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• Goliath Challenges Goliath Challenges Israel - 17:1-10Israel - 17:1-10
• Saul & Israel’s Saul & Israel’s Reaction – 17:11,24 Reaction – 17:11,24
• Jesse sends David to Jesse sends David to the Israelite camp – the Israelite camp – 17:17-2217:17-22
• David hears Goliath’s David hears Goliath’s challenge – 17:23challenge – 17:23
• The reproach of IsraelThe reproach of Israel - - Goliath defied the armies of Goliath defied the armies of The Living GOD – 17:26 The Living GOD – 17:26
• The rewardThe reward – Great riches, – Great riches, the kings daughter, the kings daughter, exemption from taxes – exemption from taxes – 17:25, 2717:25, 27
The cause for fighting The cause for fighting was worth the fight – was worth the fight –
17:2917:29
• To remove that To remove that which defiles us –which defiles us – Is Is 59:1,2; Acts 2:38; 1 John 59:1,2; Acts 2:38; 1 John 1:9,10; Rom 6:23 1:9,10; Rom 6:23
• The reward – The reward – Mat Mat 13:45, 46; 16:2613:45, 46; 16:26 Great spiritual Great spiritual
riches in Christ, riches in Christ, - - Eph. 3:8; 1:3Eph. 3:8; 1:3
Eternal life: Eternal life: 1 1 Peter 1:4Peter 1:4
The cause for The cause for fighting against sin fighting against sin IS worth fighting – IS worth fighting –
1 Tim. 6:12; 2 Tim 1 Tim. 6:12; 2 Tim 4:74:7
Many want the Many want the reward without the reward without the
fight!! – fight!! –
Luke 6:46; Gal 6:7-9Luke 6:46; Gal 6:7-9
• Eliab?? – 17:28,29Eliab?? – 17:28,29
• King Saul?? – 17:33King Saul?? – 17:33
• Goliath??? – 42-44Goliath??? – 42-44
The Lord was His The Lord was His strength – strength –
17:36,37,45-4717:36,37,45-47Ps 28:7; 118:14Ps 28:7; 118:14
• We Can’t Allow Others We Can’t Allow Others To Discourage us!To Discourage us!
Our Brethren! – Our Brethren! – 2 Cor 2 Cor 11:26; Gal 2:411:26; Gal 2:4
Our Leaders! – Our Leaders! – Heb Heb 13:7,17; Acts 13:7,17; Acts 20:29,30; 3 John 920:29,30; 3 John 9
Our Enemies! – Our Enemies! – 2 Cor 2 Cor 12:712:7
• We Can’t Allow Others We Can’t Allow Others To Discourage us!To Discourage us!
• If the Lord is MY source If the Lord is MY source for strength, no matter for strength, no matter the circumstance – I can the circumstance – I can be strong – Rom 8:31-be strong – Rom 8:31-3939
Is The Lord Your Source Is The Lord Your Source For Strength? – For Strength? – Phili Phili
4:134:13
• Previous Victories – Previous Victories – • Killed a lion & a bear – Killed a lion & a bear –
34-3634-36
• Gave God the credit - Gave God the credit - 3737
• Proven Methods – Proven Methods – • Wasn’t a soldier, but a Wasn’t a soldier, but a
shepherd – 38-41shepherd – 38-41
• Faith in God – 36,37Faith in God – 36,37
• Previous Victories – Previous Victories – • Over temptations – Over temptations –
James 4:7James 4:7
• Over trials – James 1:12Over trials – James 1:12
• Over disobedience – Over disobedience – James 1:21-25James 1:21-25
• Proven Methods – Proven Methods – • God’s armor – Eph 6:10-God’s armor – Eph 6:10-
1818
• Faith in God – Is 55:8,9Faith in God – Is 55:8,9
• David ran toward the David ran toward the enemy – 48enemy – 48
• David used the weapon David used the weapon familiar to him to bring familiar to him to bring down his enemy – 49down his enemy – 49
• David killed Goliath with David killed Goliath with his own sword, and all his own sword, and all the Philistines fled – the Philistines fled – 50,5150,51
• When temptation is When temptation is unavoidable – it can be unavoidable – it can be met and defeated!! – 1 met and defeated!! – 1 Cor. 10:13;Cor. 10:13;
• Use the weapons Use the weapons provided us by God – provided us by God – Eph. 6:12,13Eph. 6:12,13• Satan can be Satan can be
defeated!!defeated!! – – James 4:7 (NKJV) Therefore submit James 4:7 (NKJV) Therefore submit
to God. Resist the devil and he to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. will flee from you.
• Victory over sin is Victory over sin is worth the fight!worth the fight!
• Anyone can have God Anyone can have God as their strength – as their strength – Trust and serve him –Trust and serve him –
• Anyone can use the Anyone can use the strength gained from strength gained from God to defeat God to defeat temptation and sin!temptation and sin!
• It is time for battle – It is time for battle – how will you respond?how will you respond?