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Good Shepherd Community Church

OT Heroes*, Part 3: Gideon

Locations & Times

28986 SE Haley Rd, Boring, OR 97009, USA

Saturday 5:00 PM

Sunday 9:00 AM

Sunday 10:45 AM

Who was Gideon? What was his identity?

Judges 6:12

Setting the stage: The Call of Gideon

Judges 6:11-24

First Instance of Fear: Gideon is Afraid of his Family and the Men of His Town

The People Filled with Fear: 22,000 leave in fear

Second Instance: Gideon is Filled with Doubt Facing the Coming Battle

Gideon Filled with Fear: Gideon invited to gain courage from camp conversations

Judges 7:9-14

Climax of the Story: Gideon filled with Courage and Faith

Judges 7:19-22

Back to our Question, Who is Gideon?

But then, how does God transform us and use us for his mission?

First How does God do this In us:

Second, he uses the trials in our lives to accomplish his mission in the world:

Judges 6:14, Judges 6:16

Matthew 28:19-20

Actions Steps:
• First: Find out who you are in Christ

• Second: Ask you or What are you allowing to define you?

• Third: Receive your identity as missionary and go!

A Christian’s Identity and Position in Christ: As a result of the Gospel, who are you now?
1. I am a child of God. God is my loving heavenly Father. I am an heir of God.

John 1:12

1 John 3:1-2

Romans 8:14-17

Galatians 3:26

Galatians 4:4-7

Ephesians 1:3-5

2. I am a new creation. I have been changed from a sinner to a saint

2 Corinthians 5:17

Ephesians 1:3-4

1 Corinthians 1:2

3. I am eternally alive and well. My spirit is united with God’s. I am in Christ and He is in me

John 14:20

4. I am the righteousness of God

2 Corinthians 5:21

Romans 5:17

5. I am the salt of the earth and the light of the world

Matthew 5:13-14

6. I am Christ’s friend

John 15:15

7. I am a temple (dwelling place) of God. His Spirit resides in me

1 Corinthians 3:16

1 Corinthians 6:19

8. I am a member of Christ’s body

1 Corinthians 12:27

Ephesians 5:29-30

9. I am a citizen of heaven, seated in heaven right now

Ephesians 2:6

Philippians 3:20

10. I am chosen of God and dearly loved

1 Thessalonians 1:4

Ephesians 3:3-4

11. I am a son of light and not of darkness

1 Thessalonians 5:5

12. I am a member of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own chosen possession

1 Peter 2:9-10

13. I am an ambassador for God

2 Corinthians 5:20

14. I am part of the true vine of God, chosen and appointed by Christ to bear His fruit

John 15:16

15. I am enslaved to God and am a slave of righteousness

Romans 6:18

Romans 6:22

16. I am reconciled to God

2 Corinthians 5:18-19

17. I am a holy partaker of a heavenly calling; I am a partaker of Christ and share in His life

Hebrews 3:1

Hebrews 3:14

18. I am an alien and stranger to this world in which I temporarily live

1 Peter 2:11

19. I am an enemy of the devil

1 Peter 5:8

20. I am born of God, and the devil cannot touch me

1 John 5:18

21. I am spiritually alive, and no longer spiritually dead

Romans 5:12

Romans 6:10-11

Ephesians 2:1-5

1 Corinthians 15:21-22

22. I am a partaker of the divine nature

2 Peter 1:4

Galatians 2:20

Ephesians 4:24

What are some implications of who I am now?

1. I have peace with God. I have been justified, completely forgiven and made righteous

Romans 5:1

2. I have been saved from God’s wrath and freed from all fear of condemnation

Romans 5:9

Romans 8:1

3. I died with Christ and died to the power of sin ’s rule over my life

Romans 6:1-23

4. I have received the Holy Spirit to help me and as a pledge guaranteeing my inheritance to come

2 Corinthians 1:21-22

Ephesians 1:13-14

Acts 1:8

5. I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who lives but Christ lives in me

Galatians 2:20

Galatians 6:14

Colossians 3:3

Romans 6:2-6

6. I have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places

Ephesians 1:3

7. I have been redeemed and am forgiven, and am a recipient of His lavish grace

Ephesians 1:6-8

8. I have direct access to God through His Spirit

Ephesians 2:18-19

9. I may approach God with boldness and confidence

Ephesians 3:12

10. I have been rescued from the domain of Satan’s rule and transferred to the kingdom of Christ

Colossians 1:13

11. I have been forgiven of my sins, and the debt against me has been cancelled

Colossians 1:14

Colossians 2:14

12. I have Christ himself in me

Colossians 1:27

Galatians 2:20-21

John 14:20

13. I have been buried, raised and made alive in with Christ

Colossians 2:12-13

14. I have been given the Spirit of power, love and self-discipline

2 Timothy 1:7

15. I have been saved and set apart according to God’s doing

2 Timothy 1:9

Titus 3:5

Hebrews 4:16

17. I have been made perfect forever

Hebrews 10:14

18. I have my name written in the Lamb’s Book of Life

Revelation 20:12

Revelation 21:27

19. I have been given precious and magnificent promises by God, by which I am a partaker of God’s divine nature

2 Peter 1:4

20. I have been created in Christ Jesus for good works. I am His workmanship

Ephesians 2:10

16. I have the right to come boldly before the throne of God

Gideon Filled with Fear: Gideon invited to gain courage from camp conversations