1 00:00:03,770 --> 00:00:10,200 have a seat thank you so good to be here 2 00:00:06,990 --> 00:00:12,870 tonight who's excited yeah school 3 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:16,410 holidays for some of us for others it's 4 00:00:12,870 --> 00:00:18,090 torture but so good that you've come out 5 00:00:16,410 --> 00:00:19,949 tonight and I just want to share 6 00:00:18,090 --> 00:00:22,710 something that's kind of been on my 7 00:00:19,949 --> 00:00:25,470 heart for a little bit and it's funny 8 00:00:22,710 --> 00:00:28,199 because today my first point has been 9 00:00:25,470 --> 00:00:29,670 preached a couple of times already so in 10 00:00:28,199 --> 00:00:32,070 Brazil preach part of it this morning 11 00:00:29,670 --> 00:00:33,870 thank you in in Communion and pastor 12 00:00:32,070 --> 00:00:35,460 been during the service so I really 13 00:00:33,870 --> 00:00:37,230 think it's it's something that God 14 00:00:35,460 --> 00:00:39,629 really wants to communicate to us today 15 00:00:37,230 --> 00:00:41,550 so I'm just going to jump straight in if 16 00:00:39,629 --> 00:00:43,260 you've got your Bibles we're going to go 17 00:00:41,550 --> 00:00:48,270 to the book of first Timothy 18 00:00:43,260 --> 00:00:50,820 first Timothy chapter 1 first Timothy 19 00:00:48,270 --> 00:00:52,530 chapter 1 I promise I'm not going to go 20 00:00:50,820 --> 00:00:54,329 long tonight because if the ice-creams 21 00:00:52,530 --> 00:00:56,190 come out I know none of us want to have 22 00:00:54,329 --> 00:00:58,379 Maxo bond soup 23 00:00:56,190 --> 00:01:01,079 we don't want it Melton and so we want 24 00:00:58,379 --> 00:01:06,119 to have it while it's still good but 25 00:01:01,079 --> 00:01:09,420 first Timothy chapter 1 and I'm going to 26 00:01:06,119 --> 00:01:11,840 read from verse 18 and 19 and this is 27 00:01:09,420 --> 00:01:15,240 the Apostle Paul speaking to his protege 28 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:18,390 Timothy and he says Timothy my son I am 29 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:20,909 giving you this command in keeping with 30 00:01:18,390 --> 00:01:24,000 the prophecies once made about you so 31 00:01:20,909 --> 00:01:26,729 that by recalling them you may fight the 32 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:29,369 battle well holding on to faith and a 33 00:01:26,729 --> 00:01:32,820 good conscience which some have rejected 34 00:01:29,369 --> 00:01:36,450 and so have suffered shipwreck with 35 00:01:32,820 --> 00:01:38,729 regard to the faith Apostle Paul is 36 00:01:36,450 --> 00:01:41,520 phenomenal and only he can use 37 00:01:38,729 --> 00:01:44,729 picturesque language like this he is 38 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:47,159 he's been mentoring a young pastor by 39 00:01:44,729 --> 00:01:50,490 the name of Timothy encouraging him so 40 00:01:47,159 --> 00:01:53,369 when you read these the books to Timothy 41 00:01:50,490 --> 00:01:55,290 you'll hear things like Timothy God has 42 00:01:53,369 --> 00:01:58,049 not given you a spirit of fear but of 43 00:01:55,290 --> 00:01:59,759 love power and a sound mind Timothy 44 00:01:58,049 --> 00:02:02,100 don't let anyone look down on you 45 00:01:59,759 --> 00:02:04,770 because of your age but set an example 46 00:02:02,100 --> 00:02:08,160 for all believers in life in love in 47 00:02:04,770 --> 00:02:11,069 purity and in speech so he's encouraging 48 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:13,380 him here in the context is that there 49 00:02:11,069 --> 00:02:16,620 are other leaders that have been 50 00:02:13,380 --> 00:02:19,620 preaching false doctrines and preaching 51 00:02:16,620 --> 00:02:22,350 things falsehoods and fallacies and he's 52 00:02:19,620 --> 00:02:25,290 trying to correct Timothy and he's 53 00:02:22,350 --> 00:02:27,240 saying you've actually got a fight to 54 00:02:25,290 --> 00:02:30,300 declare the right thing because these 55 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:32,700 people that are trying to introduce 56 00:02:30,300 --> 00:02:35,280 these things that are not the gospel are 57 00:02:32,700 --> 00:02:37,410 they've ended up shipwrecked and you 58 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:40,830 know what a shipwreck is don't you it's 59 00:02:37,410 --> 00:02:43,680 a vessel that is ineffective and so we 60 00:02:40,830 --> 00:02:46,200 are called vessels the Bible says that 61 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:48,750 we have this treasure in earthen vessels 62 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:51,840 and so the Apostle Paul is saying look 63 00:02:48,750 --> 00:02:53,640 you need to fight so that this doesn't 64 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:56,640 happen to you or anyone that you are 65 00:02:53,640 --> 00:02:59,300 leading because you will either run 66 00:02:56,640 --> 00:03:02,490 aground or you will sink to the bottom 67 00:02:59,300 --> 00:03:04,920 either way you will be ineffective you 68 00:03:02,490 --> 00:03:07,380 will become like a cautionary tale of 69 00:03:04,920 --> 00:03:09,780 how not to live the Christian life and 70 00:03:07,380 --> 00:03:13,700 so it sits with this thought that I 71 00:03:09,780 --> 00:03:17,220 really want to look at this subject of 72 00:03:13,700 --> 00:03:19,550 fight see I don't even know the title of 73 00:03:17,220 --> 00:03:19,550 my message 74 00:03:20,340 --> 00:03:24,840 the fight of your life the fight of your 75 00:03:23,190 --> 00:03:27,720 life because there are certain things 76 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:29,400 that are actually worth fighting for 77 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:31,590 there are certain things that are 78 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:34,350 actually worth fighting for and one of 79 00:03:31,590 --> 00:03:36,930 them is your faith one of them is your 80 00:03:34,350 --> 00:03:39,450 faith you know we we know that Jesus won 81 00:03:36,930 --> 00:03:41,220 the victory for us we we know that but 82 00:03:39,450 --> 00:03:44,250 there are certain things that we must 83 00:03:41,220 --> 00:03:47,910 contend with we must fight otherwise 84 00:03:44,250 --> 00:03:49,170 those things will shipwreck us amen so 85 00:03:47,910 --> 00:03:51,540 why don't you pray with me and we'll get 86 00:03:49,170 --> 00:03:53,790 stuck into it father I thank you for 87 00:03:51,540 --> 00:03:56,550 your word I thank you Lord God that 88 00:03:53,790 --> 00:03:59,190 tonight you'll not just bring revelation 89 00:03:56,550 --> 00:04:02,280 but transformation speak to us Holy 90 00:03:59,190 --> 00:04:05,250 Spirit give us receptive hearts clean 91 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:06,959 keen minds Lord God to hear what you 92 00:04:05,250 --> 00:04:10,080 were saying and I just thank you Lord 93 00:04:06,959 --> 00:04:12,390 God that everyone who hears your word 94 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:15,180 tonight Lord God that the seed will fall 95 00:04:12,390 --> 00:04:18,000 on good soil and it will change them 96 00:04:15,180 --> 00:04:22,260 forever and we would ask this in Jesus 97 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:25,410 name in Jesus name when I was 11 years 98 00:04:22,260 --> 00:04:26,940 old something happened to me that was 99 00:04:25,410 --> 00:04:28,800 probably the peak of 100 00:04:26,940 --> 00:04:32,040 my life up until then but looking back 101 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:34,260 now I can say that beyond becoming a 102 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:36,810 Christian accepting Jesus getting 103 00:04:34,260 --> 00:04:39,180 married to Michelle and having our two 104 00:04:36,810 --> 00:04:41,460 kids this is probably the next thing 105 00:04:39,180 --> 00:04:44,100 that's right up there in my top five and 106 00:04:41,460 --> 00:04:46,740 it happened just one ordinary Saturday 107 00:04:44,100 --> 00:04:48,780 afternoon I was 11 years old I was at 108 00:04:46,740 --> 00:04:50,640 home I had a bit of downtime I've done 109 00:04:48,780 --> 00:04:52,650 all my chores and