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 Good morning, Waterpark family. The scripture reading today comes from 1 Samuel 16-17.

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 The reading is quite broken up, so we suggest you follow along on the screen.

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 Starting in chapter 16, verse 1.

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 The Lord said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel?

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 Fill your horn with oil and be on your way. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem.

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 I have chosen one of his sons to be king.

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 Samuel did what the Lord said.

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 When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town trembled when they met him.

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 They asked, Do you come in peace?

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 Samuel replied, Yes, in peace. I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.

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 Consecrate yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me.

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 Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

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 When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought,

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 Surely the Lord's anointed stands here before the Lord.

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 But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him.

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 The Lord does not look at the things people look at.

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 People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.

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 Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass in front of Samuel.

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 But Samuel said, The Lord has not chosen this one either.

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 Jesse then made Sharmak pass by.

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 But Samuel said, Nor has the Lord chosen this one.

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 Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel.

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 But Samuel said to him, The Lord has not chosen these.

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 So he asked Jesse, Are there all the sons you have?

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 There is still the youngest, Jesse answered.

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 He is tending the sheep, Samuel said.

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 Send for him.

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 We will not sit down until he arrives.

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 So he sent for him and had him brought in.

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 He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome features.

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 Then the Lord said, Rise and anoint him.

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 This is the one.

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 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers.

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 And from that day on, the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David.

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 Samuel then went to Ramah.

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 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war.

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 The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites another.

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 With the valley between them.

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 A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp.

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 His height was six cubits and a span.

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 He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing 5,000 shekels.

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 On his legs, he wore bronze greaves and a bronze javelin was slung on his back.

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 His spear shaft was like a weaver's rod and its iron point weighted 600 shekels.

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 His shield bearer went ahead of him.

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 Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, Why do you come out and line up for battle?

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 Am I not a Philistine?

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 And are you not the servants of Saul?

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 Choose a man.

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 Let him come down to me.

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 If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects.

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 But if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and serve us.

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 Then the Philistines said, This day I defy the armies of Israel.

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 Give me a man and let us fight each other.

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 On hearing the Philistines' words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.

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 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse, who was from Bethlehem in Judah.

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 Jesse had eight sons.

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 David was the youngest.

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 The three eldest followed Saul.

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 But David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father's sheep at Bethlehem.

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 For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.

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 Early in the morning, David left the flock in care of a shepherd, loaded up and set out as Jesse has directed.

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 He reached the camp as the army were going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry.

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 David asked the men standing near him,

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 What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel?

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 Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?

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 What David said was overheard and reported to Saul.

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 Saul sent for him.

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 David said to Saul,

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 Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine.

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 Your servant will go and fight him.

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 Saul replied,

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 You are not able to go out and fight this Philistine against him.

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 You are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.

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 But David said to Saul,

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 Your servant has been keeping his father's sheep.

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 When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, I went after it.

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 I struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth.

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 When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it.

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 Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear.

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 This uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.

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 The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.

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 So Saul said to David,

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 Go, and the Lord be with you.

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 Meanwhile, the Philistine, with his shield bearer in front of him, kept coming closer to David.

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 He looked David over and saw that he was little more than a boy, glowing with health and handsome, and he despised him.

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 He said to David,

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 Am I a dog that you come at me with sticks?

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 And the Philistine cursed David by his guards.

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 Come here, he said, and I'll give your flesh to the birds and the wild animals.

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 David said to the Philistine,

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 You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty,

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 the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

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 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves,

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 for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give all of you into our hands.

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 As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly towards the battle line to meet him.

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 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead.

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 The stone sank into his forehead and he fell face down on the ground.

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 So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone,

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 which had a sword in his hand, and he struck down the Philistine and killed him.

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 This is God's holy and wonderful word.

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 Over to you, Moly.

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 Hi, guys.

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 Good morning, Watermark.

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 Thank you, Claire and Kevin, for reading the scripture to us.

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 As Chris said, I've been at Watermark for the last four years,

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 and it's just been great calling this place, this church, home.

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 And it's just an honor and privilege that I get to be with us and just go through God's scripture with us.

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 Before we start, I just want to give a quick prayer,

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 just to quiet our hearts and just prepare us going in.

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 Heavenly Father, we come before you today just acknowledging that you're God.

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 Father, we thank you for everything you've done for us,

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 just bringing us together as a community.

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 Thank you for going to the cross and dying for us,

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 because that's the reason why we're gathered here today.

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 Father, we just pray for open minds and open hearts as we go through your word today.

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 Just pray that you would just allow us to accept and understand the word.

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 And Father, you would quicken our steps to be able to go forth and practice it

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 and make it a part of our lives such that we can live lives of worship to you.

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 We just pray that, Father, as we go through scripture, you be magnified.

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 In Jesus' name we pray.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 So it's great that we get to go through scripture,

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 and without much ado, we can just get started.

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 So we're going to go through scripture today,

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 and we're going to look at where we focus.

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 But to start off, we have an illustration.

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 So the lady you see here, Elizabeth Holmes,

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 is someone you would call a prodigy tech entrepreneur.

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 You know, at the age of 19, she dropped out of Stanford

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 and went to start a tech company in Silicon Valley.

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 You know, she was able to raise more than $1 billion U.S.

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 from some of the most prominent people in government and technology.

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 But it turns out that it was all a sham.

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 The company and the product that she claimed to build

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 didn't really work as promised.

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 And a couple weeks ago, she was investigated

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 and convicted of multiple counts of fraud.

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 Now, we've all sinned, and we all fall short of the glory of God,

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 and so none of us are here to judge her.

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 But I think there's something interesting that we can take away from her story,

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 which is to just think about how she was able to pull this off.

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 You know, she got people to trust her and invest in her,

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 and some of these people never even got to see financial documents of the company.

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 So how was this possible?

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 Well, it turns out that those people, some of them,

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 were just focused on her outward appearance.

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 You see, the thing about Elizabeth is that she dropped out of an Ivy League college

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 and started a company in Silicon Valley.

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 You know, it was a kind of story that we make movies of, and that's what they saw.

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 You know, they also saw that some other reputable people

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 in the heights of government, technology, and investing had invested in the company,

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 and so they just trusted that, based on what they saw,

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 they could invest in this company.

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 And, you know, as you can see here, she was wearing,

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 she liked to wear Steve Jobs' style of turtleneck, you know,

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 just to give her that sense of being a visionary tech entrepreneur.

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 You know, the people who invested in her did so for complex reasons,

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 but one of them is that they focused on her outward appearance,

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 and they trusted her.

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 That's something that we also do,

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 and we are going to see that in Scripture,

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 that human beings tend to focus on the outward appearance,

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 but God does not.

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 He looks past that, and he focuses on our hearts.

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 We're going to see this play out in the story of how David became king,

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 how David was chosen by God and anointed to be king.

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 We're also going to see a play out in the story about how he went against Goliath.

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 And what we are going to see are these three things,

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 that we're going to see God's focus,

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 we're going to see where we focus,

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 and then we're going to turn our eyes to Jesus, our focus.

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 So in the series so far,

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 we've been going through all that glitters,

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 let's not go through the story of 1 Samuel.

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 And what we've seen is that,

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 while sometimes we may have appearances that look good on the outside,

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 deep down, there's decay.

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 And what we also see is that God comes in,

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 and he turns things around for his glory to be seen.

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 We saw it in the story of Hannah,

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 where she was barren,

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 and she was just pushed aside by the people closest to her.

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 But God heard her prayer,

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 and turned her story upside down,

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 and gave her a son,

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 who became the last judge of Israel,

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 Samuel.

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 We also see it in Eli and his sons,

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 who were supposed to be priests,

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 serving the people and leading them to God,

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 but they really just wanted to serve themselves,

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 and they abused their power.

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 And God saw through their outward appearance,

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 and got rid of them.

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 The same with Saul,

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 where Saul was supposed to lead God's people as king,

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 but he wanted to honor himself more than any other thing,

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 and so God rejects him as king.

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 And that's where we find ourselves in scripture today.

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 You know, what happens is God rejects Saul as king.

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 And so he tells Samuel to go to Bethlehem,

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 into the house of Jesse,

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 because he's chosen one of Jesse's sons to be king of Israel.

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 And you can imagine,

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 Samuel goes, he finds Jesse,

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 tells Jesse to bring his sons.

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 Jesse as a patriarch goes,

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 gathers his sons,

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 and brings them to Samuel.

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 Samuel knew why he was there.

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 He knew he was going to pick the next king of Israel,

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 and so he was looking at the people

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 that were brought before him,

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 Jesse's sons,

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 with an eye looking for the next king.

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 And scripture tells us that the moment his eyes landed on Eliab,

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 one of Jesse's sons,

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 he immediately concluded that Eliab would be the next king of Israel.

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 Why?

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 Well, there are a couple of reasons.

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 You know, Eliab was the firstborn of Jesse.

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 And we learn from scripture that the firstborn son usually would have the birthright.

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 And so there was a level of prominence that the firstborn son would have.

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 And so Samuel saw this cultural reason and immediately concluded that Eliab must be the one who is chosen as king.

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 Not only that, he was tall and physically good looking.

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 You know, the people of Israel had been asking for a king,

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 someone who would represent them.

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 And so looking at Eliab's physique,

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 Samuel saw him and was like,

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 yes, that must be the one.

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 He just looked good on the outside.

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 And also he was a soldier under Saul.

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 See, also the people had been asking for a king who would lead them into battle.

