Aim: To be faithful in our callings—as the church of Christ.
Doctrine: God sometimes employs unusual means in bringing about His church's deliverance. Ehud's methods were unorthodox, but they were nonetheless used by God.
Exegesis: What the church can learn from the left-handed judge: that God raises up opposing forces in our lives (vv. 12-15a); that ''God's messages'' are not always pleasant (vv. 15b-23); that God's people will respond to decisive leadership (vv. 24-30).
Further application: How the story of the left-handed judge encourages us: we do not always need to be ''delicate'' in order to be effective in the church and in the world.
Key phrase: v. 15a ''But when the children of Israel cried out to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for them: Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man....''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.