Jan 2, 2022
Gideon: God Calls Unlikely Heroes
By: Phil Peacock
Series: (All)
We find the story of Gideon in the Old Testament book of Judges, which follows the conquest and settling of the Promised Land by the tribes of Israel. During the period of the Judges, a familiar cycle is often repeated.
- The Israelites would turn away from the Lord and do evil in His sight.
- God would allow His people to be oppressed by neighboring tribes.
- In their suffering, the Israelites would cry out to the Lord for help.
- God would raise up a leader (judge) to deliver them from oppression.
- God calls us to an honest assessment of the challenges we face. (v.8-10)
- God calls us based not on who we are, but on who we can be. (v. 12)
- God calls us to depend upon His strength, not our own. (v.14-16)
- God calls us to be faithful in small things before giving bigger assignments. (v.25-26)
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- Jan 2, 2022Gideon: God Calls Unlikely Heroes
Jan 2, 2022Gideon: God Calls Unlikely HeroesBy: Phil PeacockSeries: (All)We find the story of Gideon in the Old Testament book of Judges, which follows the conquest and settling of the Promised Land by the tribes of Israel. During the period of the Judges, a familiar cycle is often repeated.
- The Israelites would turn away from the Lord and do evil in His sight.
- God would allow His people to be oppressed by neighboring tribes.
- In their suffering, the Israelites would cry out to the Lord for help.
- God would raise up a leader (judge) to deliver them from oppression.
- God calls us to an honest assessment of the challenges we face. (v.8-10)
- God calls us based not on who we are, but on who we can be. (v. 12)
- God calls us to depend upon His strength, not our own. (v.14-16)
- God calls us to be faithful in small things before giving bigger assignments. (v.25-26)
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