"Othniel & Ehud: Expect the Unexpected"

Sermon Scripture:  Judges 3:7-31

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Sermon Notes:

Othniel: The Spirit-Filled Deliverer God’s People Did Not Deserve (7:7-11)

• The sin of God’s people required a ___________. 
  • Their sin was evil in God’s sight because of their idolatry.
  • They forgot the Lord because they were spiritually indifferent. 
  • Their sin angered the Lord because of their immorality.
  • The result: Sin led to ___________. 
• The cry of God’s people resulted in _____________. 
  • This judge came from the tribe of ___________. 
  • This judge came to save those who call on the Lord’s name. 
  • This judge came in the power of the ____________.
  • This judge secured ___________ for God’s people from their enemies. 
  • The result: God’s people are saved. 

Ehud: The Left-Handed Deliverer God’s People Did Not Expect (7:12-30)

• God raised up an _____________ hero to rescue his people.
  • Ehud was left-handed. He could have possibly been disabled. 
  • Ehud wielded a two-edged sword kept hidden on his right thigh. (16) 
• God gives glimpses of a ___________ hero.
  • Ehud was zealous for the glory of God. (19)
  • Ehud sounded a trumpet to call the people to himself. (27)
  • Ehud’s call to God’s people was “___________ me.” (28)
  • Ehud’s victory was complete: No one escaped his judgment. (29)
  • Ehud brought about ________ for God’s people. (30)

Jesus: The True Deliverer All People Desperately Need

• In spite of our sin, God sent a Savior we did not deserve… 
  • A lion from the tribe of Judah to lead God’s people.
  • A rescuer of sinners who call upon the name of the Lord.
  • A prophet who preached the gospel in the power of the Spirit.
  • A suffering ___________ whose sacrifice secured our peace with God.
  • A conquering __________ who defeated death through his resurrection. ​
• Because of God’s grace, we must trust in this Savior we could never expect…
  • He had nothing in his appearance that we should desire him, despised and rejected by men.
  • He was an outsider born in a manger who came not in strength, but in ____________.
  • He preached a message considered by the world not as wisdom, but as foolishness.
  • He delivered his people not through great victory, but through crushing __________. 
  • The judges died and brought temporary peace. Jesus died and rose to bring eternal ______.