Sermon Notes 9-13-09     

Faith Lessons:  What I Learned from Bible Stories
“Throw Your Stone”

 Shema Israel
Adonai elohenu – Adonai echad.
Ve’ahavta et Adonai eloeikah,
B’khol levavkah, uve’khol naphshekah,
Uve’khol m’adekah.
Ve’ahavta re acha comacha.
 

6 cubits tall = nine feet tall
6000 shekels = 125 lbs.
600 hundred shekels (about 15 pounds)  

“Not a blacksmith could be found in the whole land of Israel,
because the Philistines had said, ‘Otherwise the Hebrews will
make swords or spears.’”                            1 Samuel 13:19  

The key to the battle was not what a good shot David was, 
the key was David’s motive.
 

Steps to Overcoming Giants

1.      Understand who your opponent is.

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but 
against the rulers, against the authorities, against the
powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of 
evil in the heavenly realms.”                 Ephesians 6:12

2.       Keep your eyes on God

“Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that 
so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the
race marked out for us.  Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the
author and perfecter of our faith.”         Hebrews 12:1-2

3.      Remember the battle is the Lord's

God simply says to you, throw your stone.
 

Where has God placed you?

Sermon Notes for September 20, 2009
Pastor Tom VandeBerg