"People Without a King"

Sermon Scripture:  Judges 19-21

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Judges 19: The Shocking Nature of Sin

• A Shocking Marriage: Compromise Paves the Way for Moral Decay (19:1-9)
  
• Shocking Lack of Hospitality: Common Courtesy Disappears as Society Declines (19:10-21)
  
• Shocking Sexual Immorality: Unrestrained Sin Leads to Spiritual Callousness (19:22-26)
  
• A Shocking Letter of Dismemberment: Graphic Signs to Grab the Attention of a Numb Culture (19:27-30)
  

Judges 20: The Painful Process of Purging Evil

• Sin is never ____________. 
  
• Sin will bring about God’s _____________. 
  
• Sin must be dealt with, not _____________.
  
• Sin causes us to fight with each other. 
  
  • The failure to conquer Canaan and walk with God has led to _________ war. 
    
  • They are not fighting God’s enemies; they are fighting God’s __________. 
    
• Sin distorts justice.
  
  • This is not justice. It is genocide.
    
  • Bitterness leads to vindictiveness. 
    
  • The only way to avoid bitterness is to practice ________________.​
    

Judges 21: Messy Situations… Messy Solutions

• Israel tries to solve their problems, but they keep creating bigger problems. 
  
• Even though we are the problem, we cannot be our own ___________. 
  
• We need a righteous king to rule us and a merciful king to rescue us. 
  
  • We need a deliverer who can come without being called for, since human beings are not really seeking God (Rom. 3:11).
    
  • He will have to do it all himself, since we will not be able to contribute anything to our salvation.
    
  • He will save us through weakness, a victorious defeat–through his _________, not just his life.
    
  • We need a king who can “purge” us of evil in our hearts, not just in our society.