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 And so just seeing that Eliab had the experience of being a soldier,

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 it just kind of made sense that this person would be king.

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 But you know, God is a good God.

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 He sees past outward appearance.

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 And so while Samuel was focused on Eliab's outward appearance,

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 God came in and rebuked Samuel and said to him,

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 Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature,

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 because I have rejected him.

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 For the Lord sees not as man sees.

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 Man looks on the outward appearance,

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 but the Lord looks on the heart.

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 You know, Eliab may have had an outward appearance that looked good,

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 but God saw past that and saw his heart,

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 which was a heart that was full of pride.

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 You know, we learn later on in chapter 17 that,

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 you know, Goliath had set up camp

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 and he was attacking the Israelite army, taunting them.

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 And David saw what was happening.

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 And David started asking questions.

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 And Eliab, who had a heart full of pride,

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 heard his brother.

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 And the Bible says that his heart burned with anger against David.

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 Why?

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 Because Eliab had been rejected by Samuel, God,

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 and he wasn't anointed as king.

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 And David was instead.

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 So out of all that spite in his heart,

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 he turned against David.

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 And because of the pride in his heart,

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 his heart burned with anger against him.

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 God saw the pride in Eliab's heart.

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 And so he knew that such a person would not make a great king for Israel.

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 You know, God looks past the outward appearance.

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 And that's the same thing that happened with Saul,

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 as we saw last week,

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 that God saw his heart,

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 a heart that just wanted to honor himself.

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 And so God rejected him

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 because God looks past the outward appearance

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 and God looks at the heart.

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 So coming back to the story,

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 Samuel looks at Eliab and God rejects him.

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 So he looks to the other sons,

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 but God rejects all of them one by one

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 for all those who are present.

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 And so Samuel,

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 trusting God,

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 just knew that,

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 hey, something was wrong.

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 And so he turns to Jesse and he's like,

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 hey,

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 are these all your sons?

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 And then Jesse confesses that

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 there's one who wasn't present,

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 the youngest,

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 David.

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 You know,

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 Jesse didn't invite David

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 over because of the same outward mode

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 that Samuel had actually looked at Eliab with.

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 You see,

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 the thing about David was that

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 there are a couple of things.

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 Well,

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 he was the last born son of Jesse.

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 And so he was on the other end of the spectrum

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 when it came to the general idea of a birthright.

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 And so Jesse was like,

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 well,

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 if this is not the son,

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 if this is the son who's the youngest,

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 maybe he's not important.

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 And so for that cultural reason,

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 he didn't bring Jesse.

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 I mean,

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 he didn't bring David in.

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 David was also young and inexperienced.

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 And so he had a boyish look about him.

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 Physically,

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 he looked young.

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 You know how we,

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 as adults,

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 tend to have dinner

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 and we gather on the main table

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 and we have a separate table for the kids

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 because probably they don't have

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 anything important to tell us

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 because they're small.

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 You know,

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 Jesse looked at David in the same way.

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 Knowing that he was just small and boyish,

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 he probably didn't have a beard at that time.

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 You know,

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 and so he didn't invite David to come over.

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 Also,

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 David was a shepherd boy.

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 You see,

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 at that time,

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 Israel was going through a time of crisis

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 and so any man of any repute

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 was asked to be in the army

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 serving and fighting for the kingdom of Israel.

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 And so anyone who was doing anything aside that

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 was probably the lowest of the low.

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 And so that's how David found himself as a shepherd boy.

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 And so he didn't have that status.

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 David did not have the CV

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 that would make him important in people's eyes.

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 You know,

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 if Samuel was a recruiter,

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 he would have thought that Elliot had the perfect CV.

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 And if Jesse was looking at his son,

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 he'd probably think that David was not qualified

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 to even be in Samuel's presence.

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 I think an important thing we can take away from this

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 is that as human beings who look on the outside,

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 they're just as inclined to count people out

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 as we are to include them

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 based on their outward appearance.

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 David was not invited

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 because he did not even fit into the outward centered

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 more than his own father Jesse had.

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 You know,

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 I think this is very similar

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 to the way we relate to people.

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 It's easy for us to gravitate towards people

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 based on their outward appearance,

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 based on how wealthy they are,

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 or maybe based on how well-spoken,

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 or what level of social status they have.

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 On the other hand,

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 it's very easy for us to push people away

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 because they don't fit into an outward mode.

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 They don't fit into the mode

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 that we think is important in our eyes.

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 They might not be as wealthy,

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 or they might not be as well-spoken.

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 They might not even,

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 even in church,

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 they might not be the people

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 who are serving all the time,

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 and so we might just push them aside.

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 And even worse thing that we tend to do

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 when we focus on the outward appearance

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 is sometimes we tend to prop ourselves up

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 and put on an outward appearance

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 that covers up the messiness

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 we know we have inside.

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 You know, honestly,

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 I confess that I do this as well.

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 I focus on the outside

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 when I relate to people.

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 So I work for a company

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 that is mostly centered around tech,

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 and as a tech person,

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 man, it's like heaven to me.

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 But what I realize is that

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 I've started doing this thing

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 where in meetings,

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 people who don't have a tech background,

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 I tend to tune them off.

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 You know, I tend to think

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 that what they have to say

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 might not be as important

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 because I focus on the outward appearance.

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 But as I was going through scripture,

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 I was just, you know, encouraged,

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 but also rebuked

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 in the way I see these people

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 because now I understand

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 that God does not look at any of us

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 thinking about who has a tech background

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 or who doesn't.

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 You know, God loves us all.

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 And I think I'm encouraged

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 just knowing that God

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 doesn't look on the outward appearance,

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 that I need to see these people

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 as God sees them,

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 as people he loves.

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 And every voice is important.

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 My perspective is changing.

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 So coming back to the story,

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 we see how God looks past

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 the outward appearance

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 of each person.

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 And so he rejects

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 all of Jesse's sons.

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 But then it's at this point

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 that we see David

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 come into the picture.

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 And I think it's important

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 to just see how David

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 is introduced in scripture.

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 David is introduced

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 as a handsome guy,

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 glowing in health.

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 And I think it's interesting

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 and scripture is subtly

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 pointing us to something

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 that's very important.

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 You know, David was described

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 in the same way

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 that Saul and Elliot

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 were actually described.

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 And I think scripture

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 is just telling us

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 that God looks past

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 the outward appearance.

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 And so looking good

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 on the outside

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 or looking bad

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 on the outside

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 simply doesn't matter.

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 You know, Chris shared

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 a quote with me earlier.

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 He said,

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 the quote said that

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 the outward appearance

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 neither qualifies

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 nor disqualifies.

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 It simply doesn't matter

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 to God.

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 You know, so it could be

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 that we could be

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 serving in church

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 putting on the best

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 possible physical appearance.

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 But if our hearts

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 are not with God,

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 then it's all for naught.

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 It also could mean

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 that we might be

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 at the lowest of the low

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 in the way we present ourselves

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 but our hearts are hearts

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 that God looks at

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 because we maybe

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 have focused on him.

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 Also, another interesting way

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 that David was introduced

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 was that he was introduced

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 as the person

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 who was tending the sheep.

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 You know, to be a shepherd

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 meant that David

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 would have had to go

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 into the pasture

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 with the weak, feeble sheep.

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 And he would have had

00:20:15.880 --> 00:20:17.059
 to be reliant on God

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 in the face of

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 harsh weather conditions,

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 in the face of wild animals

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 who would have tried

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 to attack him

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 and the sheep

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 that he was having.

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 You know, God was building

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 trust.

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 He was building character

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 in him.

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 I think another important thing

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 that we can take away

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 from this is that

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 outward appearances

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 can be so deceiving

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 because what we might think

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 is a terrible time

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 might actually be the time

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 that God is actually

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 shaping our hearts.

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 He's drawing us

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 to a point of desperation

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 such that we'll chase

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 after him

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 and we'll learn to rely on him

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 with all our hearts.

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 You know, sometimes

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 when we be at work

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 and we have a very

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 difficult colleague

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 who's just pressing

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 all our buttons

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 and we're like,

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 God, why?

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 And we're like,

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 God, take me out of this

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 but maybe God

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 is just building

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 patience in us.

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 So just coming back

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 to David

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 and the fact that

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 he was a shepherd,

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 you know,

00:21:06.019 --> 00:21:06.920
 God was building

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 character in him.

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 Last two weeks,

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 Alan took us through

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 what God expected

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 the king of Israel to be

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 and it was someone

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 who would care

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 for the people,

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 someone who would

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 trust in God

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 above all things,

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 someone who would not

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 try to honor himself

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 or just use his position

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 for his own advantage

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 and that's what God

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 was building in David

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 at that time

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 and so when God

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 looked at David,

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 he looked past

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 his outward appearance

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 and he looked at his heart.

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 In choosing David,

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 he wanted someone

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 who would chase after him

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 and so he focused

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 on David's heart

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 and I think at this point

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 we've seen that God

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 focuses on the heart

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 over the outward appearance

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 and so now we can segue

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 to where we focus.

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 You know,

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 so David gets

00:21:52.819 --> 00:21:53.659
 annoyed at us king

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 but he doesn't immediately

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 take up the official role

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 as king.

