Owasso First Assembly of God Pastor Bruce McCarty June …€¦ · · 2017-06-11The Word of God...
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Owasso First Assembly of God Pastor Bruce McCarty June 11, 2017 Proverbs 27:1 (ESV) 1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. 1 Samuel 17:1-54—Story of David and Goliath 1. Life is filled with uncertainty. 2. Fear will place you in a rut of despondency. 3. Life can change unexpectedly radically and quickly. 4. David never dreamed that he would be involved in battle when this historic day began. 5. David shows us how to move from being stuck in fear to being vibrant by faith. 1. The Battle is occurring against the Philistines in the Valley of Elah 1 Sam 17:1-3
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Proverbs27:1(ESV)1Donotboastabouttomorrow,foryoudonotknowwhatadaymaybring.1Samuel17:1-54—StoryofDavidandGoliath1.Lifeisfilledwithuncertainty.2.Fearwillplaceyouinarutofdespondency.3.Lifecanchangeunexpectedlyradicallyandquickly.4.Davidneverdreamedthathewouldbeinvolvedin
battlewhenthishistoricdaybegan.5.Davidshowsushowtomovefrombeingstuckin
feartobeingvibrantbyfaith.1.TheBattleisoccurringagainstthe
PhilistinesintheValleyofElah1Sam17:1-3
1.ThePhilistinesweremortalenemiesoftheIsraelites.2.ThevalleyofElahwasastrategicpassthatwouldprovidegreatadvantagetothenationthatpossessedit.
2.ThePhilistineshada“champion”namedGoliath1Sam17:4-11
1.Goliathwasafrighteningspecimenofhumanity.Almost10feettall2.Goliathhadthemosteffectiveweaponsofhisday.3.Goliathwasaloud-mouthbully.4.Goliathmadeemptypromises.5.HispresenceterrifiedtheIsraelitesandtheyweredeeplyshaken.CalebhaddeclaredthatthegiantsInNumber13,14wereplacedtherebyGodtobefoodfortheIsraelites)3.DavidwasayoungmanwhopleasedGod1Sam17:12-191.Threeofhisbrotherswereservinginthearmyatthistime.2.Davidwouldgobackandforthsohecouldhelpwiththesheep.
4.DavidgoestothebattleandencountersGoliath1Sam17:20-29
1.DavidarrivestohearthearmyofIsraelleavingforthe
battlefieldwithshoutsandbattlecries.2.Thearmieswereatastalematebecauseoftheterrain.3.Goliathcontinueswithhis40-dayritualofdefyingtheIsraelites
tosendamantofighthim.4.Saulhasabandonedhisroleasleaderandsohaseveryoneelse.5.Thesoldiersask,“Haveyouseenthegiant?”anddescribethe
rewardfortheonewhodefeatshim.6.DavidisinsultedanddisgustedbyGolaith’spresence.6.Elaib,David’soldestbrother,isangeredbyDavid’sinquiry.5.DavidvolunteersforbattlewithGoliath1Sam17:30-401.SaulrejectsDavidbecauseofhisage.2.Davidpersistsinfaithbasedonpastperformance.BearandLion(HeputsGoliathinthesamegroupasthewildanimalshehad
killedtoprotecttheflockofsheep)
3.SaulwishesDavidwell,saying,“MaytheLordbewithyou.”4.SaultriestoequipDavidwithhisarmor.5.Davidwiselyrefusesandselectstheweaponsheisfamiliarwith.
6.DavidconverseswithGoliath1Sam17:40-471.GoliathroarsatDavidindisgust.2.GoliathattemptstointimidateDavid.3.Davidrefusestobeintimidatedanddoesalittle“Godtalking.”4.DavidreferredtoGoliathonlytwiceandhereferredtoGod10
times.
7.DavidconverseswithGoliath1Sam17:48-541.GoliathwalkedbutDavidran.2.WhatappearedtobeGoliath’sgreateststrengthwashis
downfall,andwhatappearedtobeDavid’slimitationbecamehisasset.
3.Thebattlewasoverinrecordtime.
4.Why5stones.Wedon’tknowbutIthinkithadtodowithDavid’sattitudetowardpreparation.
Whataretheweaponswehaveforspiritualwarfare?2Corinthians10:3-5(NLT)3Wearehuman,butwedon’twagewar
ashumansdo.4WeuseGod’smightyweapons,notworldlyweapons,toknockdownthestrongholdsofhumanreasoningandtodestroyfalsearguments.5WedestroyeveryproudobstaclethatkeepspeoplefromknowingGod.WecapturetheirrebelliousthoughtsandteachthemtoobeyChrist.
5weaponswehavetoday:1.TheWordofGod2.TheCrossofJesus3.TheIndwellingoftheHolySpirit4.Prayer5.TheFellowshipoftheSaints
