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Today we read the epic story of how David defeats Goliath, a giant Philistine warrior. Fr. Mike points out that David's heroic courage in this battle came from David's faithfulness to God and to the small tasks entrusted to him as a shepherd. We learn that when we are faithful and courageous in small matters, we can face the giants in our bigger battles. Today's readings are 1 Samuel 17 and Psalm 12. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.
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Daily Morning Prayer (4/7/25) from Trinity Anglican Church (Connersville, IN): Psalms 35-36; 1 Samuel 17; Acts 4 and a brief reading from the Book of HomiliesTo read along, visit: https://ie.dailyoffice1662.com/To own a Bible, visit: https://www.thomasnelsonbibles.com/product/kjv-center-column-reference-bible-with-apocrypha/To own a prayer book, visit: https://anglicanway.org/product/the-1662-book-of-common-prayer-international-edition-hardcover-march-2-2021/To own a hymnal, visit: https://anglicanhousepublishers.org/shop/the-book-of-common-praise-of-the-reformed-episcopal-church/
Daily Morning Prayer (4/7/25) from Trinity Anglican Church (Connersville, IN): Psalms 35-36; 1 Samuel 17; Acts 4 and a brief reading from the Book of HomiliesTo read along, visit: https://ie.dailyoffice1662.com/To own a Bible, visit: https://www.thomasnelsonbibles.com/product/kjv-center-column-reference-bible-with-apocrypha/To own a prayer book, visit: https://anglicanway.org/product/the-1662-book-of-common-prayer-international-edition-hardcover-march-2-2021/To own a hymnal, visit: https://anglicanhousepublishers.org/shop/the-book-of-common-praise-of-the-reformed-episcopal-church/
1 Samuel 17:1–58 || David and Goliath || Josh King by Meridian Church
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Compared with Psalm 126:6, "Bearing Precious Seed" - we go with the Word of God. Shelton shares about his ministry in the Pescadores Islands, who had never heard the name of Jesus.
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Journey with us through 1 Samuel 17 at Into the Word, a radio and online program committed to reading, loving, and living the whole Counsel of God. In this program we will work our way chapter by chapter through the whole Bible. Our host and Bible teacher for this adventure is Pastor Paul Carter. If you are interested in additional resources or previous episodes in the series, you can find those at https://intotheword.ca/. If you would like to support the program or our monthly mission partner, you can do so at https://intotheword.ca/how-to-support-the-into-the-word-podcast-bible-commentary. To connect with our Bible readers and Into the Word listeners, connect with us on Facebook at https://facebook.com/In2theWord
An unhurried daily meditation using the Bible, prayer, and reflection led by Pastor Jon Ciccarelli, Discipleship Pastor of Crosswalk Church in Redlands, CA, and Director of Discipleship for Crosswalk Global.If you are enjoying the podcast please go to Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify and share your rating and a review as your input will help bring awareness of this discipleship resource to more listeners around the world.To learn more about Abide and discipleship go to www.crosswalkvillage.com/discipleshipPlease feel free to reach out to us at abide@crosswalkvillage.com any time with your comments and questions. Thanks and blessings!
An unhurried daily meditation using the Bible, prayer, and reflection led by Pastor Jon Ciccarelli, Discipleship Pastor of Crosswalk Church in Redlands, CA, and Director of Discipleship for Crosswalk Global.If you are enjoying the podcast please go to Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify and share your rating and a review as your input will help bring awareness of this discipleship resource to more listeners around the world.To learn more about Abide and discipleship go to www.crosswalkvillage.com/discipleshipPlease feel free to reach out to us at abide@crosswalkvillage.com any time with your comments and questions. Thanks and blessings!
An unhurried daily meditation using the Bible, prayer, and reflection led by Pastor Jon Ciccarelli, Discipleship Pastor of Crosswalk Church in Redlands, CA, and Director of Discipleship for Crosswalk Global.If you are enjoying the podcast please go to Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify and share your rating and a review as your input will help bring awareness of this discipleship resource to more listeners around the world.To learn more about Abide and discipleship go to www.crosswalkvillage.com/discipleshipPlease feel free to reach out to us at abide@crosswalkvillage.com any time with your comments and questions. Thanks and blessings!
An unhurried daily meditation using the Bible, prayer, and reflection led by Pastor Jon Ciccarelli, Discipleship Pastor of Crosswalk Church in Redlands, CA, and Director of Discipleship for Crosswalk Global.If you are enjoying the podcast please go to Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify and share your rating and a review as your input will help bring awareness of this discipleship resource to more listeners around the world.To learn more about Abide and discipleship go to www.crosswalkvillage.com/discipleshipPlease feel free to reach out to us at abide@crosswalkvillage.com any time with your comments and questions. Thanks and blessings!
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The story of David and Goliath is one of the most well-known in the Bible, and it has even made its way into pop culture—used to describe underdog victories in sports, business, and life. But what if we've been misapplying this story all along? This battle was not just about courage, strength, or overcoming life's obstacles. It was about God's victory—not David's. David couldn't defeat Goliath by his own power, but God could and did. And just like David couldn't defeat Goliath on his own, we cannot defeat sin, death, and the devil on our own. But the descendant of David—Jesus Christ—did. Through His humble life, sacrificial death, and victorious resurrection, Jesus won the battle we never could. Join us as we explore the real meaning of David vs. Goliath and how it points us to the ultimate victory in Christ.
