H s O F T H E r o f a t H Ordnary Mn and Womn... Supr Ordnary Powr 14 G d o n W n s B a t t l W t h O n l y 3 0 0 M n H r o s o f t h F a t h C u r r c u l u m 2 0 1 2 www.mssonarlngton.org No part of ths currculum may b rpublshd wthout prmsson. Plas fl fr to copy for classroom us.
14 G d o n W n s B a t t l W t h O N L y 3 0 0 M n Mmory Vrs: I am th LORD All-Powrful. So don't dpnd on your own powr or strngth, but on my Sprt. Zcharah 4:6b (CEV) Lsson Goals: #1 - Undrstand how ordnary Gdon was #2 - Dscovr what fath ld Gdon to do #3 - Dsr to lt God do xtraordnary thngs n th lf of th ordnary studnt Audnc: Young, un-churchd larnrs Adaptabl for all ags, ncludng adults (S For mor tranng on Actvts pag) Scrptur to Study: Judgs 6, 7, 8 1 Samul 12;11 Hbrws 11:32-12:3 Gdon Wns Battl Wth Only 300 Mn / pag 2
14 G d o n W n s B a t t l W t h O n l y 3 0 0 M n Judgs 6-8 Who can tll m what a hro s? A hro s somon who s couragous and brav and compassonat. Thr ar hros and hrons n th Bbl. All of thm ar brav and couragous and mor, but not n th way you would xpct. Our hro: Gdon Hs Hroc Fat: Obys God Obyng God may not sound vry hroc, but lt s look at th facts and s what you thnk whn you hav hard th whol story Th Bbl tlls us that onc agan th popl of Isral dd what was vl n th sght of th Lord. (Judgs 6:1a NIrV) Aftr th vctory of Dborah and Barak, th popl of Isral wnt rght back to thr old ways - thr vl, snful ways. So for svn yars [God] handd thm ovr to th popl of Mdan. (Judgs 6:1b NIrV) Thy wr tratd badly by th popl of Mdan, so badly that thy hd n cavs and othr saf placs. Th popl fnally crd out to God and H hard thm. H snt th angl of th Lord to a man namd Gdon. Th angl of th Lord grtd Gdon, Mghty warror, th Lord s wth you.... You ar strong. Go and sav Isral from th powr of Mdan. I am sndng you. (Judgs 6:12b, 14b NIrV) Gdon couldn t magn how h could sav Isral from anythng. No on who knw hm thought h was a mghty warror. H wasn t from th strongst famly n hs trb and h wasn t vn vry mportant n hs own famly, n fact, h was th last mportant. Th Lord answrd Gdon s fars by promsng to b wth hm. God s Sprt cam upon Gdon and h blw a trumpt to call th army. Aftr all of hs mn had st up camp, th Lord spok to Gdon. I want to hand Mdan ovr to you. But you hav too many mn for m to do that. I do not want Isral to brag that thr own strngth has savd thm. (Judgs 7:2 NIrV) You s, 32,000 mn had answrd Gdon s call to battl. God told Gdon to gv thos who wr afrad th opportunty to rturn hom, so 22,000 lft lavng Gdon wth 10,000 mn. God sad 10,000 wr stll too many and that H would sort out th mn that rmand. H dd t by watchng how thy drank watr at th rvr. Som mn bnt ovr and lappd th watr up. Othrs knlt down, flld thr hands wth watr and brought t up to thr mouths. Thn, th Lord spok to Gdon. H sad, Wth th hlp of th 300 mn who lappd up watr I wll sav you. I wll hand th Mdants ovr to you. Lt all of th othr mn go hom. (Judgs 7:7 NIrv) Gdon Wns Battl Wth Only 300 Mn / pag 3
Can you magn? God sad thy had too many mn to go nto battl H whttld th Isralt army from 32,000 down to 300. Mayb th nmy had a small army. Not so. Th Mdants and thos who wr fghtng wth thm numbrd 120,000 mn (Judgs 8:10) If thy thought thy wr outnumbrd bfor, thy wr rally outnumbrd now But what had God promsd? God promsd to b wth Gdon and to hand th Mdants ovr to Gdon. Lt s s how t happnd. Gdon sparatd th 300 mn nto thr compans. H put a trumpt and an mpty jar nto th hands of ach man. And h put a torch nsd ach jar. (Judgs 7:16 NIrV) That dosn t sound lk th bst way to prpar for battl, dos t? Wll, nthr dos gong n wth only 300 mn It was about 10:00 at nght whn th thr compans of mn sparatd and surroundd th Mdant army that was campd n th vally. Gdon and hs mn blw thr trumpts. Thy brok th jars that wr n thr hands.... Thn thy shoutd th battl cry, A sword for th Lord and for Gdon (Judgs 7:19b, 