Goliath Must Fall

Theme: Living in the victory of Christ transforms lives.

! Samuel 17 John 1:12

ME: ORIENTATION: FIND COMMON GROUND WITH THE AUDIENCE

Living in this victory brings glory to God.

Living in the victory of Christ transforms lives.

Being aware of where we are is learning from the lessons God has given us.

felt board story

why do we come back to it

something in this story is bigger then a shepherd and giant

There is something inside us that calls us back to this story.

extraordinary victory

power in the moment that we can sense and know God today in our life.

hear voice of God and find a path that will lead us to freedom

WE: IDENTIFICATION (MAKE IT CLEAR THAT YOU STRUGGLE)

The question this morning does Goliath have his foot on your neck?

Have we realized the size of our God?

Are you living the victorious life.

When we live into the victory of Christ we bring God glory and others want this.

If there is a giant in your life today demoralizing you

stealing God’s Glory in your life

Prayer

You would be present in this service that we could hear your voice .

God we want to live in your freedom and power.

God speak to us today that we can give you the Glory

GOD: ILLUMINATION (THE GOAL IS TO RESOLVE THE TENSION

I. What do you see… hear?

The snake can be dead and still deadly

snake head posion/ hurt you after they are dead.

why do we come back to it

Enemy has been defeated

something in this story is bigger then a shepherd and giant

Power of darkness is defeated

There is something inside us that calls us back to this story.

exstridinary victory

injured by the deceptive still

injurged by the deceptive still

power in the moment that we can sense and know God today in our life.

James 4:7 ESV

7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

James 4:7

hear voice of God and find a path that will lead us to freedom

still a battle to be wadge

steal my joy

steal my joy

satan still tormenting me

B. With this story how did you see yourself

I saw myself as David go get him

I am not David, Jesus kills the giant

Jesus does it

The evil one … the head still talking, even though the enemy is defeated.

motivated about the glory of God.

C.. Tell the story of David and Goliath

Goliath was almost 10 feet tall.

This Goliath would be the size

Chain mail 63 pounds

Tip of his spear weighed 15 pounds

not sure what his sword weighed

D. What are you looking at?

E. Who kills Goliath?

Same with a small dying church… God’s glory is at stake here, your going down.

God;s glory is at stake, I want to be free , God get glory.

Giant has his foot on our neck

If they don’t they will not hear a word we say.

the giant must fall so we can see the glory of God.

Goliath was almost 10 feet tall.

This Goliath would be the size

Tip of his spear weighed 15 pounds

not sure what his sword weighed

B. What are you looking at?

C. Who kills Goliath?

II. What has Christ given to you?

A. All of scripture points to Christ

B. Talk about what Christ has accomplished.

C. Sin death and the devil

III. Is God getting the glory in your life or do people see the Giant’s foot upon your neck?

God’s glory is at stake here.

Same with a small dying church… God’s glory is at stake here, your going down.

God;s glory is at stake, I want to be free , God get glory.

Giant has his foot on our neck

If they don’t they will not hear a word we say.

the giant must fall so we can see the glory of God.

David wasn’t fearful because he wasn’t looking at the Giant,

but God’s Glory and how this Giant was defaming God.

He was looking at God’s victories in his life believing that the God who delivered him will bring victory. he want to bring Glory to himself.

Is God getting the glory in your life or do people see the Giant’s foot upon your neck.

We don’t want victory bad enough to allow God to fight the battle. (For many years I thought I had to fight the battle. Then one day I gave up called a friend and ask them to pray to God for deliverance, and I have been delivered ever since. God’s job not my own.

free of Fear

want every bodies approval

enemy dead but still deadly.

two hills fear caught up in the valley

crops or where things go to die

staying in our past.

David step into a valley of life.

Our hope is in Jesyus

motivate can’t be just about freedom. It is not all about us.

It is stealing your glory in my life. God you are not getting the glory.

God is greater then every Giant.

Fear

365 that say fear not, one verse for every day of our year.

17:11

English Standard Version Chapter 17

11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

conditioning growing up in climate of fear.

IV. Fear can be defeated

English Standard Version Chapter 17

11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

controllers most fearful person in the room.

fear can steal the glory of God.

anxiety isn’t a thing

fear and faith can’t exist at the same time.

Put faith that he will control the outcomes of my life

English Standard Version Psalm 3

5  I lay down and slept;

I woke again, for the LORD sustained me.

5  I lay down and slept;

I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.

pt. סוֹמֵךְ‎, סֹמְכֵי‎, סָמוּךְ‎ (Jerome samuch), סְמוּכִים‎: —1. (THAT 2:160-2) with acc. to support, also in the sense of to sustain, help (Barth Errettung 136f) 63:5 ; (God) 37:17, 24 54:6 119:116, > שׂמך to support, revive1

Yhwh has heard the prayer and uttered a response, though not yet acted to implement the undertaking expressed in the response; the answer is the words, not the action. But the words issue in action. Yhwh “upholds” (sāmak).

Yhwh gives protection so that the suppliant survives the danger of the night, when enemies might attack while people sleep (e.g., 4:8 [9]; 37:17; 145:14). But readers might refer it to an inner upholding that makes it possible to sleep soundly without worrying

YOU: APPLICATION (TELL PEOPLE WHAT TO DO AND WHAT THEY HAVE HEARD)

Conclusion:

name it and transfer it into the hands of God.

set you view upon God, what he has done and what he will do.

Each victory prepares us for the next battle