October 13, 2024

The Endless Cycle: Human wickedness vs God’s patience – Judges 3:7-11 - Huri Canas


Announcements

🏡 Youth Parent Group – October 19 at 4:00 p.m.

⛪️ Combined Worship and Congregational Meeting – October 20 at 9:30 a.m. – Our combined worship (with children sitting with their families the entire service) will be followed by our annual congregational meeting. Members will vote on Aaron Scott, Kun Zhu, Denise Huang, Fan Yang, and Ginger Wu as deacons and Stan Chen as an elder. If you will be absent, please assign in writing a representative to exercise your vote.

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This Week's Bible Reading

  • October 14 - Psalm 46, Joshua 21
  • October 15 - Psalm 47, Joshua 22
  • October 16 - Psalm 48, Joshua 23
  • October 17 - Psalm 49, Joshua 24
  • October 18 - Psalm 50, Judges 1-2

(Complete plan here.)


Growth Group Guide

  1. Can you imagine a world in which we learn our lesson after the first mistake?
  2. What verbs or actions define a spiritual Merry-go-Round "a-la" Judges?
  3. How can we discern or read between the lines the macro-story?
  4. Review the roles of Israel, Cushan-Rishataim and Othniel.
  5. Considering the macro-story, what role does Israel, Cushan-Rishataim and Othniel fulfill?
  6. In light of God's mercy against our constant backsliding, what response should that elicit in us towards Him?
  7. What does the Bible tell us about breaking that sinful cycle?