Witness #14: Gideon

27 November 2013

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The sword of the LORD and of Gideon

Their enemy lay sprawled over the valley and hillsides like grasshoppers. They were a battle-hardened army so large that no man could number it. Gideon and his small band of only three hundred men set out in the middle of the night to face this huge army of the Midianites and the Amalekites. With their pitchers in their left hand and their trumpets in their right, this small but faithful band surrounded the enemy and waited for their signal.

The Angel of The Lord, most likely the pre-incarnate Christ, had come to Gideon only a few days before. The Angel had called him a mighty man of valor even before he ever picked up a weapon in battle. After seeing The Lord consume his offering in a dramatic way, Gideon destroys the altar to the false gods and seeks confirmation of The Lord’s blessing in prayer (with the help of some wool and dew). Gideon is strengthened but The Lord wants him to know that it is by God’s power that he will deliver Israel. Therefore, he reduces his army to just a few, just 300.

And now, he and his three hundred stand ready. Gideon gives the signal, the pitchers are broken, and the lights shine all around the camp. The men blow their trumpets and shout. In confusion and fear, the enemies of Israel slaughter one another by the sword! It was just like the dream Gideon had overheard. A cake of barley (something that seems insignificant) had rolled into the camp and killed them all.

We are called upon by God to fight spiritual wickedness in our lives every day. God called Gideon a mighty man of valor and then blessed him with courage and a great victory. As we fight our battles let us look at the names The Lord has called us; mine elect, king, priest, son, friend, heir of God, joint-heir with Christ, more than conqueror, just to name a few.

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Brentwood Hills Primitive Baptist Church is a community of believers working together to transform our lives to the image of Jesus Christ. We believe it is our duty and privilege to live the gospel of the doctrines of grace in such a way as to edify the families within our church and other children of God in our community. Through regular worship based on strong Biblical principles, fellowship, admonishment, and outreach, we glory in the grace of the sovereign God working in our lives thereby showing the Spirit of God in the world.

Brentwood Hills was organized in 1906 in Fort Worth, Texas as Laodicea Primitive Baptist Church. You can find much of the history of the church, as well as other churches here: Primitive Baptist History Database

We identify ourselves as an old-line Primitive Baptist church. If you read our Articles of Faith, you’ll see that we hold to such doctrines as the inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible. We recognize the King James Version (KJV) as the only English translation worthy of being called the Bible. We believe in salvation solely by the grace of a sovereign God. We believe that Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, came to the earth to do the will of His Father, which was to deliver from the sentence of death all those the Father gave Him before the world began. We believe that Jesus fully satisfied the Father by atoning for all the sins of all His people. In time, we believe the Holy Spirit comes to each person that belongs to Jesus and regenerates them. Then (and only then) can anyone have faith, which is a fruit of the Spirit, by which you are able to believe the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ. Whether or not you ever hear the gospel, or believe it if you did hear it, or obey it if you did believe it, rest assured that Jesus will remain forever faithful to you because, if He died for you, He will never deny that you belong to Him.

We believe that everyone for whom Christ died will without fail be raised again from the dead to a glorified life. Even if we are alive when He returns to raise the dead, we shall be changed to a glorified life. All the Redeemed will meet the Lord in the air. Then He will take us to Heaven and there we shall forever be with the Lord. The wicked will be raised at the same time as the righteous, but the wicked shall go away into everlasting punishment along with Satan and his angels. Until that glorious day when Christ returns to raise the dead, He has provided a place for His people to find rest for their souls. This place is the Church. Jesus Christ set-up His church on this earth before His death on the Cross. The church is there for those of His people who have come to believe that God saved them by His Son, Jesus Christ. To believe that Christ “paid it all” gives believers the strongest motivation to serve Him. Once enlightened to this glorious truth, then the child of God should feel an obligation to become and remain an active member of the His church. To serve the Lord in His church makes for one of the great blessings to experience this side of Heaven. It fulfills you to serve in His church and it gives your life purpose and meaning.

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Elder Bryce Lowrance

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