Sermon Notes: 1 Samuel 17

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."