I'm sitting in the 110 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:55,680 lounge room watching TV when all of a 111 00:04:52,650 --> 00:04:57,630 sudden there's a beep a car horn outside 112 00:04:55,680 --> 00:05:00,210 and I have a look at the through the 113 00:04:57,630 --> 00:05:02,400 window and I recognize it's my auntie's 114 00:05:00,210 --> 00:05:04,890 car that has just driven down our 115 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:07,860 driveway and I thought are cool it's my 116 00:05:04,890 --> 00:05:10,710 art and she gets out but then all of a 117 00:05:07,860 --> 00:05:15,510 sudden my heart stopped when out of the 118 00:05:10,710 --> 00:05:18,060 passenger side stepped this mammoth 119 00:05:15,510 --> 00:05:21,720 human being that I had only ever seen on 120 00:05:18,060 --> 00:05:26,580 TV he was a wrestler and he went by the 121 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:29,310 name of king tonga our Tongan and and he 122 00:05:26,580 --> 00:05:31,890 was so this is this is the late 80s when 123 00:05:29,310 --> 00:05:35,160 it was the WWF the World Wrestling 124 00:05:31,890 --> 00:05:37,080 Federation and I was right into this 125 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:40,080 after watching WrestleMania one with 126 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:40,890 Hulk Hogan and mr. t and I could not 127 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:44,370 believe my eyes 128 00:05:40,890 --> 00:05:46,740 that this guy was in my driveway and I 129 00:05:44,370 --> 00:05:49,680 was in shock and I watched as he slowly 130 00:05:46,740 --> 00:05:51,570 made his way up our stairs filled the 131 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:53,669 doorframe I've never seen our doorframe 132 00:05:51,570 --> 00:05:55,890 filled that way and he looked at me and 133 00:05:53,669 --> 00:05:58,590 he shook my hand and he is a Tongan 134 00:05:55,890 --> 00:06:01,560 thing he gave me a kiss and I was in 135 00:05:58,590 --> 00:06:04,710 shock it turns out that the WWF were 136 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:06,180 touring all around Australia and and and 137 00:06:04,710 --> 00:06:08,310 this is so funny because Saturday 138 00:06:06,180 --> 00:06:10,500 afternoons I used to watch wrestling on 139 00:06:08,310 --> 00:06:12,330 wild world of sports and every now and 140 00:06:10,500 --> 00:06:14,669 then I'd be watching something and this 141 00:06:12,330 --> 00:06:16,260 guy king tonga he would be wrestling and 142 00:06:14,669 --> 00:06:18,930 my mum would walk past and she would say 143 00:06:16,260 --> 00:06:21,090 oh you know that's my cousin and I said 144 00:06:18,930 --> 00:06:23,510 yeah right now you know it's all 145 00:06:21,090 --> 00:06:25,380 Islander thing we're all cousins yeah 146 00:06:23,510 --> 00:06:27,030 Kazi bro yeah yeah 147 00:06:25,380 --> 00:06:30,030 yes you're mark yeah good idea that's 148 00:06:27,030 --> 00:06:33,330 that's awesome well it turns out that it 149 00:06:30,030 --> 00:06:36,180 really is and so he's not only turned up 150 00:06:33,330 --> 00:06:39,000 at our house but he's got tickets for us 151 00:06:36,180 --> 00:06:40,050 to accompany him to Festival Hall in 152 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:42,810 Brisbane 153 00:06:40,050 --> 00:06:45,060 sit ringside and watch him take on the 154 00:06:42,810 --> 00:06:48,840 Magnificent Muraco this other man 155 00:06:45,060 --> 00:06:51,210 mountain so it is like the best day it 156 00:06:48,840 --> 00:06:53,729 is like the best day of my life and I 157 00:06:51,210 --> 00:06:55,349 get ready and and I find out that we're 158 00:06:53,729 --> 00:06:56,819 actually going to me and my dad are 159 00:06:55,349 --> 00:06:59,039 actually going to be driving him to 160 00:06:56,819 --> 00:07:01,259 festival hall so my dad's sitting 161 00:06:59,039 --> 00:07:03,240 driving he's just filled 162 00:07:01,259 --> 00:07:05,340 he's just filled that the passenger side 163 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:07,680 it's like seeing an adult said in a a 164 00:07:05,340 --> 00:07:09,509 chair from the prep classroom you know 165 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:11,520 you know what I mean just and he's 166 00:07:09,509 --> 00:07:13,199 sitting there and my dad I don't know 167 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:15,389 what he was thinking but he drives and 168 00:07:13,199 --> 00:07:17,520 he pulls up right in front of Festival 169 00:07:15,389 --> 00:07:19,740 Hall there are thousands of people there 170 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:22,379 and he just stops there and we've got to 171 00:07:19,740 --> 00:07:24,360 get out and then king tonga he puts me 172 00:07:22,379 --> 00:07:27,300 in front of him like I'm his security 173 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:30,479 I'm 11 years old I'm like about this big 174 00:07:27,300 --> 00:07:31,530 and we walk and it's like Moses parting 175 00:07:30,479 --> 00:07:33,960 the Red Sea 176 00:07:31,530 --> 00:07:37,259 everyone and we just walked through I 177 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:40,080 take my seat he goes and gets ready and 178 00:07:37,259 --> 00:07:42,629 and he's on the undercard so if you know 179 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:44,159 how this works there's a main event but 180 00:07:42,629 --> 00:07:47,279 then there's all these other matches 181 00:07:44,159 --> 00:07:49,529 leading up and and he comes in and it's 182 00:07:47,279 --> 00:07:52,110 exciting the atmosphere is phenomenal 183 00:07:49,529 --> 00:07:53,819 but then all of a sudden the main event 184 00:07:52,110 --> 00:07:57,180 happens this is really what everyone's 185 00:07:53,819 --> 00:07:59,789 come for and there's this just like this 186 00:07:57,180 --> 00:08:04,590 hush that begins and then the ring 187 00:07:59,789 --> 00:08:06,169 announcer steps up and he says ladies 188 00:08:04,590 --> 00:08:11,400 and gentlemen boys and girls of all ages 189 00:08:06,169 --> 00:08:15,229 welcome to the main event introducing 190 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:19,889 first managed by Bobby the brain Heenan 191 00:08:15,229 --> 00:08:25,580 from Los Angeles California standing 6 192 00:08:19,889 --> 00:08:30,449 foot 10 inches weighing 367 pounds Big 193 00:08:25,580 --> 00:08:33,329 John Studd and the crowd just boos this 194 00:08:30,449 --> 00:08:35,490 is the villain the crowd is booing and 195 00:08:33,329 --> 00:08:37,349 throwing popcorn and just you know 196 00:08:35,490 --> 00:08:39,630 because this guy is a what they call a 197 00:08:37,349 --> 00:08:41,579 real heel he's just an absolute villain 198 00:08:39,630 --> 00:08:44,339 and that and then all of a sudden the 199 00:08:41,579 --> 00:08:46,740 crowd starts to die down the lights dim 200 00:08:44,339 --> 00:08:49,350 and then there's a bit of music that 201 00:08:46,740 --> 00:08:52,850 plays and the ring announcer says and 202 00:08:49,350 --> 00:08:56,410 his opponents 203 00:08:52,850 --> 00:08:59,899 from Grenoble in the French Alps 204 00:08:56,410 --> 00:09:04,670 standing seven foot five inches tall 205 00:08:59,899 --> 00:09:10,579 weighing 520 pounds the 8th wonder of 206 00:09:04,670 --> 00:09:13,160 the world Andre the Giant and I'm not 207 00:09:10,579 --> 00:09:17,120 the place just erupted it went berserk 208 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:20,600 and I have never ever seen a human being 209 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:23,120 that large before this guy walked down 210 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:25,880 it was like a walking Eclipse you could 211 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:28,130 not see anything behind him or and and 212 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:31,310 he has just he's just walked he's just 213 00:09:28,130 --> 00:09:33,440 lumbered in and this guy is huge he 214 00:09:31,310 --> 00:09:35,779 there is no words to describe it and 215 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:37,880 actually after that