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"I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abund...

"And so it was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed." - Exodus 17:11

"Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia."...

This morning we are completing our series on the seven “I AM” statements of Jesus found in the book of John. In each of the “I AM” statements, Jesus revealed His divinity and His nature. So far, we have seen Jesus announce His identity as…  The Bread of Life  The Light of the World  The Door  The Good Shepherd  The Resurrection and the Life  The Way, the Truth, and the Life In our text Jesus...

1. Amalek Attacks when We are at Rest "Now Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim." - Exodus 17:8

"Now Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim." - Exodus 17:8

3. You Must Know Your Reward "Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. And he blessed him and said: “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” And he gave him a tithe of all. Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, and take t...

2. You Must be Ready "Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan. He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants attacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus." - Genesis 14:14-15

1. You Must Have a Reason "Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan." - Genesis 14:14

"And they captured two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb. They pursued Midian and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan." - Judges 7:2

We’re continuing our series on the seven “I AM” statements of Jesus found in the book of John. In each of the “I AM” statements, Jesus revealed His divinity and His nature. So far, we have seen Jesus announce His identity as…  The Bread of Life  The Light of the World  The Door  The Good Shepherd In our text Jesus makes this profound statement concerning Himself, “I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE...

Dig In | Week 7 We are back for week 7 of Dig In! We are learning about another unlikely example of faith from Hebrews 11.

"And the men of Israel gathered together from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and pursued the Midianites. Then Gideon sent messengers throughout all the mountains of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against the Midianites, and seize from them the watering places as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan.” Then all the men of Ephraim gathered together and seized the watering places as far as Beth Barah and...

"When the three hundred blew the trumpets, the Lord set every man’s sword against his companion throughout the whole camp; and the army fled to Beth Acacia, toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath." - Judges 7:22

"Then he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet into every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and torches inside the pitchers. And he said to them, “Look at me and do likewise; watch, and when I come to the edge of the camp you shall do as I do: When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then you also blow the trumpets on every side of the whole camp, and s...

"It happened on the same night that the Lord said to him, “Arise, go down against the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand." - Judges 7:9 "And so it was, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, that he worshiped. He returned to the camp of Israel, and said, “Arise, for the Lord has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.” - Judges 7:15

"Then the Lord said to Gideon, “By the three hundred men who lapped I will save you, and deliver the Midianites into your hand. Let all the other people go, every man to his place.” - Judges 7:7

Dig In | Week 6 We are back for week 6 of Dig In! We are learning about another unlikely example of faith from Hebrews 11.

"But the Lord said to Gideon, “The people are still too many; bring them down to the water, and I will test them for you there. Then it will be, that of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ the same shall go with you; and of whomever I say to you, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ the same shall not go.” - Judges 7:4

"Now therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the people, saying, ‘Whoever is fearful and afraid, let him turn and depart at once from Mount Gilead.’ ” And twenty-two thousand of the people returned, and ten thousand remained." - Judges 7:3