“Fear focuses on the giant, faith focuses on God.”

Sermon Title: FACING OUR FEARS

Scripture Text: 1 SAMUEL 17

By: PTR NIC SY

Sermon Notes:

1 SAMUEL 17:45-51 ESV

45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.46 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,47 and that all this assembly may know that the LORD saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give you into our hand.”48 When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.49 And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and slung it and struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David.51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.

1 SAMUEL 17:1-3 ESV

1 Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle. And they were gathered at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered, and encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up in line of battle against the Philistines.3 And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them.

1 SAMUEL 17:11 ESV

11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

2 TIMOTHY 1:7 ESV

7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

What are you afraid of?

I. Remember who God is

1 SAMUEL 17:4-7 ESV

4 And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.5 He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.6 And he had bronze armor on his legs, and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.7 The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. And his shield-bearer went before him.

1 SAMUEL 17:26 ESV

26 And David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”

1 SAMUEL 17:25a ESV

25 And the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. …

“Fear will focus on the giant, faith will focus on God.”Biblical Passages that mention the Mark of the BeastREVELATIONS 13:15-17REVELATIONS 14:9REVELATIONS 14:11REVELATIONS 16:2REVELATIONS 19:20REVELTIONS 20:4

REVELATION 14:9-10 ESV

9 And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,10 he also will drink the wine of God's wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.

REVELATION 16:2 ESV

2 So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores came upo