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The Lord’s Unmistakable Victory

Speaker

Adam Utecht

Senior Pastor

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Sermon Notes

  1. Israel’s evil brings  oppression (4:1-3)

  2. The Lord raises up  and  (4:4-10)

  3. Israel is  (4:11-24)On the  field (v. 11-16) In a  (v. 17-22) Victory belongs to the  (4:23-24)

Going Deeper Questions

  1. How does Israel do evil in the sight of the Lord (4:1; 5:8)? What idols do you find yourself following or trusting? How will you turn from those idols this week?

  2. How was Deborah a different kind of judge (4:4-5)? What was Barak like as a judge?

  3. Deborah and Barak follow in the example of Miriam and Moses (Exodus 14-15). How are they similar (Judges 4-5)? How are they different?

  4. How has God called you to “go” (4:6, 14)? Read Matthew 28:19-20. How will you obey the Great Commission this week?

  5. The Lord manipulates Sisera to do His bidding (4:7, 13). Commentator Daniel Block says “the enemy is portrayed as a puppet controlled by the hands of God.” Read Exodus 14. How does God manipulate Pharaoh? Read Ezekiel 38-39. How does God manipulate Gog? What does this tell us about God’s control over evil rulers in the world?

  6. Read Exodus 14:21-28 and Judges 5:20-22. How are these incidents similar? What do we learn about God?

  7. “The gruesome nature of [Eglon’s and Sisera’s] deaths point us back to Genesis 3:15, in which God promises that he will one day crush the head of the Serpent and achieve final victory for his people. Even the name Sisera sounds like the hissing of a serpent.” -Miles Van PeltIn what way does Jesus finally fulfill the words of Genesis 3:15 (see Colossians 2:13-15).

  8. Read Judges 5:28-30. Why should we not feel sorry for Sisera or his mother? Should we take revenge into our own hands (Rom. 12:19-21)?

  9. The Lord always wins. How does this truth help you when you suffer or when things go badly in your life? Read Isaiah 43:11-13. 

About the Speaker

Adam Utecht

Senior Pastor

Adam has joyfully served as Senior Pastor at Community Church since 2017. Adam graduated from Moody Bible Institute (B.A. in Bible Theology, 2002) and Baptist Bible Seminary (M.A. in Ministry, 2011). His passion is to preach the gospel, see lives changed, and worship God wholeheartedly with his life.

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