David: The Giant Slayer — Ella Jenkinson, 25th August 2024 | LOVECHURCH Bournemouth
Summary
TLDRIn this inspiring talk, the speaker explores the story of David from the Bible, highlighting his journey from shepherd to king and his battle with Goliath. The narrative emphasizes David's faith in God and his understanding of his own identity and God's power. It draws parallels to modern-day challenges, encouraging individuals to face their 'Goliaths' by recognizing their unique strengths and God's support. The talk concludes with a call to prayer, reinforcing the message of trusting in God's plan and power.
Takeaways
- 📜 David is a multifaceted character in the Bible, known for his heroic acts, poetic contributions, friendship with Jonathan, kingship, and his complex relationship with faith and sin.
- 🛡 The story of David and Goliath is a metaphor for overcoming challenges, emphasizing David's faith and reliance on God despite being an underdog.
- 🤔 The narrative challenges us to reflect on our own battles or challenges in life, encouraging introspection and sharing of personal experiences.
- 💡 David's victory is attributed to his understanding of who he is and who God is, highlighting the importance of self-awareness and faith in overcoming obstacles.
- 🎯 David's use of a sling and five stones symbolizes simplicity and faith over physical strength or conventional weaponry, with the number five possibly representing completeness or preparation.
- 🛖 The Israelites' initial fear and inaction in the face of Goliath's challenge mirror human tendencies to avoid confrontation and wait for others to act.
- 🌟 God values the heart over physical appearances or societal measures of worth, as seen in the selection of David as king and his reliance on divine guidance.
- 🙏 The act of prayer is presented as a powerful tool for surrendering our struggles to a higher power, acknowledging our limitations and seeking divine intervention.
- 🔗 David's story foreshadows Jesus, who also took on the role of the 'underdog' to conquer the world's sins, emphasizing the theme of sacrifice and salvation.
- 👑 The concept of the 'Living God' is contrasted with lifeless idols, emphasizing the active and relational nature of the God who fights for and alongside his people.
- ✝️ Jesus' sacrifice on the cross is likened to David's battle with Goliath, illustrating the divine initiative in overcoming the world's challenges on our behalf.
Q & A
Who is the main character in the script and what are some of his well-known titles?
-The main character in the script is David, who is known as David the Giant Slayer, the poet who likely wrote half of the Psalms, David and Jonathan's best friend, the king, and a descendant of Jesus.
What are the two key truths that David remembers in the story?
-The two key truths that David remembers are who he is and who God is.
What is the traditional warfare method called that the Philistines challenge the Israelites to in the story?
-The traditional warfare method is called single combat, where one person fights another instead of entire armies.
What is the name of the Philistine warrior that David faces in the battle?
-The Philistine warrior's name is Goliath.
Why did David bring five smooth pebbles instead of just one for his slingshot?
-The script doesn't provide a specific reason, but it could be for multiple attempts or as a backup in case one is lost or fails.
What does David's victory over Goliath symbolize in terms of faith and human ability?
-David's victory symbolizes that God can use ordinary skills and extraordinary faith to accomplish His purposes, regardless of human labels or perceived weaknesses.
What does the term 'Yahweh' translate to and what does it represent in the context of the script?
-The term 'Yahweh' translates to 'I am who I am,' representing the Eternal, constant, present, and unchanging nature of God.
How does David's battle with Goliath foreshadow the actions of Jesus according to the script?
-David's battle foreshadows Jesus by taking the place of others in the fight, similar to how Jesus took our place on the cross, dying for our sins.
What does the script suggest about God's perspective on human worth and ability?
-The script suggests that God looks at the heart, not the outward appearance or human measures of ability or worth, and that He equips us for the tasks He gives us.
What is the significance of the phrase 'The Lord Almighty' in the script?
-The phrase 'The Lord Almighty' signifies God's sovereignty and power, emphasizing that it is through His name and strength that battles are won, not by human might.
