HEARTTHROB (1 OF 9)
Scripture: I Samuel 13:34, Acts 13:22
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Heartthrob (1 of 9)
Series: David: Life Lessons from a King
James Merritt
I Samuel 13:34; Acts 13:22
Welcome to those watching online and to those at our campuses.
Introduction
1. I don't remember where I first heard this
Saying that is on this sign, but I remember the first time I heard it, I knew I would never forget it. [show sign that was sent to Jody]. What that teaches is that one of the greatest ways we can prepare for tomorrow, today, is by remembering yesterday. It may explain why my all-time favorite subject in school and is to this day is history. I am a history buff-particularly American history. But, I don't just love history - I love biographies.
2. I learned something about biographies. The greatest biographies are generally written about the greatest men and the greatest women. The reason why they are such great biographies is because you can learn some of the greatest lessons in life about how to live life and how to not live life. The great men and women who have lived before us can teach us how to succeed in handling success and also how to either avoid failure or handle failure when it comes.
3. That is why you will not want to miss the next few weeks, because we are going to study the biography of a man who became what many would say is the greatest king who ever lived, but he was a king who both succeeded fantastically, but failed miserably. He knew victory and he knew defeat. He climbed to the top of the mountain of prosperity and he fell into the deepest valley of adversity.
4. His name was David. He lived three thousand years ago. If you wonder why anybody should be interested in studying the life of a man who has been gone for 3000 years, at first glance, that would be a good question. When you first meet David, there is nothing about him that would have impressed you. He was a typical Jewish boy who was most likely average height and average weight. He didn't come from a rich family. In fact, he was nothing mor ...
Series: David: Life Lessons from a King
James Merritt
I Samuel 13:34; Acts 13:22
Welcome to those watching online and to those at our campuses.
Introduction
1. I don't remember where I first heard this
Saying that is on this sign, but I remember the first time I heard it, I knew I would never forget it. [show sign that was sent to Jody]. What that teaches is that one of the greatest ways we can prepare for tomorrow, today, is by remembering yesterday. It may explain why my all-time favorite subject in school and is to this day is history. I am a history buff-particularly American history. But, I don't just love history - I love biographies.
2. I learned something about biographies. The greatest biographies are generally written about the greatest men and the greatest women. The reason why they are such great biographies is because you can learn some of the greatest lessons in life about how to live life and how to not live life. The great men and women who have lived before us can teach us how to succeed in handling success and also how to either avoid failure or handle failure when it comes.
3. That is why you will not want to miss the next few weeks, because we are going to study the biography of a man who became what many would say is the greatest king who ever lived, but he was a king who both succeeded fantastically, but failed miserably. He knew victory and he knew defeat. He climbed to the top of the mountain of prosperity and he fell into the deepest valley of adversity.
4. His name was David. He lived three thousand years ago. If you wonder why anybody should be interested in studying the life of a man who has been gone for 3000 years, at first glance, that would be a good question. When you first meet David, there is nothing about him that would have impressed you. He was a typical Jewish boy who was most likely average height and average weight. He didn't come from a rich family. In fact, he was nothing mor ...
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