“High Noon”

August 4, 2024       Summer Worship

SCRIPTURE                                            1 Samuel 17:1-11

Some Thoughts on Today’s Message…

                    “High Noon”      1 Samuel 17:1-11                               I. Contrasts in Character: David and Saul

1. Saul (chapter 17)

1.Proud (9)

2. Afraid (11)
3. Fighting the wrong battle (19, 24)
4. Contentious (28)
5. Passed own job to another (37)
6. David (16:18)
   1. Skilled musician

   2.. Brave

   3. Controlled his tongue
   4. Handsome
   5. Habits that unexpectedly prepared David to kill the giant
   6. Exalting God (17:23, 26, 29)
   7. He was bothered when God was defamed
   8. He understood the importance of God’s cause
   9. B. Trusting God (17:32, 37, 39)
   10. His heart moved his head
   11. He knew God had worked helping him in the past
   12. C. Standing Up for God (17:15, 45-46)
   13. He stood up for God, not for himself
   14. He had a plan that he put into practice.