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Heroes Of Faith
Contributed by Chris Appleby on Dec 30, 2000 (message contributor)
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1. Judges - Lessons From History
Contributed on Dec 30, 2000
Lessons from history as found in the book of Judges
One of my favourite lines from the TV series, Mash, was the statement that this was the latest ’war to end all wars’. The point they were making of course was that we never seem to learn from history. No matter how bad our experience of history is, we never seem to be able to learn our lesson so we ...read more
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2. Ruth - A Woman Of Character
Contributed on Jan 23, 2001
Ruth, a pagan widow through her faith becomes the key to Israel’s future and to God’s plan of salvation for the world
Today we continue our series on Heroes of Faith, characters from the Judges, though no longer from the book of Judges. But the setting of our story in that era is made clear in the opening verse of ch 1 of Ruth: "In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land." Our author ...read more
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3. Gideon - An Unexpected Hero
Contributed on Jan 23, 2001
Gideon wasn’t a natural hero, but God used him to save his people. God often uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things
Gideon isn’t exactly your Hollywood image of a hero is he? In fact he’s the exact opposite. He’s much more the indecisive, timid type. He’s one of those people who want every i dotted and every t crossed before they make a decision and even then they won’t be able to make up their mind. You can see ...read more
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4. Boaz - A Righteous Man
Contributed on Jan 29, 2001
Faith is a combinatin of waiting for God and using initiative to bring about God’s will.
It was Sunday morning and Harry was off. He pulled out of his driveway in his 2-seater convertible, with the roof closed because of typical Melbourne driving rain, and headed for church. But as he turned into the main road he saw ahead of him three bedraggled figures huddled under a single umbrella ...read more