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2. “…The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!” (Judges 6:12 NIV)
Gideon's Story
“…The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!” (Judges 6:12 NIV)

3. Gideon's Story
“On that day I will become angry with them and forsake them; I will hide my face from them, and they will be destroyed. Many disasters and difficulties will come upon them, and on that day they will ask, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is not with us?’” (Dt. 31:17 NIV)

4. Gideon's Story
“…Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?”
(Judges 6:14 NIV)

5. Gideon's Story
“…Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man.” (Judges 6:16 NIV)

6. 3 Keys for Effective Christian Living
1. Humility
“…O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.” (Judges 6:15 NIV)

7. 3 Keys for Effective Christian Living
1. Humility
“…God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:6 NIV)

8. 3 Keys for Effective Christian Living
1. Humility
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.” (Philippians 2:3-4 NIV)

9. 3 Keys for Effective Christian Living
2. Caution
“Gideon replied, ‘If now I have found favor in your eyes, give me a sign that it is really you talking to me.’” (Judges 6:17 NIV)

10. 3 Keys for Effective Christian Living
2. Caution
“Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, ‘Teacher, we want to see a miraculous sign from you.’ He answered, ‘A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

11. 3 Keys for Effective Christian Living
2. Caution
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.’” (Matthew 12:38-39 NIV)

12. 3 Keys for Effective Christian Living
2. Caution
“…‘It is only by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.’” (Matthew 12:24 NIV)

13. 3 Keys for Effective Christian Living
3. Spirituality
“…And the Angel of the Lord departed out of his sight. Now Gideon perceived that He was the Angel of the Lord. So Gideon said, ‘Alas, O Lord God! For I have seen the Angel of the Lord face to face.’” (Judges 6:21-22 NIV)

14. 3 Keys for Effective Christian Living
3. Spirituality
“Then the Lord said to him, ‘Peace be with you; do not fear, you shall not die.’” (Judges 6:23 NIV)

15. 3 Keys for Effective Christian Living
3. Spirituality
“So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it “The-Lord-Is-Peace…” (Judges 6:24 NIV)

16. 3 Keys for Effective Christian Living
3. Spirituality
“…‘I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The LORD will rule over you.’” (Judges 8:23 NIV)

17. 1. God Uses Ordinary People.’
4 Lessons For Today
1. God Uses Ordinary People.’
“…God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things–and the things that are not–to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.” (1 Cor. 1:27-28 NIV)

18. 2. God Blesses Our Obedience.
4 Lessons For Today
2. God Blesses Our Obedience.
“…Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.”
(Psalm 112:1 NIV)

19. 2. God Blesses Our Obedience.
4 Lessons For Today
2. God Blesses Our Obedience.
“…‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’” (Matthew 25:21 NIV)

20. 3. God’s Power brings Victory.
4 Lessons For Today
3. God’s Power brings Victory.
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.” (2 Cor. 12:9 NIV)

21. 4 Lessons For Today
4. God Deserves all Glory.
“So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!”
(1 Cor. 10:12 NIV)

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