Nailed It!

Today is a special day for Genesis as we will introduce the Good Neighbor Initiative and the work of Oasis International during our service. Rachel Hart, Director of Good Neighbor, will be with us to share how we can join the mission of God in loving our refugee neighbor. Our text this morning in Judges 4 is a crazy story and, at first glance, does not seem to fit the message we intend to share. The truth is that this crazy and bloody story in Judges is all about the mission of God and His glorious purposes. God’s mission for His people at this time is tied to His protection of them as a nation of people. So, God raises three different people—a prophetess, a warrior, and housewife—to be His arms of rescue and deliverance. God’s mission is different in the New Testament; no longer about defending a nation, now the mission is taking the Gospel to neighborhoods and the nations. Yet, God is still raising up ordinary men and women to trust Him and be used by God for His glory while proclaiming and demonstrating the love and justice of Jesus.