Sermon Tone Analysis

Before Giants

We left David with King Saul telling him that he could not defeat this giant

It reminded me of another time that the Israelites could not see with God’s eyes but there own!

Joshua and the spies

Those who saw with their eyes, and believed their own report never reaped the benefits of the promise of God

So now here we see the same story re enacted once again

God promised them victory but they choose to walk in defeat

The word demonstrate here is the Greek word Apodexise - meaning to show that one knows something by showing proof, evidence, or verification

It is when we are at our weakest that our actions reveal what is truly the location of our strength!

David knows in his heart that he can trust God with the outcome of this battle, Saul on the other hand feels he must help David defeat the giant

When you are about to do battle, your strength can only come from one place…your experience with God and His promises

someone else's testimony can encourage you but it cannot defend you

Someone else’s experience can give you insight, but ony God can give you wisdom

Someone else’s victory can give you hope, but only God can give you deliverance!

Each encounter with life requires new strategy from the Holy Spirit

From that point on His life decisions and strength for tomorrow came from His intimacy with the Holy Spirit

The operative phrase here is “will guide you”

If a blind man does not yield and trust the dog that is leading him then he man find himself in a terrible way!

We are like the blind when it comes to the true holiness of God

We must trust in the Holy Spirit and yield to his leading and comfort if victory is to be ours

We find now the moment of truth, the moment where it all comes down to trusting God and then putting that trust into action!

I notice here that a fervent that David was, the enemy the same!

Both walked onto the battlefield that day claiming victory would be theirs but only one would walk away.

See that David reverts back to what he knows his abilities are and that God will multiply them to meet the task!

Man’s arrogance will be the testimony against him!

Goliath was resting wholly in his own strength but look at David’s reply:

David’s reply was bold by all means!

Goliath said that he would feed David’s carcass to the birds!

David’s reply…not only you but all of the camp!

You see Goliath was blinded by rage and pride while David derives his authority from God

David depended on God for his success

“This day God will deliver you into my hand”

David gave the glory to God

“That all the earth may know there is a God in Isreal”

Remember that Jesus likened life’s challenges to a stormy sea.

The waves are beating against the rock upon which we have built our house, sometimes we confuse the attack on us to be personal…not so....most of Satan’s attacks come against the character of God and call into question His faithfulness!

And how do we stand...