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Peter's final call to a young and growing church
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Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
This sermon explores how God often chooses the unlikely and the weak to showcase His strength and faithfulness, using the story of David as an example.
Welcome back for another week of worship together! I’m thankful you decided to join us this morning. If you were here last week, you know we started a brand new sermon series called “5 Smooth Stones.” We looked at the story of David and Goliath. This is a well-known story about the Israelite army ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:12-28
Topics: Unlikely Heroes, Divine Plan, Facing Giants
Sermon Series: Five Smooth Stones
This sermon explores how David's faith and use of his God-given abilities led to his victory over Goliath, providing insights on how we can overcome our own challenges.
Hello church family! I am excited you decided to join us once again for the third week of our sermon series, “5 Smooth Stones.” Throughout this series we’ve focused on the story of David and Goliath. It’s a well-known story, but one we have spent time unpacking and learning more from. Today, we ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:32-40, Matthew 14:13-21
Topics: David And Goliath, Faith And Courage, Overcoming Challenges
This sermon explores how, like David facing Goliath, we can overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges through faith in God, and how one person's faith can inspire a community.
Good morning, Church. I want to thank you for joining us this morning for the third week of our series called Hope Is Here. We have been discovering all the ways that God brings us hope in the face of a world that is hopeless. The first week we talked about how Jesus brings us hope when we are ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:20-50, Ephesians 6:12
Topics: Overcoming Fear, Faith In God, Community Believers
Sermon Series: Hope Is Here
This sermon explores how David's faith, love, and hope in God guided him through hostility, gave him purpose, and helped him persevere in the face of doubt.
Good morning, cherished family of God. It's such a joy to gather together, united by our shared love of Christ and a desire to grow in our understanding of His Word. Today, we are turning our hearts and minds towards the life of young David, a shepherd boy who would become a king. Our Scripture ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:24-31
Topics: David's Brother, Motives
David's story teaches us to keep our focus on God above all else. We must recognize the "giants" in our lives and trust that God is bigger and more powerful.
Today, we're gonna dig deep into the story of David. Let's jump into 1 Samuel 17:12-28. David was the youngest in his family, and his job was to look after the sheep. Not exactly glamorous, right? But God didn't care about that. He saw David's heart. Ever felt like you're not taken seriously ...read more
Topics: Spiritual Strength, Divine Guidance, Faith Healing, Resilience
God can use what you already have to help you overcome challenges, just like David used five smooth stones to defeat Goliath. By understanding David's approach, we can learn how to conquer the giants in our own lives.
Today, we're diving into the epic showdown between David and Goliath. We're gonna focus on those five smooth stones David used to take down Goliath and see how God can use what we've got. Object Lesson: Bring out a sling and five smooth stones. Demonstrate how David might have used them. [Read 1 ...read more
Topics: Resilience, Resourcefulness, Adaptability, Problem-Solving
Even when we feel overwhelmed and like the underdog, we can have hope in God's faithfulness and power to bring victory in our lives.
School, parents, friends, the pandemic - it can all feel like too much sometimes. And trying to grow in our faith and overcome our mistakes can be hard. But the cool thing is, we don't have to do it alone. The Bible is packed with stories of people who faced crazy odds and still came out on top. ...read more
Topics: Resilience, Overcoming Adversity, Emotional Strength, Crisis Management
David and Goliath.
Fear prevents victory in life David and Goliath - One of the most exciting stories of my youth. The very words give hope to the small and weak. With God anything can happen! Even the mighty Goliath can be defeated. Goliath was a good size gentleman. Over nine feet four inches tall (6 cubits ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-58
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Sooner or later your gonna face a giant, and if you quit every time problems come then you’ll never be anything for God!
“ You’ll never defeat the giant, unless you first conquer the lion and the bear.” Text: 1 Samuel Ch 17:32-51 Intro: Everyone here surely has heard the story of “David and Goliath.” Probably more than once. Its a pretty good book to read to our children, It teaches them that no matter what ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:32-51
Denomination: Pentecostal
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
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-57, John 11:1-50
This message will help you embrace your divine anointing, rise above human rejection, and walk with confidence knowing that no despising can stop your destiny.
DESPISED BUT ANOINTED By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Samuel 17:28-37 Key Verse: “And David said to Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock… The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:28-37
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Church, when we hear David, most of us think “David and Goliath.” It’s the classic underdog story. But here’s the truth: David himself never bragged about killing Goliath. That was recorded by Samuel.
Introduction Church, when we hear David, most of us think “David and Goliath.” It’s the classic underdog story. But here’s the truth: David himself never bragged about killing Goliath. That was recorded by Samuel. Why? Because David didn’t see that as his greatest story of faith. His true testimony ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:31-52
Denomination: Baptist
David's daily readiness, living in the presence of God, and resting on His promises enabled him to see reality instead of what everyone else saw.
For free audio or video download of this message, visit https://www.treasuringgod.com/sermons-by-scripture or my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@DarrellFerguson. 1 Samuel 17:1 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Socoh in Judah. They pitched camp at Ephes ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-27
You have massive power to build the faith of others by the way you talk about God.
For free audio or video download of this message, visit https://www.treasuringgod.com/sermons-by-scripture or my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@DarrellFerguson. 1 Samuel 17:22-37 David left his things with the keeper of supplies, ran to the battle lines and greeted his brothers. 23 ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:22-37
How to become envolved in God’s Work
IS THERE NOT A CAUSE? I SAM 17:29 INTRO - READ: THE STORY - ALL CHAPTER 17 I. GOD’S MAN WAS ABLE TO SEE THE CAUSE VS 26 & 29 1. DO WE SEE THE CAUSES THAT GOD SEES ? * 200,000 PEOPLE IN THE WORLD DIE EVERY DAY OR A TOTAL OF 73 MILLION SOULS ENTER ETERNITY EACH ...read more
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