Faithfulby: Pastor Ryan Scheibel1 Samuel 17:37, “Moreover David said, ‘The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.’ And Saul said to David, ‘Go, and the Lord be with you!’”Here’s what I love about David. He based his present faith on his past victory. I’ve seen the Lord move in my life, King Saul. I’ve watch...

Christ Will Shineby: Pastor David WoodEphesians 5:13-14 NIVBut everything exposed by the light becomes visible-and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”When my wife Denice, turned 40, I had a surprise trip planned to take her to Hawaii. I booked the flight and the place we were staying, had call...

Overcomerby: Pastor Ryan Scheibel1 Samuel 17:34-36, “But David said to Saul, ‘Your servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock, I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard and struck and killed it. Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this unc...

Faithby: Pastor Ryan Scheibel1 Samuel 17:31-34, “Now when the words which David spoke were heard, they reported them to Saul; and he sent for him. Then David said to Saul, ‘Let no man’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.’ And Saul said to David, ‘You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war f...

What's More Important?by: Pastor Ryan Scheibel1 Samuel 17:28 Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger was aroused against David, and he said, “Why did you come down here? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the insolence of you heart, for you have come down to see the battle.”His brother is accusing him of wrong...

One True Living Godby: Pastor Ryan Scheibel1 Samuel 17:26-27, “Then David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, ‘What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?’ And the people answered him in this manner, saying, ‘So shall it be done for the man who ki...

Easy Button?by: Pastor David WoodMark 12:28-31 NKJV - Then one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, “Which is the first commandment of all?” Jesus answered him, "The first of all the commandments is: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all y...

Debt Paid!by: Pastor Ryan ScheibelJuly 10th, 20251 Samuel 17:25, “So the men of Israel said, ‘Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel; and it shall be that the man who kills him the king will enrich with great riches, will give him his daughter, and give his father’s house exemption from taxes in Israel.’”Saul gives a 3-part reward to the man who kills Goliath....

Stay Focused!by: Pastor Ryan Scheibel1 Samuel 17:24, “And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were dreadfully afraid.”I think a lot of us can understand what these guys are feeling dreadfully afraid because when we see the giants in our lives, it’s easy for us to become fearful. Peter had this same problem!In Matthew 14, Jesus told the disciples to get into the boat, cr...

1 Samuel 17:19-24 Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. So David rose early in the morning, left the sheep with a keeper, and took the things and went as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the camp as the army was going out to the fight and shouting for the battle. For Israel and the Philistines had drawn up in battle array, arm...

1 Samuel 17:17-18, “Then Jesse said to his son David, ‘Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dried grain and these ten loaves, and run to your brothers at the camp. And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers fare, and bring back news of them.’”His father said go to your brothers on the front line and take some bread and cheese to them. David was s...

Before and AfterEphesians 2:1-10 NKJVBEFORE JESUSAnd you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the m...

1 Samuel 17:6, “And the Philistine drew near and presented himself forty days, morning and evening.” Goliath drew near and presented himself 40 days, morning and evening. Twice a day making the same challenge. Send me a man to fight. 40 in biblical numerology is the number of testings, trials, judgements and times of trouble. We saw it in Genesis with Noah’s ark. It rained 40 days and 40 nights....

2 Timothy 1:7, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”God doesn’t want us controlled or gripped by fear. I read that 85% of all the things we are afraid of never happen. Of the 15% that does happen, we discover we can handle it better than we thought we could.Goliath is such a picture of the enemy as he just wants to kill, steal and destroy us. He...

1 Samuel 17:11, “When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.”When all of Israel saw and heard Goliath, they were dismayed and greatly afraid! That word dismayed means they were like a piece of rope unraveling. Saul and his men stared at the giant in fear, paralyzed and feeling defeated and they haven’t even fought yet.Maybe you feel defeated...