Pride and living according to our selfish desires are temptations that constantly confront our lives, even in the church. Yet if the body of Christ is going to be effective, especially in a hostile world, it is to be humility that we are clothed in. Peter now turns to the humility that is needed in our relations with one another and in relation to the difficulties that we face in order that God's grace might rest on us.

Pride and living according to our selfish desires are temptations that constantly confront our lives, even in the church. Yet if the body of Christ is going to be effective, especially in a hostile world, it is to be humility that we are clothed in. Peter now turns to the humility that is needed in our relations with one another and in relation to the difficulties that we face in order that God's grace might rest on us.

hope, hopelessness, faith, miracles, trust

self, selflessness, selfish, self-centered, humility, humble

Last week we came to the official end of the judges of Israel with Samson, yet we still have 5 chapters left in the book. The remaining chapters of Judges are simply events that took place earlier throughout the time of the Judges. That means the rest of the book of Judges is not in Chronological order, but simply reveals events that happened during this time period. Today we begin looking at a story of a family who desperately wanted to include God in their lives, but simply didn’t know how. So they completely went about it the wrong way.

religion, relationship, Holy Spirit, spirit led, idols, false gods, idolatry

We have spent the last few weeks talking about the sin and fall of Samson. This week we will look at the restoration of Samson after his fall. So many Christians fall into sin and think that God can never use them again, but that's simply not true as we will see with Samson. There are always consequences, but if we repent, God will restore us and use us again for His kingdom. When we talk about restoration we must first understand that when we repent and ask forgiveness we are immediately forgiven and restored to God in relationship. But the restoration process often takes time depending on the depth of sin and how long it has been going on.

restoration, sin, consequences

We have spent the last few weeks talking about the sin and fall of Samson. This week we will look at the restoration of Samson after his fall. So many Christians fall into sin and think that God can never use them again, but that's simply not true as we will see with Samson. There are always consequences, but if we repent, God will restore us and use us again for His kingdom. When we talk about restoration we must first understand that when we repent and ask forgiveness we are immediately forgiven and restored to God in relationship. But the restoration process often takes time depending on the depth of sin and how long it has been going on.

Pastor Mark's Wednesday evening teachings will give us an overview of God's Word from Genesis to Revelation. Tonight, Pastor Mark continues in the book of Numbers.