Gideon - Judges

Last week at Vibe, Chris finished the series of Flannel Heroes. We ended the series talking about Gideon in Judges 6.

As we read through the chapter, we see that Gideon thought very little of himself. In verse 15, Gideon says to God, '"Pardon me, my lord," Gideon replied, "but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family."'

Finally, when Gideon gathers his army and go to battle as God instructed him to do. We see that in chapter 7, twice God told Gideon that he had too many men. In the end, we see the number go from 32,000 to 300. Talk about a downgrade, but they still won the battle! You want to know why? Cuz God was with them!

Just like God is with us today! Sometimes, people tell us that we aren't good enough, and a lot of times we tell ourselves that! Not only does God use the weak, He looks for the weak! How encouraging is that?

Discussion guide for the night:

Who are some of your heroes or role models?
Why are these people your heroes?
Do you think you are a hero or could be one?

Read Judges 6:15, ‘“But Lord,” Gideon asked, “how can I save Israel? My clan is the
weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.”’

Do you think Gideon was expected to be a hero?
Do you think he was afraid?
Why do you think God chose to use the “weakest”?

Are you afraid to do something great for God? What is it?
How did Gideon do it and how can we do it?

Judges 6:12, “The Lord is with you, might
warrior.”
Judges 6:14, “Go in the strength you have and
save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”
(He’s not asking him to get more strength; we don’t have to fix things first. God uses our
weaknesses.)
Judges 6:16, “I will be with you, and will
strike down all the Midianites together.”

Remember that it is through God that all things are done, we know that God is with
us. Time to take action!