Aim: To be Christ's valiant warriors—as His militant church.
Doctrine: The transition from man-fear to God-fear can be meteoric; and yet, even then we sometimes slip backwards, while we are still making steady overall progress.
Exegesis: The contagious journey from cowardice to courage: it starts with faith-driven obedience (vv. 28-30), which leads to the emboldenment of others in the truth (vv. 31-32), which results in the church being united around Christ (vv. 33-35).
Further application: How the whole church grows in Christian boldness: the more we are assured of God's joyful goodwill toward us (in Jesus), the more confidently we will live for Him (before sinners).
Key verse: v. 34 ''But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon; then he blew the trumpet, and the Abiezrites gathered behind him.''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.