WEBVTT - The Winning Hand

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, this is Stephen Ferdick.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm the pastor of Elevation Church and this is our podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to thank you for joining us today.

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<v Speaker 1>Hope this inspires you. Hope it builds your faith.

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<v Speaker 2>Hope it gives your perspective to see God is moving

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<v Speaker 2>in your life.

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<v Speaker 1>Enjoy the message.

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<v Speaker 2>I was telling my friend that I wanted to preach

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<v Speaker 2>a series on David and the Psalms. I said, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna call it bars and battles, and he goes, I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't know David was in prison. I said, no, man

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<v Speaker 2>like bars, like bars, like hip hop bars, music measures

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<v Speaker 2>of music, four beats bars And you didn't get it,

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<v Speaker 2>So I said, I kind of ruined the punchline. But

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<v Speaker 2>I do want to set up one thing before I

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<v Speaker 2>go to my scripture today, and that is I want

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<v Speaker 2>to solve the debate of who is the greatest rapper

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<v Speaker 2>of all time. Of course I'm qualified to speak to

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<v Speaker 2>this subject, having grown up in Monk's Corner, South Carolina,

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<v Speaker 2>the epicenter of hip hop and the greatest rapper of

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<v Speaker 2>all time. Please withhold, suspend your judgment and throw stuff

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<v Speaker 2>at the stage when I tell you this, But the

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<v Speaker 2>greatest rapper of all time is not Biggie. Did I

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<v Speaker 2>just break your heart already? The greatest rapper of all

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<v Speaker 2>time is not Tupac. Sorry Poc. If you're watching from Cuba,

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<v Speaker 2>Thacs thacks now, jay Z.

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<v Speaker 1>Not Kanye, you seem to be in full agreement, not

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<v Speaker 1>eminem now j Cole.

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<v Speaker 2>I know that North Carolina pride makes you want to

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<v Speaker 2>I know, not Kendrick. I love Kendrick. I love Kendrick Cleaners.

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<v Speaker 2>But the greatest rapper of all time, of course, is

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<v Speaker 2>King d King.

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<v Speaker 1>David.

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<v Speaker 2>His songs, his bars have been topping the charts for

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<v Speaker 2>three thousand years.

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<v Speaker 1>That's pretty strong.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know what you think about the psalms, how

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<v Speaker 2>comforting they are and how cute they are, But I

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<v Speaker 2>want to show you that the psalms are more.

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<v Speaker 1>Like hip hop than they are like Hallmark.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's take a look today at Psalm fifty nine, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm really excited to share this with you. This series

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<v Speaker 2>is going to help us get real with God. And

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<v Speaker 2>this series is going to help us get past the

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<v Speaker 2>nice things that we think we need to say to

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<v Speaker 2>God to convince him that we're doing better than we are,

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<v Speaker 2>even though he knows the full condition and intents of

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<v Speaker 2>our hearts and show us how that some of the

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<v Speaker 2>greatest bars come from some of the greatest battles. Of course,

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<v Speaker 2>through the scriptures, we get a portrait of David, who

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<v Speaker 2>is a victorious warrior and a giant slayer and a

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<v Speaker 2>great king, the most beloved king that Israel ever knew.

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<v Speaker 2>But we also have the benefit of reading not only

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<v Speaker 2>what was written about him, but what was written by him.

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<v Speaker 2>And so when you see that little book close to

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<v Speaker 2>the middle of your Bible called Psalms, it is over

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<v Speaker 2>half attributed to King David. And so we not only

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<v Speaker 2>see what was going on in his life, but we

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<v Speaker 2>see what was going on in his soul. And we

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<v Speaker 2>all have things that people see that we go through.

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<v Speaker 2>And then we have that other part, the stuff that

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<v Speaker 2>we don't say, the enemies that we don't talk about

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<v Speaker 2>in our e group because they're sitting next to us

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<v Speaker 2>and they're called our spouse. Okay, let's go to Psalm

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<v Speaker 2>fifty nine. Please look at this with me before I

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<v Speaker 2>say too much. It's only week one. Pace yourself verdict.

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<v Speaker 2>You are my strength.

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<v Speaker 1>Verse nine. I watch for you.

