I. When we only see as man sees, appearances become most important.
-champion = the man of the between
-defy = scorn
1) Goliath was the ultimate warrior.
2) Goliath was supremely confident in himself.
a. The people feared the Goliath
b. Eliab scoffed at David.
c. Saul doubted David.
d. Goliath scorned David.
II. When we see as God sees, God's power becomes most important.
1) David was a simple shepherd.
2) David was supremely confident in the Lord.
a. David was quick to defend the honor of the Lord.
b. David's defense before Saul emphasized God's deliverance.
c. David trusts Yahweh who is the Lord of the battle.
-I Cor. 1:26-29
-Davis "What matters is not whether you have the best weapons but whether you have the real God. In fact, 'inadequacy' may be precisely your qualification for serving God; for his strength shines most brightly behind the foreground of your weakness."
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
I Samuel 16:14-23
I. We are dependent upon the Holy Spirit.
-Ps. 139:9-12
John 4:24, Phil 3:3 worship in spirit and truth
I Cor. 6:11, II Thes 2:13,
John 16:7, 13 convicts, guides in truth justifies, sanctifies,
Rom 5:5 pours out love of God in hearts
II Cor. 1:22, Eph. 1:13 seals
Rom. 7:6 enables us to serve II Cor 3:18 transforms
Rom. 8:2 sets us free Gal 5:16-17, 22 leads to holiness
Rom. 8:11 gives life Eph. 3:16 strengthens inner man
Rom. 8:16 gives assurance Eph. 4:3-4 unifies
Rom. 8:26-27 intercedes I Thess. 1:6 gives joy
Rom. 15:13 gives hope Titus 3:5, renews
I Cor. 2:13-14 gives understanding I John 4:13 indwells
II. We are a preserving presence.
-Davis "As Saul will hate David, and as he is rejected by God yet sustained by David’s service, so the world hates Christ’s people yet, in its doomed state, is only benefited by them. They are the ones who are the salt of the earth, that is, who keep society and culture from rotting into complete decay, who keep the world from being worse than it is. They are a divinely-granted restraint upon the earth’s putrefaction.”
1) The rejected king seeks provision of the newly anointed king.
2) David who was God's choice, is now Saul's choice.
3) Saul invites into his court the one better than he.
4) Saul loved David.
-love = aheb
5) David becomes Saul's armor bearer.
6) The chosen king is not a threat to the rejected king, he is a means of grace.
III. We need to see as God sees.
-Is. 11:1-4
-Ps. 139:9-12
John 4:24, Phil 3:3 worship in spirit and truth
I Cor. 6:11, II Thes 2:13,
John 16:7, 13 convicts, guides in truth justifies, sanctifies,
Rom 5:5 pours out love of God in hearts
II Cor. 1:22, Eph. 1:13 seals
Rom. 7:6 enables us to serve II Cor 3:18 transforms
Rom. 8:2 sets us free Gal 5:16-17, 22 leads to holiness
Rom. 8:11 gives life Eph. 3:16 strengthens inner man
Rom. 8:16 gives assurance Eph. 4:3-4 unifies
Rom. 8:26-27 intercedes I Thess. 1:6 gives joy
Rom. 15:13 gives hope Titus 3:5, renews
I Cor. 2:13-14 gives understanding I John 4:13 indwells
II. We are a preserving presence.
-Davis "As Saul will hate David, and as he is rejected by God yet sustained by David’s service, so the world hates Christ’s people yet, in its doomed state, is only benefited by them. They are the ones who are the salt of the earth, that is, who keep society and culture from rotting into complete decay, who keep the world from being worse than it is. They are a divinely-granted restraint upon the earth’s putrefaction.”
1) The rejected king seeks provision of the newly anointed king.
2) David who was God's choice, is now Saul's choice.
3) Saul invites into his court the one better than he.
4) Saul loved David.
-love = aheb
5) David becomes Saul's armor bearer.
6) The chosen king is not a threat to the rejected king, he is a means of grace.
III. We need to see as God sees.
-Is. 11:1-4
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