Identity Questioned
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· 14 viewsAfter David was anointed with the calling of kingship there was a lot that came before that was fulfilled. A lot of people questioned his Identity along the way. Each of us has the opportunity to step into our own history and identity with Jesus and we walk in that calling.
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David’s Calling
David’s Calling
Review of Last Two Sermons
Week 1- You were Chosen (Eph 1:4), You Were Knit Together (Psalm 139), Jesus Died so you could have abundant life (John 10:10)
Week 2- David’s Life, God had bigger plans in store but David needed to be faithful with the little things before God established the big things
Week 3- David’s Life; What do we do when our identity is questioned?
How do we figure out what our identity and calling are?
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God’s Voice
Good Godly Counsel
Trivia Game: How old are these Bible Characters?
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
Identity is not from physical strength or appearance
God looks at the heart
Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, but behold, he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.”
Identity Questioned #1- David was overlooked by his Father
Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.
God invited David to walk into his calling/identity
Others tried to dissuade or discourage him from it
One of the young men answered, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, and the Lord is with him.”
This is a man speaking true identity about David
Who you receive counsel from matters
Looking for counsel from others that don’t believe in God’s calling will not help
And David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
The fear of the Israelite Army was strange to David because he know Who held true authority
Now Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men. And Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption and the evil of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle.”
Identity Questioned #2- David’s own brother
And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth.”
Identity Questioned #3- Questioned by Leaders
Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
Goliath was a professional warrior
David was not confident in his own strength against Goliath
He learned trust in the Lord during the time that he was faithful in the fields
And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
Identity Questioned #4- David questioned by his enemy
Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and 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, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,
David Stood in his identity and calling knowing that God was fighting for him
Closing:
End of Story with Goliath
Like we talked about last week, Saul tried to give David his armor but you can’t wear someone else’s history, calling or intimacy with God
God has a unique calling for your life that you can step into
There were older, wiser people than Mary and John that God could have used but God is looking for people even in their young age to step out into His Calling for their life
Are you ready to step into your own armor with God. Your own relationship, calling, history, intimacy with God?
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