20b NIrV) Gdon s army ddn t mov, but th Mdant army ran away n far. Thos that had com to hlp th Mdant army startd fghtng ach othr and dd n battl. Th popl of Isral brought th frghtnd Mdant army undr thr control and th land was at pac for 40 yars. N x t W k Jsus (Eastr) Y O U c a n b a h r o, t o o Whn you lv a lf of fath n Jsus Chrst, you don t hav to lap tall buldngs to b a hro. Gdon obyd God. Nothng God askd Gdon to do mad sns. But Gdon s obdnc was rwardd wth pac. God plannd th battl so that h would gt th crdt, not th Isralt army. Our mmory vrs says, I am th LORD All-Powrful. So don't dpnd on your own powr or strngth, but on my Sprt. (Zcharah 4:6b CEV) God wants to do somthng amazng n your lf Ar you rady to qut tryng to mak thngs work? Ar you rady to s God s Sprt at work n your lf? It bgns by puttng God n control of your lf. Lt m hlp you tak that frst stp. Gdon Wns Battl Wth Only 300 Mn/ pag 4
p r - s c h o o l l s s o n Who can tll m what a hro s? A hro s somon who s couragous and brav and compassonat. Thr ar hros and hrons n th Bbl. All of thm ar brav and couragous and mor, but not n th way you would xpct. Our hro: Gdon Hs Hroc Fat: Obys God Obyng God may not sound vry hroc, but lt s look at th facts and s what you thnk whn you hav hard th whol story Th Bbl tlls us that th popl of Isral dd not oby God. Thy had problms whn th popl from Mdan ruld ovr thm and tratd thm badly. Thy wr tratd so badly by th popl of Mdan that thy hd n cavs and othr saf placs. Thy crd out to God for hlp. H hard thm. H chos Gdon to sav Isral from th powr of Mdan. Gdon calld an army togthr, but God sad thr wr too many mn. You s, 32,000 mn had answrd Gdon s call to battl. God told Gdon to ask f anyon was afrad. Mor than half of th army lft. Thy wr down to 10,000. God sad 10,000 wr stll too many. God sortd out th mn that rmand. H dd t by watchng how thy drank watr at th rvr. Som mn bnt ovr and lappd th watr up. Othrs knlt down, flld thr hands wth watr and brought t up to thr mouths. God sad, Wth th hlp of th 300 mn who lappd up watr I wll sav you. I wll hand th Mdants ovr to you. Lt all of th othr mn go hom. (Judgs 7:7 NIrv) So Gdon took th 300 mn that wr lft and dvdd thm nto thr compans. H gav ach on a trumpt and an mpty jar. H put a torch nsd ach jar. At 10:00 that nght th thr compans of mn sparatd and surroundd th Mdant army that was campd n th vally. Gdon and hs mn blw thr trumpts. Thy brok th jars that wr n thr hands.... Thn thy shoutd th battl cry, A sword for th Lord and for Gdon (Judgs 7:19b, 20b NIrV) Gdon s army ddn t mov, but th Mdant army ran away n far. Thos that had com to hlp th Mdant army startd fghtng ach othr and dd n battl. Th popl of Isral brought th frghtnd Mdant army undr thr control and th land was at pac for 40 yars. Gdon Wns Battl Wth Only 300 Mn / pag 5
a c t v t s Mmory Vrs Actvty - Prnt th mmory vrs on a long, thn strp of papr. Fold th strp of papr back and forth lk an accordon. Attach th strp of papr to two stcks of constructon papr dynamt. Contnu addng hros nams and hroc fats to your Hros Bannr. Sng My God s So Bg, What a Mghty God W Srv, Awsom n ths Plac, Mghty to Sav, Stand Up, Stand Up for Jsus, Not by Mght, Not by Powr Zcharah 4:6 or othr pras songs rlatd to th lsson. Mak small clay pots out of modlng clay. Mak trumpts. B cratv. R-nact th story. For mor tranng: Rad Ephsans 6:10-18. Dscuss bng soldrs of Chrst n lght of th lsson. Gdon Wns Battl Wth Only 300 Mn / pag 6
I am th LORD All-Powrful. So don't dpnd on your own powr or strngth, but on my Sprt. Zcharah 4:6 Gdon Wns Battl Wth Only 300 Mn/ pag 7
H s O F T H E r o f a t H Ordnary Mn and Womn... Supr Ordnary Powr H r o n T r a n n g G don W ns Battl W th Only 300 Mn H r o s o f t h F a t h C u r r c u l u m 2 0 1 2 www.mssonarlngton.org No part of ths currculum may b rpublshd wthout prmsson. Plas fl fr to copy for classroom us.
