They Must Be Giants – Part 1:
David and Goliath
Pastor Bruce A. Shields
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SERMON INTRODUCTION
Most of us are all familiar with the story of David
& Goliath found in 1 Samuel 17 of
the Holy Bible. Today I want to begin a series entitled “They Must be Giants!”
Sometimes God calls me to preach a sermon series I may
have done before, as in this case. However, each time I go over the series, I
fine-tune it, move things around, add scripture, etc.
The last time I preached this series was in 2011
during the “Week of Renewal” we held here at the church. This is a message that never gets old, how to
defeat the seemingly great and mighty things which stand before us and our
spiritual growth in our life and walk with Christ.
“They must be giants” is a reference to Numbers
13:33 when the Israelite's saw the Giants and said they must have
looked like grasshoppers to them, and left in fear. However, you will not find
the word “giant” in your NIV Bibles;
it has been left in the original Hebrew tongue, “Nephilim”, which means giant.
Nephilim was the name of one of the tribes of Canon.
Over the next few weeks we will be examining how the
devil puts giants in our lives not only to try destroy us, but keep us from
God's promises. For us to understand what odds we are up against, we need to
look at the story of David, Goliath and the power of God.
TODAY’S SERMON
Part 1 - David and Goliath
1
Samuel 17:2 – 11
“Saul and the
Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew up their battle
line to meet the Philistines. 3 The
Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites another, with the valley
between them.
4 A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out
of the Philistine camp. He was over nine feet tall. 5 He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor
of bronze weighing five thousand shekels; 6
on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin was slung on his back.
7 His spear shaft was like a
weaver's rod, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. His shield bearer
went ahead of him.
8 Goliath stood and shouted to the
ranks of Israel, "Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a
Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose a man and have him
come down to me. 9 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." 10 Then the Philistine said, "This day I defy the ranks of
Israel! Give me a man and let us fight each other." 11 On hearing the Philistine's words, Saul and all the Israelites
were dismayed and terrified.”
The overall message of this
epistle to the church is;
With God, anything is
possible. In Christ Jesus, you can do all things.
I.
BACKGROUND
a.
Goliath
i. 6 Cubits tall
(Hebrew) or About 8 feet 9 inches.
ii. I have been asked
many times if I think this is a literal or figurative figure.
iii. I feel it is both,
it is Goliath's literal size, but figuratively it represents the spiritual
things that come against us in our lives today.
iv.
Tall people in the last century
a.
John Rogan, who
died in 1905 was nearly 9 feet tall.
b.
John F. Carroll was over 8 ½ feet tall, dying in 1969.
c.
Väinö
Myllyrinne of Finland was nearly 8 ½ feet tall.
d. Édouard Beaupré who by 11
years old was 6’ 6”, grew to over 8 ½ feet tall, and weighed 362 pounds, and
was not only the tallest at the time, but also recorded as the strongest in the
late 1800’s.
e.
Robert Wadlow, who died in 1940 was nearly 9 feet tall.
Just over 8’ 11”, and weighed 439 pounds.
v.
So YES, I believe that Goliath was as big as the Bible says.
vi. Goliath was the
Palestinian champion and veteran Warrior.
b.
This Symbolizes
our Spiritual Warfare
i.
Devil attacks where you are weakest.
ii.
He establishes
footholds that grow into strongholds in your life if not dealt with.
iii. He’s methodical in his preparation.
c. The Palestinian
Game Plan
i. Here we see the
same situation. Goliath struck fear into the Israelites.
ii. Face to Face no one
would challenge him.
iii. This tactic of
Goliath's with the one-on-one challenge drove the Israelites into a state of
cowardice.
iv. This took place for
40 days. The number 40 is mentioned 146 times in Scripture, the number 40
generally symbolizes a period of testing, trial or probation.
v. God’s people were
tested for 40 days, would they trust in the Lord, or would they go by what they
could “see”? And fear kept them silent.
vi. How many of us stay
silent during our trials? How many of us fear to face the giant that the devil
has placed before us, keeping us from the promises of God in our lives? When will
we stand and realize that the battle is the Lord’s, and we have nothing to
fear!
Nevertheless,
fear was the Israelite's master this day, and Goliath’s taunts continued.
II.
