Spirit-Empowered People

The book of Judges

Shamgar: People Who Beat The Odds

Judges 21:25; Judges 3:31

Early Questions Answered

1. Who was Shamgar?

• • Son of Amath
  • 4th Judge
  • A farmer

2. What is an oxgoad?

• Agricultural tool
• Ordinary but useful

Lessons Learned From Shamgar

1. Start where you are

• Shamgar was found plowing the fields.
• Mundane tasks prepare us for special opportunities.

“The greatest impact our lives can have isn’t in the moment where greatness begins: it’s what happens before that moment.” - TD Jakes.

2. Use What You Have

What’s in your hand?

• Shamgar had an ordinary oxgoad.
• It represented his identity, income and influence.

3. Stand Your Ground

• How did Shamgar defeat the Philistines?
• Eleazar and Shaman; Samuel 23
• Ephesians 6:10-10

4. Never Fear Your Opponent

• “Fear not”
• Fear paralyses us in the face of impossibilities

5. Look To the Spirit To Anoint

How did the oxgoad become powerful?

• Zech 4:6
• Ordinary into extraordinary