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This Week’s Theme: The Strength of God’s Church
Memory Verse: Isaiah 41:10 “10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’”
This Week’s Word is Fear: Fear can have at least three meanings.
It is an attitude of anxiety or distress, caused by concern over a threat to one’s future.
It is also reverence or respect.
Finally it is seen as standing in awe of God.
Essence of the Text in a Sentence: The LORD God commanded and Gideon went to deliver the people from the oppression of Midian by with an unusual number of soldiers
Sermon Objective: I want those in attendance to identify what instructions from God’s Word they have rejected, and devise a plan to start obeying them by faith.
Sermon Text: Judges 7:1-23
INTRODUCTION:
TRANSITION:
I. DON’T OVERLOOK GOD’S CALL
Explain the text: LOOK AT VERSE 2.
THE LORD SAID TO GIDEON Look at verse 4.
Look at verse 7
Again the LORD spoke to Gideon.
Look at verse 9
Overlooking Brings Scoffing
Overlooking Bring the Sword
Overlooking Brings Separation
ILLUSTRATION: PHONES HAVE BECOME SO SOPHISTICATED THAT YOU CAN THE NAMES OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY CALL YOU, WHICH HAS CAUSED SOME OF US TO SCREEN OUR CALLS.
IF THE CALLER ID SAYS UNKNOWN OR THE NUMBER DOES NOT HAVE A NAME WE DON’T ANSWER THOSE CALLS.
SOME OF US DEPENDING ON OUR PRESENT SITUATION WILL NOT ANSWER EVEN IF WE KNOW IT IS THE BILL COLLECTOR.
APPLICATION: SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD GOD SPEAKING TO YOU THROUGH HIS WORD DOING THE WEEK AND ON SUNDAYS, BUT YOU HAVE OVERLOOKED, IGNORED, NEGLECTED THE LORD’S CALL.
GOD IS CALLING FOR YOU TO RESPOND LIKE SAMUEL AS A LITTLE BOY WHEN HE CONTINUED TO HEAR HIS NAME CALLED BUT HE MISTAKENLY THOUGHT IT WAS ELI.
DON’T GET IT TWISTED TODAY.
GOD IS CALLING YOU.
I’M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE SAME ADVICE THAT ELI GAVE SAMUEL.
I NEED YOU TO SAY, “SPEAK LORD, YOUR SERVANT IS LISTENING” I NEED YOU TO REALLY MEAN IT SAY IT AGAIN “SPEAK LORD, YOUR SERVANT IS LISTENING”
Jesus said, in Matthew 13.9 “9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”” NOW THAT GOD HAS YOUR ATTENTION, I NEED TO TELL YOU THAT YOU NEED TO . . .
What is God telling you to do from this text?
Are you guilty of not listening to the voice of God?
Who are the people you will confess your sins to today and will help to hold you accountable for hearing God?
II.
OBEY GOD’S COMMANDS
LOOK AT VERSE 3
LOOK AT VERSES 5-6
DO YOU SEE THE PATTERN?
THE LORD CALL AND HE HEARD.
THE LORD COMMANDED AND HE OBEYED.
REMEMBER JESUS WORDS TO HIS FOLLOWERS
How do I do them?
BEWARE BECAUSE THE TENDENCY IT TO IGNORE THEM OR FORGET THEM, BUT HEAR GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS THROUGH SOLOMON
WHY?
APPLICATION:
What is God telling you to do from this text?
Are you guilty of not listening or being distracted when the sermon is preached?
Are you guilty of not obeying or dismissing what you have heard the taught Word?
Share the steps that you will take to confess and turn from disobedience to obedience.
III.
OBSERVE GOD’S CRITERION
EXPLANATION: THE LORD SAID TO GIDEON I WILL NOT GIVE YOU THE VICTORY IN A WAY THAT MISREPRESENTS THE SITUATION.
YOU HAVE TOO MANY SOLDIERS WITH YOU, AND THEY WILL SAY “MY OWN HAND HAS SAVED ME.” GOD KNEW THAT THE PEOPLE WOULD TAKE THE CREDIT FOR WINNING THE BATTLE.
HE SAID THEY WOULD CLAIM GLORY FOR THEMSELVES AGAINST HIM.
REMEMBER THAT GOD SAID IN THE BOOK OF
ISAIAH 42:8 “8 I am the Lord, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images.”
GOD IS ADAMANT THAT HE WILL NOT GIVE CREDIT FOR HIS GREATNESS, GOODNESS, AND BEAUTY TO ANY OTHER.
HE DOES EVEN WANT TO SHARE IT WITH HIS CHOSEN PEOPLE.
NOT ONLY DOES GOD NOT WANT OTHERS TO CLAIM HIS CREDIT, BUT GOD ALSO DOESN’T WANT HIS NAME TO BE PROFANED.
LOOK AT ISAIAH 48:11
GOD EITHER RESPONDS OR DOESN’T RESPOND BASED ON HIS GLORY.
GOD DOES OR DOES NOT DO
APPLICATION: MY BROTHERS AND SISTER, DO YOU GET GOD OPERATES BASED ON HIS GLORY.
THEREFORE, WE SHOULD PRAY TO THE GLORY OF HIS NAME.
WE SHOULD WORSHIP TO THE GLORY OF HIS NAME.
WE SHOULD EVANGELIZE FOR HIS GLORY.
WE SHOULD STUDY THE WORD FOR HIS GLORY.
WE SHOULD SERVE FOR HIS GLORY.
WE SHOULD COUNSEL FOR HIS GLORY.
WE SHOULD GIVE FOR HIS GLORY.
What is God telling you to do from this text?
Name things you are not doing to the glory of God’s name.
Do you need to confess and repent this sin today?
Share the steps that you will take to avoid or stop stealing God’s glory and start operating to the glory of His name.
OPERATE WITH CONFIDENCE
EXPLANATION: You can’t operate in confidence, if you are afraid or unsure.
God wanted to strengthen Gideon because people can tell when you are unsure about doing what God says.
Look at what happen.
Now look at Gideon’s response
Gideon heard from God.
He understood all is for His glory.
He obeyed the Lord and finally after receiving confirmation from God.
He operated in confidence.
This is how to do it.
You cannot operate in confidence when you don’t even know His will.
or when you are disobedient.
You cannot operate in confidence when you are afraid.
Remember when hear Him by hearing His Word.
Romans 10:17 “17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Romans 8:31
What is God telling you to do from this text?
Are you operating in confidence?
Based on the sermon, what are you guilty of not doing so you can and what steps you need to take in order to change your life?
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