The story of Gideon shows us that strength doesn't lie in numbers; it lies in faithfulness

1. Judges 6-7
Cowards,
Clay Pots,
and
the Power of
God

2. Gideon
The
fleece

3. Gideon
The Torches
fleece and
trumpets

4. Gideon
The Torches
fleece and
trumpets
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5. There’s more to
the story than
that!

6. Recurring Theme:
Fear

7. When the story
begins, the
Israelites are
hiding from the
Midianites

8. Like his countrymen,
Gideon lived a life of
fear

9. When we first see
Gideon, he’s hiding in
a winepress
(Judges 6:11)

10. When Gideon realizes
that he has spoken
with an angel, he is
overcome with fear
(6:22-23)

11. When Gideon tears
down the idol, he
does it at night out
of fear (6:27)

12. The test of the fleece
was done because
Gideon was afraid
(6:36-40)

13. Gideon went to spy
in the Midianite camp
because he was
afraid (7:10-11)

14. Yet look how the
angel greets him:

15. Yet look how the
angel greets him:
The LORD is with you,
mighty warrior.

16. God sees us
not as we are,
but as we can be

17. The army Gideon led
was not
a formidable one

18. 22,000 went home
when offered the
chance (7:3)

19. From the 10, 000
that were left, God
selected only 300
(7:4-6)

20. The army went to
battle with clay pots,
torches and
trumpets (7:16-18)

21. God works
through His
power, not ours

22. This story has little
to say to those of
you that have it all
together

23. But those of us that
have wrestled with
FEAR

24. But those of us that
have wrestled with
DOUBT

25. But those of us that
have wrestled with
FEELINGS OF
INADEQUACY

26. this story has a
great message:

27. God’s work
doesn’t depend on
our strengths nor
our talents

28. God’s work
depends on us
allowing Him to
work through us

29. For God, who said, “Let light shine
out of darkness,” made his light
shine in our hearts to give us the light
of the knowledge of the glory of God
in the face of Christ.
But we have this treasure in jars of
clay to show that this all-surpassing
power is from God and not from us.
II Corinthians 4:6-7

30. For God, who said, “Let light shine
out of darkness,” made his light
shine in our hearts to give us the light
of the knowledge of the glory of God
in the face of Christ.
But we have this treasure in jars of
clay to show that this all-surpassing
power is from God and not from us.
II Corinthians 4:6-7