May 23, 2021

DAVID

Part 2: How to Kill a Giant

(1 Samuel 17:1) Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Sokoh in Judah. They pitched camp at Ephes Dammim, between Sokoh and Azekah. Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines. The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites another, with the valley between them.

How to Kill a Giant

(1 Samuel 17:8-11) 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. 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.” Then the Philistine said, “This day I defy the armies of Israel! Give me a man and let us fight each other.” On hearing the Philistine’s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.

1. See God through what  __________________.

2. See yourself through what  _________________________________.

3. See your circumstances through ______________________________.

(1 Samuel 17:28) When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at him and asked, “Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is.

4. Know _____________ by knowing ______________.

(1 Samuel 17:29-30) “Now what have I done?” said David. “Can’t I even speak?” He then turned away to someone else and brought up the same matter.

(1 Samuel 17:33) Saul replied, “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”

5. Remember your __________________.

(1 Samuel 17:34-36) But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it. Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.

6. ____________________ to your giant.

(1 Samuel 17:45-46) David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hands.

(1 Samuel 17:48) As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.

7. _________________ the giant quickly.

(1 Samuel 17:49-50) Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground. So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.

8. __________________________ the giant.

(1 Samuel 17:51) David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine’s sword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him, he cut off his head with the sword.

The Profile of a Giant Killer

• See ____________.

• Act _______________.

• Walk ____________.