The Change is Gonna Come
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Call to worship
Call to worship
17 I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness,
And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.
Prayer
Prayer
3 ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’
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offering
7 Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
Give to the Lord glory and strength.
8 Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come into His courts.
9 Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
Tremble before Him, all the earth.
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1 Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 Saul took him that day, and would not let him go home to his father’s house anymore. 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan took off the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, even to his sword and his bow and his belt.
5 So David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved wisely. And Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul’s servants. 6 Now it had happened as they were coming home, when David was returning from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women had come out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments.
(1) Life and Growth are about relationships.
(1) Life and Growth are about relationships.
1 Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 Saul took him that day, and would not let him go home to his father’s house anymore. 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan took off the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, even to his sword and his bow and his belt.
David was not the kind of guy that was seen as a king.
when the prophet came to anoint a king from Jesse’s sons David was left in the feild.
when he obeyed his father and went to check his brother for his father, his brother asked him with whom did you leave those few sheep of your Fathers with?
(a) David had to decide to cooperate with God.
(a) David had to decide to cooperate with God.
there is a lot of fear in change:
will I be enough ?
what if I fail ?
what if I hurt or disappoint someone.
I’m Just scared.
(b) Often the problem here is I put my self in the center of the equation instead of God.
(b) Often the problem here is I put my self in the center of the equation instead of God.
God used David to Bring the promise land together.
God used David to deliver Israel from her enemies.
God used David to write Psalms.
I’m Just scared.
David Had some big moral failures as well.
Bathsheba.
Absalom
(2) Johnathan was Davids Finishing School.
(2) Johnathan was Davids Finishing School.
Like we said earlier I don't think David went into this transition thinking “ I got this!” like you and I, he probably had a few reservations.
some of them might have been:
my own family didn't trust me with anything other than sheep.
Just now when I stepped up; my own brother ridiculed me.
David was comfortable with a harp and a rod and a staff and a sling shot, does not mean that he is prepared to be king.
David has been anointed king, but he has been appointed.
How dose one move from being anointed to Appointed ?
How dose one move from being anointed to Appointed ?
submission to the equipping process.
submission to the equipping process.
Jonathan was raised as a prince so that he could equip David.
this says a lot about the character of Johnathan, he is teaching David the skills to do the job he was born for.
Jonathan knows that he is serving God not being pushed aside.
Don’t let pride keep you from your transformation!
Don’t let pride keep you from your transformation!
4 And Jonathan took off the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, even to his sword and his bow and his belt.
(3) what has to change? Everything!
(3) what has to change? Everything!
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
change is hard
change is scary
change takes time
change empowers
the Holy Spirit transforms
my hearts desire is that you lean into the necessary changes for you to fulfill the purposes that God has for you.
my hearts desire is that you lean into the necessary changes for you to fulfill the purposes that God has for you.
The Holy Spirit will help you to lean into the change.
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.