Paul's Podcast

Last week we saw how the size of the army isn’t important to God, but the heart of the soldier is. (Specifically, that the heart of the soldier needs to be one that is not prideful and not fearful).
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Henry Ford famously said “Whether you believe you can or you can’t, you’re right.”
This is maybe a little too pop psychology for us, and sounds a bit self-helpy, but there is certainly some truth in t…

We’re coming to a transition in our study where we move from chapter 6 to chapter 7, which correlates with a transition in Gideon’s character.

• In chapter 6 he is (mainly) hiding, doubting & questionin…

The enemy is ready for battle, the Spirit-filled are ready for battle, those who respond to the call are ready for battle... are you?

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This passage covers  'the morning after the night before' - and the men of the city are not happy with what Gideon did last night.
Today we see the people of Gideon's city contending against him, whic…

This week we see Gideon tear down one altar and then build another.
"What has this got to do with me?" and "How can this help me build my faith?"

Great questions. Let's find out...

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Growing up I drank a lot of Sainsbury's Diet Classic Cola. It was similar to Coca-Cola, but it was not the same. Coca-Coca was the real thing.
By taking a broad look at Judges 6-8, we can see Gideon i…

Let's get things straight - when it comes to presents, it is not the thought that counts. It is what is inside the wrapping paper the counts.
Today we are going to see Gideon bring forth his present t…

Today we’ll get to meet Gideon and see how he was sent. In doing so, we’ll understand how we are sent.
My prayer is that this will change how we see our role in this battle, which in turn will change …

When we left the nation of Israel last week, they were down & out and crying out to the Lord.
We knew God was always going to step in and save them, but what we maybe didn’t know - and what is remark…

It is often said that the first step to solving a problem is admitting you have one.
In the book of Judges, as we looked at last week in our intro, the nation of Israel had a problem. And they were n…

Today we are going to meet Gideon. His story is told in Judges  6, 7 & 8.
We will see Gideon is not strong - far from it. He is a (seemingly) weak man in a time of great trouble... but… then we will …

The life of liberty that Paul has argued for over the last 6 chapters is free from sin & death, is free from the law and religion, but is not free from trouble.
What trouble is out there for those tha…

Last week we saw how the religious legalist glories in the flesh; this week we see how Paul glories in Christ.
The idea of ‘glorying in Christ’ sounds super spiritual and like a really good idea. We t…

The religious find their glory in the flesh. Their ministries are motivated by how others see them, how others treat them, and how others behave.
Today is a big 'watch out!'
'Watch out!' We might know …

'We reap what we sow' is something we've all probably thought or said in the past, but how does this truth help us grow our faith and enjoy our relationship with God?
Take a listen and find out...

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There are a few topics in life that we don't like to talk about. Society says we shouldn’t bring these up at a dinner party, we shouldn’t discuss them in the taxi and we shouldn’t chat about them at …

-Gimme 3 times I can pull my weight at church and know I am being a huge help to the ministry there.
-Ok.

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Over the last few weeks we have been looking at the fruit of the Spirit - and doesn’t it look delicious? A life filled with love, joy, peace & all the others…
One of the things we have seen is that, s…

Packing for a camping trip in England is interesting; you have to pack for every eventuality.
(There can’t be that many holiday destinations where you consider taking wellies, suncream, your swimsuit …