Gideon said to God, "Me, my master? How and with what could I ever save Israel? Look at me. My clan's the weakest in Manasseh and I'm the runt of the litter." God said to him, "I'll be with you. Believe me, you'll defeat Midian as one man."
I am the pastor of Faith Lutheran Church. I am the leader of this congregation. I am humbled by this fact. I bring certain gifts to the table. I will be who I am.
God said to Gideon: "Everyone who laps with his tongue, the way a dog laps, set on one side. And everyone who kneels to drink, drinking with his face to the water, set to the other side." Three hundred lapped with their tongues from their cupped hands. All the rest knelt to drink.
God said to Gideon: "I'll use the three hundred men who lapped at the stream to save you and give Midian into your hands. All the rest may go home."
We have 311 members at Faith. 250 of us are Confirmed teens and adults. You are being set free today to be who you are. If you serve on one of our ten teams, as a team you will define who you are. No more top down definition. I will be in the trenches with you.
Be who you are. See what you have. Do what matters.
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