12:00pm Sunday Service

Main message: God's "math" operates by faith, not by human numbers — God will often subtract what you rely on so He can multiply His power, remove fear and build faith, and then give a divinely designed strategy to win.

Key points:

• God's math differs from human math: He can multiply the small (feeding the 5,000) and make the impossible possible (Abraham/Sarah).
• In Judges 7 God purposefully reduces Gideon's army (32,000 → 300) so victory can't be credited to human strength.
• Divine downsizing is painful but purposed: losses expose dependence on God; don’t define your value by figures or crowds.
• God subtracts fear and adds faith; encouragement (even unexpectedly, like the enemy’s dream Gideon overheard) sustains people in lean seasons.
• After reducing the numbers God divides and designs a strategy (Gideon’s companies) so His plan succeeds — follow God’s strategy, not your own counting.
• Be an encourager to others and to yourself when faith is tested.

Scriptures mentioned: Judges 7, Judges 6, Matthew 14, Genesis 15, David’s census (2 Samuel 24 / 1 Chronicles 21), Psalm 30:5