THE GIANTS TACTICS
a. Attacks (wiles of
the Devil)
i. One thing about
the enemies taunts and attacks. When he sees something working, guess what, he
does more of that one thing. Once he finds a weakness in your defenses, you
better believe that all of his forces and attacks are going to be focused on
that one area of your life!
ii. Oh, how the devil continues this
today!
iii. He can cause us to shrivel up and
fear him by challenging us with a one-on-one battle with him. And we look at
this giant, so much bigger than us, and see a seasoned veteran who knows
how to fight.
iv. He appears to us in our lives as
this thing that is so big, we could never defeat it!
a. Drugs
b. Alcohol
c. Abuses and addictions
d. Sickness
e. Pornography
f. Fear
g. Anger
h. Bitterness
i. Unforgiveness
j. Greed
k. Regret
l. Sin
m. Mistakes
n. Poor Choices; and the list goes on and on as he taunts us...
v. And out of our shock at the size of the giant, out of our fear his taunts
create in us, out of the one-on-one challenge he makes, drawing the line in the
sand and commanding from us, “give me
your best, and if you lose, you will surrender to me!”, we forget, like the
Israelites forgot, this isn’t our battle, it belongs to the Lord!
b. It’s not our fight
i. The one thing the devil does not
want you to realize, this isn’t your fight!
ii. Ephesians 6: We battle NOT against flesh and blood, but against
powers and principalities…
iii. Our battle, just as the battle this day between the Israelites and the
Philistines, was spiritual!
iv. Though it may appear that wars take place with people, the forces behind
these wars are spiritual
v. For power, authority dominion of land and countries.
c. We Must Walk in the
Spirit
i. However, the
Israelites were walking not in the spirit, but by flesh.
ii. They were going by what they saw, not by what they believed.
iii. We need to walk in the spirit, and walk not by sight, but by faith.
iv. Walk with the faith and assurance as a child of God.
III.
DAVID’S LESSON
a. David
i. Here comes such a young man named
David.
ii. He’s the youngest son of Jesse.
iii. He’s not here this day to fight though, he was sent on an errand.
iv. David was sent by his father to deliver provisions for his brothers.
v. He happened in on a bad situation.
vi. God brings us to these places sometimes.
This giant was not looking for David, but God brought David to him.
b. Spirit Walker
i. David walked in the spirit.
ii. How do we know this?
iii. Because in the previous chapter we see God had chosen David and he was
anointed with oil by Samuel, which represents God pouring out His Holy Spirit,
and it says in 1 Samuel 16:11 “and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David
from that day forward.”
iv. During this time, Jesus had not died on the Cross yet, so the Holy Spirit
was not sent to all, only a few choice leaders and priests and prophets to lead
the people.
v. David was chosen by God to lead the people of Israel, and although God
had chosen him and anointed Him with His Holy Spirit, it would be years before
David would actually take the throne.
c. God’s Anointing
i. There are some of
you here right now whom God has anointed.
ii. There are some of you right now who God has chosen to step up and
lead for God.
iii. There are some here today who God has anointed and blessed with His
Holy Spirit to be leaders among men. Perhaps He has called you to preach.
Perhaps He has called you to teach. Perhaps He has called you to minister
to those in need.
iv. And you have not seen this happen yet in your life, don’t be discouraged.
If God has anointed you, and you answer His call, it WILL come to pass.
d. God’s Preparation
i. God prepares the
way for the anointing He has given.
ii. He is the Good Shepherd and will lead the way for you to take.
iii. Just as He did for David.
iv. Continue to walk in the Spirit, and be patient for God’s hand.
e. One Must Stand
i. David, who walked by the spirit,
heard the Israelite men talking around him and saw how they feared this giant.
ii. He listened in disbelief.
iii. On one hand you have this uncircumcised philistine, which during this
time, uncircumcised was short for saying they did not have a relationship with
God, and on the other side of the valley you had the Children of Israel, God’s
chosen people, God was with them!
iv. Although the Israelites could not see, David saw clearly.
v. We have armies of the living God on one side, and a bunch of fools who
rely on idols on the other! David saw the battle, the task at hand for what it
was.
vi. Why could he see so clearly? Because he was anointed with the Holy
Spirit. Why was he so bold and brave at such a young age? Because his
confidence and strength came from the Lord, who was in him as the Holy Spirit.
f. True Perspective
i. David knew the
battle was not his, but the Lords. And David knew no one could defeat the Lord
our God.
ii. Goliaths taunts and challenges of a one-on-one was not going to be man to
man, rather mortal against God. Think of Goliaths description as man sees him;
iii. REALITY—9 foot tall, hundreds of pounds, a trained killer, a veteran
soldier.
iv. Against; The Living God, who made the universe and everything in it
(including Goliath!)
v. This is perspective.
vi. So why can David see this perspective that everyone else is missing?
vii.
