Slaying Monsters 5

Intro

test of strength

choose your champions

Goliath is a Dragon

the description of the battle field

the description of the giant

the head of the serpent

the scales of the sea monster

David’s prior training

what’s really at stake here is not a battle between men

the head is over emphasized- reference to the poem punishment from the garden

Seeing the Bigger Picture

2 Sam 22- the bigger picture in David’s life as the anointed one

the same we’ve been talking about for this whole series

God is the thunder god and he is the best one

he overcomes the chaos for the sake of his anointed one

this is who he is and what he does and thank goodness

the same is true for you and I

2 Corinth 1:21-22- anointed ones

Application

confidence in my own ability is not what the cosmic struggle is all about

by my self I have nothing on giants and dragons

by my self I am unable to fight very well against fear and anxiety and addiction and selfishness

but with God a rock is mightier than a sword and the biggest waves the sea monster can make are toppled in a single calming breath