Sermon INTRODUCTION From Judges to Jesus

“We have lost a definable moral center.” We are all too similar to the time and people of the Judges

In these final chapters the enemies are within, not oppressors from without. The False worship of Israel leads to confusion, depravity and internal warfare.

MAKING YOUR OWN GODS- Personally (17) and Corporately (18) How do we “make our own gods”? The most serious way we do this is by consciously rejecting part of the Scriptural revelation of God

Ignoring or avoiding those aspects of revelation we don’t like. Another way we do this is by subjectivizing all morality

Symptoms of False Religion Sacramentalism GOOD WORKS CAN BE A WAY OF AVOIDING GRACE AND REPENTANCE Pedigree over Truth Convenience and Subjectivism

Anti-dote for False Religion – The right kind of KING The tenacity of Yahweh's Grace ch 21 ON THE WAY TO JESUS… How To Read the Bible Book by Book- Gordon Fee

Ruth is a great story of covenant faithfulness and faith of a foreign girl who adopts the faith of Israel. Highlighted is the faith of one man and several women, not to mention a whole community, who are portrayed as faithful to the covenant.

“May he become famous throughout Israel” – Ruth 4:13 RUTH is the great grand-mother of David, who as king, is a type of Christ. Come Thou Long Expected Jesus!!