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This sermon draws on the narrative of Gideon to encourage believers who feel inadequate or fearful in their spiritual walk. It highlights how God selects ordinary individuals, such as Gideon and Frank Garner, to accomplish extraordinary works despite their self-doubt and the discouragement of others walking away. The central message emphasizes that God's power is made perfect in human weakness, urging the congregation to trust in His sovereignty rather than their own capabilities. By referencing Gideon's reduction of his army to three hundred men, the text illustrates that God desires His people to rely entirely on His intervention, ensuring that the victory is attributed to Him alone. The sermon concludes with a call to action, inviting believers to offer their entire lives to God and to actively participate in the work of evangelism and revival.

Verse by verse exposition through the book of Hebrews. (Sermon also includes the reading and exhortation from the Lord's Table liturgy) Heb 12:25 See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, 26 whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, "Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven." 27 Now this, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. 29 For our God is a consuming fire. Hag 2:6 "For thus says the Lord of hosts: 'Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land...

Main Idea: God confronts human guilt and dismantles our excuses to drive us out of hiding and into His grace. Main Points: I. God Calls the Sinner (v. 9) II. Fear Reveals Guilt (v. 10) III. Blame Replaces Confession (vv. 12–13)

1. Remember who you're listening to. 2. Remember who you're speaking to. 3. Remember who you're promising to. 4. Remember who you're standing before. Approach God with reverent fear.