What is the script's message about fear and how it affects our approach to challenges?
-The script's message is that fear often causes us to second-guess ourselves and hide, but recognizing who God is and who we are in Him can shift our approach to challenges, giving us confidence.
Outlines
🛡️ David's Faith and Battle with Goliath
This paragraph introduces David as a significant figure in the Bible, known for his various roles such as the Giant Slayer, poet, and king. It highlights David's complex character, marked by both heroic acts and moments of doubt and sin. The main focus is the story of David facing Goliath, emphasizing David's faith and the key truths he remembers: his identity and God's nature. The narrative sets the stage for the battle between Israelites and Philistines, where Goliath challenges the Israelites to single combat. David, initially not part of the battle, questions the inaction of others and volunteers to fight Goliath, despite King Saul's concerns about his lack of experience and armor. David insists on using his sling and five smooth pebbles, leading to his victory over Goliath with a single stone, which results in the Philistines' defeat and Israel's triumph.
🤔 Reflecting on Personal Battles and Trust in God
The speaker invites the audience to reflect on their own challenges or battles in life, drawing a parallel between their personal struggles and the biblical story of David and Goliath. The paragraph emphasizes the importance of understanding who we are and who God is in the face of adversity. It discusses how God does not expect us to be anything other than who He created us to be, using the story of David as an example of how God uses ordinary skills and faith for His purposes. The speaker shares a personal anecdote about feeling unprepared and under-confident but being reassured by a prayer that they have everything they need, highlighting the role of faith in overcoming fear and self-doubt.
🌟 Knowing Who God Is and His Living Presence
This paragraph delves deeper into the significance of recognizing God's identity and nature. It explains how David's victory over Goliath was rooted in his understanding of God as the 'Lord Almighty' and the 'Living God,' which contrasts with the inactive, transactional idols of the time. The speaker uses the story to illustrate the importance of having a living, active relationship with God, who fights for His people. The paragraph also connects David's story to Jesus, the ultimate descendant of David, who took our place in the battle against sin and death, signifying that our salvation is not by our own strength but through God's intervention.
🙏 Embracing Our Identity and God's Sovereignty in Prayer
The speaker transitions into a prayerful section, acknowledging the struggle to balance the understanding of our identity and God's sovereignty. They recognize that some people may feel inadequate or burdened by their weaknesses, while others may have forgotten the power and presence of God in their lives. The paragraph encourages the congregation to pray, offering a space for individuals to receive prayer for specific challenges they may be facing. The act of prayer is presented as a surrender of self-reliance and an acknowledgment of God's power and authority in our lives.
🦁 The Roar of the Lion: God's Call to Remember Our Identity
In the concluding paragraph, the speaker prays for the congregation, asking God to restore their identity as children of God and to shake them up with the realization of who He is. The prayer emphasizes the power of God's presence in our lives, the perfection of His power in our weakness, and the importance of recognizing and embracing our true selves as beloved by God. The prayer ends with a call to hear 'the Roar of the lion,' a metaphor for God's voice reminding us of His identity and our own, leaving the congregation with a sense of awe and reverence.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡David
💡Goliath
💡Faith
💡Battle
💡Identity
💡Ordinary Skills
💡Fear
💡Worship
💡Intimacy
💡Brokenness
💡Jesus
Highlights
David is a prominent character in the Bible, known for several key stories such as David and Goliath, and writing many of the Psalms.
David's life had significant highs and lows, with moments of bold faith and worship, as well as doubt, despair, and sin.
David is portrayed as both a hero and a flawed human, making his story relatable to all.
The focus of the passage is on how David faced Goliath, a literal giant, by remembering two key truths: who he is and who God is.
David's confidence came from knowing his identity and the power of God, rather than relying on physical strength or traditional armor.
The Israelites were terrified of Goliath, but David, a young shepherd, stepped forward to fight him with only a sling and five smooth stones.