h r o t r a n n g Scrptur: Judgs 6, 7, 8 Mmory vrs: I am th LORD All-Powrful. So don't dpnd on your own powr or strngth, but on my Sprt. Zcharah 4:6b (CEV) Our Hro: What dd our hro do that was so hroc? What can you do to b a Hro of th Fath? HS What powr do Hros of th Fath possss? Do you hav th powr? Rad Ephsans 6:10-18. Accordng to ths vrss, how can w dpnd on th Sprt? Gdon Wns Battl Wth Only 300 Mn / pag 9
h d d n m s s a g Can you crack th cod to fnd th Hddn Mssag? Cut along th dottd lns. Arrang th codd mssag to fnd your mmory vrs. Wrt th vrs blow. powr or strngth, but on on your own Zcharah 4:6 I am th LORD All-Powrful. So don't dpnd my Sprt. _-. _' _, _. :_ Gdon Wns Battl Wth Only 300 Mn / pag 10
w o r d s a r c h B D C N F F E P M N G H O S R J O S H U A L E A D S N G N R A N T C V E E S V O B W A L N O E D I G J O S T E P M U R T E E S O M W E P Y C S C W R D N I W O C I R W S H S D S E H E R E T O L L E E N E N U D D D R T O E S H U D D A J S S O C S R H S H L N C V M I D I A N I T E S A H I A R E V P D E P E R D E R M T C L A Y J A R S C S N F N O I T W O S H I E S C R O I R R A W Y T H G I M - Gdon - mghty warror - Mdants - thr hundrd - no swords - clay jars - torchs - trumpts - vctory Gdon Wns Battl Wth Only 300 Mn / pag 11
h Answr Pag d d n m s s a g Can you crack th cod to fnd th Hddn Mssag? Cut along th dottd lns. Arrang th codd mssag to fnd your mmory vrs. Wrt th vrs blow. powr or strngth, but on on your own Zcharah 4:6 I am th LORD All-Powrful. So don't dpnd my Sprt. I am th LORD All-Powrful. So don't dpnd on your own powr or strngth, but on my Sprt. Zcharah 4:6 Gdon Wns Battl Wth Only 300 Mn / pag 12
w o r Answr Pag d s a r c h B D C N F F E P M N G H O S R J O S H U A L E A D S N G N R A N T C V E E S V O B W A L N O E D I G J O S T E P M U R T E E S O M W E P Y C S C W R D N I W O C I R W S H S D S E H E R E T O L L E E N E N U D D D R T O E S H U D D A J S S O C S R H S H L N C V M I D I A N I T E S A H I A R E V P D E P E R D E R M T C L A Y J A R S C S N F N O I T W O S H I E S C R O I R R A W Y T H G I M - Gdon - mghty warror - Mdants - thr hundrd - no swords - clay jars - torchs - trumpts - vctory Gdon Wns Battl Wth Only 300 Mn / pag 13