October 6, 2024
Incomplete – Judges 1-2 - Rev. Justin Young
Main Idea: Christ completes.
Two Introductions
- Israel’s Perspective: Incomplete Conquest (Judges 1:1-2:5)
- God’s Perspective: Incomplete Faith (Judges 2:6-19)
Significance
- Warning: Beware of the subtle slide of sin.
- Encouragement: Behold the glorious sight of the Savior
Announcements
🙋♂️ Q & A Zoom with elder candidate Stan Chen – October 9 at 8:30 p.m – Meeting ID: 881 5862 6757 / Passcode: 430228
🏡 Youth Parent Group – October 19 at 4:00 p.m.
⛪️ Combined Worship and Congregational Meeting – October 20 at 9:30 a.m. – Our annual congregational meeting will follow our combined worship (children will sit with families the entire service). Members will vote on Denise Huang, Aaron Scott, Ginger Wu, Fan Yang, and Kun Zhu as deacons and Stan Chen as an elder. If you will be absent, please assign in writing a representative to exercise your vote.
This Week's Bible Reading
- October 7 - Psalm 41; Joshua 16
- October 8 - Psalm 42; Joshua 17
- October 9 - Psalm 43; Joshua 18
- October 10 - Psalm 44; Joshua 19
- October 11 - Psalm 45; Joshua 20
(Complete plan here.)
Growth Group Guide
- What (initially) “good” ideas have you had that turned out poorly?
- Read Judges 1:1-2, 3,4-11, 19-21, 22-26, 27-33, and 34-36. What grade would you give each based on the command to take the land?
- What are some reasons they don’t fully take the land?
- Read Judges 2:6-19, and then describe the cycle of the judges.
- What picture would you draw that captures your impression of the book of Judges so far?
- What subtle slides of sin do you perceive in our society? In your life?
- How did Jesus complete the job? How can that encourage us?
- Memorize Judges 21:25.
