1 Samuel 17:32-40

Five smooth
stones 1 Samuel 17:32-40

Introduction: David and goliath, we all have heard the story
and know it well, but what does it have to do with us? Our goliath doesn't carry sword or shield; he
swings blades of unemployment, abandonment, bigotry, greed. He throws spears of sexual abuse, child
abuse, insecurity or depression. Your giant doesn't parade up and down the
hills insulting your god and you; he prances through your office, your bedroom,
your classroom. He brings bills you can't pay, expectations you cannot reach,
people you can't please, whiskey you can't resist, pornography you can't
refuse, a career you can't escape, a past you can't shake, and a future you
can't face. You know your goliath well. What is our fear, our battle?

1.
WHO WAS DAVID

A.
DAVID A MAN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART ACTS 13:22

B.
THE WROTE SONGS ABOUT HIS VICTORIES

C.
YET HE SPENT YEARS ON THE RUN FROM SAUL

D.
HE WROTE PSALMS, SANG AND DANCED BEFORE THE LORD

E.
BUT HE
COMMITTED ADULTERY WITH BATHSHEBA

F.
HE WON VICTORIES OVER AMMONITES, AND PHILISTINES

G.
THEN MURDERED URIAH

H.
YET DAVID FAILED AS MUCH AS HE SUCCEEDED.

I.
HE WAS ON THE RUN AS OFTEN AS HE STOOD TO
FIGHT.

J.
DAVID LOST AS MUCH AS HE WON. A LOT LIKE US.

2.
THE WEAPONS HE USED

A.
SOMEONE ELSE’S WEAPONS 17:38

B.
FIVE SMOOTH STONES FROM THE BROOK

C.
EPH 6:10-18 THE ARMOR OF GOD

D.
A STONE OF FAITH,

E.
A STONE OF GOD’S WORD,

F.
A STONE OF FORGIVENESS,

G.
A STONE OF GOD’S LOVE FOR YOU,

H.
A STONE OF GOD’S PROMISE,

I.
A STONE OF PRAYER

J.
WHAT ARE THESE COMPARED TO YOUR GIANTS WEAPONS.

K.
PEOPLE AROUND US POKE FUN AT OUR WEAPONS OF
FAITH

3.
EMPOWERED BY GOD

A.
JUST FIVE SMOOTH STONES FROM THE BROOK, SMALL,
THEY FIT IN A SHOULDER BAG.

B.
SMOOTH STONES WORN OVER BY TIME, OLD.

C.
IN THE BROOK, COMMON, OVER LOOKED YET AVAILABLE
TO ALL

D.
WHY DIDN’T ANYONE ELSE PICK THEM UP?

E.
FIVE SMOOTH STONES, YET EMPOWERED BY GOD THEY
BRING DOWN A GIANT.

F.
“YOU HAVE YOUR SWORD, SPEAR AND JAVELIN” “I HAVE THE NAME OF THE LORD”

G.
GIDEON 6:37- 7:7 TOLD HE HAD TO MANY MEN FOR THE BATTLE

H.
ELISHA 2 KINGS 6:13-17 HAD AN INVISIBLE ARMY

I.
ROMANS 8:26-39
IF GOD BE FOR US WHO CAN STAND AGAINST US

Conclusion: many poke
fun at our faith. Our giants scream and
yell like a banshee from hell. Yet it is
god who empowers your weapons, even if they seem small and insignificant. David
a man like us took only 5 smooth stones from the brook, empowered by god and brought
down goliath. The weapons god has given
you, and empowered will defeat your goliath as well.