King of kings;

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King of kings Lord of lords!
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King of kings Not LeBron James! Not Elvis
Presley! Not Felix Hernandez!
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This morning we will be taking a look at the
BOOK of JUDGES and seeing two important things
1. This was one of the darkest times in the
history of the nation of Israel. 2. There
are so many things within the Book of Judges
which parallel our days. This should
greatly concern us.
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The Key Theme of the Book of Judges Judges
2125 25 In those days there was no king in
Israel everyone did what was right in his own
eyes.
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The Repeating Cycle of the Book of Judges (It is
a downward spiral of sin.) Judges 211-19
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• The Repeating Cycle
• of the Book of Judges
• Sin
• Suffering/ Servitude
• Supplication
• Salvation
• they reverted and behaved more corruptly than
  their fathers..

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Judges Chapters 1 and 2 lay the foundation
for the book.   Judges Chapters 3 through 16
tell the stories of the different judges whom God
raised up to deliver and rule over different
parts of the nation of Israel.
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The Role of the Judges  The judges were
called by God and empowered by God to unite the
people of God to stand against the enemy.
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Judges Chapters 17 through 21 are sometimes
labeled The Appendices. These four chapters
are a collection of various stories of the day
which describe how vile and corrupt things had
become. It is very much like reading the
newspaper today!
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The Saddest Verse in the Bible?
Judges 210 10 When all that generation had
been gathered to their fathers, another
generation arose after them who did not know the
Lord nor the work which He had done for Israel.
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They did not know the Lord. Perhaps they
had heard about Him? But they had NO first
hand personal experience of Him. They had heard
stories kind of like fairy tales you know.
the way many people treat the Bible today!
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The Bible you know It is a great collection of
stories, but you certainly dont believe that
they are true do you? Well, do you?
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Job 425-6 5 I have heard of You by the hearing
of the ear, but now my eye sees You. 6 Therefore
I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
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Lets now go back to Judges 2125 25 In those
days there was no king in Israel everyone did
what was right in his own eyes.
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Doesnt this seem like it describes our day and
our times everyone did what was right in his own
eyes? Very post-modern!
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Proverbs 1412 There is a way that seems right
to a man, but its end is the way of death.
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Proverbs 1625 There is a way that seems right
to a man, but its end is the way of death.
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People are living today like there is no king
Everyone does what is right in his own
eyes!
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I am here to tell you today that WE HAVE A KING!
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His name is JESUS!
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There is a King today! His name is JESUS! I
want to ask you a very important question today
Do you know Him?
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Do you know Him?
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He is the King of kings! He is the Lord of lords!
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He is my Savior! He is my Redeemer!
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He is the Good Shepherd! He is the Bread of Life!
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He is the Way! He is the Truth! He is the Life!
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In fact, He is the Resurrection and the Life!
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He is the Light in our darkness!
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He is the Bright and Morning Star!
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He is the Alpha and the Omega The Beginning
and the End!
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Do you know Him?
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If know Him, you will be willing to serve Him
and to worship Him, to lay down your life as a
living sacrifice to honor Him!
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If know Him, then it means His will is supreme
in your heart and your life! You read your Bible,
you spend time in prayer so that you can know
His will so that you can honor Him by doing His
will!
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I am here to tell you today that WE HAVE A KING!
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His name is JESUS!