Review – Embracing Loving Service

• Role of Love• Role of Service (Mk. 10:42-

35; Phil. 2:7; Lk. 17:7-10)• Role of Love AND Service

Increasing Our Courage

•Courage Makes a Huge Difference•Remember:–Our Dependence on God (1 Cor.

3:5-7)– Inaction Has Severe

Consequences (Mt. 25:24-30)– Every Problem Provides an

Opportunity (Acts 16)

Increasing Our Courage

Gideon (Judges 6-8)•Overcoming Fear with the Confidence of God– Gideon’s fear – Jg. 6:11; 6:27; 7:10– Did God give up on Gideon?– How did God use Gideon’s fear?– How does God show His confidence

in us? (1 Pet. 2:9; Rev. 1:6; Eph. 2:10)

Increasing Our Courage

Gideon (Judges 6-8)•Confirming God’s Will–How did Gideon confirm God’s

will? (6:17-24, 36-40)–How can we confirm God’s will?» 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Tim. 2:16» Jas. 4:13-25; Jn. 14:12-14; 1 Jn.

5:14» Prov. 1:5; 12:15; 19:21

Increasing Our Courage

Gideon (Judges 6-8)•Start Small & Watch for Reassurance–What was Gideon’s first act?

(6:25-32)– Acts 16

Increasing Our Courage

Gideon (Judges 6-8)•Gather Resources but Depend on God–How many resources did Gideon

have at his disposal (7:3)–What lessons did God teach him

about his resources?–We do not need limitless resources

to do God’s work.