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  • Adlai Naidoo avatar

    Duck That Stone!

    Contributed by Adlai Naidoo on Jan 23, 2002
    based on 81 ratings
     | 4,155 views

    Fighting the Philistines in our lives with victory!

    Duck That Stone- Dr. Adlai Naidoo Text: 1 Sam 17:1-11 1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Richard White avatar

    Climbing Mountains, Tripping Over Stones Series

    Contributed by Richard White on Jan 24, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,271 views

    We can step out in faith and climb mountains, or we can keep to ourselves and trip over stones.

    Climbing over mountains, tripping over stones 1 Sam 17:1-57 and John 11:1-50 The style of this is actually segmented narrative, telling three stories at the same time and bringing them together at the end. 1st Story: (1 Sam. 17:1) 1SA 17:1 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • James Dunn avatar

    Lord! Why Am I So Angry?

    Contributed by James Dunn on Feb 3, 2002
    based on 81 ratings
     | 6,202 views

    The generation of today may be defined as "The Angry Generation." One of the most destructive emotions that we all face is anger. Pastor Dunn leads us in this study as we observe the life of King Saul and his hatred of David that started out as a small

    Introduction: In the spring of 1894, the Baltimore Orioles came to Boston to play a routine baseball game. But what happened that day was anything but routine. The Orioles’ John McGraw got into a fight with the Boston third baseman. Within minutes all the players from both teams had joined in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Danny Moss avatar

    Needed: A Few Giant Killers

    Contributed by Danny Moss on Feb 6, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 3,723 views

    This sermon deals with some of the major spiritual problems existing in the church today.

    Needed: A Few Giant Killers Text: 1st Samuel 17:41-53 Introduction- Today in the Christian church I believe we face some giants that are just as real, just as antago- nistic to our cause, just as threatening to our existence as did the nation of Israel in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Marshall avatar

    Whatever Happened To The Cause Of Christ

    Contributed by Joseph Marshall on Mar 7, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,440 views

    Things we can learn from DAvid about giving our life for the cause of Christ.

    Today, many people are busy living there lives and are completely leaving out Christ. I am not talking about the unsaved, but rather the saved! There are many causes that we are concerned with; however, we have forgot the most important cause we could give our lives to---the cause of Christ. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • R. Darrel Davis avatar

    Life Lessons For Living Large In The Kingdom Of God

    Contributed by R. Darrel Davis on Nov 7, 2001
    based on 115 ratings
     | 7,620 views

    A message of challenge to service in the Kingdom -(Revival)

    Life Lessons for Living Large in the Kingdom of God 1 Samuel 17 (Reading vv. 32-) Introduction: The story of David and Goliath is probably one of the first Bible stories that most people remember hearing as children. Unfortunately, many people today consider it nothing more than a childhood ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is There A Cause?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 12, 2001
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,376 views

    Sermon for Veteran’s Day 2001. Discusses the ideas of absolute truth and postmodernism

    Sermon for 11/11/2001 Is there a Cause? 1 Samuel 17 Adapted from an outline by Tom Walker on The Preacher’s Corner Introduction: A. One of my favorite children’s stories is the Emperor’s New Clothes. It is the tale about an Emperor who was swindled by a supposed tailor. The man claims to sew a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • James Bryant avatar

    How To Slay Your Giant

    Contributed by James Bryant on Nov 20, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,757 views

    David did it and so can you!

    HOW TO SLAY YOUR GIANT 1st Samuel 17:32-37 (32) And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. (33) And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Cause Worth Fighting For Series

    Contributed by Tim George on Dec 9, 2001
    based on 279 ratings
     | 31,203 views

    Either we define our times or they define us. In the familiar story of David and Goliath we see that truth played out. Saul and Israel were allowing the Philistines to define them. David was a different kind of man however. He intended to define his times

    “ Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand … that all the earth may know that there is ...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
     | 6,793 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

  • Lynn Floyd avatar

    How To Fight Your Fears. Series

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jul 6, 2001
    based on 319 ratings
     | 34,987 views

    I describe what fear does to a person then talk about how to fight those fears.

    How To Fight Fear July 7, 2001 New Community Church Intro: We have been talking about things that rob your joy these past few weeks. There are all kinds of things that rob the joy in our lives at any given moment. For instance, you get up in the middle of the night to go to the kitchen for some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Sling And A Stone Series

    Contributed by Richard Maxey on Jul 8, 2001
    based on 63 ratings
     | 6,252 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
     | 14,787 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

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Pick Your Battles

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 86 ratings
     | 10,820 views

    There are many battles not worth fighting. Here we can learn when we need to engage in the good fight of faith.

    How To Pick Your Battles (I Sam. 17:1-15) Illustration: Paul wrote, "Fight the good fight of faith." People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes. Abigail Van Buren. Stan Mikita, a professional hockey star, used to get into a lot of fights during games. He stopped when his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Saul And Goliath

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 67 ratings
     | 10,575 views

    We like to identify with David as he dealt with Goliath but we often are more like Saul in this story. David shows how we are to deal with the struggles of faith which we share with Saul.

    Introductory Considerations 1. As children we often have heroes- people who we look up to and people who we want to be like. Heroes can be people we know - who we admire for the things they do, can be leaders or sports stars, - as I child when I played baseball, I would sometimes pretend to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed