Shady Grove Sermons

The Price of Victory Judges 11:29-40 THEME: Jephthah is a message to everyone of us that God can use us in spite of the difficulties of our life. {past, present or future} I.   HIS DIFFICULT PAST   Verse 1-28 II.   HIS DEFINITE POWER III.   HIS DECISIVE PROMISE   Verse 29-35 There are two basic views on this:   What do you think? Did he sacrifice his daughter's life?    Perhaps he dedicated his daughter's purity? Reasons Why Steven and Tammie believe Jephthah dedicated his Daughter: The Bible clearly forbids the offering of a human sacrifice. Jephthah's daughter does not grieve her death but her virginity (3 x’s in 2 verses)   The daughters of Israel went year after year to commemorate {Pastor Steven believes the Hebrew is better understood as: Celebrate not lament}.   It makes no sense that they would praise & celebrate the fulfillment of a foolish vow or the killing of an innocent life Jephthah is a man who is cited ...

The Leader From the Wong Side of the Tracks Judges 11:29-40 THEME: Jephthah is a message to everyone of us that God can use us in spite of the difficulties of our life.    {Past, Present or Future} Statement of Truth: When you abandon the true God you fall into the hands of the false gods. 1. HIS DIFFICULT PAST   Verse 1-28
 Statement of Truth: 
Quit blaming the past. God has a wonderful plan for your life and you can have victory in your life as a believer.
 II.  HIS DEFINITE POWER Statement of Truth: Becoming a real leader is not doing what others think you should do. It’s doing what you know you can achieve through God’s divine will, and leading others to do the same.

The Living Testimony of a Dying Man Genesis 48 I. He wants to leave a Testimony concerning the past experiences of his life a. The Salvational Experience b. The Marital Experience c. The Spiritual Experience II. He wants to leave a Testimony concerning the  providential care in his life Principles To Live By: 1. All of us need a sense of " freedom ," the most important freedom God has provided us the freedom we experience in Christ 2. All of us need respect from others, for the most important factor is to be able to " respect ourselves " because we are living in the will of God 3. All of us want to experience success , but the most important success we can experience is the have God's approval 4. All of us need companionship to overcome emotional hurts, but the most important companion we have is Jesus Christ 5. All of us need to experience joy of having children in our lives, but we must never forget that one of the greatest joys...