owasso first assembly of god pastor bruce mccarty june …€¦ · · 2017-06-11the word of god...
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OwassoFirstAssemblyofGodPastorBruceMcCartyJune11,2017
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