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Listen to the podcast here God Uses Imperfect People The story of Jephthah in Judges 11 is one of the most difficult passages in the entire Bible. It contains themes of rejection, leadership, faith, tragedy, and human failure. At first glance, it can leave us wondering why God would include such a story in Scripture at all. Yet beneath the complexity of this account is a powerful truth: God accomplishes His purposes through deeply imperfect people. An Unlikely Leader Jephthah was not the kind...

Listen to the podcast here Watch the sermon here The ninth chapter of Judges is one of the darkest chapters in the entire Bible. Unlike many of the stories we've encountered throughout Judges, there is no heroic deliverer, no dramatic rescue, and no moment where God's people cry out in repentance and experience restoration. Instead, Judges 9 presents a sobering picture of what happens when ambition, pride, and sin are allowed to flourish unchecked. At the center of the story is Abimelech, the...

Listen to our podcast here Mary’s words in Luke 1 are some of the most familiar in Scripture: “He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name.” Yet sometimes a single verse settles deeply into our hearts in a fresh way. That is exactly what happens when we slow down long enough to truly consider what Mary is saying in her song of praise, often called the Magnificat. Mary had just received overwhelming news. She would become the mother of the promised Messiah. Though we...