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 He stays serving his father

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 as a shepherd boy

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 and sometimes

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 he even goes to serve Saul

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 but all the while,

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 Israel was still

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 in a time of turmoil

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 and so in chapter 17

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 we are told that

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 the Philistine army

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 was actually able

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 to invade the land of Israel

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 and they set up camp

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 to fight the Israelite army

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 and so they do this thing

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 that's known as

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 representational combat

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 where they sent

00:22:21.560 --> 00:22:22.360
 their best

00:22:22.360 --> 00:22:23.820
 to face the best

00:22:23.820 --> 00:22:24.540
 from Israel

00:22:24.540 --> 00:22:25.640
 and the general idea

00:22:25.640 --> 00:22:27.000
 is that the two of the best

00:22:27.000 --> 00:22:27.880
 from either side

00:22:27.880 --> 00:22:28.440
 of the army

00:22:28.440 --> 00:22:29.440
 fight with each other

00:22:29.440 --> 00:22:29.960
 and the person

00:22:29.960 --> 00:22:30.840
 who is victorious

00:22:30.840 --> 00:22:31.660
 shows which side

00:22:31.660 --> 00:22:32.240
 is victorious

00:22:32.240 --> 00:22:35.240
 and so they send

00:22:35.240 --> 00:22:36.559
 what we know

00:22:36.559 --> 00:22:37.799
 as the Philistines

00:22:37.799 --> 00:22:38.460
 champion,

00:22:39.259 --> 00:22:39.680
 Goliath.

00:22:40.880 --> 00:22:41.339
 You know,

00:22:41.420 --> 00:22:42.420
 Goliath was described

00:22:42.420 --> 00:22:44.559
 as being huge.

00:22:45.460 --> 00:22:45.759
 Man,

00:22:45.880 --> 00:22:46.859
 it was crazy.

00:22:47.259 --> 00:22:47.440
 Like,

00:22:47.700 --> 00:22:49.859
 the dimensions

00:22:49.859 --> 00:22:50.460
 that we mention

00:22:50.460 --> 00:22:50.900
 in the scripture

00:22:50.900 --> 00:22:51.779
 equate to about

00:22:51.779 --> 00:22:53.960
 9.9 feet tall.

00:22:55.039 --> 00:22:55.200
 You know,

00:22:55.240 --> 00:22:55.839
 for context,

00:22:55.940 --> 00:22:56.700
 the average man

00:22:56.700 --> 00:22:57.200
 is about

00:22:57.200 --> 00:22:59.019
 5.8 feet

00:22:59.019 --> 00:23:00.619
 and so you can imagine

00:23:00.619 --> 00:23:02.480
 this huge giant

00:23:02.480 --> 00:23:04.240
 and you can imagine

00:23:04.240 --> 00:23:05.019
 what the Israelites

00:23:05.019 --> 00:23:06.299
 were thinking

00:23:06.299 --> 00:23:06.940
 at that point

00:23:06.940 --> 00:23:08.539
 seeing this person.

00:23:09.700 --> 00:23:10.339
 They probably thought

00:23:10.339 --> 00:23:11.299
 that Goliath was big.

00:23:12.680 --> 00:23:13.740
 Not only that,

00:23:14.019 --> 00:23:15.500
 Goliath was dressed up

00:23:15.500 --> 00:23:16.799
 in the most spectacular armor.

00:23:17.180 --> 00:23:18.740
 Everything that he had adorned

00:23:18.740 --> 00:23:19.859
 was made from bronze

00:23:19.859 --> 00:23:20.859
 and you can just imagine,

00:23:21.000 --> 00:23:21.119
 like,

00:23:21.119 --> 00:23:22.279
 just try to close your eyes

00:23:22.279 --> 00:23:22.819
 and imagine

00:23:22.819 --> 00:23:24.019
 what it would have looked like

00:23:24.019 --> 00:23:26.079
 where this 9.9 feet tall guy

00:23:26.079 --> 00:23:27.000
 wearing bronze

00:23:27.000 --> 00:23:27.900
 was standing in the sun

00:23:27.900 --> 00:23:28.559
 glistening

00:23:28.559 --> 00:23:29.679
 and you can imagine

00:23:29.679 --> 00:23:30.980
 what the Israelite army

00:23:30.980 --> 00:23:32.000
 and the people there

00:23:32.000 --> 00:23:32.559
 were thinking.

00:23:33.559 --> 00:23:34.480
 Not only that,

00:23:34.659 --> 00:23:35.319
 Goliath would come

00:23:35.319 --> 00:23:36.059
 and he would throw

00:23:36.059 --> 00:23:37.139
 all kinds of taunts

00:23:37.139 --> 00:23:38.079
 at the Israelite army

00:23:38.079 --> 00:23:38.519
 saying,

00:23:38.659 --> 00:23:38.799
 hey,

00:23:39.019 --> 00:23:40.039
 aren't you Saul's army?

00:23:40.379 --> 00:23:41.279
 Can't you bring someone

00:23:41.279 --> 00:23:41.940
 to fight me?

00:23:42.159 --> 00:23:42.919
 Is there no one?

00:23:43.000 --> 00:23:43.799
 I dare you.

00:23:44.599 --> 00:23:45.480
 He taunted them

00:23:45.480 --> 00:23:47.179
 for 40 days

00:23:47.179 --> 00:23:47.859
 and 40 nights,

00:23:47.940 --> 00:23:48.599
 the Bible says.

00:23:49.700 --> 00:23:50.679
 And you can imagine

00:23:50.679 --> 00:23:52.539
 what the Israelite army

00:23:52.539 --> 00:23:53.240
 were thinking.

00:23:54.139 --> 00:23:54.319
 You know,

00:23:54.379 --> 00:23:55.539
 they were all focused

00:23:55.539 --> 00:23:56.819
 on his outward appearance.

00:23:56.819 --> 00:23:58.559
 And so,

00:23:58.779 --> 00:24:00.279
 the Bible says that

00:24:00.279 --> 00:24:03.220
 Goliath came against them

00:24:03.220 --> 00:24:03.659
 and he said,

00:24:03.779 --> 00:24:04.480
 on this day,

00:24:05.000 --> 00:24:07.159
 I defy the armies of Israel.

00:24:07.399 --> 00:24:08.079
 Give me a man

00:24:08.079 --> 00:24:09.119
 and let us fight together.

00:24:10.240 --> 00:24:11.139
 And scripture says that

00:24:11.139 --> 00:24:12.879
 on hearing the Philistines' words,

00:24:13.339 --> 00:24:14.819
 Saul and the Israelites

00:24:14.819 --> 00:24:16.299
 were dismayed and terrified.

00:24:16.500 --> 00:24:17.500
 Some translations say

00:24:17.500 --> 00:24:19.299
 that they were greatly afraid.

00:24:20.559 --> 00:24:20.700
 You know,

00:24:20.720 --> 00:24:21.460
 they focused on

00:24:21.460 --> 00:24:22.740
 Goliath's outward appearance

00:24:22.740 --> 00:24:23.680
 and what they perceived

00:24:23.680 --> 00:24:24.620
 was that they were faced

00:24:24.620 --> 00:24:26.319
 with an insurmountable problem.

00:24:27.240 --> 00:24:27.779
 To them,

00:24:27.980 --> 00:24:28.980
 Goliath was big

00:24:28.980 --> 00:24:31.039
 and God was small.

00:24:32.799 --> 00:24:33.519
 But David,

00:24:33.700 --> 00:24:34.880
 unlike the rest of the people

00:24:34.880 --> 00:24:35.839
 in the Israelite army,

00:24:35.980 --> 00:24:36.720
 heard Goliath

00:24:36.720 --> 00:24:38.079
 taunt the army

00:24:38.079 --> 00:24:39.039
 and he just could not

00:24:39.039 --> 00:24:39.960
 accept the fact

00:24:39.960 --> 00:24:41.240
 that God was being dishonored.

00:24:41.359 --> 00:24:41.620
 And so,

00:24:41.700 --> 00:24:42.759
 he decided to rise up

00:24:42.759 --> 00:24:43.680
 against Goliath.

00:24:45.079 --> 00:24:45.960
 Scripture says that

00:24:45.960 --> 00:24:47.900
 he had a focus,

00:24:48.299 --> 00:24:48.500
 I mean,

00:24:48.579 --> 00:24:49.559
 so David had a focus

00:24:49.559 --> 00:24:50.259
 on God

00:24:50.259 --> 00:24:51.279
 that made God big

00:24:51.279 --> 00:24:52.299
 and Goliath small.

00:24:52.759 --> 00:24:53.000
 And so,

00:24:53.059 --> 00:24:53.679
 it says that

00:24:53.679 --> 00:24:55.859
 David went up

00:24:55.859 --> 00:24:56.259
 and said,

00:24:56.359 --> 00:24:56.480
 hey,

00:24:56.940 --> 00:24:58.279
 the Lord who delivered me

00:24:58.279 --> 00:24:59.460
 from the paw of the lion

00:24:59.460 --> 00:25:01.599
 and from the paw of the bear

00:25:01.599 --> 00:25:02.619
 would deliver me

00:25:02.619 --> 00:25:03.179
 from the hand

00:25:03.179 --> 00:25:03.899
 of this Philistine.

00:25:04.759 --> 00:25:06.279
 That's where David's focus was.

00:25:06.419 --> 00:25:07.779
 He was focused on God.

00:25:08.279 --> 00:25:09.039
 And he was focused

00:25:09.039 --> 00:25:09.919
 on facing Goliath

00:25:09.919 --> 00:25:10.639
 to honor God.

00:25:11.220 --> 00:25:12.159
 And it's unlikely

00:25:12.159 --> 00:25:13.440
 that he didn't feel fear.

