Gideon is the story of a nation, a people, and a person, all rebelling against God to their own harm. In pain and fear we see this nation crying out to the Lord for help and Jesus raising up an unlikely hero. Jesus appears Gideon, the smallest and most fearful person he can find. He gives him a new identity and an impossible plan! With patient love, Jesus leads the weakest ones to victory for His glory and their joy!
The stories of the Old Testament can sometimes be unfamiliar to us as Christians. It says in Romans 15:4, "For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope." But, like this verse in Romans states, they were written to instruct us. Join us as we spend 12 weeks studying through a variety of Old Testament characters. Studying their lives in greater detail will both instruct and challenge us. But, it doesn't stop there. These Old Testament characters don't simply instruct and encourage us. They also point (like a big, old laser beam) to Jesus. Jesus is the ultimate example of what it means to live a life of faith. All of these heroes of the Old Testament are ultimately a version of or a picture of Jesus. Join us as Jesus is Better!
