Sound Doctrine

Fear is easily transferable. It is amazing how fear and mass hysteria spreads through a crowd and can even affect the bravest of men. Well as we look into First Samuel seventeen, we find a King and his entire army trapped in fear because of a man so large you would have to stand on a ladder just to touch his head. But there was one young man who did not fear this giant, because of his trust in his God. Here is the story of young Kind David and his confrontation with Goliath.

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There was a man whose height was somewhere between nine and a half to eleven feet tall, and his coat of armor alone weighed as much as a man. His name was Goliath, and he dared defy the army of God. Let’s join pastor Jeff as he begins a look at this familiar story, from First Samuel Chapter seventeen.

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We will hear of two kinds of hearts. There’s king Saul - his heart was for himself. Then there was David - who had a heart for the Lord. Saul learned too late that to obey is better than to sacrifice.

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Today we begin a study in the second half of First Samuel sixteen. This is a really interesting time in Israel’s history. Saul was the King, and he was a very troubled man. He was being troubled by an evil spirit. He was also a fan of good music, so he sent his servants off to find a musician to soothe his troubled soul. Who did they bring back? David - the man anointed by God to take Saul’s place.

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Today we’ll return to a story probably familiar to most of you. When God was looking for the second king of Israel, He chose a sixteen year old shepherd boy Most folks thought this was a poor choice, but God saw a young man who was after His own heart.

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Today on Sound Doctrine, Pastor Jeff Johnson will show us how to do that and maintain our sanity in the Christian life, even during those periods when it’s easy to become frustrated. We are traveling through First Samuel at the present time, and today we’ll be looking at chapter sixteen. It’s here that the Lord anoints David to be King over Israel.

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We are currently focusing out attention on the Old Testament book of First Samuel. When you think of this book, you probably think first of the encounter David had with Goliath, in chapter seventeen. We’ll be getting to that famous bout next week, but for today, we will be wrapping up our look at chapter fifteen, and the sad story of a man named Saul. King Saul had everything a man could want. He was handsome. He was powerful. He was wealthy. But he had one major flaw.

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oday, as we consider First Samuel chapter fifteen, we see Saul reap the consequences of defying God. It’s not a good time for Saul, and he actually realizes his mistakes, but still, that’s not going to do him any good. It’s a lesson we need to learn in our own lives.

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As we continue to study First Samuel fifteen today, we see Saul turn His back on God… and we see the consequences of that foolish decision. Pastor Jeff will remind us today the same thing can happen to us, if we take God out of the decision-making process.

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Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. We see it happen again and again, especially in politics. When a person suddenly assumes power or position - it can lead them to do many things they would have never dream of doing previously. That was the case with the first King of Israel, Saul. After some time in power Saul began to feel as though he was in control, and not God.

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