1. Sifting and Separating for Service
Judges 7:1-8

2. Sifting and Separating for Service
The story of Gideon and his 300 is one of sifting and separating for service
God used a test to “sift” (NRSV) and separate those who would serve in the fight (Judges 17:4)

3. Sifting and Separating for Service
God wants us to serve him for all eternity (Rev. 7:15; 22:3) and this life is the period of sifting and separating for that service
What are the tests in this life that sift and separate those for eternal service?

4. Our Spring of Harod
The test of the gospel (Mk. 16:15-16; Acts 14:4; 17:4-5)
The test of opportunity (Lk. 13:22-30)
The test of boundaries (Mt. 7:13-14; Jn. 9-10)

5. Our Spring of Harod The test of good deeds (Mt. 25:31-46)
The test of obedience (1 Cor. 10:5; Jude 5)
The test of truth (2 Thess. 2:10-13)
The test of riches (1 Tim. 6:9-10, 17-19)

6. Our Spring of Harod The test of affections (2 Tim. 1:15-18; 4:9-16)
The test of endurance (Heb. 6:4-12; 10:39)
The test of works (Jas. 2:14-26)

7. Our Spring of Harod The test of wisdom (Jas. 3:13-18)
The test of love (1 Jn. 2:9-10)
The test of purity (Rev. 3:4)