Offertory scripture:
And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
1 John 4:16 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=1%20John%204:16&version=NKJV
Sermon message:
Church is not the building. It’s the people. It’s a family.
Thesis: the natural and the spiritual working together equals power.
Point #1: what we (allow ourselves to) hear is important.
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
Psalm 1:1-3 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Psalm%201:1-3&version=NKJV
Hearing and reading the word of God regularly is important.
Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given. For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
Mark 4:24-25 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Mark%204:24-25&version=NKJV
Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.”
Luke 8:18 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Luke%208:18&version=NKJV
Even scientific studies say that what you hear impacts your mental health, emotional health, and even physical health.
Point #2: What you hear affects what you think about
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Joshua 1:8 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Joshua%201:8&version=NKJV
Emphasis on listening and what we think about
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Romans%2012:2&version=NKJV
Let God transform you by changing the way you think.
As a man thinks, so is he.
Get in the Word. Drink in the Word. It’ll keep you in a good spot mentally, emotionally, and spiritually even when things around you are going poorly.
Point #3: What we hear and think about affects what we believe
E.g. God is good. Think about it.
Who do you want to control what you think about? Let it be God impacting what you think. Let it be His word and what He says. He wants to bless you and prosper you.
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:17 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Romans%2010:17&version=NKJV
Point #4: what we hear affects our attitude and our actions
And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?” But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” And they went to another village.
Luke 9:54-56 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Luke%209:54-56&version=NKJV
There is much more violence in our country and our world today than ever before. It’s because of what people hear that affects their attitudes and actions. We need to be of the right spirit.
The prayer is that the Bible will impact people’s lives in a positive way.
To wit: David and Goliath—most people know the overall story but not some key details.
Every time we go back over a familiar story it’s an opportunity for God to highlight a detail we may not have seen before.
Point #5: David was an ordinary person with great faith in an extraordinary God
We can learn from David in how to grow our faith. The secret is this: spend more time with God. Spend more time in His word.
An example: One time David was a shepherd; a lion took one of his lambs, but David relied on natural resources to get the lamb back. His faith in God allowed him to trust in the resources God gave him.
David experienced problems but believed God was bigger. And he did what he could with what he had—he took action.
Point #6: David faced Goliath with what he had and put faith in God. Both the natural and the spiritual led to power.
Moreover David said, “The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!”
1 Samuel 17:37 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=1%20Samuel%2017:37&version=NKJV
So the Philistine said to David, “ Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. And the Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!” Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, 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 hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.” So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David. Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.
1 Samuel 17:43-51 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=1%20Samuel%2017:43-51&version=NKJV
Point #7: Later, David had more natural weapons but kept his faith in God
Mark 4:24-25 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Mark%204:24-25&version=NKJV
Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.”
Luke 8:18 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Luke%208:18&version=NKJV
Even scientific studies say that what you hear impacts your mental health, emotional health, and even physical health.
Point #2: What you hear affects what you think about
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Joshua 1:8 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Joshua%201:8&version=NKJV
Emphasis on listening and what we think about
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Romans%2012:2&version=NKJV
Let God transform you by changing the way you think.
As a man thinks, so is he.
Get in the Word. Drink in the Word. It’ll keep you in a good spot mentally, emotionally, and spiritually even when things around you are going poorly.
Point #3: What we hear and think about affects what we believe
E.g. God is good. Think about it.
Who do you want to control what you think about? Let it be God impacting what you think. Let it be His word and what He says. He wants to bless you and prosper you.
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:17 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Romans%2010:17&version=NKJV
Point #4: what we hear affects our attitude and our actions
And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?” But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” And they went to another village.
Luke 9:54-56 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Luke%209:54-56&version=NKJV
There is much more violence in our country and our world today than ever before. It’s because of what people hear that affects their attitudes and actions. We need to be of the right spirit.
The prayer is that the Bible will impact people’s lives in a positive way.
To wit: David and Goliath—most people know the overall story but not some key details.
Every time we go back over a familiar story it’s an opportunity for God to highlight a detail we may not have seen before.
Point #5: David was an ordinary person with great faith in an extraordinary God
We can learn from David in how to grow our faith. The secret is this: spend more time with God. Spend more time in His word.
An example: One time David was a shepherd; a lion took one of his lambs, but David relied on natural resources to get the lamb back. His faith in God allowed him to trust in the resources God gave him.
David experienced problems but believed God was bigger. And he did what he could with what he had—he took action.
Point #6: David faced Goliath with what he had and put faith in God. Both the natural and the spiritual led to power.
Moreover David said, “The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!”
1 Samuel 17:37 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=1%20Samuel%2017:37&version=NKJV
So the Philistine said to David, “ Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. And the Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!” Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, 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 hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.” So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David. Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.
1 Samuel 17:43-51 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=1%20Samuel%2017:43-51&version=NKJV
Point #7: Later, David had more natural weapons but kept his faith in God
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