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Walking in obedience to God leads us to his purpose and the Epic Life we are meant to live. In this message, Pastor Matt Spears teaches us that when God becomes our identify, we are able to align ourselves with his detailed design for our lives. 
 
Series: Epic 
Message: A Hero's Victory 
Speaker: Matt Spears 
 
Notes: 
 
Hero: A person who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of 
ingenuity, courage or strength! 
 
Ephesians 2:10 (ESV) 
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared 
beforehand, that we should walk in them. 
 
Epic: A long poem narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic figures! 
 
As God becomes our source of identity, we are able then to align with His detailed 
design for our lives. The victories in our lives are found on the other side of obedience 
to Him. 
Walking in obedience to God leads us to purpose and the Epic Life we are meant to live. 
 
Judges 7:9-12 (NLT) 
That night the LORD said, “Get up! Go down into the Midianite camp, for I have given you 
victory over them! But if you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant 
Purah. Listen to what the Midianites are saying, and you will be greatly encouraged. Then you 
will be eager to attack.” So, Gideon took Purah and went down to the edge of the enemy 
camp. The armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east had settled in the valley like a 
swarm of locusts. Their camels were like grains of sand on the seashore—too many to count! 
 
1. Being honest and real with God sets us up for Him to reveal His plan that leads to 
victory. 
 
Judges 7:15 (NLT) 
When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship before the LORD. 
Then he returned to the Israelite camp and shouted, “Get up! For the LORD has given you 
victory over the Midianite hordes!” 
 
2. Worship and acknowledging God is a precursor to victory. This is how we align 
ourselves with His plan and prepare our hearts for the battle that is to come. 
 
Judges 7:19-20 (NLT) 
It was just after midnight, after the changing of the guard, when Gideon and the 100 men with 
him reached the edge of the Midianite camp. Suddenly, they blew the rams’ horns and broke 
their clay jars. Then all three groups blew their horns and broke their jars. They held the 
blazing torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, and they all shouted, “A 
sword for the LORD and for Gideon!” 
 
3. Obedience is the weapon that leads to the victory. 
 
Judges 7:21 (NLT) 
Each man stood at his position around the camp and watched as all the Midianites rushed 
around in a panic, shouting as they ran to escape. 
 
4. There is no battle impossible for God. When we hear Him and obey, we will walk in 
victory!

Walking in obedience to God leads us to his purpose and the Epic Life we are meant to live. In this message, Pastor Matt Spears ...

What happens when we obey God | Judges 7:9-21

In this message, pastor Jimmy Witcher teaches us how we draw our authority from our identity. When our identity is in Christ, we are strong! When our identity is in anything else, we are weakened. 
 
Series: Epic 
Message: A Hero's Crew 
Speaker: Jimmy Witcher 
 
Notes: 
 
Ephesians 2:10 (TPT) 
We have become his poetry, a re-created people that will fulfill the destiny he has given each 
of us, for we are joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. Even before we were born, God planned 
in advance our destiny and the good works we would do to fulfill it! 
 
• We draw our authority from our identity. When our identity is in Christ, we are 
strong! When our identity is in anything else, we are weakened. 
 
Judges 6:33-38 (NLT) 
Soon afterward the armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east formed an alliance 
against Israel and crossed the Jordan, camping in the valley of Jezreel. Then the Spirit of the 
Lord clothed Gideon with power. He blew a ram’s horn as a call to arms, and the men of the 
clan of Abiezer came to him. He also sent messengers throughout Manasseh, Asher, Zebulun, 
and Naphtali, summoning their warriors, and all of them responded. Then Gideon said to God, 
“If you are truly going to use me to rescue Israel as you promised, prove it to me in this way. I 
will put a wool fleece on the threshing floor tonight. If the fleece is wet with dew in the morning 
but the ground is dry, then I will know that you are going to help me rescue Israel as you 
promised.” And that is just what happened. When Gideon got up early the next morning, he 
squeezed the fleece and wrung out a whole bowlful of water. 
 
1. Prophetic confirmation increases our faith and reinforces our identity! 
 
Judges 7:1-3 (NLT) 
So Jerub-baal (that is, Gideon) and his army got up early and went as far as the spring of 
Harod. The armies of Midian were camped north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh. 
The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many warriors with you. If I let all of you fight the 
Midianites, the Israelites will boast to me that they saved themselves by their own strength. 
Therefore, tell the people, ‘Whoever is timid or afraid may leave this mountain and go home.’” 
So 22,000 of them went home, leaving only 10,000 who were willing to fight. 
 
