Part 1: The Seriousness Of Disobeying God Series

The book of Judges starts with “After the death of Joshua…”

- There were 15 judges in all. Eli and Samuel were the last.

THE WORD “JUDGE.”

- “judge," means "bringer of justice."

- These "judges" were like a cross-mixture between a mayor, a marshal, a prophet, and a general.

It was designed to teach spiritual lessons more than simply to record historical facts.

Transition:

Judges is a warning to us all. A warning of what can happen if we fail to obey God.

Outline of Judges Chapter 1:

* The people of Judah conquer many cities (1-10)

* Caleb conquers his inheritance (11-15)

* Failure to conquer all the cities (16-26)

* More failure to drive out the Canaanites (17- 36)

Four Kinds of Disobedience:

1. Delayed obedience. V. 1a

A. EXPLANATION:

- Delayed obedience is DISOBEDIENCE.

- Many times we just know the right thing to do and we don’t want to do it. We choose to sin rather than obey God.

James 4:17 Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.

3 possible reasons why we fail to obey God:

a. Fear of being “labeled.”

b. To gratify the desires of the flesh. Gal. 5:16

c.) Waiting for the right feeling.

- Obey God, even when you don’t feel like it.

B. ILLUSTRATION:

Example 1: Luke 9:59-60

Example 2: Matthew 4:21-22

C. APPLICATION: Cultivate a Heart of Surrender.

- Are there areas where you have stubbornly delayed to obey God?

2. Selective obedience. V. 28

A. EXPLANATION:

i. Selective obedience means hearing what we want to hear, not what God says.

ii. Selective obedience is REBELLION.

iii. Selective Obedience is Willful Disobedience.

B. ILLUSTRATION: Luke 6:46

C. APPLICATION: Solution

a.) Live by God’s standards.

b.)Renew your mind in God’s Word regularly.

c.) Establish fellowship with people who can keep you accountable.

3. Redefined Obedience. V. 33

A. EXPLANATION:

i. Definition: Redefine

- To change the meaning of something.

ii. The Israelites redefines the Lord’s command. Instead of killing all Canaanites, they allowed the Canaanites to live among them.

B. ILLUSTRATION: King Saul [1 Samuel 15:12-15]

C. APPLICATION:

- What areas of your life do you need to surrender in obedience to Christ?

4. Rationalized Disobedience.

A. EXPLANATION:

i. Many times we try to rationalized that our disobedience was really obedience.

ii. Question: If the majority thinks something is true, does it make it right?

iii. QUOTE: “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.”

iv. Symptoms of rationalized disobedience:

a. Blaming others.

b. Making himself victim.

c. Minimizing his sin.

- Someone else’s sins will not justify your sins.

B. ILLUSTRATION: king Saul

C. APPLICATION:

a.) Don't try to justify your sin.

b.) Evaluate your thoughts and actions based on God’s standards.

c.) Repent.

Conclusion:

Do you excuse your own sin?

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