00:25:14.759 --> 00:25:15.819
 He probably was just

00:25:15.819 --> 00:25:16.259
 as afraid

00:25:16.259 --> 00:25:17.299
 as the people

00:25:17.299 --> 00:25:18.079
 in the Israelite army.

00:25:18.179 --> 00:25:18.940
 But the difference

00:25:18.940 --> 00:25:19.419
 is that

00:25:19.420 --> 00:25:20.600
 he chose to focus

00:25:20.600 --> 00:25:21.340
 on God

00:25:21.340 --> 00:25:22.120
 and the way God

00:25:22.120 --> 00:25:22.920
 had been faithful

00:25:22.920 --> 00:25:24.460
 in previous problems

00:25:24.460 --> 00:25:25.200
 that might have seemed

00:25:25.200 --> 00:25:26.560
 insurmountable to David.

00:25:27.500 --> 00:25:27.740
 You know,

00:25:27.779 --> 00:25:28.400
 he didn't trust

00:25:28.400 --> 00:25:28.980
 in his armor.

00:25:29.100 --> 00:25:29.640
 He didn't trust

00:25:29.640 --> 00:25:30.900
 in the army of Israel.

00:25:31.039 --> 00:25:31.680
 He didn't trust

00:25:31.680 --> 00:25:33.100
 in anything apart from God.

00:25:33.480 --> 00:25:33.700
 And so,

00:25:33.779 --> 00:25:34.300
 he went up

00:25:34.300 --> 00:25:35.400
 with no armor.

00:25:36.039 --> 00:25:36.539
 He went up

00:25:36.539 --> 00:25:37.279
 with just a sling

00:25:37.279 --> 00:25:37.980
 and a stone.

00:25:38.620 --> 00:25:39.140
 And the Bible says

00:25:39.140 --> 00:25:39.700
 that he flung

00:25:39.700 --> 00:25:40.740
 the stone from the sling.

00:25:41.100 --> 00:25:41.640
 It hit Goliath

00:25:41.640 --> 00:25:42.340
 right on the head.

00:25:42.759 --> 00:25:43.400
 Goliath fell

00:25:43.400 --> 00:25:45.279
 and gave him the victory,

00:25:45.800 --> 00:25:46.820
 gave Israel the victory

00:25:46.820 --> 00:25:47.920
 and got the glory.

00:25:47.920 --> 00:25:50.340
 David had a focus

00:25:50.340 --> 00:25:51.120
 on God

00:25:51.120 --> 00:25:52.100
 that made God big

00:25:52.100 --> 00:25:53.759
 and Goliath small.

00:25:56.060 --> 00:25:56.460
 You know,

00:25:56.500 --> 00:25:57.140
 bringing this story

00:25:57.140 --> 00:25:58.000
 closer to us,

00:25:58.720 --> 00:25:59.600
 we may have our own

00:25:59.600 --> 00:26:01.019
 versions of Goliath.

00:26:02.340 --> 00:26:03.560
 Things that may seem

00:26:03.560 --> 00:26:04.900
 insurmountable to us.

00:26:05.360 --> 00:26:06.080
 Things that will come up

00:26:06.080 --> 00:26:06.620
 against us

00:26:06.620 --> 00:26:07.420
 and taunt us

00:26:07.420 --> 00:26:08.700
 and test our faith.

00:26:09.800 --> 00:26:10.039
 You know,

00:26:10.080 --> 00:26:10.759
 it could be with sin

00:26:10.759 --> 00:26:11.440
 where we probably

00:26:11.440 --> 00:26:13.100
 have faced the same thing

00:26:13.100 --> 00:26:14.200
 for so long

00:26:14.200 --> 00:26:15.380
 time and time again

00:26:15.380 --> 00:26:16.080
 and we've fallen

00:26:16.080 --> 00:26:17.140
 and fallen and fallen.

00:26:17.420 --> 00:26:18.340
 We just resign

00:26:18.340 --> 00:26:19.480
 to the idea

00:26:19.480 --> 00:26:19.960
 that maybe

00:26:19.960 --> 00:26:20.520
 this is something

00:26:20.520 --> 00:26:21.540
 I just have to deal with.

00:26:21.600 --> 00:26:22.440
 This is an addiction

00:26:22.440 --> 00:26:23.700
 I will not be able to pass.

00:26:23.740 --> 00:26:24.280
 This is something

00:26:24.280 --> 00:26:25.240
 that I will just have

00:26:25.240 --> 00:26:25.700
 to live with

00:26:25.700 --> 00:26:26.780
 for the rest of my life.

00:26:27.660 --> 00:26:27.840
 You know,

00:26:27.860 --> 00:26:28.720
 in times like that,

00:26:28.800 --> 00:26:30.100
 we make sin big

00:26:30.100 --> 00:26:31.600
 and God small.

00:26:32.760 --> 00:26:33.540
 It could even be

00:26:33.540 --> 00:26:34.760
 with relational issues

00:26:34.760 --> 00:26:35.560
 where we may have

00:26:35.560 --> 00:26:36.740
 had fractured relationships

00:26:36.740 --> 00:26:37.880
 with people in our family,

00:26:38.240 --> 00:26:39.460
 people we once called friends,

00:26:39.580 --> 00:26:40.640
 people we work with,

00:26:40.860 --> 00:26:42.320
 people in our lives,

00:26:42.319 --> 00:26:43.419
 and we just feel like

00:26:43.419 --> 00:26:44.480
 there's so much pain

00:26:44.480 --> 00:26:45.240
 and animosity

00:26:45.240 --> 00:26:46.740
 that there's nothing

00:26:46.740 --> 00:26:47.500
 that we can do

00:26:47.500 --> 00:26:48.960
 and so we just resign

00:26:48.960 --> 00:26:49.359
 and say,

00:26:49.480 --> 00:26:50.179
 que sera sera

00:26:50.179 --> 00:26:50.980
 what will be

00:26:50.980 --> 00:26:52.319
 with this relationship?

00:26:52.980 --> 00:26:54.059
 We make these fractured

00:26:54.059 --> 00:26:55.200
 relationships big

00:26:55.200 --> 00:26:56.480
 and God small.

00:26:56.839 --> 00:26:57.740
 It could even be health

00:26:57.740 --> 00:26:59.339
 or financial challenges.

00:27:00.980 --> 00:27:01.240
 You know,

00:27:01.279 --> 00:27:02.279
 but it doesn't have

00:27:02.279 --> 00:27:03.139
 to be the case.

00:27:04.419 --> 00:27:04.599
 You know,

00:27:04.639 --> 00:27:05.980
 we can shift our focus

00:27:05.980 --> 00:27:07.139
 from these things

00:27:07.139 --> 00:27:08.319
 that seem insurmountable

00:27:08.319 --> 00:27:08.859
 to us

00:27:08.859 --> 00:27:10.099
 and we can shift

00:27:10.099 --> 00:27:11.019
 our focus

00:27:11.019 --> 00:27:11.859
 to God.

00:27:12.319 --> 00:27:15.059
 And so how can we do this?

00:27:15.639 --> 00:27:15.960
 Well,

00:27:16.619 --> 00:27:17.619
 I think it's important

00:27:17.619 --> 00:27:19.740
 that the first step

00:27:19.740 --> 00:27:20.419
 that we take

00:27:20.419 --> 00:27:21.619
 in shifting our focus

00:27:21.619 --> 00:27:22.159
 is coming

00:27:22.159 --> 00:27:24.240
 with a heart of repentance.

00:27:25.119 --> 00:27:25.879
 It's important

00:27:25.879 --> 00:27:27.099
 to come to God

00:27:27.099 --> 00:27:27.939
 with honesty

00:27:27.939 --> 00:27:28.399
 and say,

00:27:28.500 --> 00:27:28.939
 hey God,

00:27:29.019 --> 00:27:30.319
 I'm sorry for believing

00:27:30.319 --> 00:27:30.879
 in the lie

00:27:30.879 --> 00:27:31.720
 that you're small

00:27:31.720 --> 00:27:32.759
 and other things

00:27:32.759 --> 00:27:33.359
 were big.

00:27:34.980 --> 00:27:35.240
 You know,

00:27:35.279 --> 00:27:35.980
 as I was preparing

00:27:35.980 --> 00:27:37.079
 for the sermon

00:27:37.079 --> 00:27:38.059
 just reading scripture,

00:27:38.220 --> 00:27:38.799
 there's a song

00:27:38.799 --> 00:27:39.759
 by Don Mohan

00:27:39.759 --> 00:27:40.720
 called Be Magnified

00:27:40.720 --> 00:27:42.240
 that just kept

00:27:42.240 --> 00:27:42.980
 playing and repeating

00:27:42.980 --> 00:27:43.799
 and I think

00:27:43.799 --> 00:27:44.420
 the words,

00:27:44.759 --> 00:27:45.620
 the lyrics of the song

00:27:45.620 --> 00:27:46.559
 just point to how

00:27:46.559 --> 00:27:47.240
 we can come

00:27:47.240 --> 00:27:48.059
 with a heart

00:27:48.059 --> 00:27:49.220
 and do that repentance

00:27:49.220 --> 00:27:51.380
 and go through repentance.

00:27:52.940 --> 00:27:53.420
 You know,

00:27:53.559 --> 00:27:54.420
 the lyrics say,

00:27:54.799 --> 00:27:55.700
 I'm actually not going

00:27:55.700 --> 00:27:56.039
 to sing it,

00:27:56.099 --> 00:27:56.660
 I'm going to read it.

