthians 1:27 “But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong” ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

10. Are you a spiritual Ehud?
What allowed Ehud to have the victory, to serve God and to be used by God, was not his own strength, but his God’s mighty power.
Are you a spiritual Ehud?
Ask God to give you a vision and burden for making a difference in someone’s life; it could be a rallying cry for others to follow

11. Ehud to Jesus… Jesus is another unexpected Deliverer
Ehud to Jesus… Jesus is another unexpected Deliverer. Kings are born in palaces … but Jesus was born in a stable trough Kings enter the city on warhorses … but Jesus came in on a donkey.

12. Kings deliver through might … but Jesus triumphed in weakness
Kings deliver through might … but Jesus triumphed in weakness. Jesus defeats sin on it’s own turf just as Ehud defeated Eglon in his own palace. Rom 8:1-3