after the match I 216 00:09:35,779 --> 00:09:40,339 actually got to go backstage and I got 217 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:40,819 to meet all these guys so I'm 11 years 218 00:09:40,339 --> 00:09:43,100 old 219 00:09:40,819 --> 00:09:45,529 I think all this stuff's real I am in 220 00:09:43,100 --> 00:09:48,380 shock when I walk into the dressing room 221 00:09:45,529 --> 00:09:50,300 and there is my my uncle you know 222 00:09:48,380 --> 00:09:52,850 sitting next to the guy he's just had a 223 00:09:50,300 --> 00:09:54,980 fight with and and the same thing with 224 00:09:52,850 --> 00:09:56,870 Andre the Dryad because in my mind I 225 00:09:54,980 --> 00:09:59,029 said to my asking this question I said 226 00:09:56,870 --> 00:10:00,439 how did you guys actually arrive here 227 00:09:59,029 --> 00:10:02,329 did you have to take separate planes 228 00:10:00,439 --> 00:10:03,709 because you know the good guys and the 229 00:10:02,329 --> 00:10:06,199 bad guys because you guys would just be 230 00:10:03,709 --> 00:10:07,519 brawling everywhere and that he sort of 231 00:10:06,199 --> 00:10:09,589 didn't tell me that it was kind of 232 00:10:07,519 --> 00:10:12,079 staged and all so that's that's what I 233 00:10:09,589 --> 00:10:15,019 had in my mind and anyway 234 00:10:12,079 --> 00:10:17,329 Andre lumbers over remember I'm an 11 235 00:10:15,019 --> 00:10:20,630 years old I'm about 4 foot nothing 60 236 00:10:17,329 --> 00:10:25,160 kilos and he lumbers over and I just 237 00:10:20,630 --> 00:10:27,649 stand looking up and he looks down at me 238 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:31,130 and he puts out his hand and it looks 239 00:10:27,649 --> 00:10:34,009 like a baseball mitt it is that big and 240 00:10:31,130 --> 00:10:37,310 he shakes my hand he takes my program he 241 00:10:34,009 --> 00:10:38,540 signs it and that was the best night of 242 00:10:37,310 --> 00:10:40,490 my life 243 00:10:38,540 --> 00:10:42,980 outside of my family stuff it was 244 00:10:40,490 --> 00:10:45,199 phenomenal it was phenomenal 245 00:10:42,980 --> 00:10:47,630 even now I reminisce about that what 246 00:10:45,199 --> 00:10:51,529 you're the old fights and that because I 247 00:10:47,630 --> 00:10:54,290 got to meet a real-life giant today I 248 00:10:51,529 --> 00:10:56,660 want to talk about the fact that there 249 00:10:54,290 --> 00:11:00,290 was another little kid that went up 250 00:10:56,660 --> 00:11:01,939 against a real giant another giant and I 251 00:11:00,290 --> 00:11:04,730 was I was thinking about this you know 252 00:11:01,939 --> 00:11:06,600 imagine if if if we were in the ring in 253 00:11:04,730 --> 00:11:09,839 a little ringside and 254 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:12,329 announcer says look Big John Studd can't 255 00:11:09,839 --> 00:11:14,459 fight so I'm just going to put it out 256 00:11:12,329 --> 00:11:19,290 there is there anyone here who would 257 00:11:14,459 --> 00:11:21,199 like to take on Andre the Giant and I 258 00:11:19,290 --> 00:11:25,319 imagine in my mind getting up and 259 00:11:21,199 --> 00:11:27,779 walking to the stage and no one would 260 00:11:25,319 --> 00:11:30,410 believe that I'd be able to defeat him 261 00:11:27,779 --> 00:11:33,990 but the odds were even worse than that 262 00:11:30,410 --> 00:11:38,389 when the kid named David walked down the 263 00:11:33,990 --> 00:11:40,889 Valley of Elah and he took on a 9 foot 9 264 00:11:38,389 --> 00:11:44,759 giant so we're going to look at this 265 00:11:40,889 --> 00:11:46,709 because this is in 1st Samuel chapter 17 266 00:11:44,759 --> 00:11:48,690 and we're going to look at the fact that 267 00:11:46,709 --> 00:11:51,480 I really don't want to focus on the 268 00:11:48,690 --> 00:11:53,300 fight between David and Goliath that is 269 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:56,880 a spoiler alert if you haven't read it 270 00:11:53,300 --> 00:11:59,880 David wins headshot and the big guy goes 271 00:11:56,880 --> 00:12:02,040 down it's all over it's a pretty we all 272 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:04,740 know the story and you know that whole 273 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:06,959 that whole phrase David and Goliath now 274 00:12:04,740 --> 00:12:08,819 is kind of it's kind of used everywhere 275 00:12:06,959 --> 00:12:10,769 in the corporate world you know someone 276 00:12:08,819 --> 00:12:13,230 takes on a major corporation or it's 277 00:12:10,769 --> 00:12:16,050 David and Goliath esque you know or it's 278 00:12:13,230 --> 00:12:18,149 the ultimate underdog story and I really 279 00:12:16,050 --> 00:12:21,810 don't want to focus on that because the 280 00:12:18,149 --> 00:12:24,660 way I see it Goliath had absolutely no 281 00:12:21,810 --> 00:12:27,000 chance he had no chance I know on the 282 00:12:24,660 --> 00:12:28,410 outside he looked huge the Bible goes 283 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:31,079 into great detail 284 00:12:28,410 --> 00:12:33,300 remember Samuel is writing this and and 285 00:12:31,079 --> 00:12:36,540 he sets the scene and it is so picture 286 00:12:33,300 --> 00:12:38,009 as he opens up first samuel chapter 17 287 00:12:36,540 --> 00:12:40,620 and he talks about the fact that the 288 00:12:38,009 --> 00:12:42,269 Israelites and the Philistines one side 289 00:12:40,620 --> 00:12:43,709 is on one side of the mountain the other 290 00:12:42,269 --> 00:12:46,709 side is on the other and there is a 291 00:12:43,709 --> 00:12:49,589 valley in between and their champion 292 00:12:46,709 --> 00:12:52,050 Goliath out and he issues this challenge 293 00:12:49,589 --> 00:12:54,420 you know one on one come on if you guys 294 00:12:52,050 --> 00:12:56,699 win we'll be your servants if I win 295 00:12:54,420 --> 00:12:59,279 you're all going to be ours and no one 296 00:12:56,699 --> 00:13:02,370 does anything until David arrives and 297 00:12:59,279 --> 00:13:05,160 the reason why I say that David was 298 00:13:02,370 --> 00:13:07,290 always going to defeat Goliath it's 299 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:10,019 because and this is really what I want 300 00:13:07,290 --> 00:13:13,050 to focus on tonight there were three 301 00:13:10,019 --> 00:13:15,769 fights that David had even before he 302 00:13:13,050 --> 00:13:18,809 took on Goliath and those things 303 00:13:15,769 --> 00:13:20,490 determined the fact that Goliath really 304 00:13:18,809 --> 00:13:23,000 had no chance he was a dead 305 00:13:20,490 --> 00:13:25,980 and walking because these three things 306 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:28,410 are things that we will still face today 307 00:13:25,980 --> 00:13:30,899 in our Christian walk they are three 308 00:13:28,410 --> 00:13:34,410 fights that we all have to face and 309 00:13:30,899 --> 00:13:37,980 because David was so successful in these 310 00:13:34,410 --> 00:13:40,350 three fights Goliath that was a foregone 311 00:13:37,980 --> 00:13:42,990 conclusion Goliath was always going to 312 00:13:40,350 --> 00:13:44,279 go down he just didn't know it and so 313 00:13:42,990 --> 00:13:46,770 tonight I really want to talk about 314 00:13:44,279 --> 00:13:49,200 these three areas that we're going to 315 00:13:46,770 --> 00:13:52,740 fight in these three areas that every 316 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:55,950 single believer must face they must take 317 00:13:52,740 --> 00:13:57,870 on in order to defeat eventually the big 318 00:13:55,950 --> 00:13:59,610 thing that maybe you might be facing and 319 00:13:57,870 --> 00:14:01,529 it might be huge it might be 320 00:13:59,610 --> 00:14:03,660 overwhelming but I'm telling you I 321 00:14:01,529 --> 00:14:07,230 believe in my heart that if you if you 322 00:14:03,660 --> 00:14:09,029 win these smaller battles the life's 323 00:14:07,230 --> 00:14:11,279 going down whatever that giant thing 324 00:14:09,029 --> 00:14:13,890 that you are intimidated about or 325 00:14:11,279 --> 00:14:16,550 overwhelmed about that thing is going to 326 00:14:13,890 --> 00:14:20,580 go down and so I want to really look at 327 00:14:16,550 --> 