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<v Speaker 2>You God are my fortress, my God on whom I

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<v Speaker 2>can rely in that nice Come on in that great

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<v Speaker 2>don't you want to screenshot that and put it on

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<v Speaker 2>your wallpaper and.

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<v Speaker 1>Set it as your background.

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<v Speaker 2>Put it in a cursive font, a pink cursive font,

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<v Speaker 2>and croche it on a pillow and put a coffee

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<v Speaker 2>mug behind it, and a bald eagle and.

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<v Speaker 1>A rock climber and a hot air balloon.

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<v Speaker 2>Make a motivational poster out of Psalm fifty nine. You

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<v Speaker 2>are my strength. I can see this on Pinterest. Oh Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>you are my strength. I watch for you. You God

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<v Speaker 2>are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't you love the psalms? Raise your hand if you.

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<v Speaker 2>Love that, to know that God is her strength and

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<v Speaker 2>your fortress and you can rely on him.

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<v Speaker 1>David goes on to.

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<v Speaker 2>Say, God will go before me. How many are grateful

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<v Speaker 2>that God has prepared the path before you and you

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<v Speaker 2>don't know what's there, but He knows what's there. That's

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<v Speaker 2>the only way sometimes that you can go forward is

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<v Speaker 2>to know that God has already been there. You will

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<v Speaker 2>go before me and will let me gloat over those

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<v Speaker 2>who slander me. Whoh took a little turn, there, took

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<v Speaker 2>a little turn. The bald eagle just flew off the

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<v Speaker 2>poster and the hot air balloon just popped and now gloating.

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<v Speaker 2>But do not kill them, Lord, our shield or my

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<v Speaker 2>people will forget.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh that's an he's coming back to, coming back to

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<v Speaker 1>that holy place. In your might.

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<v Speaker 2>Uproot them and bring them down. For the sins of

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<v Speaker 2>their mouths, for the words of their lips. Let them

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<v Speaker 2>be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies

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<v Speaker 2>they utter. Consume them in your wrath, Consume them till

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<v Speaker 2>they are no more. And now I'm confused because this

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<v Speaker 2>started as a devotion and it turned into a disc track.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if this is David or if this

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<v Speaker 2>is Drake.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so confused. I'm so confused. Help me, help me,

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<v Speaker 1>help me understand.

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<v Speaker 2>Then it will be known to the ends of the

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<v Speaker 2>earth that God rules over Jacob. They return at evening,

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<v Speaker 2>snarling like dogs and prowl about the city. They wander

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<v Speaker 2>about for food and howl if not satisfied.

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<v Speaker 1>But I will sing of your strength in the morning.

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<v Speaker 2>I will sing of your love, for you are my fortress,

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<v Speaker 2>my refuge of trouble. I want to let you know

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<v Speaker 2>today that you have the upper hand turn to somebody

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<v Speaker 2>and let them know I have.

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<v Speaker 1>The upper hand. Come on, let's get started.

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<v Speaker 2>Spirit of God, speak to our hearts today in such

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<v Speaker 2>a powerful way that we will never forget this encounter

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<v Speaker 2>with you. Show us who you are and who we are,

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<v Speaker 2>and make up the difference in our lives for all

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<v Speaker 2>that we are not. Be something God right now that

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<v Speaker 2>we don't even know that we need speak something that

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<v Speaker 2>we don't even know.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to hear, deposit.

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<v Speaker 2>Something that we didn't even know we were walking around

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<v Speaker 2>with out. Speak to our souls and we give you

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<v Speaker 2>praise in advance in Jesus' name.

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<v Speaker 1>Amen. So the question I have is.

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<v Speaker 2>What could David have been going through at this point

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<v Speaker 2>in his life that would cause him to experience such

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<v Speaker 2>a range of emotions.

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<v Speaker 1>You saw it for yourself. It was a psalm sandwich.

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<v Speaker 1>You saw it where he was talking about.

