"The Kindness and Severity of God"

Sermon Scripture:  Judges 10:6-18

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Sermon Notes:  

The Slavery of Idolatry (10:6)

• Idolatry leads to ______________.
  
• Slavery leads to ______________.
  

Sold: When God Gives His People What They Want (10:7-9)

• God judges sinners by giving them what they want: life without __________.
  
• The judgment for idolatry is ____________. (Romans 1:18-32)
  

When You Need to Repent from your Repentance (10:10-16)

• It is possible to turn from idolatry in an idolatrous way. 
  

• Two signs of real repentance:
  
  • A sorrow for __________, rather than just for its consequences.
    
  • A sorrow over idolatrous ___________, not just behavioral changes.
    
• Remember __________. (Hebrews 12:16-17)
  
  • We must be careful not to weep for missing the blessings of God when we have no taste for God.
    
• Our hope does not rest in the sincerity of our repentance but in the intensity of God’s compassion.
  
  • His holiness demands that he __________ his people.
    
  • His heart moves him to __________ his people. 
    

Repentance in Hope of a Rescuer (10:17-18)

• The first word of the gospel is repent. Jesus said, “Repent, or perish.” (Luke 13:3)
  
  • We cannot __________. God will judge even the secret motives of our heart. 
    
  • We must be ___________. We are no better than anyone else and deserve wrath.
    
  • We have __________. God is merciful to those who repent and believe the gospel.
    
    • Christ __________ the perfect life that we failed to live.
      
    • Christ __________ for sins of which we must repent.
      
    • Christ __________ from death which we deserved. 
      
    • Christ will __________ those who completely trust in him.