📖 Study Guide: Less Is More – Reliance on God
Bible Passage: Judges 7 (NIVUK)
🧭 Context & Overview
In Judges 7, we encounter one of the most surprising battle strategies in Scripture: God intentionally weakens Gideon’s army to demonstrate that victory comes not by human strength, but through reliance on Him. The principle is clear—less is more when God is in control.
📜 Judges 7 (NIVUK)
Early in the morning, Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) and all his men camped at the spring of Harod… (Full passage included above in the main section)
❓ Discussion Questions
Bible Understanding
- Why does God reduce Gideon’s army?
- What is the significance of the way the men drink water?
- Why does Gideon need reassurance if God already promised victory?
Sermon Reflection
- Which moment from Gideon’s story do you relate to most?
- How have you seen God lead you through times of weakness?
- What role do fear and faith play in this story?
Application
- Are you facing a “least favourable position” right now?
- Where is God calling you to rely on Him rather than yourself?
- Are you alert and prepared like the 300, or distracted like the rest?
🙏 Prayer Prompts
- Praise God for showing His strength in your weakness.
- Confess the areas where you trust in your own ability more than God.
- Ask God to make you spiritually alert and to trust Him in hard places.
- Pray that you would be part of His faithful 300, courageously obedient.