“The battle is the Lord's.” That short statement is both incredibly comforting and shockingly frustrating. We love to hear those words and to be reminded that God is ultimately in control. On the other hand, we want to stand up and fight for ourselves. We want to show off our self-sufficiency. But what if we couldn't fight the battle that needed to be won? Join us for this sermon as we unpack the epic story of David vs. Goliath, showing how David points us to our greater Champion who always fights for us, Jesus. Vicar Behm's sermon preached at Faith on March 9, 2025.Intro/Outro Music: “Depth of Field” by David Hilowitz
SERIES: Open Door PoliciesYou don't even have to be a churchgoer to know about David & Goliath - it's a legendary account that has cemented itself in cultures throughout the ages. But what are we to make of a slingshotting shepherd boy who takes down a giant? With God fighting our battles, should we expect to slay our own giants as well? God doesn't guarantee that. But he does foreshadow a greater guarantee through the victory of the giant slayer: an open door to heaven for all who believe.
Transfiguration Sunday, March 2, 2025 Our Sunday Lenten Series: Open Door Policies: God's surprising strategies for getting sinners back home.. Our Theme for Today: One stands; Everyone else sits. This week we see one man, Jesus Christ, stand against Satan. Christ fought the battle against Satan as one of us and he won that battle for all of us.First Reading: 1 Samuel 17: 4-11, 32-40, 45-49.Second Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16.Gospel: Luke 4:1-13.Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 17: 4-11, 32-40, 45-49. The Battle Belongs to the LORD.Pastor Nate Kassulke
Almost everyone knows David and Goliath. What is this story really about? Let's reexamine it from a ...
The Scripture readings are 1 Samuel 17:40-51; Hebrews 4:14-16; and Matthew 4:1-11. Christ has won the victory, and you follow Him on the field of victory. You know who has concurred and gives you the victory. And you also know the promises He has made to you – promises that He will fulfill. Believe those promises, and act and live accordingly.
Sermon text: 1 Samuel 17:4-11, 32-40, 45-49
As the Philistine and Israelite armies line up against each other, the Philistine champion Goliath taunts Israel for forty days straight. Though his size and strength are impressive, his defining feature is his idolatrous mocking of the living God. Forgetting God's promises, Saul and his army are fearful of this Philistine. Only David, the young shepherd from Jesse's family, remembers. David volunteers to fight the Philistine, knowing that the LORD fights for him. The LORD vindicates David's trust and gives the Philistine into David's hand, thus showing to the Israelites, the Philistines, and the whole earth that the LORD is the true God. As David delivered Israel from her enemies, so the Son of David, Jesus, has delivered us sinners from our enemies. Rev. Joel Haak, pastor at St. John Lutheran Church and School in Fraser, MI, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study 1 Samuel 17:1-58. "A Kingdom Unlike All the Nations” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through 1-2 Samuel. This time in Israel's history has its highs and lows, but the LORD's faithfulness never wavers. He provides His Word to be proclaimed faithfully through prophets like Samuel and Nathan. Even as princes like Saul and David sit on an earthly throne, the LORD remains King over His people, even as He does now and forever through the Lord Jesus Christ. Sharper Iron, hosted by Rev. Timothy Appel, looks at the text of Holy Scripture both in its broad context and its narrow detail, all for the sake of proclaiming Christ crucified and risen for sinners. Two pastors engage with God's Word to sharpen not only their own faith and knowledge, but the faith and knowledge of all who listen. Submit comments or questions to: listener@kfuo.org
How You Respond Determines What You Receive Your reaction determines your future. Saul and David both heard the same thing, but how they responded determined their future. Goliath was making threats. Saul heard it and David heard it. Saul reacted in fear, whereas David chose action. The king cowered but the shepherd boy was courageous. What was the difference? – David had a personal experience. He had personal victories. He had killed both a lion and a bear. The time of training came during a time of obscurity – when no one knew his name. He had no pulpit, no crown, no title- he just tended sheep. But God trained him for the kingship while he was tending sheep. 1 Samuel 17 Date of service 2/22/25
How You Respond Determines What You Receive Your reaction determines your future. Saul and David both heard the same thing, but how they responded determined their future. Goliath was making threats. Saul heard it and David heard it. Saul reacted in fear, whereas David chose action. The king cowered but the shepherd boy was courageous. What was the difference? – David had a personal experience. He had personal victories. He had killed both a lion and a bear. The time of training came during a time of obscurity – when no one knew his name. He had no pulpit, no crown, no title- he just tended sheep. But God trained him for the kingship while he was tending sheep. 1 Samuel 17 Date of service 2/22/25
Rev. Aldo Mondin - February 23, 2025
This chapter highlights David defeating Goliath.
1 Samuel 17:45-5045 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hands, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. 47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give all of you into our hands.”48 As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him. 49 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.50 So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
1 Samuel 17:38-4538 Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head. 39 David fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to them.“I cannot go in these,” he said to Saul, “because I am not used to them.” So he took them off. 40 Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd's bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine.41 Meanwhile, the Philistine, with his shield bearer in front of him, kept coming closer to David. 42 He looked David over and saw that he was little more than a boy, glowing with health and handsome, and he despised him. 43 He said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 “Come here,” he said, “and I'll give your flesh to the birds and the wild animals!”45 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
1 Samuel 17:32-3732 David said to Saul, “Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him.”33 Saul replied, “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, 35 I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it. 36 Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God. 37 The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.”Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you.”
Join us for this week's message with Pastor John in our Nothing Is Impossible sermon series as we look at the story of David and Goliath!
The Battle Is the Lord's: David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17) - Dr. Bill Cook
Kingsway Community Church
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