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Mighty Warrior!. Judges 6:11-18. Gideon’s Situation. Time of great suffering and pain Judges 6:1-6 Weak and frightened-v.11 Allowing the circumstances to define the future II Corinthians 5:7 . Gideon’s Complaint. Why is all of this happening? V.13
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Mighty Warrior! Judges 6:11-18
Gideon’s Situation • Time of great suffering and pain Judges 6:1-6 • Weak and frightened-v.11 • Allowing the circumstances to define the future II Corinthians 5:7
Gideon’s Complaint • Why is all of this happening? V.13 • Where is God? V.13 Where is the God of the Exodus? Luke 20:38
What Gideon Didn’t See • The effects of sin Judges 6:1 Joshua 7 Romans 3:23; 6:23 • Gideon saw only his own limited strength and weakness. Zechariah 4:6 II Corinthians 12:9 • Gideon didn’t see himself as God saw him v.12 I Corinthians 15:57 Philippians 4:13 Colossians 1:27
Gideon Requests a Sign • His offering is consumed by fire-v.17 Romans 12:1 Galatians 2:20 • The fleece is wet and the ground is dry-v.36-37 • The fleece dry and the ground wet v.39-40
God Works through a Tiny RemnantJudges 7 • The Kingdom of God is not a democracy Matthew 7:13-14 • God is not looking for numbers • God uses a tiny remnant of 300 lunatics • Proof of a God sized vision and calling • Only God can do it!
To God Be the Glory! Deuteronomy 28:7