Sojourn in Faith

Well, it's definitely up there. Join us as we discuss Jephthah and his not well-thought-through oath. Let's learn about the importance of listening to God's leading and to being careful with our words and actions on today's episode.

Let's look at 2 judges whom we don't know much about and what we can take away. Plus God tells Israel You made your choice, ask the other gods for help.

We discuss in the episode:

• The importance of small, right choices and quiet living.
• The consequence of Choices
• God's Faithfulness

Unlike Gideon, Abimelech didn't even fake humility. He wanted to be King and would use whatever tactics needed to get it. Discover what happens to this ruler and the people he ruled, and learn from their story that selfish ambition ultimately leads to destruction.

There is a small section of Gideon that is seldom given much attention. Let's look at Gideon's less-than-heroic ending and learn why lip service isn't enough.

In this Episode, we discuss:

• The people want to abandon God before even fully trusting Him.
• Gideon's lip service allegiance
• Read Psalm 84

Join us as we continue our walk through Judges.

This week, we discuss Gideon and learn from him what it means to trust and move forward even when we feel inadequate.

Join in as we continue to look through the book of Judges. Today we talk about Shamgar, Deborah, & Barak. Let's tell their story and talk about why context matters and what lessons we can take away about manhood and responsibility.

Have you heard of Ehud? His story is one of espionage and assassination, one with specific and gory details. Come along with us as we retell his story and learn about restoration.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Ehud's story
• Lessons of humility
• The fade from the Lord
• The dramatic plan for restoration.

Othniel is one of what we might call lesser judges because we don't have as many details and specifics, but what we do have is important. Join us as we draw some lessons from his brief account in Judges chapter 3.

In today's episode, we discuss:

• Psalm 26
• Othniel's story
• being aware of influence
• Intentional remembering
• Crying out to God

The book of Judges is an interesting account of the nation of Israel before the monarchy. Discover the parallels between the people of the past and our society now. What lessons can we learn from the big picture of history in the book of Judges?

In the episode, we talk about:

• Proverbs 6:6-11
• Basics of Judges
• The 7 cycles and how they mirror society today.
• What's the main takeaway from this period?

In our final snapshot of Joshua, we look at his farewell address and challenge to the people.

Inside, we discuss:

• Proverbs 1
• What was the real challenge in "Whom will you serve"?
• What does that mean for us today?

In this episode, we discuss:

• Psalm 46
• What did Israel fail to do?
• How would this failure haunt them?
• The importance of finishing what we start.

Join us as we try to make some sense of the conquest and inheritance of the land of Canaan.

In the episode, we talk about:

• Kingdoms in this period differ from our modern understanding.
• We look at proverbs together
• Check out this helpful video:

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On this episode of Sojourn in Faith we:

Reflect over Psalm 148

Talk about the battle of AI and ask:

• What was Israel's blunder in the battle?
• How did they fix it?
• What does it mean for us?

Today we continue to look at the book of Joshua and what god is up in the battle of Jericho.

In todays episode we discuss:

Did the battle of Jericho happen like the Bible Says?

Who is the Commander of the Lord's Army?

Plus we reflect on psalm 75 together.

In this episode we look at Joshua 2 and meet Rahab.

We will read Psalm 67, talk about a holiday that is this Sunday and talk about who Rahab was and why it matters.

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Joshua begins with the Lord telling Joshua to lead the people after Moses died. Have you ever wondered why Joshua? Was it random? Did they vote somewhere?

Let's look in the scriptures and see if we can find out why and if it has ay implication for our lives.

In todays episode we will:

• Read Psalm 100
• Discover why Joshua was the next leader
• Pull some applications for our Faith Journeys

The number and differences in biblical teachings are so many and varied it is enough to make our head spin. Why is that so and how can we know what is right? Lets talk about it. See you on the inside.

Join me as I share thoughts about a recent reading of scripture with the family. What does it mean to have Jesus as Lord? Let's talk about it.

April's encouragement is that God is on the move here and around the world. Will you be a part of what God is doing?