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Esther - Chapter 4

Directives for Desperate Times

May 30, 2021 • Dr. Peter Radford

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Esther 4 records for us the big moment when Esther decides to step out in faith and go before the king. The fate of the nation was at stake and Esther stepped up. As we work through the chapter, we can identify three directives for desperate times:

1. Desperate times call for prayer and fasting. (vv.1-3)

2. Desperate times call for shared encouragement and exhortation. (vv. 4-14)

3. Desperate times call for bold faith. (vv. 15-17)

The Big Idea of the text is as follows: When faced with difficulties, God’s people place themselves in the hands of the only One who has the power to save them.

Debunking Four Myths of the Church

July 18, 2021 • Dr. Peter Radford

Esther Narrative

July 4, 2021 • Dr. Peter Radford

This week we seek to capture the larger message of Esther in a single message. Pastor Pete wants to convey to you that while the sermon followed the general contours of the Biblical account, some details from this week’s message have been added to help the story move along. (For instance, Harbona is mentioned a couple times in the text, but we don’t know what his job was or if he was present for all the events presented in the message.) The goal of this week’s message is to help the story of Esther come to life.

Esther - Chapters 7-8

June 13, 2021 • Dr. Peter Radford

This text records for us the second banquet that Esther hosted for King Xerxes and Haman. At this banquet, Esther reveals her identity as a Jew and the plot of Haman is foiled. The lesson we draw from this text is that God watches over the righteous. We find three evidences of this in the text: 1. God positions the righteous according to his will to accomplish his purpose. 2. God brings the evil that the wicked intended for the righteous squarely upon them. 3. God answers the prayer of the righteous and protects them from harm.