THE BIG DOG (2 OF 5)
by Ryan Heller
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:3-31, 1 Samuel 17:34-41, 1 Samuel 17:43-46, 1 Samuel 17:48-52, 1 Samuel 17:347, 1 Samuel 17:424
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The Big Dog (2 of 5)
Series: DestineNation
Ryan Heller
1 Samuel 17:3-54?
I've been thinking about where our church has been. From our living room a couple of years ago, to the elementary school, to the middle school-one service, two services, three services. I've thought about one of my favorite stories in the Bible, the story of David and Goliath.
David has a massive challenge before him. He is facing a man who, as the Bible tells us, is nine-to-ten feet tall, a large human being. In our life we face giants, sometimes in our marriage, sometimes in our finances, in our church, our vocation, our personal life. We have giants before us, and I believe God has much to say this morning about how we can conquer these giants. Ours is a small church, but we're a conquering church, a church that believes in God for greatness.
There is no more powerful example to learn from than the shepherd boy David. Last week we talked about the prophet Samuel having anointed him as the future king of Israel. David was a teenager, the eighth son of Jesse. He was the smallest, the youngest, the least significant. In chapter 17 he is tending his flock when his father sends him to the battlefront to take his brother some food and to see how it's going. It's there that he has an unlikely encounter with a man by the name of Goliath.
Goliath is a champion. He is known as the lead Philistine. The Bible tells us he was huge. He was massive. He was intimidating. On one side of the ravine were gathered the Israelites; on the other side of the ravine were the Philistines. A standoff-an ''epic showdown''-was about to happen. Every day Goliath would stand on the field of battle, and he would taunt the Israelites. He would belittle their God. He would insult them. He would challenge them. In the ancient world, often they would ask for a representative from each side to fight in a showdown, to prevent the blood lost in an all-out brawl. This is what was happening, and Goliath asked t ...
Series: DestineNation
Ryan Heller
1 Samuel 17:3-54?
I've been thinking about where our church has been. From our living room a couple of years ago, to the elementary school, to the middle school-one service, two services, three services. I've thought about one of my favorite stories in the Bible, the story of David and Goliath.
David has a massive challenge before him. He is facing a man who, as the Bible tells us, is nine-to-ten feet tall, a large human being. In our life we face giants, sometimes in our marriage, sometimes in our finances, in our church, our vocation, our personal life. We have giants before us, and I believe God has much to say this morning about how we can conquer these giants. Ours is a small church, but we're a conquering church, a church that believes in God for greatness.
There is no more powerful example to learn from than the shepherd boy David. Last week we talked about the prophet Samuel having anointed him as the future king of Israel. David was a teenager, the eighth son of Jesse. He was the smallest, the youngest, the least significant. In chapter 17 he is tending his flock when his father sends him to the battlefront to take his brother some food and to see how it's going. It's there that he has an unlikely encounter with a man by the name of Goliath.
Goliath is a champion. He is known as the lead Philistine. The Bible tells us he was huge. He was massive. He was intimidating. On one side of the ravine were gathered the Israelites; on the other side of the ravine were the Philistines. A standoff-an ''epic showdown''-was about to happen. Every day Goliath would stand on the field of battle, and he would taunt the Israelites. He would belittle their God. He would insult them. He would challenge them. In the ancient world, often they would ask for a representative from each side to fight in a showdown, to prevent the blood lost in an all-out brawl. This is what was happening, and Goliath asked t ...
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