I. EXORDIUM:
Are you an armor bearer of men?
No. I'm an armor bearer of GOD.
1 Corinthians 7:23 (Amplified Bible)
You were bought with a price [purchased with a preciousness and paid for by Christ]; then do not yield yourselves up to become [in your own estimation] slaves to men [but consider yourselves slaves to Christ].
Colossians 3:17 (Amplified Bible)
And whatever you do [no matter what it is] in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus and in [dependence upon] His Person, giving praise to God the Father through Him.
II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:
Believers/unbelievers
III. OBJECTIVES:
To show that we are an armor bearer of GOD not of men.
IV. TEXT:
1 Samuel 16:21 (Amplified Bible)
And David came to Saul and served him. Saul became very fond of him, and he became his armor-bearer.
V. THESIS:
Praise, worship, glorify, adore, bless, honor, acknowledge and thank You very much LORD JESUS because I am clothed with You making no provision for the flesh to gratify it's sinful desires.
Romans 13:14 (Amplified Bible)
But clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah), and make no provision for [indulging] the flesh [put a stop to thinking about the evil cravings of your physical nature] to [gratify its] desires (lusts).
VI. TITLE:
David, armour bearer of king Saul
VII. EXPLICATION:
A. Author: unknown
B. Date written: After 1011 B.C.
C. Purpose: To record the founding of the Hebrew monarchy
D. To whom written: The nation of Israel
E. Keyword: king
F. Key verses:
1 Samuel 8:7-8 (Amplified Bible)
And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken to the voice of the people in all they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not be King over them.
According to all the works which they have done since I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they also do to you.
1 Samuel 15:22 (Amplified Bible)
Samuel said, Has the Lord as great a delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
VIII. MAIN BODY:
1 Samuel 16:21 (Amplified Bible)
And David came to Saul and served him. Saul became very fond of him, and he became his armor-bearer.
1 Samuel 16:21 (King James Version)
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
A. David came to Saul, stood before Saul
"And David came to Saul and served him."
Proverbs 22:29 (Amplified Bible)
Do you see a man diligent and skillful in his business? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
We can say that David's work and business is proven by his diligence and skillfulness that's why he's standing before King Saul. This will happen in my ministry as well, as GOD sees my work being done in diligence and skillfulness, He will allow me to stand in His Presence forevermore.
Obscure means "dark, mean" man. GOD will not allow me to stand before obscure, dark and mean man. The first job of David is being a shepherd, while his second job is armor-bearer of King Saul. Quick promotion, isn't it? GOD gives both the demotion (being a shepherd) and promotion (being an armor bearer to the king)
Psalms 75:6-7 (Amplified Bible)
For not from the east nor from the west nor from the south come promotion and lifting up.
But God is the Judge! He puts down one and lifts up another.
Promotion does not come from any man, that's why lip-service and eye-service is not even considered when you are being promoted by GOD. But it always happens like this, first demotion and then promotion, and in that order. Because GOD is testing your heart if you can qualify for higher jobs.
Luke 16:10 (Amplified Bible)
He who is faithful in a very little [thing] is faithful also in much, and he who is dishonest and unjust in a very little [thing] is dishonest and unjust also in much.
Ephesians 6:6 (Amplified Bible)
Not in the way of eye-service [as if they were watching you] and only to please men, but as servants (slaves) of Christ, doing the will of God heartily and with your whole soul;
Peter is faithful in little things, like fishing, now he's entrusted with bigger things, fishing for souls of men.
Proverbs 11:30 (Amplified Bible)
The fruit of the [uncompromisingly] righteous is a tree of life, and he who is wise captures human lives [for God, as a fisher of men—he gathers and receives them for eternity].
Matthew 4:19 (Amplified Bible)
And He said to them, Come after Me [as disciples—letting Me be your Guide], follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men!
Colossians 3:22-23 (Amplified Bible)
Servants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not only when their eyes are on you as pleasers of men, but in simplicity of purpose [with all your heart] because of your reverence for the Lord and as a sincere expression of your devotion to Him.
Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul), as [something done] for the Lord and not for men,
1 Corinthians 7:23 (Amplified Bible)
You were bought with a price [purchased with a preciousness and paid for by Christ]; then do not yield yourselves up to become [in your own estimation] slaves to men [but consider yourselves slaves to Christ].
Colossians 3:17 (Amplified Bible)
And whatever you do [no matter what it is] in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus and in [dependence upon] His Person, giving praise to God the Father through Him.
1 Corinthians 10:31 (Amplified Bible)
So then, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you may do, do all for the honor and glory of God.
B. Saul loved David greatly and David became his armour bearer
"Saul became very fond of him, and he became his armor-bearer."
Psalms 62:9 (Amplified Bible)
Men of low degree [in the social scale] are emptiness (futility, a breath) and men of high degree [in the same scale] are a lie and a delusion. In the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.
Psalms 118:9 (Amplified Bible)
It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
Psalms 146:3 (Amplified Bible)
Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no help.
People ask me regarding the bible and one of the topics they usually ask is about promotion. I tell them what GOD'S WORDS and GOD'S will is and they laughed to criticize. To them I'm just an entertainer, someone that sings songs to them.
Ezekiel 33:32 (Amplified Bible)
Behold, you are to them as a very lovely [love] song of one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument, for they hear your words but do not do them.
James 1:22 (Amplified Bible)
But be doers of the Word [obey the message], and not merely listeners to it, betraying yourselves [into deception by reasoning contrary to the Truth].
Being an armour bearer is difficult, because in nowadays work it is a personal body guard, you guard your boss with your life. With all you got, you keep your boss alive, as you are, then that's the qualification that you can keep your job, even for life, as long as you make sure you don't die during the process. What a terrible, difficult and high-risk job!
We are armour bearers of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, we wear the full armor of GOD. JESUS is our GOD.
Ephesians 6:11-18 (Amplified Bible)
Put on God’s whole armor [the armor of a heavy-armed soldier which God supplies], that you may be able successfully to stand up against [all] the strategies and the deceits of the devil.
For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere.
Therefore put on God’s complete armor, that you may be able to resist and stand your ground on the evil day [of danger], and, having done all [the crisis demands], to stand [firmly in your place].
Stand therefore [hold your ground], having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God,
And having shod your feet in preparation [to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness, and the readiness produced by the good news] of the Gospel of peace.
Lift up over all the [covering] shield of saving faith, upon which you can quench all the flaming missiles of the wicked [one].
And take the helmet of salvation and the sword that the Spirit wields, which is the Word of God.
Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints (God’s consecrated people).
IX. CONCLUSION:
Praise, worship, glorify, adore, bless, honor, acknowledge and thank You very much LORD JESUS because I am clothed with You making no provision for the flesh to gratify it's sinful desires.