00:14:22,920 David's story and what happens and what 328 00:14:20,580 --> 00:14:25,680 led him to that point where he was able 329 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:28,500 to take down Goliath and I believe that 330 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:31,709 the first part and it's the first point 331 00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:35,459 and we read this in 1 Samuel chapter 17 332 00:14:31,709 --> 00:14:38,130 from verse 17 to 20 and the Bible says 333 00:14:35,459 --> 00:14:41,130 this it says now Jesse said to his son 334 00:14:38,130 --> 00:14:43,529 David take this ether of roasted grain 335 00:14:41,130 --> 00:14:46,140 and these 10 loaves of bread for your 336 00:14:43,529 --> 00:14:48,390 brothers and hurry to their camp take 337 00:14:46,140 --> 00:14:50,640 along these 10 cheeses to the commander 338 00:14:48,390 --> 00:14:52,800 of their unit see how your brothers are 339 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:55,200 and bring back some assurance from them 340 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:57,959 they are with soul and all the men of 341 00:14:55,200 --> 00:15:00,480 Israel in the Valley of Elah fighting 342 00:14:57,959 --> 00:15:04,589 against the Philistines early in the 343 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:06,959 morning David left to the David left the 344 00:15:04,589 --> 00:15:11,820 flock in the care of a shepherd loaded 345 00:15:06,959 --> 00:15:17,089 up and set out as Jesse had directed so 346 00:15:11,820 --> 00:15:20,730 this begins at the this is this is a 347 00:15:17,089 --> 00:15:23,430 First Samuel chapter 17 what we don't 348 00:15:20,730 --> 00:15:25,709 see here is that what happens in chapter 349 00:15:23,430 --> 00:15:29,490 16 in chapter 16 350 00:15:25,709 --> 00:15:31,140 David is chosen amongst all of his 351 00:15:29,490 --> 00:15:33,880 brothers he's the youngest of eight and 352 00:15:31,140 --> 00:15:37,350 he is anointed by the prophet Samuel 353 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:41,019 to be the next king of Israel and so 354 00:15:37,350 --> 00:15:43,329 David that happens in chapter 16 David 355 00:15:41,019 --> 00:15:46,779 goes back to looking after his sheep and 356 00:15:43,329 --> 00:15:49,690 then this happens in chapter 17 the 357 00:15:46,779 --> 00:15:52,540 battle comes it's been 40 days it's been 358 00:15:49,690 --> 00:15:54,759 40 days and then David's father says to 359 00:15:52,540 --> 00:15:58,029 David I want you to take this food and 360 00:15:54,759 --> 00:16:00,160 go see how your brothers are now the 361 00:15:58,029 --> 00:16:02,800 first fight I believe that we all need 362 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:06,519 to face is the fight against 363 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:10,290 faithlessness faithlessness now when I 364 00:16:06,519 --> 00:16:13,870 say faithlessness I'm talking about the 365 00:16:10,290 --> 00:16:16,779 it is the the that whole thing about 366 00:16:13,870 --> 00:16:19,540 being untrue or unfaithful to things 367 00:16:16,779 --> 00:16:21,459 that we should have an allegiance to 368 00:16:19,540 --> 00:16:24,660 those things that we should be faithful 369 00:16:21,459 --> 00:16:27,699 to but we can tend to be unfaithful and 370 00:16:24,660 --> 00:16:30,699 and this is really the point of this is 371 00:16:27,699 --> 00:16:34,060 that David was able to be faithful in 372 00:16:30,699 --> 00:16:36,610 the small things David was able to be 373 00:16:34,060 --> 00:16:38,769 faithful in the small things you see if 374 00:16:36,610 --> 00:16:41,620 you know the story when David killed 375 00:16:38,769 --> 00:16:44,110 Goliath he actually took his head off 376 00:16:41,620 --> 00:16:46,420 and I know it sounds a bit dark but it 377 00:16:44,110 --> 00:16:49,360 was actually it was actually a powerful 378 00:16:46,420 --> 00:16:51,399 symbol because in in the culture of the 379 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:54,160 day headship always represented 380 00:16:51,399 --> 00:16:56,649 authority so if you took the head of 381 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:59,259 something it meant I'm taking your 382 00:16:56,649 --> 00:17:01,389 authority and when he did that there 383 00:16:59,259 --> 00:17:04,209 Israelites rush the Philistines and 384 00:17:01,389 --> 00:17:06,730 defeated them and so David watch this 385 00:17:04,209 --> 00:17:11,620 David is carrying the head of a giant 386 00:17:06,730 --> 00:17:13,569 back to Jerusalem the only reason why he 387 00:17:11,620 --> 00:17:16,030 was able to carry the head of a giant 388 00:17:13,569 --> 00:17:20,679 back is because he was carrying little 389 00:17:16,030 --> 00:17:24,130 lunches to their small insignificant 390 00:17:20,679 --> 00:17:27,250 things he was willing to do and in the 391 00:17:24,130 --> 00:17:29,830 end he had a huge victory he had a huge 392 00:17:27,250 --> 00:17:32,650 victory now to be honest if that was me 393 00:17:29,830 --> 00:17:34,840 and I had just been anointed by the 394 00:17:32,650 --> 00:17:37,390 prophet Samuel now you have to 395 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:39,789 understand Samuel is awesome the Bible 396 00:17:37,390 --> 00:17:41,679 says that no prophetic word that Samuel 397 00:17:39,789 --> 00:17:44,380 declared fell to the ground void 398 00:17:41,679 --> 00:17:46,570 everything he said came true so when 399 00:17:44,380 --> 00:17:47,200 Samuel turns up and he anoints David 400 00:17:46,570 --> 00:17:49,659 everyone 401 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:52,749 this is going to happen Samuel does not 402 00:17:49,659 --> 00:17:55,389 miss you know he is 100% with his so 403 00:17:52,749 --> 00:17:57,850 knowing that David goes back anyway 404 00:17:55,389 --> 00:17:59,460 but if my dad had called me and said I 405 00:17:57,850 --> 00:18:01,450 want you to take this I would have said 406 00:17:59,460 --> 00:18:04,840 you know what one day I'm going to be 407 00:18:01,450 --> 00:18:06,549 king there are seven other boys there or 408 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:09,039 maybe four because three have gone 409 00:18:06,549 --> 00:18:12,190 choose one of them what do I look like 410 00:18:09,039 --> 00:18:14,470 uber eats or delivery do you go and take 411 00:18:12,190 --> 00:18:16,419 it to someone else don't you know I'm 412 00:18:14,470 --> 00:18:18,940 going to be king one day I'm gonna be 413 00:18:16,419 --> 00:18:21,700 king I'm gonna be your king so no no you 414 00:18:18,940 --> 00:18:24,249 go tell someone else David doesn't do 415 00:18:21,700 --> 00:18:26,980 that and this is something I tell myself 416 00:18:24,249 --> 00:18:28,509 all the time you know David David was 417 00:18:26,980 --> 00:18:30,489 you know remember he was an anointed 418 00:18:28,509 --> 00:18:34,629 king he wasn't anointed to be a princess 419 00:18:30,489 --> 00:18:35,259 he wasn't a diva and because hashtag we 420 00:18:34,629 --> 00:18:38,440 are kings 421 00:18:35,259 --> 00:18:41,340 we don't hatch tag behave like queens 422 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:43,539 [Applause] 423 00:18:41,340 --> 00:18:49,059 you know what a queen is the Queen's 424 00:18:43,539 --> 00:18:51,129 just a princess with a promotion so say 425 00:18:49,059 --> 00:18:55,659 David is sorry that offended you I'm 426 00:18:51,129 --> 00:19:00,549 talking to me I'm talking to me David is 427 00:18:55,659 --> 00:19:02,529 so faithful that he sees this small task 428 00:19:00,549 --> 00:19:05,350 you know just take this food and go and 429 00:19:02,529 --> 00:19:08,470 he doesn't he takes it and he goes and 430 00:19:05,350 --> 00:19:09,940 he has his destiny moment he has his 431 00:19:08,470 --> 00:19:13,809 destiny moment and this is the whole 432 00:19:09,940 --> 00:19:17,499 point of this big victories begin with 433 00:19:13,809 --> 00:19:20,649 small acts of faithfulness victory in 434 00:19:17,499 --> 00:19:23,109 the big things they begin with small 435 00:19:20,649 --> 00:19:27,070 acts of faithfulness passive in just 436 00:19:23,109 --> 00:19:28,269 talked about that massive miracle 5,000 437 00:19:27,070 --> 00:19:30,820 plus some scholars estimate 438 00:19:28,269 --> 00:19:32,710 approximately 10,000 people were fed 439 00:19:30,820 --> 00:19:35,619 that day you know how they were fed a 440 00:19:32,710 --> 00:19:37,720 little kid carrying lunch a little kid 441 00:19:35,619 --> 00:19:39,909 carrying lunch and often you know if 442 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:41,649 you're ever been in church life we look 443 00:19:39,909 --> 00:19:44,470 at someone who's you know got amazing 444 00:19:41,649 --> 00:19:47,440 anointing or carrying great presents 445 00:19:44,470 --> 00:19:49,960 charisma all of that and we want that 446 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:52,090 sort of thing we want to emulate that 447 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:54,429 sort of thing what they're carrying you 448 00:19:52,090 --> 00:19:55,529 know where it starts carry the small 449 00:19:54,429 --> 00:19:58,749 things right where you are 450 00:19:55,529 --> 00:19:59,679 carry the little things right where we 451 00:19:58,749 --> 00:20:00,420 right where you are 452 00:19:59,679 --> 00:20:03,180 this 453 00:20:00,420 --> 00:20:05,790 is throughout all of the Bible this 454 00:20:03,180 --> 00:20:08,580 theme of being faithful with the few 455 00:20:05,790 --> 00:20:11,220 faithful with the little faithful with 456 00:20:08,580 --> 00:20:13,590 the unseen things no cameras around no 457 00:20:11,220 --> 00:20:15,600 one knows but you are faithful with the 458 00:20:13,590 --> 00:20:20,040 little things because I tell you God is 459 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:21,690 watching God sees all of that I don't 460 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:24,240 know if you've heard of the Sistine 461 00:20:21,690 --> 00:20:28,290 Chapel it's it's one of the most 462 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:29,610 brilliant pieces of artwork anywhere in 463 00:20:28,290 --> 00:20:31,830 the world and it was painted by 464 00:20:29,610 --> 00:20:33,540 Michelangelo the famous painter who 465 00:20:31,830 --> 00:20:36,540 wasn't even a painter he was a sculpture 466 00:20:33,540 --> 00:20:39,030 and it was a ceiling and and this 467 00:20:36,540 --> 00:20:40,650 ceiling it depicts all of these amazing 468 00:20:39,030 --> 00:20:42,930 scenes from the book of Genesis and 469 00:20:40,650 --> 00:20:46,290 probably the most famous scene is that 470 00:20:42,930 --> 00:20:48,480 scene of David sorry of Adam and and God 471 00:20:46,290 --> 00:20:51,960 that reaching out reaching out to each 472 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:54,810 other and it took four years four years 473 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:56,730 to paint that and it's absolutely 474 00:20:54,810 --> 00:20:59,580 phenomenal he was commissioned to do it 475 00:20:56,730 --> 00:21:02,660 and he does it and there's a story that 476 00:20:59,580 --> 00:21:05,490 goes that there was one moment that 477 00:21:02,660 --> 00:21:08,220 Michelangelo was painting something 478 00:21:05,490 --> 00:21:10,500 right in the corner it was right in the 479 00:21:08,220 --> 00:21:11,610 corner and because of the structure of 480 00:21:10,500 --> 00:21:13,770 the ceiling and the walls 481 00:21:11,610 --> 00:21:16,320 it was absolutely he couldn't even see 482 00:21:13,770 --> 00:21:18,530 it it was obscure and yet he actually 483 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:22,590 spent hours and a couple of days 484 00:21:18,530 --> 00:21:24,570 painting in detail this thing and one of 485 00:21:22,590 --> 00:21:26,690 his apprentices said what you even 486 00:21:24,570 --> 00:21:30,120 bother no one's going to see that and 487 00:21:26,690 --> 00:21:33,930 his response was brilliant he said God 488 00:21:30,120 --> 00:21:36,600 will see because being faithful with the 489 00:21:33,930 --> 00:21:40,230 little things in in a culture like 490 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:43,080 elsewhere we celebrate the big things we 491 00:21:40,230 --> 00:21:44,340 celebrate huge things you know I was 492 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:46,740 thinking about the fact that when I was 493 00:21:44,340 --> 00:21:49,350 growing up we had a basketball hoop in 494 00:21:46,740 --> 00:21:51,300 our backyard and I remember playing my 495 00:21:49,350 --> 00:21:53,160 brother playing my our friends and and 496 00:21:51,300 --> 00:21:55,470 it was always the same sort of backyard 497 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:57,390 fantasy you know we'd come to the end 498 00:21:55,470 --> 00:22:00,330 and someone would count down the shot 499 00:21:57,390 --> 00:22:02,070 clock three two one and we would do our 500 00:22:00,330 --> 00:22:05,040 own commentary and Jordan gets the ball 501 00:22:02,070 --> 00:22:07,530 shoots and it's all over the crowd 502 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:09,990 screams ha you know and it's that sort 503 00:22:07,530 --> 00:22:12,230 of thing we always celebrate those big 504 00:22:09,990 --> 00:22:15,260 moments because we get big react 505 00:22:12,230 --> 00:22:19,400 and it's awesome you know what we never 506 00:22:15,260 --> 00:22:21,620 ever ever fantasized about there was a 507 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:24,140 never a time where we said okay three 508 00:22:21,620 --> 00:22:29,720 seconds on the clock loose-ball he dives 509 00:22:24,140 --> 00:22:31,400 for the ball he grabs it yeah oh look at 510 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:33,320 that block is just said look at the 511 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:36,380 screen is just said look at him boxing 512 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:38,750 out for the reap no no one celebrates 513 00:22:36,380 --> 00:22:40,700 those things but it's those little 514 00:22:38,750 --> 00:22:43,280 things that actually build up to those 515 00:22:40,700 --> 00:22:46,190 big moments it's those things that build 516 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:49,250 up to the big moments so it is so 517 00:22:46,190 --> 00:22:51,710 imperative in our fight that we fight to 518 00:22:49,250 --> 00:22:55,100 be faithful with the little things you 519 00:22:51,710 --> 00:22:57,620 know David's most famous Psalm Psalm 23 520 00:22:55,100 --> 00:22:59,929 it talks about this I think it's verse 4 521 00:22:57,620 --> 00:23:02,360 or 5 and it says yea though I walk 522 00:22:59,929 --> 00:23:06,290 through the valley of the shadow of 523 00:23:02,360 --> 00:23:08,809 death I will fear no evil for you are 524 00:23:06,290 --> 00:23:12,230 with me your rod and your staff they 525 00:23:08,809 --> 00:23:13,850 comfort me so he's walking through the 526 00:23:12,230 --> 00:23:17,410 valley do you know what the very next 527 00:23:13,850 --> 00:23:20,360 verse is you prepare a table before me 528 00:23:17,410 --> 00:23:23,299 you prepare a table for me in the midst 529 00:23:20,360 --> 00:23:26,570 of all of my enemies so look at this 530 00:23:23,299 --> 00:23:29,090 he's walking through the valley shadow 531 00:23:26,570 --> 00:23:32,780 of death there's danger enemies all 532 00:23:29,090 --> 00:23:36,620 around but there's a table prepared on 533 00:23:32,780 --> 00:23:38,510 the other side and this might be for 534 00:23:36,620 --> 00:23:40,130 someone you you you might feel like 535 00:23:38,510 --> 00:23:41,780 you're walking through something dark 536 00:23:40,130 --> 00:23:43,730 you're walking through something 537 00:23:41,780 --> 00:23:46,160 dangerous but I want to tell you God's 538 00:23:43,730 --> 00:23:47,210 already prepared the table because he 539 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:49,549 knows you're going to get through the 540 00:23:47,210 --> 00:23:51,410 valley because he knows you're going to 541 00:23:49,549 --> 00:23:53,929 get through the valley the table is 542 00:23:51,410 --> 00:23:56,270 already set up and he says in the 543 00:23:53,929 --> 00:23:57,559 presence of all my enemies everything 544 00:23:56,270 --> 