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(Lesson 2) Gideon: A Weak Self-Image

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 10, 2003

Gideon was at the bottom of the social ladder and filled with self-doubt when he encountered God. Because of that experience, Gideon was able to drive the enemy out of his homeland.

A. INTRODUCTION: JUDGES 6:11-23 1. Poor. Gideon was the youngest son, of the poorest family, of the weakest tribe in Israel. "My family is poor in Manasseh, and I am least in my father’s house" (I Judges 6:15). 2. Weak Name. Gideon was also called Jerubbal (Baal fighter) after confronting idol ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:11-23

Denomination: Baptist

Hand-Me Downs

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jul 25, 2003

Jesus has given us some godly clothes that we are supposed to wear at church and all the time. Wearing these clothes will make us look more like Jesus.

June 8, 2003 Colossians 3:12-17 “Hand-me downs” INTRODUCTION When I was growing up, my family wasn’t exactly poor, but we weren’t well off either. One of the results of our financial condition was that I rarely got new clothes. New clothes were reserved for Christmas and Easter. I ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

Pride Vs. Politics Vs. Persitence

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Sep 16, 2013

This passage allows us a glimpse both sides of human character.

1Pastor Allan Kircher September 14th, 2013 Judges 8:1-21 PRIDE, POLITICS, AND PERSISTENCE **Please note that sermon is condensed. You need to add in between the /. Intro: some time/looking at the lives/Judges of Israel. • Background of/Ehud/Shamgar/Deborah/Barak • Gideon/fearful ...read more

Scripture: Judges 8:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

When Life Throws You A Curve

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Nov 6, 2013

When life throws you a curve, what do you do? God will be there for you to help navigate the curves in life!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • There are times in life when all is going well, we are cruising down the highway of life at breakneck speed then all the sudden sometimes out of nowhere life throws us a curve. • What do we do? We sometimes negotiate the curve and others times we crash ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Gideon’s Guerrillas: A Few Good Men Or One Good Lord? Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Sep 27, 2010

God empties us before he fills us.

The 2007 movie 300 was loosely based on the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. On a thin strip of land between the mountains and the ocean, 7,000 Greeks led by King Leonidas of Sparta and his 300 crack troops temporarily held off the Persian army and their hundreds of thousands of soldiers (some ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

“good Morning Mighty Warrior”

Contributed by John Gaston on Jul 23, 2014

We’re looking at a man who’d lost sight of God and what he could do but rediscovered that God can do great things through the least things.

“GOOD MORNING MIGHTY WARRIOR” Judges 6:11-16,25-34; 7:2-3,7,19-21 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: TOUGHENING UP 1. “My grandfather worked in a blacksmith shop when he was a boy, and he used to tell me, when I was a little boy myself, how he had toughened himself up so he could stand the ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Mighty Man Of Valour

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 24, 2022

At the 1997 North American Christian Convention, author Stuart Briscoe told the old story of a farmer who was walking along the road with his horse and his dog.

• A pickup truck came racing by and knocked them off the road into the ditch • The farmer sued for damages: Including loss of work time, claiming he had a broken leg, some facial injuries, and several cracked ribs that kept him bedridden • The defense attorney told the judge, "Your honor, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:12

Denomination: Baptist

A Mighty Man Of Valour

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 18, 2022

At the 1997 North American Christian Convention, author Stuart Briscoe told the old story of a farmer who was walking along the road with his horse and his dog.

• A pickup truck came racing by and knocked them off the road into the ditch • The farmer sued for damages: Including loss of work time, claiming he had a broken leg, some facial injuries, and several cracked ribs that kept him bedridden • The defense attorney told the judge, "Your honor, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:12

Denomination: Baptist

Are You The Purah That Someone Needs?

Contributed by Anitha Jabastion on Jun 20, 2022

Why did God specifically single out Purah and not any servant to go with Gideon to the enemy's camp?

“Get up, go down against the camp, because I am going to give it into your hands. If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah and listen to what they are saying. Afterward, you will be encouraged to attack the camp” (Judges 7:9-11). The story of Gideon is very ...read more

Scripture: Judges 7:9-11

Enough Series

Contributed by William Tindall on Aug 4, 2022

You are enough! A sermon on being called by God and using the tools you were given.

Welcome we are going to learn about this guy in the bible named Gideon. We have all heard the story of how he fought the 135,000 men with only 300 men. But I will explain how there is a lot more to Gideon. He was called by God, he tested God, he was empowered by God. So how did he come to be such ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:12, Judges 6:14

Spiritual Sacrifices Acceptable To God

Contributed by Curtis Porche on Feb 7, 2002

Comparing Levitical system of sacrifices to spiritual sacrifices.

JESUS WAS SPEAKING TO THE SAMARITAN WOMAN AT THE WELL WHEN THE TOPIC OF WORSHIP CAME UP. HOW TO WORSHIP GOD IS A QUESTION MANY CHURCHES WRESTLE WITH TODAY. JESUS INTRODUCES SOMETHING NEW TO THE SAMARITAN WOMAN WHEN HE TELLS HER THAT GOD SEEKS THOSE WHO WILL WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:5, John 4:22-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

Mark #8: Uncommon Sacrifice Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 10, 2001

This sermon inspires the greatest sacrifice of all, the sacrifice of self to Jesus Christ through which we can find real life.

Ten Marks of a Prevailing Church Mark #8: Uncommon Sacrifice Philippians 2:1-17 August 12, 2001 Intro: A. [Will You Wash My Dishes?] Sometimes we get a distorted idea about what love is. One night, a man decided to show his wife how much he loved her. After dinner he began to recite romantic ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice

Contributed by Rich Hadley on Dec 17, 2001

A sermon for pastors and church leaders. It is a message on leadership illustrated from the interactions between Samuel and Saul.

I Samuel 14:47: After Saul had assumed rule over Israel, he fought against their enemies on every side: Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment on them. Saul was a fighting King. He was a great general. He dealt all kinds ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-29

Denomination: Holiness

Living Sacrifice (Pt 2)

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 18, 2002

Jesus sacrificed everything for us. That sacrifice accomplished the greatest miracle of all. What will sacrifice do in your life?

April 16, 2000 Mark 15; Luke 23 Living Sacrifice – Part 2 INTRODUCTION Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:16-41

Denomination: Baptist

Real Followers Sacrifice Everything Series

Contributed by Eric Snyder on Jan 21, 2002

The first of a real followers series based on Mike Slaughter’s book

Real Followers sacrifice everything, Matt 4:18-22 Eric A. Snyder, Minister Farwell Church of Christ January 6, 2002 Two Hells’ Angels met a priest who was walking with crutches. They asked him what the problem was. He told them that he had slipped in his bathtub. The "Angels" continued walking ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