The Need for Continual Reformation

I. Equipping Lessons from the Book of Joshua and Judges

The Cycle of Blessing, Disobedience, Punishment, Repentance and Deliverance

II. Old Testament Examples of the Cycle Repeated

1. The Israelites
2. The Judges
3. The Kings
4. The Post-exilic Reformers, Ezra and Nehemiah

III. New Testament Examples of the cycle Repeated

1. Jesus - Temple and Traditions
2. The Early Churches
3. Revelation 2-3

IV. Church History Examples of the Cycle Repeated

1. The Medieval Church Returned to the Old Testament Jewish Institutions of Worship.
2. The Mighty Reformation of the 16th Century.

V. Confronting he Cycle of Blessing, Disobedience, Punishment Repentance, and Deliverance

1. The Knowledge of God’s Law
2. The Attitude of Obedience (and Love for God)
3. The Spirit of Watchfulness
4. The Disposition of Courage