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  • Charles Trout avatar

    Showdown In The Sanctuary

    Contributed by Charles Trout on May 25, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 4,692 views

    A young boys affection for Western Pictures turns into an illustration of the showdown between David and Goliath. Our Churches are following the scripts of the old serial western films and the characters are identified!

    My Father grew up in the early Fifties and like most youngsters Saturday afternoons found him at the theater for the matinee which usually consisted of the great westerns of the time. These westerns have been a part my growing up as well. My Father’s terminology for a good western movie is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brent Williams avatar

    Stand Courageously

    Contributed by Brent Williams on Jun 19, 2001
    based on 88 ratings
     | 5,537 views

    Giants come at us all through life. David’s example shows us how to deal with the Giants that try to attack our lives.

    Stand Courageously 1 Samuel 17 1-58 Giants come at us all through life. Some kill our enthusiasm for Christ. Some attack our attitudes and habits. Personal relationships, compromising situations, sinful additions become giants that taunt us day and night. The giants win one small battle and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Take Out Some Giants

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 1, 2001
    based on 50 ratings
     | 7,139 views

    This sermon deals with the need to face our problems and take them out in the same way David faced Goliath and took him out.

    Take Out Some Giants in 94 2/9/94 1 Sam 17:1-30 Ephe 6:10-18 1 Samuel 17:1-50 In our Old Testament reading, we met a young ordinary fellow who had a giant of a problem standing between him, and what God intended for him to come. Up to this point, he was just a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Richard Maxey avatar

    A Sling And A Stone Series

    Contributed by Richard Maxey on Jul 8, 2001
    based on 63 ratings
     | 6,586 views

    If I am going to defeat the Goliaths in my life: 1. I must be trained to trust God 2. I must be trustworthy in the small things 3. I must testify t what God has done.

    A SLING AND A STONE Heroes of Faith – Part 1 of 8 So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down Goliath and killed him. (1 Samuel 17:50) If I am to defeat the “Goliaths” in my life: 1. I must be ___trained_______ to trust God. Your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Cassara avatar

    Lessons To Help You Fight Giants Series

    Contributed by Michael Cassara on Sep 8, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 15,196 views

    Learn from King David how you can overcome the giants in your life.

    SEEKING GOD FAITHFULLY- A LOOK AT THE LIFE OF DAVID Message #3 Lessons To Help You Fight Giants 1 Samuel 17 INTRODUCTION It was February of 1980. A group of 12 American amateur hockey players took the ice in Lake Placid NY to face the toughest and best hockey team in the world, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Doug Johnston avatar

    High Noon Series

    Contributed by Doug Johnston on Oct 5, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,083 views

    Honoring God in all the areas of his life had the unexpected result of uniquely preparing David to kill the giant Goliath.

    And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. 1 Samuel 17:44 It was as if the sheriff had never come back to fight the battle in “High Noon,” and a local had saved the town. Contrasts in Character: David and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Tuck avatar

    How To Be A Giant Killer

    Contributed by Paul Tuck on Aug 12, 2003
    based on 90 ratings
     | 11,589 views

    This is a narrative of David’s victory over Goliath over Gath, with some timely applications.

    HOW TO BE A GIANT-KILLER I Samuel 17: 1-10, 32-36, 45-51 Israel is in a show-down with their old arch enemy, the Philistines. The Philistines are on one mountain and the Israelites on another, with a valley between them. Both armies seem to be at a standstill, with neither one wanting to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Problem Analysis

    Contributed by Michael Raisbeck on Aug 28, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,685 views

    Life is full of problems to solve; this is an introduction to an approach which may be helpful.

    In previous messages I touched upon a process called KT Decision Analysis. There is also a related process called KT Problem Analysis. This process is used to solve problems in industry and the originators of the approach Charles H. Kepner and Benjamin B. Tregoe recognised that problem solving must ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    David & Goliath - The Battle Is The Lord's Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Apr 3, 2003
    based on 145 ratings
     | 83,390 views

    God is the one who saves, not by sword or spear, but by his power, by his word proclaimed in the gospel, by his Spirit who fills each one of us just as he filled David.

    I guess this would be one of the best known, if not THE best known story in the Bible. In fact it’s so well known that David has become a metaphor for the victorious underdog. He’s the archetypal cutter down of tall poppies. The one who can overcome the greatest odds to win through to victory. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Elmer Towns avatar

    Facing The Goliath In Our Lives

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 11, 2003
    based on 94 ratings
     | 12,150 views

    "So Many Christians Never Achieve The Maximum Potential In Their Lives Because They Never Conquer The Thing That They Fear The Most."

    "Facing the Goliath in our Lives" - I Samuel 17 So Many Christians Never Achieve The Maximum Potential In Their Lives Because They Never Conquer The Thing That They Fear The Most. - Jonathan Falwell 1. Introduction a. The Israelites feared the Philistine Giant because he seemed to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robbie Parsons avatar

    Grab Some Rocks!

    Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Mar 2, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 3,728 views

    A teaser or introduction for the "This Means War!" series. We have to beware, be ready, and be strong so we can be like David and GRAB SOME ROCKS, even when the deck seems stacked against you.

    I. BEWARE - Realize that there will be giants v.4-10 GOLIATH-CHAMPION OF THE PHILISTINES: “Height was 6 cubits and a span…” Probably 9’ 9” tall, if 1 cubit=18” and 1 span=1/2 cubit “He was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    Secrets Of A Giant Killer

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Dec 4, 2002
    based on 49 ratings
     | 20,323 views

    It was no accident nor coincidence, that made David a giant killer, Before the giant he had already killed a lion and a bear. In this sermon we look at the characteristics of Davids life that made him a giant killer.

    Secret #1 David was Self disciplined: If David were standing here today he would tell you if you ever expect to slay the giants in your life you have become self disciplined like the ant, who has no ruler or overseer = she disciplines herself. (Pro 6:6-8) 6 ¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Richard Clouse avatar

    Stone One: Action Series

    Contributed by Richard Clouse on Dec 19, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 4,704 views

    David chose five stones before he faced Goliath. These five sermons will illustrates the five "stones" we can use to defeat giants in our lives.

    (Five Stones that Kill any Giants!) 1 Samuel 17:1-58 Here are some truths we have learned so far. God is in the miracle business. God wants us to get out of our comfort zones and step out in faith. When we do, mountains will arise to bring discouragement and despair. We know how to move ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Howard McGlamery avatar

    Mountaintops And Valleys

    Contributed by Howard Mcglamery on Jan 8, 2003
    based on 184 ratings
     | 14,509 views

    A message taken from the story of David and Goliath on the purpose of Mountaintops and Valleys in the life of the believer.

    Mountaintops And Valleys I Samuel 17 Introduction I remember talking to someone a few years ago and they ask me this question. “Why does God allow bad things to happen to people?” Why are people unhappy in a miserable marriage was the issue at stake. This individual went on to mention other ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William Neel avatar

    Dealing With A Giant

    Contributed by William Neel on Jan 14, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 7,461 views

    How to deal with the problems of life and gain the victory.

    DEALING WITH A GIANT I SAMUEL 17 INTRODUCTION Overheard one employee at a health club speaking to another at the beginning of the new year. “It will be busy for the next couple of weeks but then things will be back to normal”. There is a person with an understanding of their culture. But isn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist