Hymns: RHC 100 He Lifted Me, 331 The Haven of Rest, 332 Moment by Moment  Judges 15 1 But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and …

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Hymns: RHC 100 He Lifted Me 115 Constantly Abiding 116 Higher Ground  Judges 10:1-18 1 And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir …

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Hymns: 229 Thy Kingdom Come, O God 445 O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee 386 Be Thou My Vision Judges 9:1-56 1 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and …

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Samson – When BGR ran amok! (Judges 14:1-20) And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years…For, lo, thou (Mahoah’s wife) shalt …

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Jephthah – The Matter of Vows Judges 11:29-40 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of …

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Hymns: 101 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms 116 Higher Ground 221 When We See Christ Judges 8 1 And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to …

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Hymns: 437 Onward Christian Soldiers 436 Sound the Battle Cry! 441 Faith Is the Victory Judges 7 1 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites …

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Hymns: 420 I Surrender All 461 O Zion Haste 455 Go Ye Into the World Judges 6:1-40 1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian …

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Hymns: 351 He Leadeth Me 354 God Leads Us Along 355 Day by Day  Judges 5:1-31 1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, 2 Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people …

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Hymns: 67 Praise the Savior 269 Come to the Savior 522 Jesus Bids Us Shine Judges 4:1-24 1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead. 2 And the LORD sold them into …

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