Justin continues our discussion of Jesus' teachings. Instead of focusing on Jesus' parables, though, we focus on his discourses (sections of longer teachings or sermons, like the Sermon on the Mount).

Judges 16: 1-20

Samson is to be the deliverer of God and Israel won't have it. They reject Samson to the point of binding his hands and handing him over to the Philistines to be killed. All this just to keep a mediocre peace. The result of delivering Samson up to death is that Samson single handedly takes on the entire Philistine army with the jawbone of a donkey and wins. It is a deliverance for Israel that is won for them by grace and by a single deliverer. Find out how this points to our own deliverance and how that can be experienced both now and forever more.

Samson is the poster boy for what life looks like when lived according to what is right in one's own eyes. His life is one of lust, greed, and vengeance. He looks very much like the Philistine culture that he is regularly imbibing. Where does this kind of living come from and what can be done about it? Find out in this second sermon about the life of Samson in our Hero sermon series.

Judges 13: 1-25

Patrick leads us through a discussion of Jesus' parables, especially those parables that are focused on the Kingdom of Heaven. There is overwhelming evidence that the reports about Jesus' teachings in the Gospels are in fact the historical teachings of Jesus.

This week Austin leads us through a survey of all four gospels' testaments concerning John the Baptist. We find a remarkable amount of support for the historicity of the gospels. There is some very interesting discussion of the language of the gospels and the native language of Jesus.

Psalm 67

Judges 8:22-35

October 21 :: Gracious, Great, Good by MERCYhouse

Justin leads us through a discussion of the Census, as reported in Luke's Gospel, as well as the flight of the Holy family from Bethlehem to Egypt. The geo-political issues are fascinating and we learn just how sensitive the Gospel writers were to the geographical, political, and cultural issues of Jesus' day.