Elevate Student Ministries

  Objective -  Students will learn about Israel’s unbelief and be instructed to live by faith. Key Scripture -  Hebrews 3:12 Key Thought - The assassin of faith is unbelief. Lesson Summary -  Our lesson on Sunday was the second of a four-part series called “Delirium: Break the Cycle.” It’s a study in the Book of Judges about the sickening cycle of Israel’s rebellion and how God delivered them each time they repented. This week we learned about a military general named Barak. In Judges 4, we saw how God used Barak to defeat the Canaanites. Unfortunately, he didn’t receive the honor for the victory because of his unbelief. Deborah, the prophetess, had to push Barak to obey God, remind him of God’s promise, and command him to get up and go fight for the Lord. Because of his unbelief, he did not act like much of a military general. The study of Barak helped us understand that the assassin of faith is unbelief. In Matthew 13:58, we are told that Jesus didn’t do many ...

  Objective : Students will understand Israel’s cycle of rebellion and be challenged to live free from the cycle of sin.    Key Text : Judges 2:10    Key Thought : The remedy for rebellion is repentance.   Lesson Summary : Our lesson this morning is the first of a four-part series called “Delirium: Break the Cycle.” It’s a study in the Book of Judges about the sickening cycle of Israel’s rebellion and how God delivered them each time they repented. The students learned this week that God is faithful even when we are unfaithful. The Book of Judges records for us the cycle of rebellion by God’s people, the Israelites. Over and over again, Israel rebelled against God. They would turn their back on God, resulting in sin.  The rebellion of the Israelites led to two major sins: idolatry, and immorality. Idolatry is defined as “excessive devotion to something other than God.” Immorality is defined as “anything evil, sinful, or otherwise wrong behavior.” Israe...