Smallest of the small
Why God Calls the weakest ones
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Use this video (made for kids, but speaks to all ages!) to introduce the story of Gideon, one of the leaders of Israel from the book of Judges in the Bible.
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Gideon was a man raised up from obscurity by God to lead. He is mentioned in the New Testament in the "heroes of faith" chapter.
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Use the following slides to explore Gideon's story. You can hover over the notes for further explanation as you read.
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Judges 6:1-6
The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and for seven years he gave them into the hands of the Midianites. 2 Because the power of Midian was so oppressive, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in mountain clefts, caves and strongholds. 3 Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites and other eastern peoples invaded the country. 4 They camped on the land and ruined the crops all the way to Gaza and did not spare a living thing for Israel, neither sheep nor cattle nor donkeys. 5 They came up with their livestock and their tents like swarms of locusts. It was impossible to count them or their camels; they invaded the land to ravage it. 6 Midian so impoverished the Israelites that they cried out to the Lord for help.
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Judges 6:7-12
7 When the Israelites cried out to the Lord because of Midian, 8 he sent them a prophet, who said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 9 I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians. And I delivered you from the hand of all your oppressors; I drove them out before you and gave you their land. 10 I said to you, ‘I am the Lord your God; do not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you live.’ But you have not listened to me.”11 The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites. 12 When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”
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Judges 6:13-16
13 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about when they said, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian.” 14 The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?” 15 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.” 16 The Lord answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.”
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JUDGES 6:14
The Lord turned to him and said, "Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”
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It's Spiritual Assessment
Being able to say “I am weak” is a form of spiritual assessment, or of taking stock of your own spiritual situation. As it happens, counselors and psychologists have developed many tools for spiritual assessment. In this series, you’ll have the chance to learn about a few, but for today, a brief primer.
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Exploring Assessment
Divide and conquer to work through this task. Read each of the sections of the paper “Pastoral Care: A New Model for Assessing the Spiritual Needs of Hospitalized Patients” included below. (If you’re in a group, have different group members read different sections and summarize for the rest of the group.) Use the QR code to open this on your phone and read. You only need to read your portion of the paper so you are ready to share.
SUMMARY
25 Tools
7X7 Model
FICA MODEL
HOPE MODEL
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Thank You
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Smallest of the small
Why God Calls the weakest ones
Start
JUMP TO READING
Start with this short video
Use this video (made for kids, but speaks to all ages!) to introduce the story of Gideon, one of the leaders of Israel from the book of Judges in the Bible.
NEXT
Gideon was a man raised up from obscurity by God to lead. He is mentioned in the New Testament in the "heroes of faith" chapter.
see the reference
NEXT
read gideon's story
Use the following slides to explore Gideon's story. You can hover over the notes for further explanation as you read.
NEXT
Judges 6:1-6
The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and for seven years he gave them into the hands of the Midianites. 2 Because the power of Midian was so oppressive, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in mountain clefts, caves and strongholds. 3 Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites and other eastern peoples invaded the country. 4 They camped on the land and ruined the crops all the way to Gaza and did not spare a living thing for Israel, neither sheep nor cattle nor donkeys. 5 They came up with their livestock and their tents like swarms of locusts. It was impossible to count them or their camels; they invaded the land to ravage it. 6 Midian so impoverished the Israelites that they cried out to the Lord for help.
NEXT
Judges 6:7-12
7 When the Israelites cried out to the Lord because of Midian, 8 he sent them a prophet, who said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 9 I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians. And I delivered you from the hand of all your oppressors; I drove them out before you and gave you their land. 10 I said to you, ‘I am the Lord your God; do not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you live.’ But you have not listened to me.”11 The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites. 12 When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”
NEXT
Judges 6:13-16
13 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about when they said, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian.” 14 The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?” 15 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.” 16 The Lord answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.”
NEXT
JUDGES 6:14
The Lord turned to him and said, "Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”
Learn More
NEXT
It's Spiritual Assessment
Being able to say “I am weak” is a form of spiritual assessment, or of taking stock of your own spiritual situation. As it happens, counselors and psychologists have developed many tools for spiritual assessment. In this series, you’ll have the chance to learn about a few, but for today, a brief primer.
NEXT
Exploring Assessment
Divide and conquer to work through this task. Read each of the sections of the paper “Pastoral Care: A New Model for Assessing the Spiritual Needs of Hospitalized Patients” included below. (If you’re in a group, have different group members read different sections and summarize for the rest of the group.) Use the QR code to open this on your phone and read. You only need to read your portion of the paper so you are ready to share.
SUMMARY
25 Tools
7X7 Model
FICA MODEL
HOPE MODEL
NEXT
Thank You
You can move on to the next portion of the Spotlight.