00:27:56.980 --> 00:27:57.900
 The lyrics say,

00:27:57.900 --> 00:28:00.360
 I have made you too small

00:28:00.360 --> 00:28:01.100
 in my eyes.

00:28:01.720 --> 00:28:02.120
 Oh God,

00:28:02.180 --> 00:28:02.759
 forgive me.

00:28:03.480 --> 00:28:04.460
 I have believed

00:28:04.460 --> 00:28:04.980
 in the lie

00:28:04.980 --> 00:28:06.000
 that you weren't able

00:28:06.000 --> 00:28:06.740
 to help me.

00:28:07.480 --> 00:28:08.160
 But now,

00:28:08.280 --> 00:28:08.720
 oh God,

00:28:08.780 --> 00:28:09.880
 I see my wrong.

00:28:10.720 --> 00:28:11.500
 Heal my heart

00:28:11.500 --> 00:28:12.820
 and show yourself strong.

00:28:13.460 --> 00:28:14.640
 And in my eyes

00:28:14.640 --> 00:28:15.640
 and with my song,

00:28:16.160 --> 00:28:16.620
 oh Lord,

00:28:16.800 --> 00:28:17.580
 be magnified.

00:28:18.580 --> 00:28:19.580
 It's such a great way

00:28:19.580 --> 00:28:20.420
 that we can pray.

00:28:20.720 --> 00:28:21.560
 A prayer of repentance

00:28:21.560 --> 00:28:22.340
 from believing

00:28:22.340 --> 00:28:23.460
 that God is small

00:28:23.460 --> 00:28:24.140
 because it shows

00:28:24.140 --> 00:28:25.220
 how we can start off

00:28:25.220 --> 00:28:26.980
 and do that 180 turn

00:28:26.980 --> 00:28:27.539
 and start off

00:28:27.539 --> 00:28:27.960
 from the point

00:28:27.960 --> 00:28:28.360
 where we say,

00:28:28.460 --> 00:28:28.759
 hey God,

00:28:28.819 --> 00:28:30.259
 I believe that you are big

00:28:30.259 --> 00:28:30.920
 and I'm sorry

00:28:30.920 --> 00:28:32.019
 for making you small.

00:28:32.500 --> 00:28:32.600
 Father,

00:28:32.660 --> 00:28:33.620
 just heal my heart

00:28:33.620 --> 00:28:35.240
 and do the final 180 turn

00:28:35.240 --> 00:28:35.539
 and say,

00:28:35.660 --> 00:28:36.059
 oh God,

00:28:36.140 --> 00:28:37.000
 be magnified

00:28:37.000 --> 00:28:38.460
 such that everything

00:28:38.460 --> 00:28:39.600
 becomes small.

00:28:40.279 --> 00:28:40.920
 And as we come

00:28:40.920 --> 00:28:41.420
 to repentance,

00:28:41.559 --> 00:28:42.299
 we start to shift

00:28:42.299 --> 00:28:42.819
 our focus

00:28:42.819 --> 00:28:43.500
 in a way

00:28:43.500 --> 00:28:44.559
 that makes God big

00:28:44.559 --> 00:28:46.339
 and every other thing small.

00:28:48.440 --> 00:28:49.380
 And coming back

00:28:49.380 --> 00:28:50.920
 to how we can start

00:28:50.920 --> 00:28:51.860
 to shift our focus,

00:28:52.259 --> 00:28:53.400
 the next thing we can do

00:28:53.400 --> 00:28:55.200
 is just succumb to God

00:28:55.200 --> 00:28:55.920
 and say we know

00:28:55.920 --> 00:28:56.539
 who God is.

00:28:57.740 --> 00:28:58.000
 You know,

00:28:59.559 --> 00:29:02.019
 if you look at the way

00:29:02.019 --> 00:29:03.640
 David responded,

00:29:03.759 --> 00:29:04.220
 you can tell

00:29:04.220 --> 00:29:04.819
 that he knew

00:29:04.819 --> 00:29:05.519
 who God was.

00:29:05.840 --> 00:29:07.779
 God was in every single

00:29:07.779 --> 00:29:09.160
 utterance that he made,

00:29:09.240 --> 00:29:10.440
 in every single declaration

00:29:10.440 --> 00:29:11.340
 that he made.

00:29:12.460 --> 00:29:13.620
 And I think that it's important

00:29:13.620 --> 00:29:16.420
 that we invest time

00:29:16.420 --> 00:29:17.340
 in getting to know God

00:29:17.340 --> 00:29:18.460
 because we cannot focus

00:29:18.460 --> 00:29:18.940
 on someone

00:29:18.940 --> 00:29:20.039
 that we do not know.

00:29:22.319 --> 00:29:22.680
 You know,

00:29:23.120 --> 00:29:24.440
 that's why Bible study,

00:29:24.539 --> 00:29:25.180
 things like Bible study,

00:29:25.180 --> 00:29:26.080
 study are so important

00:29:26.080 --> 00:29:27.440
 because we get to know

00:29:27.440 --> 00:29:27.880
 who God is.

00:29:27.940 --> 00:29:29.019
 We get to become acquainted

00:29:29.019 --> 00:29:29.740
 to our maker,

00:29:30.140 --> 00:29:31.240
 the person who is greater

00:29:31.240 --> 00:29:32.259
 than every other thing.

00:29:32.740 --> 00:29:33.560
 And so as we grow

00:29:33.560 --> 00:29:34.360
 in knowledge of him,

00:29:34.400 --> 00:29:35.240
 we can start to shift

00:29:35.240 --> 00:29:35.740
 the focus.

00:29:36.660 --> 00:29:37.779
 That's why things like CG

00:29:37.779 --> 00:29:39.120
 are so important

00:29:39.120 --> 00:29:41.000
 because by doing it

00:29:41.000 --> 00:29:42.060
 in community,

00:29:42.480 --> 00:29:43.360
 by building each other

00:29:43.360 --> 00:29:44.160
 up in scripture,

00:29:44.539 --> 00:29:45.640
 we can have a focus

00:29:45.640 --> 00:29:46.340
 that is shifted

00:29:46.340 --> 00:29:47.100
 because we know

00:29:47.100 --> 00:29:47.759
 who God is.

00:29:48.460 --> 00:29:49.299
 And so in the face

00:29:49.299 --> 00:29:50.960
 of an insurmountable problem

00:29:50.960 --> 00:29:52.160
 like sin,

00:29:52.539 --> 00:29:53.060
 we know that,

00:29:53.059 --> 00:29:53.460
 oh God,

00:29:53.519 --> 00:29:53.960
 you're the one

00:29:53.960 --> 00:29:55.099
 who heals our hearts.

00:29:55.179 --> 00:29:55.599
 You're the one

00:29:55.599 --> 00:29:56.720
 who turns our hearts

00:29:56.720 --> 00:29:58.259
 from stone into flesh.

00:29:58.659 --> 00:29:59.379
 And so we know

00:29:59.379 --> 00:30:01.159
 that God can take us through.

00:30:01.700 --> 00:30:02.679
 In times of sickness,

00:30:02.679 --> 00:30:03.679
 we know who God is.

00:30:03.740 --> 00:30:04.279
 We know that God

00:30:04.279 --> 00:30:04.960
 is a healer.

00:30:05.099 --> 00:30:05.879
 And so we can hold

00:30:05.879 --> 00:30:06.339
 on to that.

00:30:06.519 --> 00:30:07.279
 And so we can start

00:30:07.279 --> 00:30:08.599
 to shift our focus

00:30:08.599 --> 00:30:10.139
 from a point

00:30:10.139 --> 00:30:12.139
 where any other thing

00:30:12.139 --> 00:30:12.740
 is big

00:30:12.740 --> 00:30:14.000
 and God is small.

00:30:14.000 --> 00:30:17.539
 The next point is that

00:30:17.539 --> 00:30:19.400
 faith is not automatic.

00:30:20.599 --> 00:30:20.859
 You know,

00:30:20.880 --> 00:30:21.680
 you can imagine

00:30:21.680 --> 00:30:23.079
 David in the pasture

00:30:23.079 --> 00:30:23.779
 with the flock.

00:30:24.799 --> 00:30:25.079
 You know,

00:30:25.519 --> 00:30:26.720
 David showed that

00:30:26.720 --> 00:30:27.779
 he knew who God is

00:30:27.779 --> 00:30:29.799
 and his faith

00:30:29.799 --> 00:30:30.359
 had been built

00:30:30.359 --> 00:30:31.000
 by how God

00:30:31.000 --> 00:30:32.460
 had been faithful to him.

00:30:32.799 --> 00:30:33.440
 And so you can imagine

00:30:33.440 --> 00:30:34.400
 David with the flock

00:30:34.400 --> 00:30:35.000
 in the pasture

00:30:35.000 --> 00:30:36.319
 and maybe he started off

00:30:36.319 --> 00:30:36.980
 with a small dog

00:30:36.980 --> 00:30:37.839
 attacking his flock

00:30:37.839 --> 00:30:39.099
 and he trusted in God

00:30:39.099 --> 00:30:40.460
 and God helped him

00:30:40.460 --> 00:30:41.859
 go over the small dog.

00:30:41.859 --> 00:30:42.759
 And so the next time

00:30:42.759 --> 00:30:44.059
 that a lion rose up

00:30:44.059 --> 00:30:44.639
 against him,

00:30:44.679 --> 00:30:45.419
 he knew that God

00:30:45.419 --> 00:30:46.099
 would be good

00:30:46.099 --> 00:30:47.099
 because God was faithful

00:30:47.099 --> 00:30:48.179
 in the previous times.

00:30:48.279 --> 00:30:49.419
 And so he trusted in God

00:30:49.419 --> 00:30:50.039
 and the Bible says

00:30:50.039 --> 00:30:51.279
 that lions came

00:30:51.279 --> 00:30:51.859
 and he was able

00:30:51.859 --> 00:30:52.439
 to defeat them

00:30:52.439 --> 00:30:53.179
 because of God.

00:30:53.639 --> 00:30:54.319
 And so the next time

00:30:54.319 --> 00:30:54.719
 a bear,

00:30:54.839 --> 00:30:55.359
 which is bigger,

00:30:55.500 --> 00:30:55.719
 came,

00:30:55.799 --> 00:30:56.359
 he knew that God

00:30:56.359 --> 00:30:57.039
 had been faithful

00:30:57.039 --> 00:30:57.559
 with the lion

00:30:57.559 --> 00:30:58.000
 and so God

00:30:58.000 --> 00:30:58.679
 would be faithful

00:30:58.679 --> 00:30:59.259
 with the bear.

00:30:59.559 --> 00:31:00.259
 And so when he's

00:31:00.259 --> 00:31:01.319
 faced against Goliath,

00:31:01.379 --> 00:31:02.299
 he has a track record

00:31:02.299 --> 00:31:03.639
 of God's faithfulness

00:31:03.639 --> 00:31:05.019
 that he can lean on to.

00:31:05.439 --> 00:31:06.139
 And so his focus

00:31:06.139 --> 00:31:08.500
 shifted to how big God is.

00:31:09.379 --> 00:31:10.419
 I think it's the same thing

00:31:10.419 --> 00:31:11.179
 that we can apply

00:31:11.180 --> 00:31:11.920
 in our lives.

00:31:12.440 --> 00:31:13.320
 Where when we are faced

00:31:13.320 --> 00:31:14.560
 with what seems

00:31:14.560 --> 00:31:15.920
 like an insurmountable problem,

00:31:16.240 --> 00:31:17.320
 we can take how God

00:31:17.320 --> 00:31:17.880
 had been faithful

00:31:17.880 --> 00:31:19.039
 in other parts of our life

00:31:19.039 --> 00:31:19.779
 and bring them

00:31:19.779 --> 00:31:20.539
 to what might seem

00:31:20.539 --> 00:31:21.860
 insurmountable to us.

00:31:23.039 --> 00:31:24.019
 And so if we're dealing

00:31:24.019 --> 00:31:24.460
 with sin,

00:31:24.519 --> 00:31:25.080
 we know that God

00:31:25.080 --> 00:31:25.759
 is a provider

00:31:25.759 --> 00:31:27.120
 and he's always shown himself

00:31:27.120 --> 00:31:27.920
 to be true in his word.

00:31:28.180 --> 00:31:28.840
 And so we believe

00:31:28.840 --> 00:31:30.440
 that God can change our hearts

00:31:30.440 --> 00:31:31.600
 from a heart of stone

00:31:31.600 --> 00:31:32.660
 into a heart of flesh.

00:31:33.560 --> 00:31:34.539
 If we know that God

00:31:34.539 --> 00:31:35.380
 has been a healer

00:31:35.380 --> 00:31:36.660
 in another time of sickness,

00:31:36.740 --> 00:31:37.220
 we can trust

00:31:37.220 --> 00:31:37.860
 that he will be

00:31:37.860 --> 00:31:39.080
 a healer there too.

00:31:39.079 --> 00:31:41.299
 By focusing on how God

00:31:41.299 --> 00:31:42.679
 has been faithful to us

00:31:42.679 --> 00:31:43.579
 and other people

00:31:43.579 --> 00:31:44.619
 we can trust

00:31:44.619 --> 00:31:45.419
 and we can start

00:31:45.419 --> 00:31:46.439
 to shift our focus

00:31:46.439 --> 00:31:47.679
 in a way that makes God

00:31:47.679 --> 00:31:49.119
 big and every other thing

00:31:49.119 --> 00:31:49.539
 small.

00:31:51.419 --> 00:31:52.539
 And the last one

00:31:52.539 --> 00:31:53.039
 is that

00:31:53.039 --> 00:31:54.679
 David,

00:31:55.339 --> 00:31:56.119
 the last one

00:31:56.119 --> 00:31:56.939
 is taking action

00:31:56.939 --> 00:31:58.199
 because we trust God.

00:31:59.179 --> 00:31:59.539
 You know,

00:31:59.559 --> 00:32:00.720
 I think one great thing

00:32:00.720 --> 00:32:02.039
 to take away from David

00:32:02.039 --> 00:32:03.539
 is the way he responded

00:32:03.539 --> 00:32:06.039
 before he attacked Goliath.

00:32:06.839 --> 00:32:07.920
 And the Bible says that

00:32:07.920 --> 00:32:08.839
 he said,

00:32:09.180 --> 00:32:12.420
 he said to the people

00:32:12.420 --> 00:32:14.220
 that all those who,

00:32:14.639 --> 00:32:15.519
 all those gathered here

00:32:15.519 --> 00:32:16.079
 will know that

00:32:16.079 --> 00:32:17.240
 it is not by sword

00:32:17.240 --> 00:32:17.799
 or spear

00:32:17.799 --> 00:32:18.859
 that the Lord saves

00:32:18.859 --> 00:32:19.819
 for the battle

00:32:19.819 --> 00:32:20.539
 is the Lord's

00:32:20.539 --> 00:32:21.279
 and he will give

00:32:21.279 --> 00:32:22.119
 all of you

00:32:22.119 --> 00:32:22.960
 into our hands.

00:32:23.039 --> 00:32:23.839
 That's what David said

00:32:23.839 --> 00:32:24.940
 before he went up

00:32:24.940 --> 00:32:26.619
 and attacked Goliath.

00:32:26.940 --> 00:32:27.119
 You see,

00:32:27.159 --> 00:32:27.639
 the thing is that

00:32:27.639 --> 00:32:28.579
 we take action

00:32:28.579 --> 00:32:29.980
 because we know

00:32:29.980 --> 00:32:30.559
 that the victory

00:32:30.559 --> 00:32:31.440
 has already been won

00:32:31.440 --> 00:32:32.059
 for us.

00:32:33.059 --> 00:32:33.920
 And so that's what David did

00:32:33.920 --> 00:32:35.140
 and I think we can do the same.

00:32:35.620 --> 00:32:36.320
 We take action

00:32:36.320 --> 00:32:37.640
 because we trust in God.

00:32:38.120 --> 00:32:38.900
 And so when we are faced

00:32:38.900 --> 00:32:40.019
 with insurmountable problems,

00:32:40.120 --> 00:32:41.100
 we should not be reduced

00:32:41.100 --> 00:32:42.559
 to inaction or incapacity.

00:32:43.160 --> 00:32:44.340
 We can take a step

00:32:44.340 --> 00:32:45.259
 against it

00:32:45.259 --> 00:32:46.340
 and so when we are faced

00:32:46.340 --> 00:32:46.680
 with sin,

00:32:46.720 --> 00:32:47.120
 we can say,

00:32:47.220 --> 00:32:47.600
 hey sin,

00:32:47.740 --> 00:32:48.299
 not today.

00:32:49.620 --> 00:32:50.440
 Because we know

00:32:50.440 --> 00:32:51.799
 that the battle

00:32:51.799 --> 00:32:52.500
 has already been won

00:32:52.500 --> 00:32:53.120
 against it.

00:32:54.400 --> 00:32:55.519
 And so with these points,

00:32:55.740 --> 00:32:56.360
 I think it's great

00:32:56.360 --> 00:32:57.660
 for us to just ponder

00:32:57.660 --> 00:32:58.740
 and just take a step

00:32:58.740 --> 00:32:59.660
 and just think about

00:32:59.660 --> 00:33:00.860
 where our focus is

00:33:00.860 --> 00:33:01.360
 right now.

00:33:02.380 --> 00:33:03.140
 Who is biggest

00:33:03.140 --> 00:33:03.980
 in our eyes?

00:33:04.779 --> 00:33:05.360
 And how big

00:33:05.360 --> 00:33:06.360
 is God for us?

00:33:07.299 --> 00:33:07.559
 You know,

00:33:07.600 --> 00:33:08.299
 we've seen God

00:33:08.299 --> 00:33:09.580
 work in our hearts

00:33:09.580 --> 00:33:10.680
 in so many different ways.

00:33:10.759 --> 00:33:11.960
 So can we focus on him?

00:33:12.759 --> 00:33:13.400
 And at this point,

00:33:13.460 --> 00:33:13.940
 we can segue

00:33:13.940 --> 00:33:14.960
 and ask ourselves,

00:33:15.059 --> 00:33:16.140
 can we focus on Jesus

00:33:16.140 --> 00:33:17.340
 and look at Jesus

00:33:17.340 --> 00:33:18.860
 as our focus?

00:33:21.120 --> 00:33:21.640
 You know,

00:33:21.720 --> 00:33:22.080
 David,

00:33:22.740 --> 00:33:24.100
 in many ways,

00:33:24.200 --> 00:33:25.059
 seems so incredible.

