Introduction

Hello church family! I am excited you decided to join us once again for the third week of our sermon series, “5 Smooth Stones.” Throughout this series we’ve focused on the story of David and Goliath.

It’s a well-known story, but one we have spent time unpacking and learning more from. Today, we land in the part of the story that mentions these 5 smooth stones that David uses to slay Goliath (spoiler alert). There is an important, overarching concept that we must learn today: God wants to use what you have.

You see, if you are anything like me, it’s tempting to look at other people’s lives whether in person or even on social media, and wish you had what they had. It’s enticing to believe that if you had a better paying job, or a different zip code, or a bigger house that you would finally be able to serve God in the ways that both you and HE want.

This condition is not a unique one, and something that many of us understand all too well. As we’ll learn today from our passage, this is a human condition that goes back hundreds and thousands of years.

God wants to use what you have.

Main Teaching

The Bible makes it clear that God has given all of His people different gifts. The Holy Spirit helps us see and learn what these gifts are, and how God is trying to use them in our lives, and in the world as a whole.

How differently this story would have gone if David would have spent his time envying those around him in the Israelite army, or even the physical strength of Goliath. Instead, David was focused on what he had. In this case, it was 5 smooth stones and a sling.

There’s a lot going on in this passage. But there are three specific things I want us to highlight this morning in regard to the call upon David’s life to fight Goliath. I believe each of these things are crucial in our own lives as we seek to understand the call, the will, and the giftedness that God has given each and everyone here today.

At the beginning of this passage, David declares that he will indeed go and fight Goliath. But as soon as he says this, Saul responds with these words: “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.” Sounds like a voice that would hold you back, right?

Last week we talked about those who will try to hold us back and look down upon us ... View this full sermon with PRO Premium