1. The
Hebrews found it difficult to be obedient to God. When have there been times in your life when
you find it difficult to be obedient to God?
What are some of the influences in your life that have made it difficult
to be obedient?
2. We
see in Judges 1 that Israel’s problem was that they obeyed their enemies rather
than obeying God. How do those who
might be considered enemies of God, whom we have contact with, influence us to
obey them rather than God?
3. After
looking at those God raised up to serve as judges, what can we glean from them
as to what traits God was looking for in those he chose to lead?
4. Based
upon what we determine in (3) above, what does that tell us about those we need
to choose as leaders? What do we need to
do in order for us to be prepared to be the kind of leaders God needs us to be?
5. If
God were to send an angel to visit our church, how would that angel report back
to God as to our level of trust?
6. In
what area of your life do you want to trust God more? What can you do to make that happen?
7. How
did God test Gideon’s faith? How does
God test our faith?
8. How
did God encourage Gideon’s faith? How
does God encourage our faith?
9. How
did God honor Gideon’s faith? How does
God honor our faith?
10. How
did Gideon go from being a strong leader of Israel’s army to become someone who
led his people into idolatry?
11. Pride
can be a true stumbling block to Christian leaders. What can we do to avoid being deceived by our
own pride?
12. Judges
ends with the statement that “Everyone did as he saw fit”. Basically anarchy in the church. How do we see that statement alive in the
churches of America today? What can we
do to get trusting, obedience to true biblical authority back into the church?
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