Pastor Steve wraps up the series on Gideon this week with a look at Judges 8:22-35, the end of Gideon’s story.
“Gideon made an ephod of it and put it in his town, in Ophrah; and all Israel prostituted themselves to it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and to his family.”
– Judges 8:27
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Gideon: The Need for Eternal Vigilance
Published March 25th, 2007 in Gideon - An Unlikely Leader (2007) and Podcast. ClosedGideon: Going Beyond God - When Triumph Becomes Vengeance
Published March 18th, 2007 in Gideon - An Unlikely Leader (2007) and Podcast. 0 Comments“Then Gideon took the elders of the town and taught them a lesson, punishing them with thorns and briers from the wilderness. He also tore down the tower of Peniel and killed all the men in town.”
- Judges 8:16-17
Have you ever felt like “teaching someone a lesson?” Listen on as Debra Johnston explores Judges 8:1-21. [...]
Gideon - An Unlikely Leader: From the Jaws of Defeat
Published March 11th, 2007 in Gideon - An Unlikely Leader (2007) and Podcast. 0 CommentsPastor Steve looks at Gideon’s great victory in Judges 7:16-25
“When they blew the three hundred trumpets, the LORD set every man’s sword against his fellow and against all the army; and the army fled ” – Judges 7:22
Do you ever wonder what God is up to? How the pieces [...]
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Published March 4th, 2007 in Gideon - An Unlikely Leader (2007) and Podcast. 0 CommentsPastor Steve speaks on Judges 7:9-15.
“That same night the LORD said to [Gideon], ‘Get up, attack the camp; for I have given it into your hand. But if you fear to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah; and you shall hear what they say, and afterward your hands shall be strengthened [...]
Gideon - An Unlikely Leader: The World’s Worst Military Strategy
Published February 18th, 2007 in Gideon - An Unlikely Leader (2007) and Podcast. 1 CommentPastor Steve Whitney continues the story of Gideon with Judges 7:1-8
“The LORD said to Gideon, “The troops with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand. Israel would only take the credit away from me, saying, ‘My own hand has delivered me.’” - Judges 7:2
Gideon gathered an army of 32,000 to [...]
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Published February 11th, 2007 in Gideon - An Unlikely Leader (2007) and Podcast. 0 CommentsPastor Steve speaks on Judges 6:33-40.“Then Gideon said to God, ‘Do not let your anger burn against me, let me speak one more time; let me, please, make trial with the fleece just once more…”
Gideon has seen a sign from God already, but he asks for two more. Why does Gideon need more assurance [...]
Gideon - An Unlikely Leader: Pulling Down the Altars
Published February 4th, 2007 in Gideon - An Unlikely Leader (2007) and Podcast. 0 CommentsPastor Steve speaks on Judges 6:25-32.
The people ask for deliverance from the oppression of Midian, and God sends someone to tear down an altar… Could this be what we need too? What idols could we be worshipping? Do we need to tear down their altars to receive God’s blessing? We’ll explore those questions in this [...]
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Published January 28th, 2007 in Gideon - An Unlikely Leader (2007) and Podcast. 0 CommentsDebbie Johnston speaks on Judges 6:11-24.
Have you ever told God you were the wrong person for the job? What do you think held you back…was it lack of confidence or maybe fear of burnout? Gideon had the same problem. How can we find the courage to accept the call of God on our lives?
My Odeo [...]
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Published January 21st, 2007 in Gideon - An Unlikely Leader (2007) and Podcast. 0 CommentsPastor Steve introduces a new series on the story of Gideon by exploring Judges 6:1-10.
“The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD gave them into the hand of Midian seven years… Thus Israel was greatly impoverished because of Midian; and the Israelites cried out to the LORD for [...]
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