Gospel Rant
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Episode 11 — Samson, Part 2: Strength Without a Soul
What happens when God raises up a deliverer…
but the deliverer looks just like everyone else?
Strong.
Gifted.
Chosen by God.
But spiritually disconnected.
That’s the story of Samson.
And it may be the most unsettling story in the entire book of Judges.
We will see what you think.
And now, it’s...
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Episode 10 – Samson: Strength Without Transformation
What happens when God raises up a deliverer…
but the deliverer looks just like everyone else?
Strong.
Gifted.
Chosen by God.
But spiritually disconnected.
That’s the story of Samson.
And it may be the most unsettling story in the entire book of Judges.
We will see what you think.
And now, it’s...
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Episode 9 – Jephthah: When We Worship the Wrong God
What happens when people use the name of God…
but no longer know who He really is?
They pray.
They worship.
They make promises to God.
But the God they imagine looks more like the gods of their culture than the God of Scripture.
That’s the tragedy we encounter in today’s story.
The story ...
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Episode 8 – Gideon: Victory… and the Drift (Part 2)
What happens when people who once knew God slowly forget Him?
Not all at once.
Not with open rebellion.
But little compromises… quiet idols… and decisions that seem perfectly reasonable.
Welcome to the world of Judges.
The Book of Judges is the story of broken people, bad choices… and ...
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Episode 7: Gideon – The Coward in the Winepress (Part 1
Today we arrive at the central narrative of the book of Judges.
The story of Gideon.
And if Judges has been showing us the downward spiral of Israel, Gideon represents something important.
He represents Israel itself.
Weak.
Confused.
Spiritually insensitive.
Quick to blame God.
And yet… still chosen.
We w...
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Episode 6: Deborah, Barak, and the Cup of Glory
Today we come to one of the most remarkable stories in the entire book of Judges.
The story of Deborah and Barak.
And if we read it carefully, we discover that the real theme of this story is glory—the glory God delights to share with His people.
And now, it’s your turn…
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Imagine a nation collapsing.
Violence spreads.
Civil war erupts.
Families betray each other.
Faith disappears.
And somehow…
everyone still insists:
“We’re God’s people.”
That’s the book of Judges.
But here’s what’s shocking.
The collapse didn’t begin with war.
It began with something m...
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Episode 5: Othniel and Ehud
Today we finally arrive at the first stories of the judges themselves.
But before we jump into those stories, it helps to remember how the book of Judges is structured.
Judges is not random storytelling. It is carefully arranged narrative.
The book begins with two prologues, which explain how Israel’s spiritual collapse began.
At the end o...
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Episode 4: The Generation That Forgot
Today we arrive at the second prologue in the book of Judges.
The structure of Judges is fascinating.
The book begins with two prologues, which set up the problem.
Then come the stories of the judges themselves.
And finally the book ends with two epilogues, which show just how badly Israel ultimately breaks.
Today’s passage ...
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Welcome back to Breaking Badly, our journey through one of the darkest—and most honest—books in the Bible: the book of Judges.
The Seven Nations
Over the centuries, powerful nations had filled the land.
Seven of them.
Each one militarily stronger than Israel.
Each one capable of tossing Israel around the ancient Near Eastern sandbox without much trouble.
B...
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Welcome back to Breaking Badly, our journey through one of the darkest—and most honest—books in the Bible: the book of Judges.
Last episode we talked about something surprising.
The tragedy of Judges is not simply that Israel worshiped idols.
It’s that they stopped seeking God.
They stopped going to the place where God commanded them to meet Him&mdas...
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This, in my opinion, is the #1 prayer of not only the New Testament, but both testaments. It was among the final words of Jesus to the Apostle John, on the last page of the Bible, and he commands us to pray this.
We are standing at the edge of the last page of the last book in the entire revelation of God.
Ink drying.
History trembling.
Heaven leans close.
And ...
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Let's walk with Jesus those final steps again.
Whirlwind days: Hosanna crowds, waving branches, Jerusalem hope. Yet beneath cheers, fractured—they craved rescuer on their terms. King of imagination, not suffering Servant.
Upper room: final meal heavy with meaning. Broken bread. Lifted wine. Betrayer named. Basin water. Son of God washing dusty feet. Depar...
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The so‑called High Priestly Prayer is breathtaking—larger than our expectations, deeper than our usual prayers. We often ask, “What is God’s will?” The full answer is complex, but here we are handed two crystal‑clear desires straight from the Son’s lips. That must count.
First, that we—Spirit‑filled followers of Jesus—would be one, even as the Father and the Son are ...
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What do you do when the bottom falls out of your world? When the unforgivable happens, and you can’t do anything to fix it? Do you grieve honestly, or armor up and move on, using coping strategies that only cover the wound?
This prayer is for hurting, angry, wounded people. There is a God who says you should feel outraged by what’s happened to you...
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But how do we pray when someone crushes, betrays, abandons, abuses, or robs us? Our gut screams for God's righteous wrath. It's human—even for believers. We Christians tsk-tsk vengeance from a safe distance. Yet quotes like Nietzsche's ring true: "It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains reve...
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Top Ten Prayer #6 comes from Paul, the very heart of his important letter to the Ephesians. If you want to understand Ephesians, you need to have digested this prayer. It is that important—and life changing.
What if we've made prayer harder than it needs to be—and seen too little fruit? What if experiencing even 10% more of God's deep love for you ri...
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Top Ten Prayer #7 comes from a young woman who has just heard from an angle of all beings that she is pregnant.
“I am the Lord’s servant.
May it be to me as you have said.”
One sentence.
No sermon.
No bargaining.
No delay.
Just surrender.
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“What? The Lord’s Prayer is #8--not even top 5? Irreverent?” I get it. It’s Jesus’ words—familiar, revered. But spoiler: Top 5 are also Jesus’.
After decades studying its context, its genius isn’t the script—it’s why Jesus answered, “How should we pray?” this way. We’ve misunderstood....
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The Spirit’s Groan (Rom 8:22–27)
This one’s different. It’s technically not our prayer at all. It’s the Spirit’s prayer, uttered when we can’t form words. But that’s exactly why it belongs in the list. This is God praying for you, in you, when you’re past praying.
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