Half-Hearted Obedience

Continuing the conquest of Canaan, the Israelites partial obey God. They were half-hearted in their obedience. God calls this half-hearted obedience...disobedience.

How are we like these Israelites? When do we settle and not obey God courageously and boldly? When do we say "I can't" when God hears us say "I won't."

The key to pressing on in obedience and service is to trust in God, in his strength, in his power to save, power to forgive, and that he accepts us (not for our deeds) but because of what Jesus Christ has done.

Judges

In the time of the Judges, there was no king. As a result the people of Israel did what was right in their own eyes. The time of the Judges is a time of chaos and turmoil, the people longed for a king. Our time is full of chaos and turmoil, it should cause us to long for the King—Jesus Christ.

Tim Stephens

Tim Stephens is the senior pastor of Fairview Baptist Church. Tim grew up on a farm in Eastern Ontario and has graduated with a Computer Engineering degree from Queen’s University, a Masters of Divinity degree from Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary, and is currently pursuing his Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching at the Master’s Seminary. He is happily married to Raquel and they have eight children.