LEADING A NATION BACK TO GOD Gods Unexpected

LEADING A NATION BACK TO GOD • God’s Unexpected Deliverer • Judges 4

God’s Unexpected Deliverer God shows up in three places: (4: 2) The Lord will discipline His people: (4: 15) The Lord is our defender: (4: 23) The Lord defeats our enemy:

God’s Unexpected Deliverer I. THE SAME OLD PATTERN: (4: 1 -3) II. THE RELUCTENCE TO LEAD: (4: 4 -10)

God’s Unexpected Deliverer III. THE CONFUSION OF THE LORD UPON THE ENEMY: (4: 11 -16) IV. THE COURAGE OF THIS WOMAN: (4: 17 -24; 5: 31)

God’s Unexpected 1 Corinthians 1: 27 (ESV) 27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;

God’s Unexpected Philippians 1: 27 -28 (ESV) 27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, 28 and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God

God’s Unexpected Hebrews 11: 33 -34 (ESV) 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, who through faith enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.