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Breaking Faith Barriers: Understanding God's Holiness

Explore the enduring theme of God's grace and rescue in Judges through the story of Gideon. Learn how sin reflects a worship problem and discover the importance of holy fear and peace in faith. Find courage in Gideon's obedience and assurance in Yahweh for overcoming hesitancy. Transition from Gideon to Jesus as the ultimate manifestation of God's presence and grace.

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Breaking Faith Barriers: Understanding God's Holiness

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  1. Sermon • INTRODUCTION • Catfish Theology & • Breaking Faith Barriers

  2. The enduring theme of Judges is God’s final action—His grace—and His perpetual willingness to rescue his people

  3. Israel’s Helpless Condition - eVILAND DISTRESS 6:1-10 • Israel’s Evil – They forsook Yahweh who had delivered them • The extent of the evil was pervasive

  4. Israel’s Distress- destruction of land and cattle ; Israel is brought low • -Poverty of Spiritual Intimacy • - Poverty of Being • -Poverty of Community • - Poverty of Stewardship • “When Helping Hurts” – Corbett, Finkert

  5. They Cry to Yahweh • God sends them a prophetic word • “Understanding God’s way of holiness is more important than the absence of pain” – Dr. D.R. Davis

  6. SIN IS WHAT WE DO WHEN WE AREN’T SATISFIED WITH God’S GRACE AND PROVISION • God allows His people to sin and to suffer the consequences of their sin because He loves us and even uses our sin as a spiritual wake up call.

  7. First Hand Faith - 6:11-24 • - The Promise of Yahweh’s Presence v.11-16 • The promise is wrapped up in one boring preposition – “WITH” • Gideon is learning to practice the “withness” of Yahweh

  8. The Sign of Yahweh’s Presence v. 17-21 • “Gideon shows how much he values Yahweh’s promise by wanting to be sure it is Yahweh’s promise. “ Dr. Dale R.Davis

  9. The Paradoxical Response to Yahweh’s Presence v. 22-24 • “There is nothing amazing about grace as long as there is nothing fearful about holiness.” Dr. Davis • A real awareness of God brings holy fear, but it should also bring peace.

  10. Gideon’s First Faith Barrier 6:25-32 • God’s Demand • 1). Deal with specific sin, the source of their misery • 2). Total destruction, leave no provision for the flesh. • 3). Build a new altar for the worship of Yahweh.

  11. Sin reflects a problem of worship – If we don’t trust and worship God we give our hearts to other things. • Gideon’s Obedience v. 27 • Fear is a signal to step out in faith.

  12. Do you have a “call” to do something i.e. a “continual sense of oughtness” • The Assurance of Yahweh for the hesitancy of Gideon v. 28-40

  13. MATURITY = Time + Word of God + Application of the Word • GIDEON TO JESUS • He is the full manifestation of the “withness” of God

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