Faith, Part 5

Faith creates courage (continued)

• Terror: a state of intense fear


• Hebrews 11:30-40 – Through faith, these people had the courage to deal with all these troubles.


• Gideon goes from having no great faith and no courage to leading God’s people as one of the judges. Judges 6-8


• Gideon’s faith becomes stronger.
  
  
  
  • Obedience despite doubt. We may have doubts about our abilities and God’s plan for us. God uses us when we follow through.
  
  
  • God’s strength is in our weakness. God often uses the humble and unlikely to accomplish His purpose. Our weakness can become a platform for God’s strength and glory. Judges 7:20
  
  
  • Giving credit to God. Judges 7:13-15 (Gideon worshipped God.)
  
  
  
  


• The recounting of Gideon’s journey from fear to faith and the courage it instilled in him reminds us that:
  
  
  
  • God can work through our doubts and weaknesses.
  
  
  • When we submit to His will and trust in His strength, we can overcome obstacles.
  
  
  • Gideon shows us that God’s presence and power are with us, even in our moments of uncertainty.
  
  
  
  


• How does out faith grow our courage?


• How does our courage grow our faith?


• How does the world see our faith and the courage it brings us?


• John 15:13


• Hebrews 9:26 – How much faith and courage must this have taken for Christ to die willingly?


• II Peter 1:5

Faith dispels fear

• Fear
  
  
  
  • Torment: extreme pain
  
  
  
  


• Mark 4:40 – Fear and faith are incompatible.