Champion Builders
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8 If the Lord delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, ‘a land which flows with milk and honey.’
9 Only do not rebel against the Lord, nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them.”
What is a Champion?
What is a Champion?
Champion means “the man of the two spaces”
Champion means “the man of the two spaces”
The warrior who fought another warrior in hand-to-hand combat between the opposing armies.
Champions are confident in the training process
Champions are confident in the training process
32 Then David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”
37 Moreover David said, “The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!”
David saw the value of his experience
David saw the value of his experience
The Lord was with him
++When he fought the lion
++When he fought the bear
Sometimes the test in our life
++Feel insignificant
++Just another day
++No big deal
++Seem small
But God uses the small things to build champions
But God uses the small things to build champions
27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;
In this Fight God is still God
In this Fight God is still God
The Significance of Knowing God
The Significance of Knowing God
32 Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.
Knowing God is
++The source of our strength
++The key to what we do
How well do you know God?
How well do you know God?
To know God is to understand
++Promises of God
++Power of God
++Presence of God
++Provision of God
Life is filled
++With challenges
++With opposition
++With adversity
These things come to
++Challenge our confidence
++Shake our security
++Fuel our fears
God promises a Strength in Knowing Him
God promises a Strength in Knowing Him
4 And He shall stand and feed His flock In the strength of the Lord, In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God; And they shall abide, For now He shall be great To the ends of the earth;
When we are fed in His strength
++We will abide
++His name will be glorified
++He shall be great
11 By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.
10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
God’s Joy is Our Strength
God’s Joy is Our Strength
23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way.
12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
24 But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the Lord.
We are a people of God’s delight
We are a people of God’s delight
Challenges to the Promise
Challenges to the Promise
17 Then Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, “Go up this way into the South, and go up to the mountains,
18 and see what the land is like: whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, few or many;
19 whether the land they dwell in is good or bad; whether the cities they inhabit are like camps or strongholds;
20 whether the land is rich or poor; and whether there are forests there or not. Be of good courage. And bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes.
Twelve men were charged to see
++The typography of land
++The strength of the people
++The type of cities
++The fertility of the soil
The men were to
++Be strong
++Have courage
Confirming the promise
Confirming the promise
27 Then they told him, and said: “We went to the land where you sent us. It truly flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.
28 Nevertheless the people who dwell in the land are strong; the cities are fortified and very large; moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there.
Overcome by Fear
Overcome by Fear
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
Champions embrace adversity
Champions embrace adversity
7 And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.
Joshua and Caleb
++saw the giants
++saw the walled cities
++fully aware of the obstacles
8 If the Lord delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, ‘a land which flows with milk and honey.’
If the Lord delights in us
++He will give us the land
++He will help us
9 Only do not rebel against the Lord, nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them.”
9 Only rebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us: fear them not.
They are just bread
They are just bread
Adversity is bread for champions.
Adversity is bread for champions.
12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.
Champions stand firm
Champions stand firm
1 I will stand my watch And set myself on the rampart, And watch to see what He will say to me, And what I will answer when I am corrected.
1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
I will Stand
I will Stand