David's faith in God's power allowed him to defeat Goliath with a single stone, despite being vastly outmatched.
The story emphasizes that God does not ask us to be something we are not, but uses our existing abilities and faith to fulfill His purposes.
David's victory over Goliath is a foreshadowing of Jesus' sacrifice, where He took our place in the ultimate battle against sin.
The passage encourages us to recognize our identity as God's children and trust in His power during our own battles.
Fear often causes us to second guess ourselves, but knowing who we are in God can give us the confidence to face challenges.
David repeatedly acknowledges God's power and presence, referring to Him as the Lord Almighty and the Living God.
The idea of a Living God, present and active, contrasts with the inactive idols of the time, highlighting the uniqueness of the God of Israel.
The sermon draws parallels between David's battle with Goliath and the challenges we face today, encouraging us to rely on God.
The conclusion invites the congregation to reflect on their own battles and challenges, and to seek God's strength in overcoming them.
Transcripts
[Music]
David is a pretty big character in The
Bible there are quite a few headlines
some stories that you may know David
from um David the Giant Slayer as of
this morning David the poet he probably
wrote at least half of the Psalms David
and Jonathan best friends for life David
becoming King David the home record
he stole another man's wife Jesus
descendant of
David the passage we're going to be
focusing on today is a pretty glowing
story of David his life he's a hero he's
a faithful servant of God but he had
some real highs and lows throughout his
life and his faith in God was one of
boldness and worship and
intimacy but also of doubt and despair
and Brokenness and sin he is the man
that wrote The Lord is my shepherd I
shall not want but also how long Lord
will you hide your face from
me David is an Old Testament hero but he
is also a flawed human being just like
the rest of
us and I think what we can learn from
David In this passage today is how he
responds to the the Giant in front of
him he remembers two key
truths who he
is and who God is we're going to come
back to
those I am going to do a a speedy playby
playay of the story the whole passage is
50 verses so I won't put you through all
of that um but to set the scene we have
a battle it's about to commence it's
between the Israelites and the
Philistines and they are on two side of
the valley of aah not Ella that would be
fun but the valley of aah and rather
than initiating a normal battle the
Philistines challenged the Israelites to
a tradition in Ancient Warfare called
single combat it was supposed to spare
lives it was one person versus another
person instead of all of the Army and
the person that the Philistines put
forward was
Goliath he was probably 6' n some
versions say more like 9 foot which is
pretty crazy um he was wearing 130 lb of
armor he had a spear with a hefty iron
head he was a warrior and twice a day
for 40 days Goliath steps out he shouts
to the Israelites come on who's going to
fight me he says choose a man and have
him come down to me if he is able to
fight and kill me we will become your
subjects but if I overcome him and kill
him you will become our subjects and
serve
us so the Israelites are the Bible says
dismayed and
terrified morale is low everyone is kind
of heads down pretending they haven't
heard a bit like all of you when I asked
for a volunteer earlier waiting for
someone else to step
forward and then this little guy David
comes down he's the youngest of eight
brothers he's basically just a child and
wasn't even supposed to be on the
battlefield his dad Jesse sent him down
to deliver some snacks some supplies to
his brothers and check in on
them and David
says what's everyone why is everyone
standing
around why is everyone looking at this
giant and not choosing to fight
him he says I'll do it fine I'll
go why are we letting this guy get the
better of us does he know he is defying
the armies of the Living God he says
that phrase a few
times and Saul is like whoa you are not
prepared to fight this
guy he says you are only a young man and
he has been a fighter ever since his
Youth and they have a bit of a back and
forth here and eventually he says fine
go but please wear my
armor and David's like I can't even move
in that
stuff all I
need is my sling my slingshot and five
smooth
Pebbles my friend's little four-year-old
nephew asked why does he take five
Pebbles when he only needs one so if
anyone knows the answer to that come
back and tell me and I can feedb to him
um but he steps up he takes a single
shot at Goliath and the stone hits
Goliath between the eyes he dies the
Philistines flee the Israelites win and
