Sermon on the life of Gideon and how he was used by God even though he was weak. December 7, 2014

1. DOING RIGHT IN SPITE OF
FEELING WEAK
Judges 6:1-11

3. Hebrews 11

4. Gideon
Judges 6:1-11

5. Why study the life of Gideon?
Judges 6:1-11

6. The harvest truly is plentiful,
but the laborers are few.
Therefore, pray to the Lord of
the harvest that He would
send out laborers into His
harvest.
Matthew 9:37-38

9. The Judges

10. The Cycle
Blessings
Disobedience
Deliverance
5:31
6:11-12
Prayer Bondage
6:6 6:2
6:1

11. Whenever Israel had
sown, Midianites would
come up; also Amalekites
and the people of the
East would come up
against them.
Judges 6:3
The Enemy

12. 1. God knows our
potential in Christ
And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to
him, “The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor.
Judges 6:12

13.  You are God’s child (John 1:12)
 You are God’s friend (John 15:15)
 You have been justified before God Almighty (Romans 5:1)
 You are free from Condemnation (Romans 8:35)
 You belong to God (1 Cor.6:20)
 You are a saint (Eph.1:1)
 You are God’s workmanship (Eph.2:10)
 You are complete in Christ (col.2:10)

14. Our Righteous Potential
God’s Power + spiritual gifts +
God’s purpose = Our Potential

15. The books in
heaven
And I saw the dead, small and great, standing
before God, and books were opened. And
another book was opened, which is the Book of
Life. And the dead were judged according to
their deeds, by the things which were written in
the books. Rev.20:12

16. 2. God works within us before
He works through us
Judges 6:25
Now it came to pass the same night that the LORD said
to him, “Take your father’s young bull, and tear down the
altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the
wooden image that is beside it.

17. A Vessel of Honor
– If anyone cleanses himself from iniquity, he
will be a vessel of honor, and useful for the
Master, prepared for every good work.
2 Timothy 2:21
A Tool of Purpose
Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we
not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in
Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?
And then I will declare to them, I never knew you;
depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!
Matthew 7:22-23

18. 3. God loves to show Himself
strong when we feel weak
Judges 7:2
And the LORD said to Gideon, The people who are with
you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their
hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me,
saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’

19. Therefore I take pleasure in
infirmities, in reproaches, in
needs, in persecutions, in
distresses, for Christ’s sake.
For when I am weak, then I am
strong.
2 Corinthians 12:10

20. DOING RIGHT IN SPITE OF
FEELING WEAK
Judges 6:1-11