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<v Speaker 2>The strength of God and the struggles of his life

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<v Speaker 2>all in the same sum Now. I knew that David

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<v Speaker 2>had range of motion because I saw him kill Goliath,

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<v Speaker 2>and I knew that he had range of motion and

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<v Speaker 2>the ability to take down giants. But what surprises me

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<v Speaker 2>is his range of emotion that he experienced within himself,

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<v Speaker 2>and I want to talk to you from three points

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<v Speaker 2>today to help set up this series. And I usually

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<v Speaker 2>don't show you the whole thing. I don't show my

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<v Speaker 2>hand at the beginning of the sermon, but I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to give you all three points. I want to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about the wars, the weapons, and the way the wars,

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<v Speaker 2>the weapons, and the way.

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<v Speaker 1>The Scripture declares.

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<v Speaker 2>That I am more than a conqueror through Him who

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<v Speaker 2>loves me. If that's the case, then why are there

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<v Speaker 2>times where I do not feel his love? The scripture

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<v Speaker 2>declares that God is my defender and that he will arise.

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<v Speaker 2>No weapon formed against me will prosper. Why is it

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<v Speaker 2>then that I feel under siege? It is into this

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<v Speaker 2>tension that we must reconcile these lines that David wrote

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<v Speaker 2>with the life that David lived. And so I want

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<v Speaker 2>to take you over today to a scene in David's life.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, some of the psalms that are written,

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<v Speaker 2>we don't really know what was going on at the

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<v Speaker 2>time they were written, or what situations they refer to.

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<v Speaker 2>But David's talking about all kinds of enemies and all

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<v Speaker 2>kinds of battles, and the Bible says that this was

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<v Speaker 2>written at a time, a particular time in his life

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<v Speaker 2>that is recorded in scripture in First Samuel nineteen. Now

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<v Speaker 2>please understand once again that God is not your refuge

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<v Speaker 2>from trouble, but He is your refuge in trouble. That understanding,

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<v Speaker 2>loan would answer many of our questions about the operative

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<v Speaker 2>nature of faith. That God is not my refuge from trouble,

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<v Speaker 2>but God is my refuge in trouble. Some of the

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<v Speaker 2>times in your life that you think you're in trouble,

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<v Speaker 2>you're not.

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<v Speaker 1>You're in training.

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<v Speaker 2>What you see as trouble, God sees as training. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to try not to holler and scream today,

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<v Speaker 2>just teach you a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>But go over to.

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<v Speaker 2>First Samuel nineteen because when David wrote Psalm fifty nine,

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<v Speaker 2>or at least the period of time he's referencing here,

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<v Speaker 2>is a very successful time in his life. On one hand,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's been anointed to be king, and he

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<v Speaker 2>got a pretty cool opportunity in front of all of

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<v Speaker 2>his brothers to be singled out as the chosen one

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<v Speaker 2>who is going to replace King Saul. He is called

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<v Speaker 2>a man after God's own heart, and he's got oil

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<v Speaker 2>on his head, which represents the way that God is

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<v Speaker 2>going to use him the influence God has given him.

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<v Speaker 2>And God didn't speak it to him like Joseph in

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<v Speaker 2>a dream. God spoke it to him in front of

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<v Speaker 2>his whole family. So when God spoke to Joseph and

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<v Speaker 2>said I'm gonna make you great, Joseph had to try

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<v Speaker 2>to convince people. But when David was spoken of, he

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<v Speaker 2>was spoken of in front of his brothers, So everybody

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<v Speaker 2>knows he's a little special. If they didn't know it

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<v Speaker 2>when he was anointed, they certainly knew it after he

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<v Speaker 2>got done with Goliath.

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<v Speaker 1>How many of you.

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<v Speaker 2>Have never heard a good Bible sermon about David and Goliath?

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<v Speaker 1>I need to see if you never heard.

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<v Speaker 2>This story about David and Goliath, well, I'm not going

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<v Speaker 2>to I'm not going to go into it now because

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<v Speaker 2>spoiler alert, Goliath goes down. By the way, for every

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<v Speaker 2>Goliath in your life, spoiler.

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<v Speaker 1>Alert, he goes down.

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<v Speaker 2>He might be bigger, he might be loud, he might

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<v Speaker 2>be defiant. You might have never seen a paddle like

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<v Speaker 2>this before, but Goliath goes down.

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<v Speaker 1>Heck, can I show you something?

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<v Speaker 2>When David stood before Goliath before he hit him with

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<v Speaker 2>a stone, he spit a few bars.

