Sunday, May 26, 2019

BE GOD’S CHAMPION



1 SAMUEL 17

Pastor Rick Jackson

I. CHARACTERISTICS OF A WORLDLY CHAMPION [v. 4ff]

1. He Looked Like a Champion [v. 4]

2. He was Prepared [v. 5-7]

3. He was Confident [v. 8-10]

4. He was Persistent [v. 16, 23]

5. He had Support [v. 41]                               but he failed… why?

II. INGREDIENTS FOR FAILURE [v. 43-47]

1. His Talk [v. 43, James 3:7-9] He talked too much and said the wrong things.

2. He Underestimated His Opponent [v. 43-44, 1 Pet. 5:8]

3. His Faith was Misplaced [v. 45-47, Proverbs 16:25]

III. CHARACTERISTICS OF A GODLY CHAMPION [v. 37, 45-47]

1. David’s Faith was in God NOT in Himself [v. 37, Mk. 11:22, Jn. 14:1, 6]

2. David ‘s Familiarity with His Weapons [v. 38-40, 2 Tm. 2:15]

3. David’s Focus was on God NOT Goliath [v. 41-51, 1 Cor. 4:1-5]

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