b. Part 2: Life’s Ups and Downs (8:18-34)
(1) Success – The “Thrill of Victory” (8:18-21) (2) Failure – The “Agony of Defeat (8:22-27)
* Temporal success can lead to spiritual failure!
Conclusion – 40 years of peace (8:28-35)
Key Verse(s) *Gideon’s military success set him up for spiri