God’s Army & Battle Plan
Pastor Phil Derstine 3-26-23
Gideon’s 300 – Judges 6 & 7
· A story about how God SPEAKS to us, INSTRUCTS us, TESTS us, and PROMOTES us…. For Victory!
· Hebrews 11:32 – Gideon mentioned in the Faith Hall of Fame!
1. Somebody Prayed – Judges 6:7
2. God Answered – Judges 6:10
3. Commissioned by God – Judges 6:12
· New Name: “Mighty Warrior”
· “Go in the strength you have”
· “I will be with you… together.”
4. Gideon’s Fleece – Judges 6:36 (A Miracle from God for confirmation)
5. Army Tested by God – Judges 7:2 (32,000 men gathered)
· 22,000 men left for fear (2/3 went home!)
· 9,700 men failed the test (97%)
· 300 men were chosen by God! (Only 3%)
6. God’s Battle Plan – Judges 7:16
· Trumpets (Your VOICE), Torches (Holy Spirit FIRE), Empty Jars (Earthen VESSELS)
· II Corinthians 4:7 “We have this treasure (Holy Spirit) in earthen vessels (jars of clay) to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.”
· II Corinthians 12:9 “My strength (power)is perfected in weakness.”
· “The Sword of the Lord and of Gideon” (Put your name in there)
7. Enemy destroyed themselves – Judges 7:22
· II Corinthians 10:4 “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds: (5) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.”
