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SHOW james, james.acs, 83, 80
SAY Hello!
SLIDE 2=SAY Why don’t we go to the next slide?

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Trust God
The story of Gideon
Judges 7:1-21
Trust God
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1) SHOW james, james.acs, 40,5
1) SAY Good morning. Welcome to Sunday School! I’m glad you’re in our class today.
1) PLAY Greet
1) SAY I am James, your computer teacher for this morning.
1) PLAY Explain
1) SAY This month we’re talking about how we can live in ways that please God. When we please God, we’re living the life that’s best and happiest for ourselves, as well..
1) PLAY Suggest
SLIDE 3 = 1) SAY Today we’ll learn about trusting God from an Old Testament Bible character, {Ghid-eon=Gideon}. He learned that it is best to trust God even when it may not seem to make sense.
To begin the narration, move the cursor over the title.
NOTE: This is the version of the Presentation Narrator written specifically for Microsoft PowerPoint 97.

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MOVE 40,25
PLAY Read
SAY Our story today comes from the book of Judges, chapter 7, verses 1 through 21.
PLAY ReadReturn
PLAY Acknowledge
SAY The book of Judges is about a time before Israel had a king.
PLAY Blink
SAY The Israelites over and over again would disobey God and turn away from him.
PLAY Alert
SAY God would allow another nation to send armies and steal the Israelites’ food and property.
PLAY RestPose
SAY The people would turn back to God, and God would raise up a judge to deliver them.
PLAY Explain
SLIDE 4 = SAY {Ghid-eon=Gideon} was the sixth judge, or hero-leader, of Israel.

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MOVE 20,50
PLAY Explain
SAY At that time, the {Mid-eanites=Midianites} were giving the people of Israel a hard time.
PLAY RestPose
SAY The {Mid-eanite=Midianite} army would swarm across the country on camels, stealing and destroying.
PLAY GestureLeft
SLIDE 5 = SAY The Israelites were left hungry, and hiding in the mountains and caves.

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MOVE 75,40
PLAY GestureRight
SAY God sent an angel to {Ghid-eon=Gideon} with a message.
PLAY Alert
SAY The angel said: God says He is sending \emp\ you to save Israel from the {Mid-eanites=Midianites}.
PLAY LookRight
SLIDE 6 = SAY {Ghid-eon=Gideon} was afraid he could not do this job, but God showed him he was the chosen person.

6. 32,000
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PLAY Explain
SAY {Ghid-eon=Gideon} gathered an army of 32 thousand men.
NEXT
SAY They camped at the spring of Harod.
PLAY DoMagic1
SAY Just north of them the large {Mid-eanite=Midianite} army was camped in a valley.
PLAY Confused
SLIDE 7 = SAY The {Mid-eanite=Midianite} army had so many men and camels that it was hard to count them.

7. 32,000 10,000 ^*#{}#*^ MOVE 5,50 PLAY RestPose
SAY God said to {Ghid-eon=Gideon}:You have too many men in your army.
NEXT
PLAY Explain
SAY If you defeat the {Mid-eanites=Midianites} with so many men, the people will boast about their strength rather than trust \emp\ Me.
PLAY DoMagic1
SAY So {Ghid-eon=Gideon} announced: Anyone who is afraid may go home.”
SAY After this announcement, 22 thousand men left.
SLIDE 8 = SAY So {Ghid-eon=Gideon} now had an army of 10 thousand.

8. 10,000
300
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MOVE 10,35
SAY Again God spoke to {Ghid-eon=Gideon}.
PLAY LookLeft
SAY You \emp\ still have too many men.
NEXT
SAY Take them down to the water and watch how they drink.
PLAY Explain
SAY If they lap the water from their hands like a dog, keep them.
PLAY DoMagic1
SAY If they kneel down to drink, send them home.
PLAY RestPose
SAY {Ghid-eon=Gideon} obeyed God. When he sent home all the men who knelt down to drink, he was left with just three hundred soldiers!
PLAY Pleased
SLIDE 9 = SAY But God promised to give him the victory with this small group.

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MOVE 75,35
PLAY Confused
SAY {Ghid-eon=Gideon} still felt uncertain. God knew he needed some reassurance.
PLAY DoMagic1
SAY God told him to take his servant Purah and visit the {Mid-eanite=Midianite} camp to find encouragement.
PLAY GestureRight
SAY During the night, {Ghid-eon=Gideon} and Purah slipped into the {Mid-eanite=Midianite} camp.
SAY They listened, and heard a man telling his friend about a dream.
PLAY LookRight
SAY I dreamed a round loaf of barley bread came tumbling into our camp, with such force it collapsed our tents, he said.
SAY His friend replied, The bread must represent the sword of {Ghid-eon=Gideon} . This means God will give our camp into his hands!
PLAY Explain
SAY This encouraged {Ghid-eon=Gideon} , and he worshipped God.
PLAY Pleased
SLIDE 10 = SAY He returned to his own camp, and called out: Get up! The Lord has given the {Mid-eanite=Midianite} camp into our hands!

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MOVE 80,60
SAY {Ghid-eon=Gideon} divided his army into three groups and gave them strange weapons.
PLAY GestureRight
SAY Each man received a trumpet and a pottery jar with a torch inside, similar to these.
PLAY RestPose
SAY He gave these instructions:
PLAY DoMagic1
SAY Watch me and do what I do.
SLIDE 11 = SAY The men followed {Ghid-eons=Gideon’s} orders.

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MOVE 60,30
PLAY DoMagic1
SLIDE 12 = SAY At the signal, they blew the trumpets and broke the jars, revealing the lighted torches.

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MOVE 5,30
PLAY LookLeft
SLIDE 13 = SAY They cried: A sword for the \emp\ Lord and for {Ghid-eon=Gideon}!

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MOVE 15,30
PLAY LookLeft
SAY The sudden noise and light made the {Mid-eanites=Midianites} think they were surrounded by a great army.
SAY They all ran away in fear.
PLAY Pleased
SLIDE 14 = SAY The Lord had given {Ghid-eon=Gideon} a great victory!

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MOVE 40,25
SAY Just as God was interested in {Ghid-eon=Gideon} and knew when he needed encouragement and support, God loves and cares for each one of you.
PLAY Pleased
SAY God is interested in each part of your life. You can trust Him for help in difficult times, praise Him in happy times, and believe in Jesus as Savior to save you from your sins.
PLAY Explain
SAY Just as {Ghid-eon=Gideon} trusted God, boys and girls today can trust Him to do what is best for \emp\ them, as they try to live in ways that please God.
PLAY RestPose
SAY Thank you, boys and girls, for letting me share with you the story of {Ghid-eon=Gideon}, and how he trusted God.
PLAY Acknowledge
SAY That’s it for today!
PLAY Wave
SAY See you soon!
HIDE