This document discusses how God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things, as seen in the story of Gideon. It encourages the reader that they too can be used mightily by God, regardless of their perceived weaknesses or strengths. The key lessons are that one should not define themselves by what others think, but by what God says about them, and that God can empower anyone to accomplish great things through His presence. The overall message is that there is a "Gideon within" each person, and it is time to let that part of them be released to serve God.

1. There is a Gideon in You! Just an ordinary fellow who after standing in the presence of God is raised up to do extraordinary things.

2. NO ORDINARY FAMILY

3. 1 Chorinthians 1:27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

4. Numbers 22:21-31 If God can use Balaam’s Donkey God can use You!

5. Peter Drucker “No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it. It must be organized in such a way as to be able to get along under a leadership composed of average human beings.”

8. Gideon’s Winepress Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites. Judges 6:11

9. A new, better story for Gideon “The LORD is with you, mighty warrior.”

10. #1 Lesson…. Ever! GOD SAYS… You are not who you thinkor sayyou are. You are not who others think and say you are. You are who God thinks and says you are.

11. The Power of Presence According to God, after being in God’s presence, we are all mighty and strong, able to do all the great a marvelous things that God has planned for us.

12. Romans 8:37 “…in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”

13. Judges 7:18b ‘For the LORD and for Gideon!’

14. 2 Possible Applications We need a bigger GOD SIZED VISION. We just need to GO AHEAD AND DO whatever it is that God is asking of us.

15. Look at your hands What’s in your hands? ?___________________ ?___________________

16. Katherine Hershey

17. There is a Gideon in You! It is time to let him or her out

18. Look at your hands What’s in your hands? ? Deacon Ministry ? Beginning to Belong