Lancaster Baptist Church
LBC Sunday Morning - April 21
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Locations & Times
Lancaster Baptist Church
4020 E Lancaster Blvd, Lancaster, CA 93535, USA
Sunday 8:15 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM
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https://www.lancasterbaptist.org/guestTitle: Courageous Faith
Text: Judges 6:1-13
Speaker: Pastor Paul Chappell
Text: Judges 6:1-13
Speaker: Pastor Paul Chappell
Introduction
I. The Paralysis of Fear
A. Leads to
B. Leads to
- GIDEON QUESTIONED GOD'S POWER
- GIDEON QUESTIONED GOD'S PRESENCE
II. The Proving of Faith
A. Faith Is Growth in Obedience
Quote: "Faith is listening to what God says in His Word and acting on it."
Quote: "I prayed for faith and it did not come, but when I read the Word of God then faith came." - D.L. Moody
- GOD BLESSED GIDEON'S FAITH
B. Faith Is Not Self Confident
- THE FEARFUL WERE RELEASED FROM DUTY
- THE NEGLIGENT WERE RELEASED FROM DUTY
C. Faith Is God Confident
- GOD SAW GIDEON'S POTENTIAL
III. The Provision for the Faithful
A. The Provision of Wisdom
- GIDEON SET THE EXAMPLE
- THE MEN STOOD IN THEIR PLACE
- ALL TRUSTED GOD'S WORD
Quote: "Today's ordinary citizen is living off the stored up moral capital of another centuries experience."
B. The Provision of Tenacity
- WHEN CRITICIZED
Quote: "To avoid criticism - say nothing, do nothing, believe nothing."
Quote: "Christians who actually live according to the Bible in the USA can expect to be viewed as fools." - Justice Antonin Scalia
Decision
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Conclusion