00:33:26.279 --> 00:33:26.440
 You know,

00:33:26.500 --> 00:33:27.140
 David had

00:33:27.140 --> 00:33:28.100
 a heart

00:33:28.100 --> 00:33:29.180
 of servitude.

00:33:29.180 --> 00:33:30.960
 He was chosen

00:33:30.960 --> 00:33:31.920
 by God

00:33:31.920 --> 00:33:32.720
 to be the king

00:33:32.720 --> 00:33:33.400
 of Israel

00:33:33.400 --> 00:33:34.580
 and he put himself

00:33:34.580 --> 00:33:35.480
 on the line

00:33:35.480 --> 00:33:36.320
 for the sake

00:33:36.320 --> 00:33:37.240
 of others.

00:33:37.880 --> 00:33:38.000
 You know,

00:33:38.039 --> 00:33:38.840
 David went up

00:33:38.840 --> 00:33:39.460
 against Goliath

00:33:39.460 --> 00:33:40.400
 and he won the victory

00:33:40.400 --> 00:33:41.120
 for the people

00:33:41.120 --> 00:33:41.779
 of Israel.

00:33:41.779 --> 00:33:41.899
 Israel.

00:33:44.559 --> 00:33:45.319
 But David,

00:33:45.559 --> 00:33:46.220
 in many ways,

00:33:46.279 --> 00:33:47.779
 is just a pale representation,

00:33:48.119 --> 00:33:48.779
 a pale reflection

00:33:48.779 --> 00:33:49.639
 of the true king

00:33:49.639 --> 00:33:50.019
 to come,

00:33:50.119 --> 00:33:50.339
 Jesus.

00:33:51.720 --> 00:33:52.119
 You know,

00:33:52.180 --> 00:33:52.980
 if we remember,

00:33:53.399 --> 00:33:54.619
 the people of God,

00:33:54.680 --> 00:33:55.259
 the people of Israel

00:33:55.259 --> 00:33:55.940
 had been asking

00:33:55.940 --> 00:33:56.559
 for a king

00:33:56.559 --> 00:33:57.599
 who would lead them

00:33:57.599 --> 00:33:58.319
 into battle,

00:33:58.420 --> 00:33:59.259
 who would represent them

00:33:59.259 --> 00:33:59.839
 and David

00:33:59.839 --> 00:34:01.019
 actually fulfilled

00:34:01.019 --> 00:34:01.559
 some of that.

00:34:02.700 --> 00:34:03.539
 But it turns out

00:34:03.539 --> 00:34:04.279
 that even David

00:34:04.279 --> 00:34:05.359
 was not infallible.

00:34:05.839 --> 00:34:06.460
 He was flawed.

00:34:07.460 --> 00:34:07.839
 And so,

00:34:08.019 --> 00:34:08.639
 at some point

00:34:08.639 --> 00:34:10.340
 in his career

00:34:10.340 --> 00:34:10.880
 as king,

00:34:11.159 --> 00:34:12.460
 he actually ends up

00:34:12.460 --> 00:34:13.199
 being selfish

00:34:13.199 --> 00:34:14.300
 and he ends up

00:34:14.300 --> 00:34:15.119
 committing adultery

00:34:15.119 --> 00:34:16.059
 and abusing his power

00:34:16.059 --> 00:34:17.019
 to orchestrate murder.

00:34:18.099 --> 00:34:18.300
 You know,

00:34:18.639 --> 00:34:19.739
 David was not perfect.

00:34:21.099 --> 00:34:22.360
 Jesus is the only

00:34:22.360 --> 00:34:23.840
 perfect king.

00:34:25.320 --> 00:34:25.519
 See,

00:34:25.579 --> 00:34:26.219
 with Jesus,

00:34:27.000 --> 00:34:28.440
 he was the ultimate servant.

00:34:29.260 --> 00:34:30.880
 he came down

00:34:30.880 --> 00:34:32.440
 to serve all people,

00:34:32.520 --> 00:34:33.120
 even the people

00:34:33.120 --> 00:34:34.700
 on the farthest

00:34:34.700 --> 00:34:35.780
 fringes of society.

00:34:37.260 --> 00:34:38.540
 Jesus is the king

00:34:38.540 --> 00:34:39.740
 of the entire world.

00:34:40.360 --> 00:34:40.500
 You know,

00:34:40.500 --> 00:34:41.940
 he's equal with God.

00:34:43.020 --> 00:34:43.960
 And Jesus paid

00:34:43.960 --> 00:34:44.980
 the ultimate price

00:34:44.980 --> 00:34:45.640
 for our sake.

00:34:46.480 --> 00:34:47.760
 He conquered sin

00:34:47.760 --> 00:34:48.540
 and death

00:34:48.540 --> 00:34:49.580
 and won the victory

00:34:49.580 --> 00:34:50.620
 for not just Israel

00:34:50.620 --> 00:34:51.920
 but all the world.

00:34:52.520 --> 00:34:52.660
 You know,

00:34:52.720 --> 00:34:53.180
 ultimately,

00:34:53.440 --> 00:34:54.240
 our focus should be

00:34:54.240 --> 00:34:54.880
 on Jesus.

00:34:55.580 --> 00:34:55.800
 You know,

00:34:55.840 --> 00:34:56.300
 in the face

00:34:56.300 --> 00:34:57.560
 of insurmountable problems,

00:34:57.680 --> 00:34:58.120
 in the face

00:34:58.120 --> 00:34:58.560
 of things

00:34:58.559 --> 00:34:59.400
 that we may consider

00:34:59.400 --> 00:35:00.139
 the liars.

00:35:00.219 --> 00:35:00.599
 In the face

00:35:00.599 --> 00:35:01.119
 of sin,

00:35:01.559 --> 00:35:02.019
 struggles,

00:35:02.500 --> 00:35:02.860
 pain,

00:35:03.139 --> 00:35:03.759
 can we focus

00:35:03.759 --> 00:35:04.199
 on Jesus

00:35:04.199 --> 00:35:04.820
 through it all?

00:35:05.519 --> 00:35:05.779
 You know,

00:35:05.820 --> 00:35:06.759
 we focus on him

00:35:06.759 --> 00:35:07.779
 not so we can go

00:35:07.779 --> 00:35:08.539
 do it on our own.

00:35:08.599 --> 00:35:09.480
 We focus on him

00:35:09.480 --> 00:35:10.779
 because he's done it

00:35:10.779 --> 00:35:11.679
 for us.

00:35:12.219 --> 00:35:13.119
 He's won the victory

00:35:13.119 --> 00:35:13.900
 against sin,

00:35:14.400 --> 00:35:14.639
 death,

00:35:15.019 --> 00:35:15.480
 temptation,

00:35:16.099 --> 00:35:16.400
 sickness,

00:35:16.659 --> 00:35:17.400
 anything that we

00:35:17.400 --> 00:35:18.079
 can think of.

00:35:18.759 --> 00:35:18.980
 You know,

00:35:19.059 --> 00:35:20.179
 Jesus is big

00:35:20.179 --> 00:35:21.500
 and every other thing

00:35:21.500 --> 00:35:22.219
 is small.

00:35:22.219 --> 00:35:24.539
 Now,

00:35:24.579 --> 00:35:24.980
 another thing

00:35:24.980 --> 00:35:26.219
 that is really

00:35:26.219 --> 00:35:27.119
 great about the way

00:35:27.119 --> 00:35:28.099
 David approached

00:35:28.099 --> 00:35:28.599
 this problem

00:35:28.599 --> 00:35:29.159
 is he said

00:35:29.159 --> 00:35:29.719
 something that

00:35:29.719 --> 00:35:31.079
 was really,

00:35:31.399 --> 00:35:32.599
 really good.

00:35:34.419 --> 00:35:35.239
 David said

00:35:35.239 --> 00:35:35.759
 in scripture

00:35:35.759 --> 00:35:37.219
 to Goliath

00:35:37.219 --> 00:35:37.439
 that,

00:35:37.719 --> 00:35:37.739
 hey,

00:35:38.099 --> 00:35:38.439
 Goliath,

00:35:38.500 --> 00:35:39.480
 you come against me

00:35:39.480 --> 00:35:40.359
 with sword

00:35:40.359 --> 00:35:41.039
 and spear

00:35:41.039 --> 00:35:41.859
 and javelin

00:35:41.859 --> 00:35:44.319
 but I come against you

00:35:44.319 --> 00:35:45.039
 in the name

00:35:45.039 --> 00:35:45.919
 of the Lord Almighty.

00:35:47.359 --> 00:35:48.119
 That's such a great

00:35:48.119 --> 00:35:48.919
 stance to take

00:35:48.919 --> 00:35:49.919
 and I think

00:35:49.919 --> 00:35:50.659
 we can do it

00:35:50.659 --> 00:35:51.059
 as well.

00:35:51.059 --> 00:35:51.739
 You know,

00:35:51.779 --> 00:35:52.380
 when we are faced

00:35:52.380 --> 00:35:52.739
 with sin,

00:35:52.799 --> 00:35:53.159
 we can say,

00:35:53.239 --> 00:35:53.599
 hey sin,

00:35:54.179 --> 00:35:55.079
 you come against me

00:35:55.079 --> 00:35:55.559
 with all manner

00:35:55.559 --> 00:35:56.279
 of temptations

00:35:56.279 --> 00:35:57.739
 but I come against you

00:35:57.739 --> 00:35:58.480
 in the name

00:35:58.480 --> 00:35:59.659
 of the Lord Jesus Christ

00:35:59.659 --> 00:36:01.259
 in a way that makes

00:36:01.259 --> 00:36:01.940
 Jesus big

00:36:01.940 --> 00:36:03.279
 and sin small.

