Your reading to prepare for Lesson 2 - “Gideon” is broken down as the following:
Mon Jan 13 Oppression Results from Disobedience Judges 6:1-10
Tue Jan 14 May God Judge Enemies Harshly Psalm 83:1-12, 18
Wed Jan 15 Gideon Sees the Angel of the Lord Judges 6:19-24
Thu Jan 16 Fleece Confirms Victory over Midianites Judges 6:36-40
Fri Jan 17 Midianites Defeated Without Weapons Judges 7:19-23
Sat Jan 18 Gideon Dies, Israel Forgets God’s Ways Judges 8:29-35
Sun Jan 19 Gideon Answers Call to Deliver Israel Judges 6:11-18
Join us for a class learning about the remarkable military leader, Gideon, who won a decisive victory over a Midianite army despite a vast numerical disadvantage, leading a troop of 300 'valiant' men!
God's people from all centuries have all been called to make a difference in whatever sphere of influence they live or work. However, the way God calls his people to serve Him is not a "one size fits all" situation - nor is how people respond. During our time over the next few months, we will investigate the chaotic time of the judges from the Old Testament, a few of the prophets, and the general nature of God's call as illustrated in the book of Acts.
Our daily readings this quarter focus on “God’s Urgent Call.” God continues to call people to mission and ministry just as God has done for thousands of years. God has a call on our lives. God has a purpose for our being and has given us a mission in life. The abundant life we seek is found in that purpose, experienced as we carry out that mission. We will learn our Lessons in three divided units…
Unit 1, “Called to Be Strong,” spotlights the era of the judges. In the Book of Judges, we read how God called a series of national leaders and military commanders, known as judges, to deliver the Israelite people from their enemies. In this unit, we will read how God used people such as Deborah, Barak, Gideon, Jephthah, and Samson to do amazing things in spite of their shortcomings.
Unit 2, “Called of Prophets”, focuses on some of the well-known prophets in the Old Testament and how God used them to accomplish the divine purpose. Like the judges before them, the prophets were far from perfect people, yet God used them in mighty ways because they were willing to be used.
And, Unit 3, “Calls in the New Testament”, reveals that God continued to use ordinary people to accomplish the divine will. Readings in this unit focus on characters from the Book of Acts such as Stephen, Peter, Philip, Ananias, Paul, and Cornelius to once again show how God uses ordinary, fallible, flawed imperfect people to build the Kingdom.
Complimentary pastries and bottomless Coffee are provided in the mornings! Hope you join us for a great learning experience!
