3. People God Used
🔹 Story 1: David the Shepherd Became King
Main Characters: David, Samuel, Jesse, Goliath
Story Summary: David was the youngest son of a shepherding family, overlooked even by his own father. But God chose him to defeat Goliath and later to rule Israel.
Key Verses: 1 Samuel 16:1–13; 17:32–50
Theme Connection: God saw potential in a humble shepherd and raised him to greatness.
🔹 Story 2: Mary, a Young Virgin from Nazareth
Main Characters: Mary, angel Gabriel, Jesus
Story Summary: Mary was an unknown teenage girl in a small village. Yet God chose her to carry and give birth to the Messiah, showing favour to the lowly.
Key Verses: Luke 1:26–38; 1:46–55
Theme Connection: God entrusted the most sacred mission in history to a humble, obedient young woman.
🔹 Story 3: The Disciples Were Fishermen and Common Workers
Main Characters: Peter, Andrew, James, John, Matthew
Story Summary: Jesus didn’t choose religious elites but ordinary fishermen and a tax collector to become His closest followers and the foundation of the Church.
Key Verses: Matthew 4:18–22; 9:9–13; Acts 4:13
Theme Connection: Their lack of status made it clear that their power came from God, not themselves.
🔹 Story 4: Ruth, a Foreign Widow, Joined God’s People
Main Characters: Ruth, Naomi, Boaz
Story Summary: Ruth was a Moabite widow with no wealth or status. But her loyalty and faith led her to Boaz and into the lineage of Jesus.
Key Verses: Ruth 1–4
Theme Connection: God honoured her faithfulness and used her in the line of the Redeemer.
🔹 Story 5: Gideon Was a Fearful Farmer
Main Characters: Gideon, angel of the Lord, Midianites
Story Summary: Gideon was hiding in fear when God called him a “mighty warrior.” With just 300 men, he defeated a massive enemy army.
Key Verses: Judges 6–7
Theme Connection: God’s strength was made perfect in Gideon’s weakness and insecurity.
🔹 Story 6: The Samaritan Woman Became a Witness
Main Characters: Jesus, Samaritan woman, townspeople
Story Summary: A socially outcast woman encountered Jesus at a well. After a conversation with Him, she became one of the first evangelists to her community.
Key Verses: John 4:1–42
Theme Connection: Jesus used an unlikely, broken woman to spark revival in her town.
🔹 Story 7: Rahab the Prostitute Protected God’s Spies
Main Characters: Rahab, Israelite spies, Joshua
Story Summary: Rahab was a prostitute in Jericho. She hid Israelite spies and expressed faith in their God. She was spared and became part of Israel—and part of Jesus’ lineage.
Key Verses: Joshua 2; Matthew 1:5
Theme Connection: God redeemed her past and used her for a future full of purpose.
🔹 Story 8: Amos Was a Shepherd and Fig Picker
Main Characters: Amos, Israelites
Story Summary: Amos was not a trained prophet or priest, but a shepherd and farmer. God called him to deliver strong messages of justice to Israel.
Key Verses: Amos 1:1; 7:14–15
Theme Connection: God uses ordinary occupations for extraordinary prophetic purposes.
🔹 Story 9: The Boy with Five Loaves and Two Fish
Main Characters: Jesus, a boy, the disciples, the crowd
Story Summary: A boy offered his small lunch to Jesus, who used it to feed over 5,000 people—with leftovers.
Key Verses: John 6:1–14
Theme Connection: God multiplies small offerings from willing hearts.
🔹 Story 10: Barnabas, the Encourager
Main Characters: Barnabas, Paul, early Christians
Story Summary: Barnabas wasn’t a prominent apostle, but he encouraged, supported, and discipled many—including Paul and John Mark—shaping the early Church.
Key Verses: Acts 4:36–37; 9:26–27; 11:22–26
Theme Connection: God used his kindness and humility to strengthen others for great impact.
🔹 Key Bible Passages for the Theme
- 1 Corinthians 1:26–29
- Acts 4:13
- James 2:5
- 2 Corinthians 12:9
- Judges 6:15–16
- Luke 1:48
- John 6:9
- 1 Samuel 16:7
- Philippians 2:13
- Romans 12:1