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As we conclude our study of the impact statement: God wants us to walk, work and worship with divine clarity through a growing relationship with Him, while we live in the midst of human ambiguity and ambivalence, let’s take a final loo...

We’ve emphasized in recent visits the importance of an intimate relationship with God if we want to walk, work and worship with divine clarity as we live in the midst of human ambiguity and ambivalence.  Paul made it clear he was only able to do...

In recent visits we pointed out that both Joseph and Jonathan exhibited having an intimate relationship with God.  This illustrated an important addition to the impact statement we’ve been reflecting on: God wants us to walk, work and worsh...

In our last visit I introduced an important addition to the impact statement we’ve been studying.  As important as it is to walk, work and worship with divine clarity as we live in the midst of human ambiguity and ambivalence we will not succeed...

I was on vacation while preparing these scripts for my program.  In addition, I read a book by Charles Swindall, Intimacy with the Almighty.  While reflecting on what he wrote I realized the impact thought we’ve been studying had a blind sp...

We’ve been reflecting on an impact thought during recent visits.  When reading God’s Word sometimes a thought develops in my mind based on what I’m reading.  I usually stop and write down the thought.  Then I re-read the po...

Let’s look at another example of one who lived out the impact statement we’ve focused on in recent visits: God wants me to walk, work and worship with divine clarity while living in the midst of human ambiguity and ambivalence.  The a...

We’ve been looking at individuals who lived their lives in a way that demonstrated the impact thought: God wants me to walk, work and worship with divine clarity while living in the midst of human ambiguity and ambivalence.  Another example...

In our last visit we reflected on how Jesus maintained divine clarity about His mission while living in the midst of the ambiguity and ambivalence around Him.  The way He did this was by maintaining a close relationship with His heavenly Father. ...

In our last few visits we’ve looked at two examples from the Old Testament that illustrate how to live out this impact thought: God wants me to walk, work and worship with divine clarity while living in the midst of human ambiguity and ambivalen...

In our last visit I introduced Jonathan, son of Israel’s first king, Saul, as an example of living out this impact thought: God wants me to walk, work and worship with divine clarity while living in the midst of human ambiguity and ambivalence.&...

In our last two visits I illustrated this impact thought by looking at the life of Joseph in the Old Testament: God wants me to walk, work and worship with divine clarity while living in the midst of human ambiguity and ambivalence.  Let’s ...

In our last visit I illustrated from Joseph’s life an impact statement: God wants me to walk, work and worship with divine clarity while living in the midst of human ambiguity and ambivalence.  Joseph did this well while experiencing many undese...

An impact thought developed in my mind during a discussion my wife and I were having over a cup of coffee one morning.  Here it is: God wants me to walk, work and worship with divine clarity while living in the midst of human ambiguity and ambiva...

As we come to the conclusion of our study of the life of Gideon based on Judges 6-8 it is time to make the most important point in this study: God is the central person in this story.  God, synonymous with the angel of the Lord, came down to where Gid...

Another lesson to learn from the experience of Gideon found in Judges 7-8 is that success does not immunize you from criticism.  How you handle criticism can make success sweet or bitter-sweet.  When Gideon initially prepared to attack the Midian...

We’ve been considering lessons to apply based on what we’ve learned from studying Gideon’s life as recorded in Judges 6-8.  When he and the Israel army vanquished the Midianites “the Israelites said to Gideon, ‘Rule over ...

In our last visit we began to review some lessons to be learned from Gideon’s experience recorded in Judges 6-8.  Let’s consider some more lessons.  It is very clear, obedience to carry out God’s assignment requires faith. ...

For a couple of weeks now we have been studying the life of Gideon as found in Judges 6-8.  Now it’s time to review some lessons learned from his experience.  When God first confronted Gideon he was threshing wheat in a winepress.  Thi...

In recent visits we’ve reflected on the events recorded in Judges 6-8 describing Gideon’s life.  To help remember what we’ve learned let’s develop an outline.  For a title I put: God’s Man for the Hour.  Then I ...

In our last visit we discovered that Gideon received about 42 pounds of gold from the bounty after defeating the Midianites.   When he got back home, he “made the gold into an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his town” (Judges 8:27)....

In our study of Judges 6-8 we’ve seen how God prepared Gideon to overthrow the Midianite army and their cohorts.   When the battle was finally over “The Israelites said to Gideon, ‘Rule over us – you, your son and your gra...

In our last visit we saw in Judges 7-8 how God prepared Gideon to lead his elite army of 300 into battle in spite of overwhelming odds against them.   Having followed God’s instructions to sneak up to the enemy camp at night and overhear tw...

In our study of Gideon as presented in Judges 6-8 we discovered how God chose and prepared Gideon for overcoming the Midianites and their cohort’s threat.  Now that Gideon was ready, he needed to amass an army.   Judges 7 indicate...

In our last visit we saw that as Israel faced an imminent attack by enemy forces, “Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon.”   Two times the angel of the Lord told him that God would be present with him.  Now that promi...