2. Having a crew of courageous, faith-filled friends strengthens our true identity! 
 
Judges 7:4-8 (NLT) 
But the Lord told Gideon, “There are still too many! Bring them down to the spring, and I will 
test them to determine who will go with you and who will not.” When Gideon took his warriors 
down to the water, the Lord told him, “Divide the men into two groups. In one group put all 
those who cup water in their hands and lap it up with their tongues like dogs. In the other group 
put all those who kneel down and drink with their mouths in the stream.” Only 300 of the men 
drank from their hands. All the others got down on their knees and drank with their mouths in 
the stream. The Lord told Gideon, “With these 300 men I will rescue you and give you victory 
over the Midianites. Send all the others home.” So Gideon collected the provisions and rams’ 
horns of the other warriors and sent them home. But he kept the 300 men with him. 
 
3. Wise friends help our true identity be expressed in our true purpose!

In this message, pastor Jimmy Witcher teaches us how we draw our authority from our identity. When our identity is in Christ, we are strong! When our identity is in anything else, we are weakened.

Series: Epic
Message: A Hero's Crew
Speaker: Jimmy Witcher

Notes:

Ephesians 2:10 (TPT)
We have become his poetry, a re-created people that will fulfill the destiny he has given each
of us, for we are joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. Even before we were born, God planned
in advance our destiny and the good works we would do to fulfill it!

• We draw our authority from our identity. When our identity is in Christ, we are
strong! When our identity is in anything else, we are weakened.

Judges 6:33-38 (NLT)
Soon afterward the armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east formed an alliance
against Israel and crossed the Jordan, camping in the valley of Jezreel. Then the Spirit of the
Lord clothed Gideon with power. He blew a ram’s horn as a call to arms, and the men of the
clan of Abi

Who you hang out with matters | Judges 6:33-7:8

In this message, Pastor Jimmy Witcher gives us a glimpse of how we, as the Body of Christ can recognize our identify through God to confirm our purpose. It all starts when we say "yes" to God's plans and calling on our lives and confronting every false identity, in courage, to make it's way out! 
 
Series: Epic 
Message: The Courage to Confront 
Speaker: Jimmy Witcher 
 
Notes: 
Ephesians 2:10 (TPT) 
We have become his poetry, a re-created people that will fulfill the destiny he has given 
each of us, for we are joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. Even before we were born, 
God planned in advance our destiny and the good works we would do to fulfill it! 
 
• Our identity is formed by who or what we look to, to define our purpose. 
 
• If we’ve said “yes” to God’s calling on our life; then we must tear down the 
idols that pull on our attention and affections. 
 
Judges 6:25-27 (NLT) 
That night the Lord said to Gideon, “Take the second bull from your father’s herd, the 
one that is seven years old. Pull down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the 
Asherah pole standing beside it. Then build an altar to the Lord your God here on this 
hilltop sanctuary, laying the stones carefully. Sacrifice the bull as a burnt offering on the 
altar, using as fuel the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down.” So Gideon took ten of 
his servants and did as the Lord had commanded. But he did it at night because he was 
afraid of the other members of his father’s household and the people of the town. 
 
1. Before we fight the battle “out there,” we must win the battle “in here.” 
 
Judges 6:28-30 (NLT) 
Early the next morning, as the people of the town began to stir, someone discovered 
that the altar of Baal had been broken down and that the Asherah pole beside it had 
been cut down. In their place a new altar had been built, and on it were the remains of 
the bull that had been sacrificed. The people said to each other, “Who did this?” And 
after asking around and making a careful search, they learned that it was Gideon, the 
son of Joash. “Bring out your son,” the men of the town demanded of Joash. “He must 
die for destroying the altar of Baal and for cutting down the Asherah pole.” 
 
2. We won’t become the epic warriors we are called to be without rejecting all our 
false identities. 
 
Luke 9:23,24 (TPT) 
Jesus said to all of his followers, “If you truly desire to be my disciple, you must disown 
your life completely, embrace my ‘cross’ as your own, and surrender to my ways. For if 
you choose self-sacrifice, giving up your lives for my glory, you will embark on a 
discovery of more and more of true life. But if you choose to keep your lives for 
yourselves, you will lose what you try to keep. 
 
Judges 6:31,32 (NLT) 
But Joash shouted to the mob that confronted him, “Why are you defending Baal? Will 
you argue his case? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal 
truly is a god, let him defend himself and destroy the one who broke down his altar!” 
From then on Gideon was called Jerub-baal, which means “Let Baal defend himself,” 
because he broke down Baal’s altar. 
 
