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  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    Overcoming The Fear Factor

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Sep 28, 2007
     | 2,076 views

    There is an "x" factor thorughout history, and in our lives, whose presence is the difference between success and failure, blessing and cursing, life and death.

    Passage: 1 Samuel 17:1-58 Intro: A favorite sermon style at this church is when PJ does math!! 1. don’t worry, I checked it all out with the coach of the State champion Math Counts team. 2. going to look at this familiar story of David and Goliath, but add this mathematical twist. 3. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Levi Wright avatar

    I Need To Slaying Some Giants In My Life

    Contributed by Levi Wright on Oct 6, 2007
    based on 48 ratings
     | 24,705 views

    Sometime, Life its self will either bring or is bringing some giants into our lives that will shape us, mold us, make us or break us as we try and make a stand for the LORD.

    Banner of Praise Ministries Reverend Dr. Levi Howard Wright, Pastor& Founder “I Need To Slaying Some Giants in Our Life” 1 Samuel 17:1-30 Ephe 6:10-18 Introduction Turn to your neighbor and look them in the eye and say.... “I Need To Slay Some Giants In My Life.” In our text today, we see ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Be Not Dismayed, A Funeral Homily

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 1, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 16,497 views

    The theme of this funeral homily is that in the midst of death we as Christian Disciples do not loose our courage, our hope, our faith, or our joy because we know Jesus will never leave us nor forsake us but will always take care of us.

    Be Not Dismayed, A Funeral Homily --I Samuel 17:1-11, 46-47; Deuteronomy 31:7-8; Isaiah 41:10; John 14:18 We have heard the reading of our primary text for the funeral homily for our departed sister Barbara Jean Bluff, and perhaps many of you are wondering “How does the story of David’s battle ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Aaron Chavez avatar

    El Espiritu Del Mata Gigantes

    Contributed by Aaron Chavez on Jun 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,770 views

    Cada ves que nosotros queremos ir en pos del proposito de Dios nos encontraremos delante de un enemigo que querra detenernos.

    El Espíritu del Mata Gigantes EL GIGANTE La palabra nos enseña que cada vez que los hijos de Dios iban en pos del propósito de Dios, cada vez que oían la vos de Dios y caminaban en pos de Él, en cada instancia sin fallar, se presentaba delante de ellos un enemigo invencible. Desde el reino más ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Chris Kratzer avatar

    Part One: "Fear" (Awakening The Warrior Spirit) Series

    Contributed by Chris Kratzer on Feb 9, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,296 views

    How to deal with fear successfully so it brings out the best in you and not the worst.

    Dealing with Difficult Emotions Series: Part One: Fear (Awakening the Warrior Spirit) This morning, I’m starting a new series where we are going to look at what God teaches about dealing with difficult emotions, emotions like sadness, anger, jealousy, and several others. And this morning I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Ah The Power Of Cheese Series

    Contributed by Larry Pozza on Feb 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,942 views

    A sermon about the power of help using the David & Goliath epic.

    Ah, the Power of Cheese 1 Samuel 17 Introduction A. When I was planning this morning’s message last month, I ran across a curious little phrase in 1 Samuel 17:18 that reads “take along these ten cheeses to the commander of their unit. Here we see the scenario of David delivering some cheese to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Where Are The Heros?

    Contributed by Raymond Smith on Dec 30, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,418 views

    Challenge for believers to take their stand for Him and experience the Lord’s enabling and provision

    1 Samuel 17; Numbers 13:26 - 14:10. Who are your heroes? Each generation has its heroes. Some are because of the heroic actions, others because they had (in our opinion) enough courage to challenge the system. Some are because they "made" it in something, in this particular generation it is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Babatunmishe Oke avatar

    How To Become God's Champion

    Contributed by Babatunmishe Oke on Mar 19, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 30,744 views

    Features the main characteristics of God’s champions using the example of David

    WHO WILL BECOME GOD’S CHAMPION? 1 Samuel 17 A champion of God has certain characteristics. THE MAJOR ONE IS THAT A CHAMPION OF GOD IS READY TO STAND AGAINST THE ARMIES OF THE ENEMIES OF GOD (Matthew 11:12). 1. They usually don’t have any enabling physical attributes. They seldom have the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Slay Your Giants

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Nov 15, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 8,550 views

    A message that looks at the grandaddy of all upsets and uncovers several truths that will help us slay the gaints that are standing in the way of us being all God wants us to be.

    How To Slay Your Giants IN - February of 1980 I was in the Navy living in Saratoga Springs New York. 90 miles away in Lake Placid a group of 12 American amateur hockey players took the ice to face the toughest and best hockey team in the world, Russia’s national team. It was the Olympic games and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    This Is War

    Contributed by Jimmy Stewart on Jul 6, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,835 views

    We are not playing games with the devil; this is a series of battles in an ongoing spiritual war.

    This Is War 1 Samuel 17:1-3, 11, 29 We read in the text about the infamous confrontation of the Israelites and the Philistines. You need to know that this was one of several battles that transpired in a seemingly perpetual war between the Israelites and the Philistines. On this particular ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Defeating Your Enemies Series

    Contributed by Greg Addison on Jul 17, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 15,657 views

    David defeating Goliath is a uiversal lesson that teaches all of us how to defeat our worst enemies - Satan, sin, and self.

    Defeating your Enemies INTRODUCTION Most great heroes are defined by the enemies that they defeat. Just listen to the name of these heroes and see if their enemies do not come readily to mind: Batman (Joker, Penguin, Riddler); Superman (Lex Luthor); Flash Gordon (Ming the Merciless). The list ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sherry Proskine avatar

    Overcoming Your Giants

    Contributed by Sherry Proskine on Jul 23, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,993 views

    To overcome a battle, we need to understand whose battle it is.

    Overcoming Your Giants Opening; Illustration: Mama eagles are caring loving creatures. Somewhere along the line the mama eagle decides it’s time the baby eagles learn to fly. She takes the little eagle out of the next and flies up as high as she can go. At this point, she drops the fledgling, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Pursuing Your Giants

    Contributed by W. Alderman on Sep 22, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,797 views

    This is a sermon that shows the courage of David to take on Goliath.

    PURSUING YOUR GIANTS 1 Samuel 17 W. Max Alderman INTRODUCTION: It is not enough to only “face your giants”, there are times that you must pursue your giants. There must be a sudden, non-lingering attack; we must do as did David, pursue our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Ely avatar

    Get Out Of Your Tent!

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,253 views

    Your hands were not trained to tidy up a tent. Your hands were trained for war! In order to accomplish God’s purpose in your life you have to Get Out of Your Tent!

    “Time To Tear Down The Tents or Get Out of Your Tent” Text: 1 Samuel 17:1a; 2-11; 20-24; 28-29 I. Introduction This is certainly not a new story. You have read and reread this story since you were young. The overpowered, underdog, teenage boy defeats the highly trained, extremely armed, NBA ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Robert Leroe avatar

    Leading From Your Strengths Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Aug 16, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,746 views

    There are several observations we can make about David in this conflict

    (I attended a clergy roundtable sponsored by the Ockenga Institute of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary where we discussed this passage, and the following sermon is more of a group effort, our collective thoughts on the various strengths David drew from) We’re quite familiar with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational