September 21, 2003

Go in the Strength That You Have
Speaker: Adam Edgerly

Judges 6:11-16
¹¹ The angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites. ¹² When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, "The LORD is with you, mighty warrior." ¹³"But sir," Gideon replied, "if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our fathers told us about when they said, `Did not the LORD bring us up out of Egypt?' But now the LORD has abandoned us and put us into the hand of Midian." ¹⁴ The LORD turned to him and said, "Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian's hand. Am I not sending you?" ¹⁵ "But Lord, " Gideon asked, "how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family." ¹⁶ The LORD answered,
"I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites together."

God calls us in the midst of our work.

Are you ______________, ______________ or ___________?

"Mighty Warrior" Our depends on our "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:5)

Gideon showed a ___________________________and claimed a ____________________.

What weakness do you think disqualifies you?

God's call ___________________________________________

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. (2 Corinthians 4:7)

9 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 Corinthians 12:9)

What evil disgusts you and makes you wish that God would take action?

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"The LORD turned to him…" God's answer _____________________________________!

"Go in the strength that you have…"

God has Commanded us to ______________________________________. He is sending us.

God has promised

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