What is God Calling Me to Do? Judges 4 & 5 – Barak, Deborah & Jael

Background for the book of Judges (summary at bottom): Judges 17:6 & Judges 21:25 - In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit.

1. God wants us to _________ and _________. (Judges 4:4-7; 5:2) 2. Don’t let ________ stop you from God’s call. (Judges 4:8, Proverbs 29:25)

3. ____________to God’s call. (Judges 4:14-17; 5:11-15) 4. __________the battle – don’t _________ for others. (Judges 5:15b-18, 23) 5. ______ will get it done – with or ___________ you. (Judges 4:9, 21-23; 4:24, 31)

Questions to consider:

What is God calling you to do? Are you ready and willing? When the battle is on are you joining in or are you still waiting to see how it works out? What blessings have you missed out on because you didn’t join in in the past? What is the Holy Spirit asking of you right now? What is your next step in joining in?

Key Verse: Proverbs 29:25

Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.

What is God Calling Me to Do? Judges 4 & 5 – Barak, Deborah & Jael

Background for the book of Judges (summary at bottom): Judges 17:6 & Judges 21:25 - In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit.

1. God wants us to _________ and _________. (Judges 4:4-7; 5:2) 2. Don’t let ________ stop you from God’s call. (Judges 4:8, Proverbs 29:25)

3. ____________to God’s call. (Judges 4:14-17; 5:11-15) 4. __________the battle – don’t _________ for others. (Judges 5:15b-18, 23) 5. ______ will get it done – with or ___________ you. (Judges 4:9, 21-23; 4:24, 31)

Questions to consider:

What is God calling you to do? Are you ready and willing? When the battle is on are you joining in or are you still waiting to see how it works out? What blessings have you missed out on because you didn’t join in in the past? What is the Holy Spirit asking of you right now? What is your next step in joining in?

Key Verse: Proverbs 29:25

Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.

Let God Take It All (Judges 1-2)

Let God Take It All Judges1&2

1. God ________ Abraham a land (Genesis 12:1, 7) 2. God defines the __________ and the peoples He would cast out of the land. (Genesis 15:18-21 and Genesis 23:31) 3. God puts the Israelites in ________ for 400 years because the ____________ on its people was not ready. (Genesis 15:16) 4. God ___________ the Israelites from Egypt and reaffirms His promise of the ___________ to them. (Deuteronomy 1:8) 5. God gives the Israelites the Land and __________ them to cleanse it. (Deuteronomy 7:1-11) 6. God _______ the land to Israelites and starts the conquest through Joshua (Joshua 1:1-5)

God set up a _________ – He was to be king

The picture of Israel is like us:

Crossing the Red Sea – Be delivered from our sin - __________ Entering the land – Living the Christian life – ____________

1. I can’t _________ _____ all up (Judges 1:21) 2. I am _________ to give up my sin (Judges 1:19) 3. I ________ my sin (Judges 2:11-15) 4. What we don’t ___________ ourselves of will continually haunt us (Judges 2:1-5)

Background for the book of Judges:

Key verses to consider:

Colossians 3:5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.

Ephesians 4:27 “and do not give the devil a foothold”

Let God Take It All Judges1&2

1. God ________ Abraham a land (Genesis 12:1, 7) 2. God defines the __________ and the peoples He would cast out of the land. (Genesis 15:18-21 and Genesis 23:31) 3. God puts the Israelites in ________ for 400 years because the ____________ on its people was not ready. (Genesis 15:16) 4. God ___________ the Israelites from Egypt and reaffirms His promise of the ___________ to them. (Deuteronomy 1:8) 5. God gives the Israelites the Land and __________ them to cleanse it. (Deuteronomy 7:1-11) 6. God _______ the land to Israelites and starts the conquest through Joshua (Joshua 1:1-5)

God set up a _________ – He was to be king

The picture of Israel is like us:

Crossing the Red Sea – Be delivered from our sin - __________ Entering the land – Living the Christian life – ____________

1. I can’t _________ _____ all up (Judges 1:21) 2. I am _________ to give up my sin (Judges 1:19) 3. I ________ my sin (Judges 2:11-15) 4. What we don’t ___________ ourselves of will continually haunt us (Judges 2:1-5)

Background for the book of Judges:

Key verses to consider:

Colossians 3:5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.

Ephesians 4:27 “and do not give the devil a foothold”

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