Do you have a tendency to take a bit too much credit for your success while overlooking God’s blessing in your life? Even with the best of intentions, the human heart always defaults toward pride. Beginning in Judges Chapter 8, we see how Gideon’s victory as a warrior began to inflate his ego. Rather than giving glory to God, he chose to act like a king who deserved special treatment. In a real sense, Gideon manufactured his own “broken savior.”
When the Good Goes Bad, Part 2
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30 June, 2022
Series: Broken Saviors
Speaker: J.D. Greear
Book: Judges
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29 June, 2022
Series: Broken Saviors
Speaker: J.D. Greear
Book: Judges
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28 June, 2022
Series: Broken Saviors
Speaker: J.D. Greear
Book: Judges
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