Blueprint for Victorious Warfare — The Sword of the Lord and of Gideon — Judges 7:8 – 8:3

Posted by on May 6, 2012 in Christian | 0 comments Do you view yourself as a divinely appointed fighter?   That is the mission to which we have been called as Christian soldiers.  Yet too often we are more concerned with avoiding conflict, with our life of comfort and entertainment.  We are too soft.  We are too entangled with the things of this world.  We fail to fulfill our role as watchmen on the alert.  Look at how the Apostle Paul...
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Strength Through Weakness — Cutting Gideon’s Army Down to the Lord’s Size — Judges 7:1-8

Posted by on Apr 29, 2012 in Christian | 1 comment This is one of my favorite OT stories because it is the best illustration of a key biblical principle: God demonstrates His strength in our weakness.  We always want to be as strong as possible in facing any challenge; we prefer to have as many resources as possible at our disposal.  We have no problem if the odds are on our side; in fact we prefer that to be the case.  But God has a different...
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Confirmation of Gideon’s Calling — Judges 6:33-40

Posted by on Apr 22, 2012 in Christian | 0 comments Contrary to how this text is commonly preached, it has nothing to do with how God’s people should discern God’s will; it is not intended to give insights into the decision making process for those major life choices that confront each of us.  Gideon knew what God wanted him to do.  He was just struggling to believe that God’s Promises and God’s Power were sufficient for the challenge...
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Consecration of Gideon and His Family — Judges 6:25-32

Posted by on Apr 15, 2012 in Christian | Comments Off We have some strange new ideas that have taken root in the soil of American government.  These are principles that are fundamentally opposed to those that our founding fathers would have advocated.  One of those perversions that bothers me the most is articulated by William Bennett in his book: Death of Outrage: Bill Clinton and the Assault on American Ideals: “It is said that private...
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What Should Easter Mean to You? Ephesians 1:19 – 2:10

Posted by on Apr 9, 2012 in Christian | Comments Off There are many significant resurrection texts: the Messianic Psalms in the OT; John 11 and the raising of Lazarus; 1 Cor. 15 – if there is no resurrection of Christ than our faith is in vain. But I thought this passage in Ephesians sums up what Easter should mean to each one of us. Review:  Message of Ephesians: SINCE GOD DESIGNED THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST FOR HIS GLORY AND BLESSED IT WITH...
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