then David eventually goes on to be
king okay that was a lot of talking from
me take a moment and think what feels
like a bit of a battle or a challenge in
your life right
now this could be a bigger thing in your
life or May maybe it's a really small
thing I know that a couple of days ago
for me finishing this talk felt like a
bit of a
battle take a moment to think and then
share it with someone near you what is a
challenge or a bit of a battle that you
are facing in your life right now 30
seconds go
okay it is
unlikely that we will be
facing a 6'9 Warrior anytime
soon and I'm also aware that we have the
huge privilege of being in a country
that isn't currently impacted by
conflict but even now in this room I
know there will be both physical things
that we will be facing as well as mental
battles and we have or will
experience pain and hurt and Temptation
and fear and
shame Jesus said in this world you will
have
trouble and the Bible teaches us how we
can respond to the battles that we face
in our own
lives and the way David responds to the
warrior Giant in front of him what he
holds on to with confidence is who he is
and who God is who we are and who God is
I think learning those two truths can
entirely shift the way we approach those
challenges Alles those battles that we
face
so who you are the key thing here is
that God doesn't ask or expect David to
be anything that he's
not the story could have gone like this
Saul gives David his armor David
transforms into a 10- foot warrior with
the best fighting skills you've ever
seen and absolutely destroys all of the
Philistines that's not how it goes
he gets his
slingshot puts a stone in it he does
what he's done for most of his life as
he's been looking after the
Sheep God takes David's pretty ordinary
skills and his extraordinary faith and
courage and he uses it to fulfill his
purposes in the chapter before um
chapter 15 we see that Samuel um who's a
prophet is assessing who will be the
next king
and we read that God says to him do not
consider his appearance or his height
for man looks on the outside but God
looks at the
heart in other words God is saying all
of these tools that you use to measure
human ability human worth they're not
the same tools that I
use all of those times that you discount
yourself because you are not enough
enough not old enough young enough tall
enough thin strong attractive whatever
enough God is
saying do you know who you
are do you know who you
are because I
do I see you I see right to the heart of
you God knows who we are because we are
created by Him and the Bible says that
we are divinely inspired human beings
who bear His Image we are created in His
image and so when he gives us a task or
equips us for a challenge he's not
phased by our human labels or
weakness he knows who he's talking
to and he doesn't ask us to be anything
that we're
not one of the last times I um spoke
here I remember beforehand I was feeling
particularly unprepared I wasn't sure
what I'd written was quite right I was
feeling underc confident as second
guessing myself and then just before the
service we always gathered to pray at
the back there we stand in a circle and
and Tim said look I'll pray for you get
in the middle um and he he started
praying for me and he said I'm just
going to start by reading out the
passage that Ella is going to be
speaking on today and he started reading
and I was standing in the middle and I
thought that's not the passage I'm
speaking
on and I'd prepared a completely
different passage than was a apparently
supposed to be the talk for that
day and I thought I wonder if anybody
will notice if I run out the
door I thought I'm not a crypt for this
talk I'm not even speaking on the right
passage how can I get up there and do
this and just before I spoke um someone
came up to me during the service and
offered to pray for me and they said
there's just this phrase going around my
head they said I feel like God is saying
you have everything you need you are
prepared I have given you everything you
need we have everything we
need fear often is the thing that causes
us to second guess
ourselves to hide away like the
Israelites like Saul in his tent waiting
for someone else to step up and fight
the Giant
but God has made us he has called us and
he has given us everything we
need David also wins this battle because
he knows who God is throughout the
passage he repeatedly references who God
is he uses a couple of key phrases he
says I come against you in the name of
the Lord
Almighty the Living God
both of those phrases represent the same
thing we translate it as the Lord
Almighty but David uses the word Yahweh
the name that God gives himself and its
literal translation is I am who I
am the Eternal constant present
unchanging
God and then there's this idea of the
