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CHRIST'S POWER IS MADE
PERFECT IN WEAKNESS
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men;
and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
I Corinthians 1:25
November 13, 2011
Rev. David B. Hanson
Deaf Liberty Baptist Church
Overland Park, Kansas
The Weak Things God Hath
Chosen
 I Corinthians 1: 27-29
 27But God hath chosen the foolish
things of the world to confound the
wise; and God hath chosen the weak
things of the world to confound the
things which are mighty;
The Weak Things God Hath
Chosen
 I Corinthians 1: 27-29
 28And base things of the world, and
things which are despised, hath God
chosen, yea, and things which are not,
to bring to nought things that are:
The Weak Things God Hath
Chosen
 I Corinthians 1: 27-29
 29That no flesh should glory in his
presence.
Humble Christian Hero or
Heroine
 A hero or heroine means a person
who shows a great courage and also is
admired for his or her achievements
and qualities.
God’s Purpose for the Weak
Things He Uses
 God raises up people to achieve His
purposes.
 God has a way of taking nobodies and
making them into somebodies
through the power of Jesus Christ.
Gideon The Farmer
 Judges 6:11-16
 11And there came an angel of the
LORD, and sat under an oak which
was in Ophrah, that pertained unto
Joash the Abiezrite: and his son
Gideon threshed wheat by the
winepress, to hide it from the
Midianites.
Gideon The Farmer
 Judges 6:11-16
 12And the angel of the LORD
appeared unto him, and said unto
him, The LORD is with thee, thou
mighty man of valour.
Gideon The Farmer
 Judges 6:11-16
 13And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord,
if the LORD be with us, why then is all
this befallen us? and where be all his
miracles which our fathers told us of,
saying, Did not the LORD bring us up
from Egypt? but now the LORD hath
forsaken us, and delivered us into the
hands of the Midianites.
Gideon The Farmer
 Judges 6:11-16
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14And the LORD looked
upon him, and
said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt
save Israel from the hand of the
Midianites: have not I sent thee?
Gideon The Farmer
 Judges 6:11-16
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15And
he said unto him, Oh my Lord,
wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my
family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the
least in my father's house.
Gideon The Farmer
 Judges 6:11-16
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16And
the LORD said unto him, Surely I will
be with thee, and thou shalt smite the
Midianites as one man.
What God Thought of Gideon
 Gideon was with God.
 Gideon was a strong man with
courage.
What Gideon Thought of
Himself
 Gideon had seen the tragedies.
 Gideon did not see miracles.
 Gideon thought that God forsook
him.
 Gideon was under the rule of the
Midianites.
 Gideon was poor.
 Gideon was not well known.
Gideon’s Weakness
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Gideon had fear of fighting.
Gideon had fear of dying.
Gideon had a habit of indecision.
Gideon had cowardice.
Gideon The Transformed Man
 God’s power transformed Gideon:
 Indecision to acts of heroism
 Hiding to facing
 Fear to faith
 Cowardice to courage
John Knox 1513-1572
 John Knox was born in Scotland.
 He was ordained as a Catholic priest.
 He was converted to Christ after he
met a Bible-believing Christian,
George Wishart, who was burned at
the stake.
 He was the reforming leader in
Scotland.
John Knox 1513-1572
 John Knox was commanded to kiss a
wooden image of the Virgin Mary.
 John refused, grabbed the statue, and
threw it overboard.
 Then he shouted, “Let her save herself!
She is light enough; let her learn to
swim.”
 His act of courage stirred up the
reformation in Scotland.