3. As you settle into your identity in Christ, you position yourself to lead.

In this message, Pastor Jimmy Witcher gives us a glimpse of how we, as the Body of Christ can recognize our identify through God ...

Will you confront false identities? | Judges 6:25-30

You were born for this! In this message, Pastor Jimmy Witcher teaches us how our identity is connected to our calling and how seeing ourselves the way God sees us changes everything! 
 
Series: Epic 
Message: A Hero's Choice 
Speaker: Jimmy Witcher 
 
Notes: 
Epic – a long poem narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures 
 
Ephesians 2:10 (TPT) 
We have become his poetry, a re-created people that will fulfill the destiny he has given 
each of us, for we are joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. Even before we were born, 
God planned in advance our destiny and the good works we would do to fulfill it! 
 
Judges 6:1-6 (NLT) 
The Israelites did evil in the LORD’s sight. So the LORD [Yahweh] handed them over to 
the Midianites for seven years. The Midianites were so cruel that the Israelites made 
hiding places for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds. Whenever the 
Israelites planted their crops, marauders from Midian, Amalek, and the people of the 
east would attack Israel, camping in the land and destroying crops as far away as Gaza. 
They left the Israelites with nothing to eat, taking all the sheep, goats, cattle, and 
donkeys. These enemy hordes, coming with their livestock and tents, were as thick as 
locusts; they arrived on droves of camels too numerous to count. And they stayed until 
the land was stripped bare. So Israel was reduced to starvation by the Midianites. Then 
the Israelites cried out to the LORD for help. 
 
Judges 6:11-13 (NLT) 
Then the angel of the LORD came and sat beneath the great tree at Ophrah, which 
belonged to Joash of the clan of Abiezer. Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at 
the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain from the Midianites. The angel of the LORD 
appeared to him and said, “Mighty hero, the LORD is with you!” “Sir,” Gideon replied, “if 
the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all the miracles 
our ancestors told us about? Didn’t they say, ‘The LORD brought us up out of Egypt’? 
But now the LORD has abandoned us and handed us over to the Midianites.” 
 
1. We have to learn to see ourselves the way God sees us! 
 
Judges 6:14-15 (NLT) 
Then the LORD turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue 
Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!” “But Lord [master],” Gideon replied, “how 
can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am 
the least in my entire family!” 
 
2. Until you derive your IDENTITY from God, you’re fighting against yourself! 
• The SOURCE of our IDENTITY dictates the AUTHORITY we walk in! 
• Two Important Questions: 
o What is your view of God the Father? 
o Where are you deriving your identity from? 
 
Judges 6:16-24 (NLT) 
The LORD said to him, “I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you 
were fighting against one man.” Gideon replied, “If you are truly going to help me, show 
me a sign to prove that it is really the LORD speaking to me. Don’t go away until I come 
back and bring my offering to you.” He answered, “I will stay here until you return.” 
Gideon hurried home. He cooked a young goat, and with a basket of flour he baked 
some bread without yeast. Then, carrying the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot, 
he brought them out and presented them to the angel, who was under the great tree. 
The angel of God said to him, “Place the meat and the unleavened bread on this rock, 
and pour the broth over it.” And Gideon did as he was told. Then the angel of the LORD 
touched the meat and bread with the tip of the staff in his hand, and fire flamed up from 
the rock and consumed all he had brought. And the angel of the LORD disappeared. 
When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he cried out, “Oh, Sovereign 
LORD, I’m doomed! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!” “It is all right,” the 
LORD replied. “Do not be afraid. You will not die.” And Gideon built an altar to the 
LORD there and named it Yahweh-Shalom (which means “the LORD is peace”). 
 
3. You must be settled in your IDENTITY to walk into your CALLING.

You were born for this! In this message, Pastor Jimmy Witcher teaches us how our identity is connected to our calling and how seeing ourselves the way God sees us changes everything!

Series: Epic
Message: A Hero's Choice
Speaker: Jimmy Witcher

Notes:
Epic – a long poem narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures

Ephesians 2:10 (TPT)
We have become his poetry, a re-created people that will fulfill the destiny he has given
each of us, for we are joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. Even before we were born,
God planned in advance our destiny and the good works we would do to fulfill it!

Judges 6:1-6 (NLT)
The Israelites did evil in the LORD’s sight. So the LORD [Yahweh] handed them over to
the Midianites for seven years. The Midianites were so cruel that the Israelites made
hiding places for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds. Whenever the
Israelites planted their crops, marauders from Midian, Amalek, and the people of the
east would attack Israel

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