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Jonathan and his armorbearer attack the Philistines I Samuel 14:12-14<\/p><\/div>“Then Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, ‘Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will work for us. For nothing restrains the Lord from saving by many or by few’<\/em>” (I Samuel 14:6).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n A local church that is few in number just needs big faith in God. God can work through a small number. Just be sure you have Jonathan-size faith in God!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Terry Wane Benton We often show a lack of faith when we compare a small church to a large church. Some want to hide in a large crowd and they fail to grow spiritually. 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