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We cling to numbers, plans, and backups, sure that "more" means safe. God hands Gideon a battle with just 300 men so the victory can't be his own. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller shows how God trades our control for trust. Discover why being stripped of every advantage was the making of a fearful man.

This is part three of the sermon, "Gideon: Seeking Security Through Power."

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00:03 – Weak Things of This World: Why God delights to use the powerless.
02:35 – The 300 Who Lapped: God narrows the army to almost nothing.
04:35 – Arise, Go Down: A promise handed to a still-fearful man.
08:21 – Midian in the Valley: The odds that made no earthly sense.
10:40 – Strong When Weak: Why God's power is perfected in our weakness.
14:45 – Disarming the Trap: Being secure in a love nothing can separate us from.
19:03 – The Illusion of Control: Why calamity never catches God off guard.
21:05 – Faith or Presumption: Was Gideon's worship real trust? 

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Dr. Philip Miller is the 17th Senior Pastor of The Moody Church. He is the featured speaker on "Living Hope" and "Moody Church Hour," with programs broadcasting on 700 outlets in the U.S. He and his wife Krista live in Chicago with their four children. Pastor Philip is passionate about proclaiming God's Word, cultivating healthy ministry, and investing in future leaders.

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Many Christians like the abundant life, but cringe when suffering comes. Paul refused to boast of his strengths and instead gloried in his weaknesses. In this message, Pastor Lutzer explains how to suffer well and boast in the Lord. Could it be that the lighter our cross, the weaker our witness?

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Erwin W. Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church in Chicago, where he served as Senior Pastor for 36 years. He is a prolific author of over seventy books. A clear expositor of the Bible, he is the featured speaker on "Running To Win" and "Songs In The Night," with programs broadcasting on over a thousand outlets in the U.S. and across more than fifty countries in seven languages. He and his wife, Rebecca, live in the Chicago area. They have three grown children and eight grandchildren.

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Every season carries both beauty and burden.  Today on BOLD STEPS, Mark Jobe turns to Galatians chapter 5 and the fruit of the Spirit, showing how real joy is one of the clearest signs that God is filling your life.  Even in a confusing or painful chapter, you can hand it to God and ask Him to restore your joy and perspective.  Bring your current chapter to Him … listen to Bold Steps with Pastor Mark Jobe.

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Their name lights up your phone, and your mood tanks before you even answer. So how do you let go of resentment when the hurt underneath it is real? Author Yanna Connor joins Dave and Ann Wilson on FamilyLife Today to unpack her 11-year journey toward forgiving her dad—and why stuffing the pain, performing forgiveness, or pretending you’re “all good” doesn’t actually get you free.

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Empires rise and fall, but the dream of uniting the world never seems to die. Nebuchadnezzar's dream of iron mixed with clay foretells a union that never fully holds. In this message, Pastor Lutzer outlines the unity Europe will reach before Christ comes. Hitler promised a Reich of a thousand years, but it lasted twelve.

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Erwin W. Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church in Chicago, where he served as Senior Pastor for 36 years. He is a prolific author of over seventy books. A clear expositor of the Bible, he is the featured speaker on "Running To Win" and "Songs In The Night," with programs broadcasting on over a thousand outlets in the U.S. and across more than fifty countries in seven languages. He and his wife, Rebecca, live in the Chicago area. They have three grown children and eight grandchildren.

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Having watched some of the old Superman TV shows and some of the movies, it’s got to be tough for Clark Kent. I mean, these days it’s getting harder and harder to find a phone booth to change in. That’s what he used to do! But He always manages to change his identity to Superman. That’s the important thing. You can’t be a super hero until you change your identity. When you think about it, most of our super heroes over the years don’t become heroes without that change of identity, whether it’s Clark Kent changing to Superman, or it’s Wonder Woman, or it’s Batman. Now, that’s okay for the comics, but in real life, the heroes are the ones who never change their identity.

I’m Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about “Only One You.”

Our word for today from the Word of God is found in Philippians 3. It’s about a man who had many possible identities. He would make Clark Kent look like a piker. Listen to this. The Apostle Paul writes to us about some of the identities in his life. He says beginning in verse 5, “I was circumcised on the eighth day of the people of Israel, I am a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin…” “I’ve got a tribe I’m very proud I’m from.” He says, “a Hebrew of the Hebrews.” He says, “I’m the top of the line in that department.” “…in regard to the law, I’m a Pharisee.”

Boy, there’s another identity. And then, “As for zeal, persecuting the church,” He said, “I was a very good church persecutor.” Great way to make a living, huh? He says, “As for legalistic righteousness, I was faultless.” Look at all those identities this guy’s got. Now, “But whatever was to my profit, I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.” Out of all the identities Paul could have had, he said, “There’s one that I want to step into. I have settled on one identity and I have decided to give that one identity everything I’ve got. It is following Jesus Christ. That’s who I am.”

Most of us are like Clark Kent. There’s the me I am at work. Now, I don’t get into a phone booth (can’t find one anyway), but I change my identity to be the me I am at church, and then there’s the me I am with my wife, and then the me I am with different groups of friends, and the me playing sports, etc.

I talked with this high school football player, and he said, “Ron, it’s tough to be only one of 30 kids who stands up to the teacher when they say godless things. It’s tough to be the only guy in the locker room with a clean mouth and the only guy who is loyal to Christ.” I wanted to encourage him. I said, “Bill, you won’t always be a football player. You won’t always be a student at that school. You won’t always be friends with those kids. You won’t always be a student in that class. There’s only one thing you’ll always be. You’ll always be a follower of Christ.” I’ll tell you what I told him. “Life becomes more peaceful, less stressful, and less confusing when you pick one identity and stick with it.”

See, life settles down when you make this choice, “I’m going to really be what I’ll always be.” And that’s what you’ll always be, a follower of Christ. That was Paul’s choice. He said, “All other identities are temporary.” Don’t let a temporary identity cause you to betray who you really are and who you will always be. You’re so afraid. It’s kind of like “Well I’m an employee of Company X, or I’m a student of Professor Y, or I’m a neighbor or coworker of person Z.” None of those are who you are. Whose hero do you want to be?

Don’t let your Jesus identity be your secret identity anymore. You will forever be the property of Jesus Christ bought with His blood. So why don’t you really be what you’ll always be. Fantasy heroes keep changing identities, but real heroes pick one and go for it because heroes know who they are.

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