00:24:00,590 that couldn't kill you in the valley 545 00:23:57,559 --> 00:24:02,660 God's going to celebrate you in the 546 00:24:00,590 --> 00:24:06,230 tower in it in front of all of those 547 00:24:02,660 --> 00:24:08,240 people at the table so just keep walking 548 00:24:06,230 --> 00:24:10,340 they're just little steps they're just 549 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:13,100 little steps just one step after the 550 00:24:10,340 --> 00:24:15,200 other it's dark no one will see just 551 00:24:13,100 --> 00:24:17,900 every morning do your devotion just 552 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:20,299 every Sunday come to church just every 553 00:24:17,900 --> 00:24:22,750 time your rostered serve it sees little 554 00:24:20,299 --> 00:24:26,170 acts that are so 555 00:24:22,750 --> 00:24:27,910 huge so huge because you may not know 556 00:24:26,170 --> 00:24:30,720 that your victory your biggest victory 557 00:24:27,910 --> 00:24:35,500 is on the end of this in second Kings 558 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:37,300 the prophet Elijah is in the midst of a 559 00:24:35,500 --> 00:24:39,940 famine there is this massive famine 560 00:24:37,300 --> 00:24:42,790 that's going on and and they're under 561 00:24:39,940 --> 00:24:44,530 siege as a result of that there they're 562 00:24:42,790 --> 00:24:47,470 basically sort of locked up in this some 563 00:24:44,530 --> 00:24:50,440 in this town and the Bible says that 564 00:24:47,470 --> 00:24:53,140 Elijah he declares a word and this word 565 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:53,890 is that this time tomorrow the famine is 566 00:24:53,140 --> 00:24:56,230 going to stop 567 00:24:53,890 --> 00:24:58,240 well the Bible also goes on to say that 568 00:24:56,230 --> 00:25:01,330 there were four letters there were four 569 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:05,500 letters outside the city and they 570 00:25:01,330 --> 00:25:07,570 basically say okay if we go back we're 571 00:25:05,500 --> 00:25:09,520 gonna die in the city of famine if we 572 00:25:07,570 --> 00:25:13,060 stay here we're gonna die of famine 573 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:16,450 anyway why don't we just move forward 574 00:25:13,060 --> 00:25:18,190 and go down to the Syrian army's camp 575 00:25:16,450 --> 00:25:21,010 maybe they'll kill us if they kill us 576 00:25:18,190 --> 00:25:23,860 well we're gonna die anyway but maybe we 577 00:25:21,010 --> 00:25:26,920 just go down anyway because who knows 578 00:25:23,860 --> 00:25:28,840 they might spare us and you know what 579 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:31,030 happens these for lepers so you know 580 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:34,180 what lepers are these guys are not 581 00:25:31,030 --> 00:25:37,450 healthy so they get up and they are 582 00:25:34,180 --> 00:25:41,200 walking in the desert it's it's barren 583 00:25:37,450 --> 00:25:43,180 you know they are walking and I don't 584 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:45,160 know how people who leper a sort of walk 585 00:25:43,180 --> 00:25:45,670 but I sort of envision it it's kind of 586 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:48,130 like that 587 00:25:45,670 --> 00:25:49,930 film clip for music video for Michael 588 00:25:48,130 --> 00:25:54,490 Jackson's Thriller they're not moving 589 00:25:49,930 --> 00:25:57,100 very very very quickly they're just 590 00:25:54,490 --> 00:25:58,780 walking slowly and the Bible says that 591 00:25:57,100 --> 00:26:02,320 while they're walking while they're 592 00:25:58,780 --> 00:26:05,560 taking small steps God amplifies their 593 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:07,980 sound to the enemy and to the enemy it 594 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:11,350 sounds like that there are chariots 595 00:26:07,980 --> 00:26:13,960 soldiers entire armies that are rushing 596 00:26:11,350 --> 00:26:16,510 down to take over now look at this 597 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:19,390 they're taking small steps but while 598 00:26:16,510 --> 00:26:22,630 they're taking small steps God is 599 00:26:19,390 --> 00:26:24,550 amplifying their sound they don't know 600 00:26:22,630 --> 00:26:26,200 what's going to happen they don't know 601 00:26:24,550 --> 00:26:28,060 what's going to happen in front of them 602 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:29,860 they could be used as target practice by 603 00:26:28,060 --> 00:26:31,240 the enemy but because they're just 604 00:26:29,860 --> 00:26:33,550 taking a chance and they're just saying 605 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:35,020 I'm going to move forward anyway and I 606 00:26:33,550 --> 00:26:35,860 feel like this is a word for someone 607 00:26:35,020 --> 00:26:37,570 that 608 00:26:35,860 --> 00:26:39,309 like I really don't know where to go 609 00:26:37,570 --> 00:26:42,400 should I go back should I stay where we 610 00:26:39,309 --> 00:26:44,920 are or should I move forward what if 611 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:46,510 what if you just trusted God and move 612 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:49,140 forward you know when they came to that 613 00:26:46,510 --> 00:26:52,000 camp the whole place was deserted and 614 00:26:49,140 --> 00:26:54,460 they went in and they started to raid 615 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:56,140 the place there was so much stuff in 616 00:26:54,460 --> 00:26:58,900 there and they went back and the famine 617 00:26:56,140 --> 00:27:00,790 that's other famine ended and maybe your 618 00:26:58,900 --> 00:27:04,030 breakthrough maybe your famine are 619 00:27:00,790 --> 00:27:07,150 ending maybe your next big thing could 620 00:27:04,030 --> 00:27:11,950 be from the fact that you took small 621 00:27:07,150 --> 00:27:14,049 steps small acts small things because 622 00:27:11,950 --> 00:27:16,720 how many of you know that it ain't over 623 00:27:14,049 --> 00:27:18,580 till God says it's over and if you've 624 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:21,100 still got a pulse it means you've still 625 00:27:18,580 --> 00:27:23,470 got a purpose God has not finished with 626 00:27:21,100 --> 00:27:26,530 you it doesn't matter how old you are or 627 00:27:23,470 --> 00:27:29,070 what's transpired just keep moving 628 00:27:26,530 --> 00:27:30,250 forward and taking those small steps 629 00:27:29,070 --> 00:27:33,549 amen 630 00:27:30,250 --> 00:27:38,950 all right so this is the second the 631 00:27:33,549 --> 00:27:41,559 second fight that David wins sorry back 632 00:27:38,950 --> 00:27:44,590 to the first one so the reason why David 633 00:27:41,559 --> 00:27:46,600 was able to to win that battle is 634 00:27:44,590 --> 00:27:48,520 because not only did he do that small 635 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:50,500 thing of being faithful with delivering 636 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:52,690 lunches but he also did the small thing 637 00:27:50,500 --> 00:27:55,450 of defending his little lambs you know 638 00:27:52,690 --> 00:27:56,620 his brother sort of criticized him and 639 00:27:55,450 --> 00:27:59,500 said why don't you look in those little 640 00:27:56,620 --> 00:28:02,049 lambs and then soul says to him later 641 00:27:59,500 --> 00:28:04,120 you know you can't take this giant on 642 00:28:02,049 --> 00:28:05,770 you're just a kid and David explains 643 00:28:04,120 --> 00:28:08,260 that he's beaten bears and lions 644 00:28:05,770 --> 00:28:10,809 defending little lambs so because he's 645 00:28:08,260 --> 00:28:13,450 been defending Lambs and delivering 646 00:28:10,809 --> 00:28:15,940 lunches that qualifies him to take and 647 00:28:13,450 --> 00:28:19,000 bid this beat this giant compare that to 648 00:28:15,940 --> 00:28:20,830 the fact that the reigning king the 649 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:23,919 reigning king now remember he's there 650 00:28:20,830 --> 00:28:25,660 he's there he hears Goliath he hears all 651 00:28:23,919 --> 00:28:27,760 of this and he doesn't move even though 652 00:28:25,660 --> 00:28:29,679 he's bigger the Bible says he is head 653 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:32,140 and shoulders taller than everyone else 654 00:28:29,679 --> 00:28:34,000 he's big himself but he doesn't move and 655 00:28:32,140 --> 00:28:37,660 it's because he failed on two occasions 656 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:40,419 two occasions where he was instructed do 657 00:28:37,660 --> 00:28:41,980 not do anything in this battle until the 658 00:28:40,419 --> 00:28:44,980 prophet Samuel comes and offers a 659 00:28:41,980 --> 00:28:48,010 sacrifice under pressure he falters he 660 00:28:44,980 --> 00:28:49,220 offers it and Samuel says God's taken 661 00:28:48,010 --> 00:28:51,740 this away from you 662 00:28:49,220 --> 00:28:54,640 gods found another man and then the 663 00:28:51,740 --> 00:28:58,070 other time where he was instructed to 664 00:28:54,640 --> 00:29:00,950 kill all the Amalekites and all of their 665 00:28:58,070 --> 00:29:03,590 livestock and he keeps the king and he 666 00:29:00,950 --> 00:29:05,570 keeps the best of the livestock and the 667 00:29:03,590 --> 00:29:08,420 Saturn Samuel the Prophet turns up and 668 00:29:05,570 --> 00:29:10,040 he says you've failed again and God is 669 00:29:08,420 --> 00:29:12,110 going to give the kingdom to someone 670 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:14,200 better than you because he says behold 671 00:29:12,110 --> 00:29:17,450 it is better to obey than to sacrifice 672 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:19,550 so the reason why Saul does not move to 673 00:29:17,450 --> 00:29:22,250 take on Goliath he's already failed he's 674 00:29:19,550 --> 00:29:25,730 failed this fight so the next fight is 675 00:29:22,250 --> 00:29:28,790 the fight against fear it says in verse 676 00:29:25,730 --> 00:29:30,680 eight to eleven David reached the camp 677 00:29:28,790 --> 00:29:33,320 as the army was going out to its battle 678 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:34,820 positions shouting the war cry Israel 679 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:37,400 and the Philistines were drawing up 680 00:29:34,820 --> 00:29:39,110 their lines facing each other David left 681 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:41,360 the things with the keeper of supplies 682 00:29:39,110 --> 00:29:43,730 ran to the battle lines and asked his 683 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:45,650 brothers how they were as he was talking 684 00:29:43,730 --> 00:29:48,080 with them Goliath the Philistine 685 00:29:45,650 --> 00:29:50,540 champion from Gath stepped out from his 686 00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:52,000 lines and shouted his usual defiance and 687 00:29:50,540 --> 00:29:54,410 David heard it 688 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:57,800 whenever the years who I saw the man 689 00:29:54,410 --> 00:30:03,280 they all fled from his from him in great 690 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:05,330 fear so they fled from him in great fear 691 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:09,110 because we're running out of time let me 692 00:30:05,330 --> 00:30:12,350 just speed this up okay what you are 693 00:30:09,110 --> 00:30:15,500 fearful of you shouldn't and I know that 694 00:30:12,350 --> 00:30:18,920 sounds easier said than done but the 695 00:30:15,500 --> 00:30:23,390 appearance of adversity is not to 696 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:26,630 destroy you it's to deploy you when 697 00:30:23,390 --> 00:30:29,060 Goliath steps out David is not afraid 698 00:30:26,630 --> 00:30:32,510 because he understands that Goliath 699 00:30:29,060 --> 00:30:35,180 turning up is going to be his promotion 700 00:30:32,510 --> 00:30:37,490 he's already been anointed king so it 701 00:30:35,180 --> 00:30:41,150 does not matter what you are facing how 702 00:30:37,490 --> 00:30:43,130 big it is you are not the Bible says we 703 00:30:41,150 --> 00:30:45,200 are hard pressed on every side but not 704 00:30:43,130 --> 00:30:49,040 crushed we are perplexed but not in 705 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:51,050 despair we are persecuted but not we and 706 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:54,830 then it goes on to say we are cast down 707 00:30:51,050 --> 00:30:57,020 but not destroyed it has not turned up 708 00:30:54,830 --> 00:30:59,420 to destroy you it's turned up to deploy 709 00:30:57,020 --> 00:31:02,630 you God is going to use that thing that 710 00:30:59,420 --> 00:31:06,289 you may be fearful of to transport you 711 00:31:02,630 --> 00:31:08,360 to your next place of promotion you know 712 00:31:06,289 --> 00:31:10,970 the story of Jonah God instructs him to 713 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:13,220 do something and he runs away he's in 714 00:31:10,970 --> 00:31:15,470 this ship and and there's a massive 715 00:31:13,220 --> 00:31:17,570 storm and he tells him it's it's my 716 00:31:15,470 --> 00:31:20,240 fault throw me over so he gets thrown 717 00:31:17,570 --> 00:31:24,080 over in this storm and then all of a 718 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:28,309 sudden during a dinner dinner dinner 719 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:30,500 it's a giant fish but it comes not to 720 00:31:28,309 --> 00:31:32,960 take him out it doesn't come to 721 00:31:30,500 --> 00:31:35,690 terminate him it came to transport him 722 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:37,850 it came to take him back to where he was 723 00:31:35,690 --> 00:31:39,409 going so you should never ever be 724 00:31:37,850 --> 00:31:42,140 fearful of that thing that might be 725 00:31:39,409 --> 00:31:44,840 overwhelming you because God can use 726 00:31:42,140 --> 00:31:47,799 that so it can deploy you to your next 727 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:52,370 to your next place to your next area and 728 00:31:47,799 --> 00:31:56,270 finally the last point is this it says 729 00:31:52,370 --> 00:31:58,130 in 1st Samuel 17 verse 8 Goliath stood 730 00:31:56,270 --> 00:32:00,110 and he shouted to the ranks of Israel 731 00:31:58,130 --> 00:32:00,500 why do you come out and line up for 732 00:32:00,110 --> 00:32:02,630 battle 733 00:32:00,500 --> 00:32:05,450 am I not a Philistine and are you not 734 00:32:02,630 --> 00:32:09,409 the servants of Saul choose a man and 735 00:32:05,450 --> 00:32:13,640 have him come down to me so this happens 736 00:32:09,409 --> 00:32:15,140 40 days 40 days goliath comes out am I 737 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:18,260 not a Philistine and are you not the 738 00:32:15,140 --> 00:32:20,750 servants of Saul day 1 he comes back and 739 00:32:18,260 --> 00:32:24,620 we're not a Philistine servants of Saul 740 00:32:20,750 --> 00:32:27,409 am I not a Philistine servants of Saul 741 00:32:24,620 --> 00:32:29,570 servants of Saul servants of Saul for 742 00:32:27,409 --> 00:32:30,200 forty days that's what they hear morning 743 00:32:29,570 --> 00:32:33,049 and night 744 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:35,150 80 times servants of Saul and so these 745 00:32:33,049 --> 00:32:37,370 guys in their mind that's all they hear 746 00:32:35,150 --> 00:32:40,490 yeah you're right we're servants of Saul 747 00:32:37,370 --> 00:32:42,820 and Sora's not moving so we're even 748 00:32:40,490 --> 00:32:46,340 worse than him we're servants of Saul 749 00:32:42,820 --> 00:32:49,760 but then all of a sudden this kid comes 750 00:32:46,340 --> 00:32:52,640 out and he comes out and he interrupts 751 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:55,789 us he interrupts his playlist and listen 752 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:58,669 to what he says David are cement 753 00:32:55,789 --> 00:33:00,860 standing by we'll be done for the man 754 00:32:58,669 --> 00:33:03,080 who kills this Philistine and removes 755 00:33:00,860 --> 00:33:05,090 this disgrace from Israel who is this 756 