David has lived with the
Living God all his life, and has been anointed with the Holy Spirit.
viii.
He has lived in the fields
tending sheep and spending time with God.
ix. He has called on God many times for help when faced with wild animals,
lions and bears, who have threatened his sheep.
x. He was just a teen at this time!
xi. And he had seen the way God had protected him and gave him victory over
those wild animals.
xii.
David looks across the valley
at this giant of the philistines, and he sees just another man who opposes God
and who’ll “surly die” for this opposition in the end.
xiii.
Perspective, it changes the
battlefield!
xiv.
God want us to have, and to
keep this perspective in life.
xv. Reading God’s Word will remind you of these things.
xvi.
Spending time in prayer will
build that relationship with the Lord.
xvii.
Like David, remembering the
things God has already done in your life will remind you of how He provides in
every situation.
xviii.
This is why it is so
important to thank God for blessings each day, so that you are thankful, but
also reminding yourself of all God does for you in your life.
xix.
Our praises and thanksgivings
and blessings will always outnumber our concerns and worries, although we may
not realize it.
xx. Concerns and worries always appear to be so much bigger.
xxi.
They appear this way because
we look at our problems and try to have solutions instead of handing them to
the Lord.
xxii.
This makes them seem so much
bigger than our praises sometimes.
xxiii.
Perspective changes
everything.
g. I Will Face Him!
i. This story went
from an Israelite having to face a giant, to a giant having to face the creator
of everything!
ii. This is the perspective we need in our lives so that we too can be
victorious like David, defeating the so called giants in our lives.
iii. David proclaims “I will fight him.”
iv. We need to decide when enough is enough from the devil.
v. We need to realize we do not have to put up with his garbage!
vi. The disciples were amazed when they found that the demons had to obey
them in the name of Jesus Christ when they rebuked them.
vii.
They have no choice in the
matter. But we need to know that!
viii.
We need to know that when you
belong to the Body of Christ, you are a child of the Living God!
h. Power and Authority
i. Remember the
prodigal son, when he returned to his father, he was given blessings and
benefits of the kingdom were returned to him.
ii. His father gave him a ring, the signet ring that represented the power
and authority of the father’s kingdom. With that ring, benefits of the father’s
kingdom followed the son.
iii. The power and authority was the father’s, but the son had access to it
because it was given to him.
iv. The same goes for us.
v. All power and authority was given to Jesus Christ by the Father in heaven
(Matthew 28:18), and we are acting as
the Body of Christ, representing the Kingdom of God here on earth!
vi. This is why we do everything in the name of Jesus Christ. It’s not by our power or might, but by the
name of Jesus!
vii.
THAT is where the power and
authority is found!
viii.
And we as the Children of the
Living God, members of the Body of Christ, have access to it.
CONCLUSION
When we face our
giants, it is not by our might but the Lord’s, for it is His battle, not ours.
Saul replied to
David, "You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight
him; you are only a boy, and he has been a fighting man from his youth."
David replied, “The
LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will
deliver me from the hand of this Philistine."
Confidence in the Lord.
Assurance that
the Lord will CONTINUE to protect and deliver him from evil.
Now this is the
most important part of the story. This is very important.
They put the
king’s armor on David to prepare him for battle. Of course it didn’t fit
because David was just a kid.
Still looking at
the situation from the eyes of men, they think David cannot face this giant,
and they try to prepare David with their man made equipment.
How many times do
we stare at our giants in life and try to resolve things our way or in the ways
of man?
David removed the
armor and went down to the valley to face Goliath with his staff in hand.
1
Samuel 17:41 – 51 Victory was David’s Because of the Lord!
It’s God who
gives the victory.
Not through our
devices, weapons or formulas.
Not through our
plans, or manmade vices.
But through the
power of God, in the form of the Holy Spirit.
David did not win
because of His might, but because of the Lord’s.
David did not win
because of the king’s armor, but the Armor of God.
David did not win
because he had superior abilities or weapons, but by the hand of God.
It doesn’t matter
what you face in life, God can defeat it!
You MUST;
1. Identify your true enemy
2. Realize the battle is Spiritual
3. Recognize and acknowledge the battle is NOT yours, but the Lord's
4. Continue to walk in the Spirit of God
5. and STAND against the device Satan is using against you
6. Keeping all confidence in the Lord, and not yourself or the ways of man
To do this, you
MUST turn to Him. You must submit to the
Lord.
You MUST make the
Lord your shepherd, and He will lead you to victory, regardless of what tries
to stand against you!
Next week we will look at the giant named
Unforgiveness.
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