1. Standing up:
Family

2. Standing up to “Family”
If family invites you to serve other gods (Deut 13:6)
Whoever has left family for my sake (Matt 19:29)
Gideon has to tear down family idols (Judges 6:25-27)

3. Standing up: Lead Your Family
Gideon’s father sees and stands up (Judges 6:28-32)
“when they see your respectful and pure conduct” (1 Pet 3:1-2)

4. Standing up With Your Family
The tribes join Gideon to fight the Midianites (Judges 6:33-35)
Moses & Aaron (Exodus 4)
Acquila & Priscilla (Acts 18)
Barnabas & John Mark (Acts 15:36-41)

5. Standing up: Make Jesus your family
God told Gideon there were too many (Judges 7:2)
Where two or three are gathered in my name (Matt 18:20)
Whoever does the will of my Father (Matt 12:50)
Adopted into God’s family (Rom 8:15; Gal 4:5; Eph 1:5)
Jesus our brother (Heb 2:10-18)