October 2026

The Story of Ehud: Satire & Salvation

Judges 3:7-31

  

Mocking the power of Israel’s enemies, exalting the power of Israel’s God. 

 

1. Israel serve “the calf”. (v12-14)

 

 

2. Israel receive a deliverer from the right tribe–with the wrong hand. (v15)

 

He delivers a tribute (v15-18)

 

He delivers a message (v19-20a)

 

He single-handedly slaughters the calf (v20b-26)

 

He delivers Israel from their enemies (v27-29)

 

3. Israel’s enemy is under their hand (v30)

(Preacher: Sam Hemming)

Scripture is the word of God… 3v16-17

… your job is to preach it 4v1-2

Three ways to be ‘different’:

• But you… have followed the apostle 3v10
• But you… continue in what you know 3v14
• But you… keep your head & do the work of an evangelist 4v5

Some words from a fellow Minister…

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Don’t abandon your God

Judes 2:6-3:6

Abandoning your God can happen quickly 2v6-10

Abandoning God is betrayal 2v10-13

Abandoning God provokes his anger 2v14-15

God shows patience & mercy to those who abandon him 2v16-18

Abandoning God only gets worse 2v19-3v6

Judges 2v6-3v6 reveals the need for a better Joshua

(Preacher: Sam Hemming)

 

Half Hearted?

Judges 1:1-2:5

Questions to ask as we read the Old Testament:

–      God: What does this passage teach us about God?

–      People: What can we learn about people?

–      Jesus: How does it help us understand and appreciate the Gospel of Jesus?

 

The ‘first’ introduction purposefully records events. (1:1-36)

 

Then gives God’s assessment of His people’s failure to fully trust and obey God.                                            (2:1-5)

      

And this gives us reason to pause and consider our own heart toward God, in the full light of the gospel of Jesus.

 

 

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Sermon by Andrew Brown