GateWay Church of Visalia
Everybody Qualifies
Dr. Kirk Mackie July 30, 2023
Locations & Times
GateWay Church
1100 S Sowell St, Visalia, CA 93277, USA
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
The primary message of Judges is that God will not allow sin to go unpunished.
Judges 4:1-9
Could God do interesting and amazing things through you?
Judges 4:21-24
Judges 4:1-9
Could God do interesting and amazing things through you?
Judges 4:21-24
Deborah was wise, decisive, courageous, inspiring and bold
Then Deborah said to Barak, “Go! This is the day the Lord has given Sisera into your hands. Has not the Lord gone ahead of you?” So Barak went down Mount Tabor, followed by ten thousand men. -- Judges 4:14 NIV
Then Deborah said to Barak, “Go! This is the day the Lord has given Sisera into your hands. Has not the Lord gone ahead of you?” So Barak went down Mount Tabor, followed by ten thousand men. -- Judges 4:14 NIV
Do you believe what God’s Word says?
Does God’s Word have authority in your life?
There is a monumental difference between “believing in God” and “believing God”
Where are you?
Deborah gave credit to others
The people of Zebulun risked their very lives; so did Naphtali on the heights of the field. “Kings came, they fought; the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they carried off no silver, no plunder. -- Judges 5:18-19 NIV
“Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.” -- Judges 5:24 NIV
The people of Zebulun risked their very lives; so did Naphtali on the heights of the field. “Kings came, they fought; the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they carried off no silver, no plunder. -- Judges 5:18-19 NIV
“Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.” -- Judges 5:24 NIV
Part of leading well is sharing the credit!
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips. -- Proverbs 27:2 NIV
Don’t call attention to yourself; let others do that for you. -- Proverbs 27:2 The Message
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips. -- Proverbs 27:2 NIV
Don’t call attention to yourself; let others do that for you. -- Proverbs 27:2 The Message
Deborah gave glory to God
Judges 5:20-23
Judges 5:20-23
Wise people look for the hand of God in the midst of events.
How has God directed people, places, and things in your life?
Even in the painful times, how has God been at work?
Wise and godly people give glory to God!
Deborah was God’s person for the hour
”So may all your enemies perish, O Lord! But may they who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had peace forty years. -- Judges 5:31 NIV Version
“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?” -- Esther 4:14 NIV
”So may all your enemies perish, O Lord! But may they who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had peace forty years. -- Judges 5:31 NIV Version
“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?” -- Esther 4:14 NIV
In God’s plan for the world, He raises up people for specific times, to do specific things.
Is there a calling, a ministry, a relationship that God has put on your heart?
Will you step up?