Facing Our Giants
June 24, 2018
1 Samuel 17:32-49 English Standard Version (ESV)
32 And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.” 33 And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth.” 34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock, 35 I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth. And if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard and struck him and killed him. 36 Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.” 37 And David said, “The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!”
38 Then Saul clothed David with his armor. He put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail, 39 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. 40 Then he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his shepherd’s pouch. His sling was in his hand, and he approached the Philistine.
41 And the Philistine moved forward and came near to David, with his shield-bearer in front of him. 42 And when the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was but a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance. 43 And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.44 The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field.” 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.
- Rev. Donn
- 1 sam
- 1 Samuel
- Answer God's Call
- Do I really Matter?
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- Not Easy
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Jesus Pray For US
May 13, 2018
- Rev. Donn
- John
- Faith
- Follow God first
- Just Trust the Pilot
- kindness
- Love
- peace
- Power of Prayer
- Trust God To Love US
Jesus prays for me but shouldn’t he ask me 1st what my needs are? Click to hear this thought provoking sermon!
Learn By Heart
March 18, 2018
- Rev. Donn
- agents of change
- Be a disciple
- Christ
- Come To Me
- hope
- It's your time
- joy
- kindness
- Love
- peace
The questions isn’t if we are in God’s heart…the question is will we allow God to live in ours. Will you?
“What Could I do…If I wasn’t Afraid?
November 19, 2017
- Rev. Donn
- Matthew
- choices
- Epic Failure
- Faithfulness
- fear
- Grace
- It's your time
- Just Trust the Pilot
- kindness
- my path
- Not Easy
- Obedience
- spirit
- suffering
Get Out Of the Boat…”Trust Me”!
Love Each Other- That’s Easy…Right?
October 30, 2017
- Rev. Donn
- Matthew
- It's your time
- kindness
- Love
- Not Easy
- Pharisees
- See God in Me
- See the inside...Not the Outside
- Trust
- What does the Lord require of you
Matthew 22:36-46 Revised Standard Version (RSV) 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it, You shall love your… Read More »
Who Owns What ?
October 8, 2017
- Rev. Donn
- Be a disciple
- Blessed
- Faith
- Faithfulness
- Follow God first
- God's grace belongs to God
- Good Deeds
- Grace
- hope
- kindness
- Lord
- Love
- peace
- See the inside...Not the Outside
- suffering
- What does the Lord require of you
- You don't have to do anything
Matthew 21:33-46New International Version (NIV) The Parable of the Tenants 33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place. 34 When the harvest time approached, he sent his… Read More »
What’s In A Name
October 1, 2017
- Rev. Donn
- Philippians
- Answer God's Call
- Be a disciple
- Christ
- Faith
- kindness
- my path
- Names
- Not Easy
- Obedience
- peace
- Perfect
- power
- What does the Lord require of you
Philippians 2:1-13 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Imitating Christ’s Humility 2 If then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, 2 make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or… Read More »
That is NOT Fair!!!
September 24, 2017
- Matthew
- Bias
- fair
- God's grace belongs to God
- Good Deeds
- Grace
- kindness
- Love
- Not Easy
- prejudice
- salvation
- Trust
- Trust God To Love US
- You don't have to do anything
Matthew 20:1-16 Revised Standard Version (RSV) The Laborers in the Vineyard 20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius[a] a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And going out about the third hour he saw others… Read More »
The Ripple Effect
July 2, 2017
Matthew 25:31-46 The Sheep and the Goats 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the… Read More »