Living God a God who is alive
that would have been pretty radical at
the time where lots of the Gods around
would have been Idols made out of stone
or gold this is a living
God that's a phrase that's repeated
throughout the Bible we hear it in Hosea
where it says the people of Israel will
be called Children of the Living God in
one Thessalonians Paul writes you turned
from Idols to serve the Living
God David is reminding the Israelites
we don't have a stone God we have a God
who is present alive and
active unlike the idols of the time
whose godliness was inactive was
transactional this is radically
different this is a constant present
relational God who fights for his
people David says this is our God
you come against me with sword and Spear
and Javelin but I come against you in
the name of the Lord
Almighty there's a scene in the um naria
films I'm a massive naria fan um and
after one of the
battles there's a nanian dwarf who's
been really cynical doesn't really
believe and Alan comes up to him and he
Roars in his face and he says Do You See
Me
Now do you see me now do you know who I
am the Israelites needed that kind of a
shakeup I think I often need that kind
of a
shakeup do we know who we're talking
to do we know who our God
is David is pointing to God he knows who
he is
and he knows who his God
is andlike all of our Old Testament
Heroes that we've been looking at
David's life itself points to Jesus it
foreshadows Jesus Jesus is actually
referred to as the branch and the root
of
David the branch and the root of David
because he is a descendant of
David but also he's been there since the
beginning of
time he is the root of David as
well and the thing that David does in
that
battle is pretty similar it
foreshadows in a lesser way what Jesus
did for us because it wasn't supposed to
be David that went to fight Goliath it
shouldn't have been him if anything it
should have been Saul Saul was King he
was a head taller than all of the
israelit
according to scripture he leads the
Israelite Army he's also a member of The
Tribe of Benjamin who apparently were um
some of the best slingshot fighters
ever if there was anyone who should have
been going out to face Goliath it was
Saul but David went in his
place and in the same
way Jesus took our place
the point was never for us to be able to
save ourselves we can't do it up against
the Giants of this world the pain the
doubt the weariness the hurt we don't
stand a chance just like David against
that huge Warrior giant we are ill
equipped
inexperienced but it wasn't by sword or
spear or strength or ability or
personality or attractiveness or
anything else that David won the
battle it was in the name of the Lord
Almighty the Living God and Jesus's
death on the cross was God's Act of
saying this battle is
mine and it is
finished the final words that Jesus
speaks it is finished taking our sin and
our shame and dying for
us the Lord Almighty the Living God went
into battle for
us we're going to spend some time
praying
now and I think often we get caught
between those two things knowing who we
are or or knowing who God is we often
miss the point on one of
them I think maybe for some of us here
we have spent so long second in
ourselves forgetting who God has called
us to be that he made us that he loves
us that he sees our
weakness but that's actually the place
where his power is made
perfect and then there are some of us
who've
forgotten who God
is the fact that we have a sovereign
almighty God
who has already been to battle for
us why don't we stand together we're
going to pray into both of those
[Music]
things and if there is a specific
challenge that came up to you you might
not have felt able to say it aloud
earlier a specific battle that you're
facing in your life we would love to
pray for you there are going to be
people over here by The Love Letters um
who are available to pray for
you and maybe it's something else that
is stirred in you this
morning and actually the act of prayer
itself is an act of laying down doing
things in our own
strength it's an act of saying you know
what I can't save myself
so please do come and receive prayer
this morning let me pray for us all and
then we'll worship
together father I thank you that your
power is made perfect in our
weakness your power is made perfect in
our weakness
you don't ask us to be anything that
we're
not you can f fulfill your purposes in
US
Jesus God I ask that you would take
um the pieces of our
lives in the areas where maybe we feel
like we
carry shame or
pain or a kind of feeling of not
enoughness would you come and restore
us to our identity as children of
God would you also shake us up
Lord would we hear this morning the Roar
of the lion
saying do you know who I
am amen
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