Word of Salvation – Vol. 34 No. 44 – November 1989   The Advent Of Peace   Sermon: by Rev. M. C. De Graaf on Judges 6:22-24 Reading: Judges 6:1-24, 1Cor.13; Ezek.13:4-14, 34:20-31 Singing:  263, 449, 3, 444, 110.   Brothers and Sisters, There is no question that stress is certainly one of the side effects of living in the twentieth century. Though (on the one hand) I am sure that most of us are grateful for the jobs we have, for the homes we live in and the things which are in them, for this wonderful city which we can...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 27 No. 25 – April 1982   Ehud, The Deliverer Of God   Sermon by Rev. M.P. Geluk on Judges 3:12,15,30 Scripture Reading: Judges 3: 12-30   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, If I were still a young boy then I would read this true story about Ehud with a glint in my eye because of its adventure and excitement.  But I do not think that Ehud enjoyed killing Eglon, the king of Moab.  He had to do it, for there seemed no other way to deliver Israel from this terrible tyrant. It was a...

The Lord's Gracious Approach to Deliver His Idolatrous People   Text – Judges 6 Reading – 2 Corinthians 4:1-12 Suggested Hymns : BoW 145; 44; 159; 529   People of God,   Those of you who are familiar with the book of Judges will be aware that the history recorded there has a cyclical pattern. A pattern painfully found in the history of the Church and our own lives. That well known pattern of falling into sin, then suffering the Lord's faithful chastisement, bringing a painful cry for God's mercy, till He finally responds with forgiveness and deliverance.   Judges 4...

Word of Salvation – Vol.42 No.30 - August 1997   Though Distracted, We're Retracted, for We are Contracted!   Sermon by Rev S Bajema on Judges 2:10-23 Scripture Readings: Judges 2:1 - 3:6 Suggested Hymns: BoW 332:1-3; 436:1-4; 99; 332:4   Church of Jesus Christ. Our text has often been used as a kind of introductory passage to the Book of Judges as a whole.  It is generally seen as setting out the theme for the rest of what follows.  But, we might well wonder – a theme for what?  Isn't Judges merely an interlude between the LORD's great deliverance with...