Leviticus 5:5

We see the familiar cycle in the book of Judges: Israel rebels, falling into idolatry. As a consequence, they are oppressed. In their distress, they repent and cry out to God. God reminds them of His faithfulness, responds to their plea by raising a deliverer, and sets in motion a plan to restore them. In Judges 11, that deliverer is Jephthah. The story of Jephthah reminds us how God, in His mercy, raises unlikely people to fulfil His purpose, but also how human wisdom, when clouded by worldly thinking, can lead to tragic endings.

Do you ever feel trapped by your mistakes? We can become so used to stuffing guilt and hiding shame that our mistakes soon define us. When you feel like you can’t outrun your past, you need to know there’s a God who understands and longs to release you from your personal prison. In this plan, you will learn how to escape guilt and find freedom from shame.

Christmas isn’t just in the nativity. Join us as we go through the Old Testament’s foreshadowing of the coming Savior, allowing us to view Advent through an exciting new perspective.

God's Word says that when we confess our sin to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us. But what about learning to forgive ourselves after we have confessed?