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  • Construction Of A Kingdom 3: How To Deal With A Giant

    Contributed by J. Ritter Jr on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 208 ratings
     | 39,635 views

    Introduction Today we continue in our study entitled, The Construction of a Kingdom.

    Introduction Today we continue in our study entitled, The Construction of a Kingdom. Thus far we have learned from the failures of King Saul and God's election of the David, a young shepherd boy, and gained valuable insights as to the conditions necessary for God to construct His kingdom in our ...read more

  • How To Pick Your Battles

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 86 ratings
     | 10,941 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

  • Saul And Goliath

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 67 ratings
     | 10,710 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

  • Killing The Giants In Your Life

    Contributed by Kip Mcbride on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 64 ratings
     | 6,360 views

    Must have: I.

    Must have: I. God's Provisions v. 40 "chose him five smooth stones out of the brook" * The provisions of God are always there when we need them. * The Bible tells us that he knows "what we have need of before we ask." * The provisions were going to be more than enough, "five smooth stones." * He ...read more

  • How To Kill A Giant

    Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 137 ratings
     | 18,028 views

    Thesis: God can take care of life's seemingly insurmountable problems.

    Thesis: God can take care of life's seemingly insurmountable problems. Intro.: 1. The story of David & Goliath is perhaps one of the best-known stories in all the Bible. a. Everybody knows it! 1) Pagans: sort of folk tale reminding that underdogs occasionally win. 2) Christians: one of those ...read more

  • Wearing What Fits

    Contributed by Kim Gilliland on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 85 ratings
     | 15,566 views

    David strapped Saul's sword over the armour and tried to walk, but he couldn't because he wasn't used to wearing them.

    David strapped Saul's sword over the armour and tried to walk, but he couldn't because he wasn't used to wearing them. "I can't fight with all this," he said to Saul. "I'm not used to it." So he took it all off. 1 Samuel 17:39 DAVID'S BATTLE David, a mere shepherd boy sent to the front lines to ...read more

  • When Looks Are Deceiving

    Contributed by Kim Gilliland on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,857 views

    .. and when [Goliath] got a good look at David, he was filled with scorn for him because he was just a nice, good-looking boy.

    .. and when [Goliath] got a good look at David, he was filled with scorn for him because he was just a nice, good-looking boy. 1 Samuel 17:42 A GOLIATH AMONGST US When Goliath took a good look at David, he was filled with scorn. Why? Because all he saw was a nice young boy whom the Israelites ...read more

  • How The Holy Spirit Helps Leaders Mend Unhappy Memories

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 44 ratings
     | 3,364 views

    The Holy Spirit helps us identify which unhappy memories are causes for some of our emotional difficulties

    How the Holy Spirit Helps Leaders Mend Unhappy Memories Illustration:Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only learned in a fiery furnace. Oswald Chambers in Run ...read more

  • Facing The Giant

    Contributed by Jose R. Hernandez on Oct 19, 2000
    based on 98 ratings
     | 9,244 views

    In life we face many situations and often we run away.

    Facing the Giant Today I want to take the time to cover a small piece of history. As I read this it became clear to me that this battle is still being fought today by many, and lost as well. I am not talking about a physical fight, but rather a spiritual one. Today we are going to be reading from ...read more

  • Facing Giant Problems In Our Familiy Series

    Contributed by Larry Thompson on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 12,953 views

    This message instructs believers to biblically deal with the problems they consider to be "GIANTS" in their home.

    “HAPPILY EVERY AFTER…” – PART FIVE JACK & THE BEANSTALK –- FIGHTING THE GIANT PROBLEMS FACING OUR FAMILIES 1 Samuel 17 • Larry L. Thompson (June, 2002) Introduction: There are many people these days that live in a family full of fear. Fearful of health problems, fearful of failure, fearful of ...read more

  • And The Giants Keep Comming

    Contributed by Derrick Garth on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 492 ratings
     | 102,768 views

    Youth inspiration

    The Giants Just Keep On Coming! I Samuel 17 D. P. Garth 1st night revival Bethlehem (Alabama) Song: I need thee Text: 1 Samuel 17 (We want to call your attention to this chapter and I urge that you read the entire chapter) However, because of the limitation of time and the length of the ...read more

  • Losing The Battle To Win The War

    Contributed by Ryan Johnson on Jun 10, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 13,719 views

    A easy alliterated outline that people remember on Monday. Story of winning life’s war

    Losing the Battle to Win the War 1 Samuel 17:28-54 (sorry Illustrations are not fleshed out) Intro: David said, “I want to fight God’s War, not his own battle. We may win momentary battles in life, but lose war (success, kids, marriage) How did David win the war... 1.) RECONGIZED THE REAL ...read more

  • David And The Fiery Furnace

    Contributed by William Rushing on Jun 20, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,660 views

    This sermon looks at the examples of David and the three Hebrew boys and finds four charateristics of Courage.

    I. Introduction a. Christians are in need of courage today. b. Nathan Hale epitomized courage when he said, “My only regret is that I have but one life to give for my country.” c. We are all in the midst of a battle, and we need the courage to stand up for Jesus. d. We can look to a boy named ...read more

  • Five Smooth Stones

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Jul 31, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 18,100 views

    We don’t fight a flesh and blood giant with natural weapons, so what do the five smooth stones of David symbolize for me? How can I use them effectively against my giants?

    1 Sam 17:40 ¶ And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him (five smooth stones) out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling. Here are what I believe these 5 smooth stones represent in the life of the child of God (CALLED) 1 Cor 1:9 God is ...read more

  • There's Always Something Standing In The Way

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on May 5, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 12,870 views

    This sermon deals with David & Goliath. Even though God Anoints us for special events, there will be problems in our lives to keep us from reaching what God has for us, but we can be victorious

    There’s Always Something Standing In The Way 5/5/2002 NLF 1 Samuel 17:1-50 1 Sam 17:1-30 Hebrews 12:1-3 1 Samuel 17:1-50 It would be great in life if the only thing necessary for us to get things was to just show up. What would it be like to go to school and say “I want a diploma and ...read more