David the Servant of the Lord

DAVID, THE SERVANT OF THE LORD

Text: I Samuel 17:31-40

Intro: David was seEbY his father to see how his two sons were doing and how the w went. He sent some gifts to Saul. David saw Goliath, a giant, who had defied Israel for 40 days. He challenged the Jews a send a man to fight him. If the Jew won, they would be their sfrvants. If he won, the Jews would be their servants. David listen to the giant man and he chose to fight the battle for the Lord arid with the help of the Lord. David was a servant of the Lord~ t -

I. DAVID HAD FAITH IN GOD.

A. The acceptance of the truth

1. This battLe with a great giant gave evidence that David had knowledge of God.

2. He believed the Lord had great power and would fight for His people.

3. He trust1d the Lord in light of the truth he accepted.

B. The applyi~g of the truth

1. A great need among God's people is to apply the truth of God tf their lives.

2. The army of God stood still while a 10 foot man defied God and His holy people.

3. SituatioJs will sometimes reveal if we are applying the truth to bur lives.

4. Truth is ~ruth. Truth is truth in different situations. We are to trrll'stthe Lord even while looking at a 10 foot man.

e. The altering to the truth

1. The arniy of Israel didn't alter or change in light of God's Word or truth.

2. They le~'this giant defy God 40 days. They show us the differe1e between mental acceptance and heart recepti~n.

3. It took a young shepherd boy to show them what true 5faith and t)leliefin God was all about.

II. DAVID HAD FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD.

A. The personal communion

1. David was the man after God's own heart. He had a heart for god.

2. David is the only man that has been described like this.

3. The psalmls are beautiful and easy to read and study. Psalms is one of my favorite books.

4. You can s6e how close David was to God by the way he talked with the giant. I

B. The powerful conviction

1. David not only believed in the Lord and His power, but he showe he believed.

2. What else could move a small boy shepherd, to fight such a big giant?

3. David w a bigger giant than Goliath. His faith in God made him bigger than the giant.

C. The peaceful conversion

1. The heari g and receiving of the truth about God had a great imPfct on David.

2. The Lord rants to change us. He wants to convert us into the person He wants us to be.

3. This involves the transformation of the saved by the renewingtfthe mind. Romans 12:2

III. DAVID HAD F GHTING FOR GOD.

A. The enemy

1. The enemr was the giant nearly 10 foot tall.

2. The real enemy of the saved is the one we call the Devil or Satan. ~e is our archenemy. I Peter 5:8

3. The Devil will always use people in his warfare with the LOrd'! people and His churches.

B. The evil

1. The Philistines sent Goliath out to fight the Jews. This nation wds a constant enemy of Israel.

2. They sen~ out the biggest, ugliest, and meanest soldier 6they had.

3. The Philistines were idol worshipers. They did not have knowledge of (j}od.

e. The earnestness df David

1. David had been sent by his father to check on his two brothers and td see how the war was going

2. David heard tHe challenge of Goliath and was moved to do something!' bout it.

3. All of the seas ned soldiers ofIsrae! let the giant challenge the for 40 days.

III. DAVID WAS FIT ~I R GOD.

A. Love for God

1. David loved :od and couldn't stand to see the giant of a man defyin!?jthe armies of the living God.

2. His love for God moved him to fight this giant.

3. Love will alwbys move us to obey the Word of the Lord and listen to ~ffiim.John 14:21-27

B. Listening to Go

1. David listene, to God. Jesus said a wise man will listen and do what He says. Matthew 7:24-26

2. The Holy SPE"'tof God often moves on us to do the will and work of '. e Lord.

3. We need WOli ers and fighters for God. There is no lack of them. The e is a lack of people who love the Lord enough to Obiy Him.

e. Loyalty to God

1. David was nrt only willing to fight the giant, but he ran to fight him.

2. The giant was insulted that the Jews would send a young kid oJt to fight him, but that young kid had a big God.

3. David knew the battle was the Lord's battle and not His own battle.

V. DAVID HAD FR IT FOR GOD.

A. Works manifes a relationship. 71. ~::: ASA4267 (talk)bhesus that faith without works is dead.

2. David's Jorks showed others that he had a relationship with God./

3. Weare saved unto good works that God has ordained that we should walk in. Ephesians 2: 10

B. Works manit'est a righteousness.

1. David coilldn' t stand seeing this giant defy the armies of God. /

2. He was moved by what he saw. He was so moved that he was W111ingto put his life on the line.

3. David was a saved man who was used of the Lord in a great and /mighty way.

C. Works manifest a reverence or respect.

1. David w~sn't willing to allow His God to be defied.

2. David didn't see a 10 foot man! He saw a man that was defying t~e God of the universe.

3. He fough this 10 foot man with a sling and 5 stones. He was ready for Goliath's 4 brothers.

D. Works man~'lfest a ruling.

1. God was uling in David's life. He had a greater king than kin Saul.

2. The Lord dominating in our lives can accomplish some great things.

3. May the hace of our Lord allow the Lord to rule in our lives as He wants to rule in our hearts.

4. Our God is an awesome God. He is our powerful God.

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