Chapter 2: “Heralds in a Hurry”
Jesus and the Resented Race
" 'What?' the chairman of the Samaritan village hedmen roared. 'What did you say?' And turning to his fellow headmen, he said, 'Did you hear that?' 'Yes, we did!' several answered indignantly. 'And surely the answer is no! Jesus of Nazareth shall not stay in our village!' " There was a good deal of tension between the Samaritans and the Jews - but Jesus showed them a better way.
Chapter 1: The Resented Race
Jesus and the Resented Race
" 'What?' the chairman of the Samaritan village hedmen roared. 'What did you say?' And turning to his fellow headmen, he said, 'Did you hear that?' 'Yes, we did!' several answered indignantly. 'And surely the answer is no! Jesus of Nazareth shall not stay in our village!' " There was a good deal of tension between the Samaritans and the Jews - but Jesus showed them a better way.
Chapter 7: Kings on Trial
Gideon
“Everyone who is frightened can go home!” General Gideon used extraordinary screening methods for his army. Only 300 stood the tests. Each of those 300 he armed with a jug, a torch, and a trumpet. His motto: “The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!” Result: a resounding victory against fearful odds. And Israel enjoyed peace for 40 years.
Chapter 6: The Sword of the Lord and of Gideon
Gideon
“Everyone who is frightened can go home!” General Gideon used extraordinary screening methods for his army. Only 300 stood the tests. Each of those 300 he armed with a jug, a torch, and a trumpet. His motto: “The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!” Result: a resounding victory against fearful odds. And Israel enjoyed peace for 40 years.
Chapter 5: Too Many Would-Be Soldiers
Gideon
“Everyone who is frightened can go home!” General Gideon used extraordinary screening methods for his army. Only 300 stood the tests. Each of those 300 he armed with a jug, a torch, and a trumpet. His motto: “The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!” Result: a resounding victory against fearful odds. And Israel enjoyed peace for 40 years.
Chapter 4: A Miraculous Sign
Gideon
“Everyone who is frightened can go home!” General Gideon used extraordinary screening methods for his army. Only 300 stood the tests. Each of those 300 he armed with a jug, a torch, and a trumpet. His motto: “The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!” Result: a resounding victory against fearful odds. And Israel enjoyed peace for 40 years.
Chapter 3: A Night’s Work
Gideon
“Everyone who is frightened can go home!” General Gideon used extraordinary screening methods for his army. Only 300 stood the tests. Each of those 300 he armed with a jug, a torch, and a trumpet. His motto: “The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!” Result: a resounding victory against fearful odds. And Israel enjoyed peace for 40 years.
Chapter 2: An Unlikely Leader
Gideon
“Everyone who is frightened can go home!” General Gideon used extraordinary screening methods for his army. Only 300 stood the tests. Each of those 300 he armed with a jug, a torch, and a trumpet. His motto: “The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!” Result: a resounding victory against fearful odds. And Israel enjoyed peace for 40 years.
Chapter 1: The Hall of Fame
Gideon
“Everyone who is frightened can go home!” General Gideon used extraordinary screening methods for his army. Only 300 stood the tests. Each of those 300 he armed with a jug, a torch, and a trumpet. His motto: “The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!” Result: a resounding victory against fearful odds. And Israel enjoyed peace for 40 years.
Chapter 9: Back from the Dead!
Jesus and the Burning Question
"What's that? Before their very eyes, the crowd saw a white-robbed figure emerge from the cave, struggling, in spite of its wrappings and funeral trappings, toward the light. The crowd stood tongue-tied as the figure staggered forward." After Lazurus was raised from the dead, the "burning question" became even more urgent than before: "Who is Jesus?"