When offered the kingship of Israel, Gideon answers, “The LORD will be your king.” But how much did he understand this? How much do we understand this even today? David takes a look at how Gideon handles the final two tests of success, the test of celebrity and the test of finishing well, and then takes a look at what it means for us today.

After winning the big battle with the Midianites, Gideon is pursuing the retreating enemy. He hasn't finished the work God has called him to do, and he's running into trouble from within.  In the first part of this two-part message, David looks at what we can learn from how Gideon handled the first Success Test - the test of perseverance.

Have you ever wondered, "Is God really good?" In this follow up to his message on Gideon's fleece, see last week, Pastor Mark offers one suggestion to the question, "What was he [Gideon] thinking?"

The enemy within is what the Apostle Paul would later refer to as the sin nature -- our own human frailty, weaknesses, shortcomings, vulnerabilities, proclivities and sins. These things are often magnified in pressure situations. In this message, from the life of Gideon, Pastor Mark examines the depths of human frailty in a crisis and what you can do about it.

As we approach the celebration of American Independence and the church grows increasingly out of step with the culture, Pastor Mark takes a closer look at what it takes to live as resident aliens, as strangers in a strange land.

As Gideon prepared to face the Midianite horde, God whittled his forces down and down. Hopelessly outnumbered, Gideon has the choice to either trust God and obey, or break ranks and run. Those who follow Jesus Christ have that same choice. Join David as he explores Gideon’s experience and holds it up to our own.

How do we make sense of man's inhumanity to man? How do we account for the presence of evil in the world? The truth is, everyone who seems to be out to get you is under the influence of something or someone. This message takes a closer look at Satan, the enemy of our souls, and his influence on those who would do us harm.

There is an enemy among and that enemy is less obvious than you think, more entrenched than you think, closer than you think and more tenacious than you think. Who is this enemy and what will it take to bring him down? How do the people of God break the power of idols so he alone can rule as king? This message is about freedom from the things that hold us in their grip.

Have you ever wondered why the followers of Jesus regularly eat a piece of bread and drink from a cup as part of their worship? Why is this celebration, known as Communion or The Lord's Supper, so important? In this message, Pastor Mark examines one of the foundational practices of the faith and explains why The Lord's Supper is more than just a simple mnemonic device.

The calling of Gideon shows us how unworthy we truly are of the grace God extends to us. As we hear the exchange of Gideon’s excuses and God’s affirmations, we are humbled by how much grace God shows us despite our lapses of trust, our small thinking and our unbelief. Join David as he unpacks the opening of the story of Gideon in this series on the book of Judges.