Gideon 5: God speaks Judges 7:8-15 Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town
Gideon confronts idolatry amongst the Israelites Gideon asks God for some reassurance by laying out a fleece Midianites terrorise the Israelites who flee to live in caves God asks Gideon to cut his army from 32,000 to 300 God calls Gideon to lead them against the Midianites Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town
Midianites terrorise the Israelites who flee to live in caves God calls Gideon to lead them against the Midianites Gideon confronts idolatry amongst the Israelites Gideon asks God for some reassurance by laying out a fleece God asks Gideon to cut his army from 32,000 to 300 Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town
God speaks into our heart God knows our character Today’s passage God speaks into our heart God knows our character God speaks through others He is Sovereign Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town
How does God speak today? His Word (2 Tim 3:16) Jesus Christ (Hebrews 1:1-2) Nature (Romans 1:20) Circumstances (Acts 17:26-27) - Dreams/visions and miracles (Joel 2:28-30) Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town
How does God speak today? His Spirit (thoughts & feelings) Romans 12:2/ 1 Cor 3:16 / 1 Kings 19:11-13 His Spirit (prophetic words & words of Knowledge) 1 Cor 12:8-10 Others - Prayer Whitfield Parish Loving Jesus – Loving each other – Loving our town