00:36:04.179 --> 00:36:04.420
 You know,

00:36:04.460 --> 00:36:05.039
 when we are faced

00:36:05.039 --> 00:36:05.880
 with all manner

00:36:05.880 --> 00:36:07.239
 of relational issues,

00:36:07.340 --> 00:36:07.779
 we can say,

00:36:07.900 --> 00:36:08.059
 hey,

00:36:08.320 --> 00:36:09.360
 you come against me

00:36:09.360 --> 00:36:10.739
 with all this pain

00:36:10.739 --> 00:36:12.059
 and all this animosity

00:36:12.059 --> 00:36:12.940
 and all this acrimony

00:36:12.940 --> 00:36:14.299
 but I come against you

00:36:14.299 --> 00:36:15.079
 in the name

00:36:15.079 --> 00:36:16.259
 of the Lord Jesus Christ,

00:36:16.320 --> 00:36:17.480
 the one who heals,

00:36:17.579 --> 00:36:18.360
 the one who is

00:36:18.360 --> 00:36:19.440
 love personified.

00:36:21.059 --> 00:36:22.219
 It's a great stance

00:36:22.219 --> 00:36:22.840
 for us to take

00:36:22.840 --> 00:36:24.159
 because it places

00:36:24.159 --> 00:36:25.219
 the focus on Jesus

00:36:25.219 --> 00:36:26.119
 and makes him big

00:36:26.119 --> 00:36:28.059
 and all other things small.

00:36:29.019 --> 00:36:29.199
 You know,

00:36:29.259 --> 00:36:30.880
 Jesus is the better David

00:36:30.880 --> 00:36:33.179
 who defeats all our glads.

00:36:34.340 --> 00:36:35.639
 They are small compared to him

00:36:35.639 --> 00:36:36.860
 and that's why

00:36:36.860 --> 00:36:38.079
 we focus on Jesus.

00:36:39.039 --> 00:36:39.219
 You know,

00:36:39.259 --> 00:36:40.400
 Jesus is in control

00:36:40.400 --> 00:36:41.380
 of our story.

00:36:41.900 --> 00:36:42.360
 He's the one

00:36:42.360 --> 00:36:43.519
 who writes our story

00:36:43.519 --> 00:36:44.159
 and that's why

00:36:44.159 --> 00:36:45.059
 we focus on him.

00:36:45.059 --> 00:36:47.259
 And as we just come

00:36:47.259 --> 00:36:48.460
 to a close,

00:36:49.559 --> 00:36:50.460
 we can just look at

00:36:50.460 --> 00:36:51.420
 scripture that calls him

00:36:51.420 --> 00:36:52.380
 the author and perfecter

00:36:52.380 --> 00:36:52.940
 of our faith

00:36:52.940 --> 00:36:55.059
 in Hebrews.

00:36:56.559 --> 00:36:57.059
 And I pray that

00:36:57.059 --> 00:36:57.599
 as we go through

00:36:57.599 --> 00:36:57.980
 the scripture,

00:36:58.159 --> 00:37:00.699
 we just focus on it

00:37:00.699 --> 00:37:01.559
 and we see

00:37:01.559 --> 00:37:02.599
 how great Jesus is.

00:37:03.320 --> 00:37:03.579
 And so,

00:37:03.659 --> 00:37:04.480
 Hebrews 12,

00:37:04.940 --> 00:37:06.320
 verse 1 and 2 reads,

00:37:07.059 --> 00:37:08.099
 let us throw off

00:37:08.099 --> 00:37:09.579
 everything that hinders

00:37:09.579 --> 00:37:10.139
 and the sin

00:37:10.139 --> 00:37:11.820
 that so easily entangles,

00:37:12.619 --> 00:37:13.739
 fixing our eyes

00:37:13.739 --> 00:37:14.239
 on Jesus,

00:37:14.439 --> 00:37:15.059
 the pioneer

00:37:15.059 --> 00:37:15.919
 and perfecter

00:37:15.919 --> 00:37:16.559
 of our faith.

00:37:17.339 --> 00:37:18.039
 For the joy

00:37:18.039 --> 00:37:18.979
 set before him,

00:37:19.059 --> 00:37:20.219
 he endured the cross,

00:37:20.859 --> 00:37:21.899
 scorning its shame

00:37:21.899 --> 00:37:23.159
 and sat down

00:37:23.159 --> 00:37:23.879
 at the right hand

00:37:23.879 --> 00:37:25.179
 of the throne of God.

00:37:27.599 --> 00:37:29.359
 When we are faced

00:37:29.359 --> 00:37:29.699
 with things

00:37:29.699 --> 00:37:31.199
 that may seem insurmountable,

00:37:31.959 --> 00:37:33.299
 things that hinder us,

00:37:33.419 --> 00:37:34.439
 things that easily

00:37:34.439 --> 00:37:35.579
 entangle us like sin,

00:37:36.439 --> 00:37:37.539
 we can fix our eyes

00:37:37.539 --> 00:37:37.899
 on Jesus

00:37:37.899 --> 00:37:38.839
 as scripture says.

00:37:39.239 --> 00:37:40.339
 We can imagine him

00:37:40.339 --> 00:37:41.739
 sitting at the throne

00:37:41.739 --> 00:37:43.579
 and by doing that

00:37:43.579 --> 00:37:44.400
 we make him big

00:37:44.400 --> 00:37:45.860
 and every other thing small.

00:37:47.539 --> 00:37:49.340
 Jesus is a perfect king.

00:37:49.920 --> 00:37:50.840
 He is the only one

00:37:50.840 --> 00:37:52.099
 who deserves our focus.

00:37:53.779 --> 00:37:55.559
 He makes every other thing small

00:37:55.559 --> 00:37:57.799
 and as we focus on him,

00:37:58.559 --> 00:37:59.759
 God will be magnified.

00:38:01.759 --> 00:38:02.460
 Let's pray.

00:38:06.319 --> 00:38:07.019
 Dear God,

00:38:07.079 --> 00:38:08.920
 we just come before you again

00:38:08.920 --> 00:38:10.180
 and thank you

00:38:10.180 --> 00:38:11.680
 for your amazing word.

00:38:12.780 --> 00:38:13.980
 Your word that comes to us

00:38:13.980 --> 00:38:15.260
 and it cuts through

00:38:15.260 --> 00:38:16.639
 Bonamara,

00:38:16.820 --> 00:38:17.400
 scripture says.

00:38:17.460 --> 00:38:18.320
 It goes past

00:38:18.320 --> 00:38:19.440
 our old appearance

00:38:19.440 --> 00:38:20.480
 and it goes directly

00:38:20.480 --> 00:38:21.220
 to our hearts.

00:38:22.019 --> 00:38:22.480
 And so Father,

00:38:22.599 --> 00:38:24.079
 as we've gone through scripture

00:38:24.079 --> 00:38:25.000
 and as we've learned

00:38:25.000 --> 00:38:25.400
 your word

00:38:25.400 --> 00:38:26.820
 and as we now know

00:38:26.820 --> 00:38:27.920
 to focus on you

00:38:27.920 --> 00:38:28.880
 in a way that makes

00:38:28.880 --> 00:38:29.860
 every other thing small,

00:38:30.019 --> 00:38:30.260
 Father,

00:38:30.539 --> 00:38:31.599
 just pray that you'll make

00:38:31.599 --> 00:38:32.940
 this reality in our lives.

00:38:33.800 --> 00:38:34.200
 Father,

00:38:34.300 --> 00:38:35.300
 we just pray that you'll

00:38:35.300 --> 00:38:36.460
 take us through each day

00:38:36.460 --> 00:38:38.300
 in a way that you're magnified

00:38:38.300 --> 00:38:39.539
 and every other thing is small.

00:38:40.559 --> 00:38:40.679
 Father,

00:38:40.740 --> 00:38:41.820
 we pray that you'll continue

00:38:41.820 --> 00:38:43.039
 to show yourself to be true

00:38:43.039 --> 00:38:44.059
 as you always have

00:38:44.059 --> 00:38:45.119
 and that we grow

00:38:45.119 --> 00:38:45.519
 and Father,

00:38:45.639 --> 00:38:46.300
 for those of us

00:38:46.300 --> 00:38:47.000
 who need to repent,

00:38:47.099 --> 00:38:48.679
 we repent for making you small

00:38:48.679 --> 00:38:50.340
 and we just turn our focus

00:38:50.340 --> 00:38:51.099
 to you,

00:38:51.199 --> 00:38:51.400
 Father.

00:38:52.340 --> 00:38:53.960
 We thank you once again

00:38:53.960 --> 00:38:56.559
 because you're a great God

00:38:56.559 --> 00:38:58.220
 seated at the right hand

00:38:58.220 --> 00:38:58.840
 of the throne.

00:38:59.659 --> 00:39:00.659
 We thank you for winning

00:39:00.659 --> 00:39:01.519
 all our battles,

00:39:01.699 --> 00:39:03.220
 for defeating all our Goliaths

00:39:03.220 --> 00:39:05.420
 and so we praise your holy name

00:39:05.420 --> 00:39:06.199
 and we honor you.

00:39:06.460 --> 00:39:07.900
 In Jesus' name we pray.

00:39:08.559 --> 00:39:08.860
 Amen.