2. David and Goliath: Becoming a Person After God’s Own Heart
Eternal Truth: A person “after God’s own heart”
is prepared to face life’s biggest challenges because he has purposed to glorify God with his life and trusts God enough to obey Him.

3. David and Goliath: Becoming a Person After God’s Own Heart
Eternal Truth: A person “ after God’s own heart” is prepared to face life’s biggest challenges because he has purposed to glorify God with his life and trusts God enough to obey Him.

5. Champion for God’s Glory
1 Sam 17:26 Then David spoke… “For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
1 Sam 17:36 “Your servant has killed both the lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.”

6. Champion for God’s Glory
1 Sam 17:45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand…that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.”

7. Champion for God’s Glory
David is zealous for God’s honor and glory.
David is following God’s heart
Is. 42:8 I am the LORD, that is My name;
And my glory I will not give to another,
Nor My Praise to carved images.
Is. 43:7 Everyone who is called by My name,
Whom I have created for My glory;
I have formed him, yes, I have made him.

8. Champion for God’s Glory
David is zealous for God’s honor and glory.
David is following God’s heart
Is. 6:8 I saw the Lord sitting on a throne…
“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts;
The whole earth is full of His glory!”

9. Champion for God’s Glory
David is zealous for God’s honor and glory.
David is following God’s heart
Rev 15:2-4
Great and marvelous are Your works,
Lord God Almighty!
Just and true are Your ways,
O king of the saints!
Who shall not fear you, O Lord,
and glorify Your name?

10. Champion for God’s Glory
David was zealous for God’s heart.
Whose heart do I follow?
How important is God’s glory to me?
What motivates my actions?
Do I make my decisions based upon God’s glory?

11. Character and Integrity
1 Samuel 17:20 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 David left his supplies in the hand of the supply keeper, ran to the battle, and came and greeted his brothers.

12. Character and Integrity
1 Samuel 17:20 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 David left his supplies in the hand of the supply keeper, ran to the battle, and came and greeted his brothers.

13. Character and Integrity
Psalm 15 LORD, who may abide in your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?

14. Character and Integrity
Psalm 15 LORD, who may abide in your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?
He who walks uprightly,
and works righteousness,
and speaks the truth in his heart;

15. Character and Integrity
Psalm 15 LORD, who may abide in your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?
He who does not backbite with his tongue,
nor does evil to his neighbor,
nor does he take up a reproach against his friend;

16. Character and Integrity
Psalm 15 LORD, who may abide in your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?
In whose eyes a vile person is despised,
but he honors those who fear the LORD;
he who swears to his own hurt and does not change;

17. Character and Integrity
Psalm 15 LORD, who may abide in your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?
he who does not put out his money at usury,
nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things shall never be moved.

18. Character and Integrity
Romans 8: And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom he foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

19. Character and Integrity
Romans 8: And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom he foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

20. Character and Integrity
Romans 8: And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom he foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

21. Courageous in Action
James 1:5-8 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trial, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith…

22. Courageous in Action
James 1:5-8 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trial, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith…

23. Courageous in Action
James 1:5-8 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trial, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith…

24. Courageous in Action
James 1:5-8 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

25. Courageous in Action
James 1:5-8 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

26. Courageous in Action Trust-Confidence
James 1:5-8 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
Trust-Confidence

27. Courageous in Action
Daniel 3: Shadrack, Meshack, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O King. But if not, let it be known to you, O King, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.”

28. Courageous in Action
Daniel 3: Shadrack, Meshack, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O King. But if not, let it be known to you, O King, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.”

29. Courageous in Action
Luke 9: Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

30. Courageous in Action No cheap excuses
I Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as it common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape that you may be able to bear it.

31. David and Goliath: Becoming a Person After God’s Own Heart
Eternal Truth: A person “after God’s own heart”
is prepared to face life’s biggest challenges because he has purposed to glorify God with his life and trusts God enough to obey Him.

32. Application Champion for God’s Glory Character and Integrity
Courageous in Action

33. Application Champion for God’s Glory Character and Integrity
Do I want what God wants?
Character and Integrity
Am I living a principled life as my “Norm”?
Courageous in Action
Do I trust God enough to do the “unsafe\risky”?