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:07,669 uncircumcised Philistine that he should 757 00:33:05,090 --> 00:33:10,390 defy the armies of the Living God so in 758 00:33:07,669 --> 00:33:13,100 the most epic battle seen ever created 759 00:33:10,390 --> 00:33:16,250 the Goliath is Goliath is out here 760 00:33:13,100 --> 00:33:18,650 making his challenge and David steps out 761 00:33:16,250 --> 00:33:21,260 and it is one of the most epic speeches 762 00:33:18,650 --> 00:33:25,760 and he steps out and he looks at the men 763 00:33:21,260 --> 00:33:30,950 and he says sons of Scotland you've come 764 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:35,000 to fight as free men no doesn't he steps 765 00:33:30,950 --> 00:33:37,580 out and he says my name is Marcus 766 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:40,490 Aurelius commander of the armies of the 767 00:33:37,580 --> 00:33:42,920 north general Lille Felix lead no no he 768 00:33:40,490 --> 00:33:46,940 doesn't he doesn't really he steps out 769 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:51,740 and he says err Bombay welcome to 770 00:33:46,940 --> 00:33:54,320 forever no no he doesn't do any of those 771 00:33:51,740 --> 00:33:58,010 they're all epic battle scenes but he 772 00:33:54,320 --> 00:34:00,860 steps out and he says who is this 773 00:33:58,010 --> 00:34:05,290 uncircumcised Philistine that he should 774 00:34:00,860 --> 00:34:09,950 listen defy the armies of the Living God 775 00:34:05,290 --> 00:34:13,399 so David flips the script you are not 776 00:34:09,950 --> 00:34:17,149 servants of Saul you are armies of the 777 00:34:13,399 --> 00:34:21,250 Living God you are not a servant of Saul 778 00:34:17,149 --> 00:34:24,250 you are an army of the Living God 779 00:34:21,250 --> 00:34:27,980 because David knew that your identity 780 00:34:24,250 --> 00:34:31,010 will determine your itinerary who you 781 00:34:27,980 --> 00:34:33,500 are will determine where you go and it 782 00:34:31,010 --> 00:34:35,360 was never to sit back and it was never 783 00:34:33,500 --> 00:34:37,760 to be scared and it was never to stay 784 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:40,429 weak it was always to move forward and 785 00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:41,919 to advance because you are the army of 786 00:34:40,429 --> 00:34:44,590 the Living God 787 00:34:41,919 --> 00:34:47,090 you're the army of the Living God and 788 00:34:44,590 --> 00:34:50,360 this is what David was doing he was 789 00:34:47,090 --> 00:34:52,730 defeating he was defeating the last 790 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:56,120 fight and it was against familiarity and 791 00:34:52,730 --> 00:34:58,460 it is the familiarity of what the enemy 792 00:34:56,120 --> 00:35:01,280 has been whispering to you and telling 793 00:34:58,460 --> 00:35:03,530 you and lying to you about your identity 794 00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:05,780 because he knows if he can get you to 795 00:35:03,530 --> 00:35:08,390 believe something else about you he's 796 00:35:05,780 --> 00:35:10,730 going to disrupt your progress and he's 797 00:35:08,390 --> 00:35:12,770 going to keep you back but every time 798 00:35:10,730 --> 00:35:15,200 God steps on the scene he always tells 799 00:35:12,770 --> 00:35:18,890 people who they are Gideon you are a 800 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:21,680 mighty warrior even to his own son Jesus 801 00:35:18,890 --> 00:35:23,510 he said this is my beloved son and yet 802 00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:26,690 when he's in the wilderness that is a 803 00:35:23,510 --> 00:35:29,810 very thing the enemy attacks if you are 804 00:35:26,690 --> 00:35:33,080 the son of God if you are the son of God 805 00:35:29,810 --> 00:35:35,480 - Oh seeds but your identity is not in 806 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:37,100 anything you can do or anything that can 807 00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:40,100 happen to your identity is in your 808 00:35:37,100 --> 00:35:42,230 relationship to God and this is so 809 00:35:40,100 --> 00:35:45,260 important that we understand our fight 810 00:35:42,230 --> 00:35:48,320 against familiarity because familiarity 811 00:35:45,260 --> 00:35:50,600 is a beast familiarity will take you out 812 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:53,690 and it will hold and and it's not just 813 00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:57,170 being familiar with ourselves but it's 814 00:35:53,690 --> 00:35:58,970 also being familiar with God so let me 815 00:35:57,170 --> 00:36:02,060 just finish with this look at this this 816 00:35:58,970 --> 00:36:05,180 is in the Gospel of Mark chapter 4 the 817 00:36:02,060 --> 00:36:08,060 Bible says that Jesus and his disciples 818 00:36:05,180 --> 00:36:11,390 are on a boat and there's a windstorm 819 00:36:08,060 --> 00:36:14,900 and they think they're going to die and 820 00:36:11,390 --> 00:36:17,000 Jesus gets up and he slays this storm he 821 00:36:14,900 --> 00:36:19,670 slays it with the word they get to the 822 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:22,160 other side they meet a man with a legion 823 00:36:19,670 --> 00:36:24,620 of demons Jesus casts the demons out 824 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:26,780 they go back to the other side 825 00:36:24,620 --> 00:36:28,570 a woman with a chronic illness for 12 826 00:36:26,780 --> 00:36:31,370 years reaches out touches him and 827 00:36:28,570 --> 00:36:34,640 instantly she's healed Jesus goes to 828 00:36:31,370 --> 00:36:39,440 another man's house raises her dead his 829 00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:42,740 dead daughter so chapter 4 Jesus slays a 830 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:46,250 storm chapter 5 Jesus casts out a legion 831 00:36:42,740 --> 00:36:49,100 of demons he heals two people almost at 832 00:36:46,250 --> 00:36:51,920 the same time one has chronic illness 833 00:36:49,100 --> 00:36:53,990 the other is death that's chapter 5 so 834 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:55,970 you can see that the trajectory of the 835 00:36:53,990 --> 00:36:59,180 miracles are just sort of going up and 836 00:36:55,970 --> 00:37:01,910 up but then we come to mark chapter 6 837 00:36:59,180 --> 00:37:05,780 and you know what happens Jesus goes 838 00:37:01,910 --> 00:37:09,140 home to Nazareth and he is he marvels at 839 00:37:05,780 --> 00:37:11,750 the fact that they are so familiar with 840 00:37:09,140 --> 00:37:14,090 him because they say isn't this Mary's 841 00:37:11,750 --> 00:37:16,490 boy isn't this Joseph's son 842 00:37:14,090 --> 00:37:18,410 we know him who does he think he is and 843 00:37:16,490 --> 00:37:21,200 the Bible says that he could do no 844 00:37:18,410 --> 00:37:24,200 miracles in that place because of 845 00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:26,420 familiarity so familiarity is a fight 846 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:29,900 that we need to take on not just for 847 00:37:26,420 --> 00:37:32,780 ourselves but who we say God is it's who 848 00:37:29,900 --> 00:37:35,120 we say God is so in closing this is what 849 00:37:32,780 --> 00:37:37,280 I want - this is what I want to propose 850 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:40,220 to you you know the Bible says in Acts 851 00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:43,400 chapter 13 that David did all of the 852 00:37:40,220 --> 00:37:45,980 purposes of God in his generation he did 853 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:49,970 all of them what would your life look 854 00:37:45,980 --> 00:37:52,910 like if you took the fight on against 855 00:37:49,970 --> 00:37:55,910 faithlessness against fear against 856 00:37:52,910 --> 00:37:58,579 familiarity to defeat these small things 857 00:37:55,910 --> 00:38:01,059 on the way to defeating the big things 858 00:37:58,579 --> 00:38:06,460 what would your life to look like if you 859 00:38:01,059 --> 00:38:06,460 serve the purposes to your generation