TITLE: The True Story of David
TEXT: 1 Samuel 17:45-51
PROPOSITION: Focus on the reward instead of the problem.
QUESTION: What?
KEY WORD: Attitudes
READING: Same
All Israel
fled v. 24
Conversation about reward
v. 25 - Men ask – Have you seen this man?
v. 26 - David asks – What is the reward for killing Goliath?
v. 27 - They report
Eliab - eye on the problem v. 28
Put down David – to make himself look bigger
David – Is there
not a cause? (29)
Turned to
another - v. 30
Rehearsed the things to say to Saul
There was no line of volunteers
Saul discouraged him – v. 33
David trusted God – v. 37
Reverse PR
Send a boy to remove the joy of victory
Notice
David’s faith v. 46
Take your head from you v. 46
David had no sword v. 50
Lessons to Learn:
We need a vision - not a nightmare
See the Princess - Not the problem
Read – You have a choice (see below)
There is a cause, v. 29 & 45
You have a Choice:
Today we can complain because the weather is rainy or...Be thankful that the
grass is getting watered for free!
Today we can feel sad that we don't have more money or...Be glad that our
finances encourage us to plan our purchases wisely and guide us away from waste!
Today we can grumble about our health or...Rejoice that we are alive!
Today we can lament over all that our parents didn't give us when we were
growing up or...Feel grateful that they allowed us to be born!
Today we can cry because roses have thorns or...Celebrate that thorns have
roses!
Today we can mourn our lack of friends or...Excitedly embark upon a quest to
discover new relationships!
Today we can whine because we have to go to work or...Shout for joy because we
have a job to do!
Today we can complain because we have to go to school or...Eagerly open our
minds and fill up with rich new tidbits of knowledge!
Today we can murmur dejectedly because we have to do housework or...Feel honored
because the Lord has provided shelter for our minds, bodies, and souls!
Today stretches ahead of us, waiting to be shaped. And here we are, the
sculptors who get to do the shaping.
What today will be like is up to us. We get to choose what kind of day we will
have!
Which kind of day
will you choose?