1. The Focus ” When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.” I Samuel 17:11

2. The Fear “And Saul said to David, ‘Go, and the LORD be with you!’” I Samuel 17: 37(b)

3. The Fortune “. . .and David strapped his sword over his armor. And he tried in vain to go, for he had not tested them. Then David said to Saul, ‘I cannot go with these, for I have not tested them.’ So David put them off.” I Samuel 17:39

4. The Forgetfulness “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. This day the LORD will deliver you into my hands, and I will strike you down and cut off your head . . .(so that) all this assembly may know that the LORD saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the LORD's, he will give you into our hand.’” 1 Samuel 17:45f

I Corinthians 12:12-31

Philippians 2:1-11 (companion)

1. Need to Need ”For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. For the body does not consist of one member but of many.” I Corinthians 12:13, 14

2. Need to Respect “If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.” I Corinthians 12:17, 18

3. Need to Empathize “If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.” I Corinthians 12:26

I Corinthians 12:12-31

Philippians 2:1-11 (companion)

1. Need to Need ”For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. For the body does not consist of one member but of many.” I Corinthians 12:13, 14

2. Need to Respect “If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.” I Corinthians 12:17, 18

3. Need to Empathize “If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.” I Corinthians 12:26

Acts 16:6-15

Philippians 1:1-6 (companion)

1. The Sovereignty ”And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.” Acts 16:10

2. The Society “One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.” Acts 16:14

3. The Service “And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, ‘If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.’ And she prevailed upon us.”Acts 16:15

Acts 16:6-15

Philippians 1:1-6 (companion)

1. The Sovereignty ”And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.” Acts 16:10

2. The Society “One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.” Acts 16:14

3. The Service “And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, ‘If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.’ And she prevailed upon us.”Acts 16:15

Acts 8:4-8, 26-39

Psalm 40:1-6(a) (companion)

1. The Call “Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, ‘Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ This is a desert place.” Acts 8:26

2. The Companion “And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship.” Acts 8:27

3. The Command “And the Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go over and join this chariot.’ So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, ‘Do you understand what you are reading?’”Acts 8:29-30

4. The Comradery “And he said, ‘How can I, unless someone guides me?’ And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.” Acts 8:31

5. The Conviction “And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, ‘See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?’” Acts 8:36

Acts 8:4-8, 26-39

Psalm 40:1-6(a) (companion)

1. The Call “Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, ‘Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ This is a desert place.” Acts 8:26

2. The Companion “And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship.” Acts 8:27

3. The Command “And the Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go over and join this chariot.’ So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, ‘Do you understand what you are reading?’”Acts 8:29-30

4. The Comradery “And he said, ‘How can I, unless someone guides me?’ And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.” Acts 8:31

5. The Conviction “And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, ‘See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?’” Acts 8:36

Genesis 4:25-5:24

Acts 3:1-8 (companion)

He Walked WITH Him “Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters.” Genesis 5:22

He Walked BEFORE Him “Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.” Genesis 5:24

He Walked AFTER Him “Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.”Genesis 5:24

Genesis 4:25-5:24

Acts 3:1-8 (companion)

He Walked WITH Him “Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters.” Genesis 5:22

He Walked BEFORE Him “Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.” Genesis 5:24

He Walked AFTER Him “Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.”Genesis 5:24

Genesis 1:26-27; 2:18-23

Psalm 139:1-13 (companion)

1. Our Reflection “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness . . . ’”

2. Our Responsibility “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion . . .’”

3. Our Relationship “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”