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<v Speaker 1>Can I show you? Can I show you?

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<v Speaker 2>Because you didn't know that David was the original battle rapper.

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<v Speaker 1>You always saw him in your mind.

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<v Speaker 2>You saw him with a harp and a lamb in

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<v Speaker 2>his lap, and he's stroking a lamb with one hand

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<v Speaker 2>and strumming a harp with the other hand. But before

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<v Speaker 2>David was ever strumming a harp or stroking a sheep,

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<v Speaker 2>he walked up to Goliath, and.

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<v Speaker 1>Watch this.

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<v Speaker 2>He looks at Goliath and begins to declare what God

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<v Speaker 2>is going to do. Now, here's a principle, right your

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<v Speaker 2>bars before your battle. Don't wait until things turn out

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<v Speaker 2>positively in your life to give God glory.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't wait until.

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<v Speaker 2>Seized part in your standing on dry ground to declare

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<v Speaker 2>that God is able to slit him. Don't wait until

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<v Speaker 2>everything is perfect in your life to enjoy the presence

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<v Speaker 2>of God.

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<v Speaker 1>God.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't wait until you don't have any hang ups to

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<v Speaker 2>say to God.

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<v Speaker 1>Here, am I send me? Use me?

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<v Speaker 2>God is looking for somebody who will shout before the

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<v Speaker 2>first brick falls, who will blow a trumpet while you're

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<v Speaker 2>still looking at enemies in an occupied territory. So David

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<v Speaker 2>stands up to Goliath, and I know you know all

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<v Speaker 2>this already, but just in case nobody ever heard it,

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<v Speaker 2>he goes up. He goes up to Goliath, and he

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<v Speaker 2>grabs the mic, and he tells, Goliath, you come against

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<v Speaker 2>me with sword and spear and javelin, But I come

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<v Speaker 2>against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the

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<v Speaker 2>God of the armies of Israel, whom you have to fight.

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<v Speaker 2>Next verse this state, the Lord will deliver you into

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<v Speaker 2>my hands, and I'll strike you down and cut off

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<v Speaker 2>your head this very day.

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<v Speaker 1>Can't you hear a beat behind us?

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<v Speaker 2>This very day, I will give the carcasses of the

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<v Speaker 2>Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and

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<v Speaker 2>the whole world will know.

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<v Speaker 1>That there is a God in it.

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<v Speaker 2>He's and David's. David's confidence is not only something that

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<v Speaker 2>he speaks of, but it's something that he walks in.

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<v Speaker 2>He has the kind of confidence to declare victory before battle.

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<v Speaker 2>So when I praise God, I'm not praising God for

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<v Speaker 2>outcomes that I'm currently experiencing. I am praising God for

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<v Speaker 2>promises that are still to come. Can I preach a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit today? I want to talk about the worst

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<v Speaker 2>that David fought because he's doing great.

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<v Speaker 1>He's annointed to be king. He kills Goliath, he cuts

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<v Speaker 1>off his head.

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<v Speaker 2>He goes to Sau's temp Casault told him he was

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<v Speaker 2>just a little boy, and he tried to tell Saul

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<v Speaker 2>that he had the winning hand, and Saul said, you

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<v Speaker 2>don't have a sword. And David said, not now, but after,

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<v Speaker 2>or I get done using what's in my hand to

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<v Speaker 2>knock him down and take what's in his hand. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna cut off his head with what he came against

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<v Speaker 2>me holding, and I'll take his sword and I'll cut

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<v Speaker 2>off his head. And he stood at Sau's tent with

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<v Speaker 2>Goliath's head. And if that wasn't proof enough, when he

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<v Speaker 2>went back into the city, watch this.

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<v Speaker 1>When David went back into the city.

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<v Speaker 2>A whole group of women started following David into the streets,

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<v Speaker 2>singing about his great victory. David is an anointed future king.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a warrior. His music career is taking off. He's

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<v Speaker 2>released a mixtape. He's being called to the palace to

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<v Speaker 2>play the harp for Saul.

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<v Speaker 1>Gasaw's going crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>He just held Goliath's hand and now the women are

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<v Speaker 2>lying in the streets shaking tambourines.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to see this, I promise you.

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<v Speaker 2>In First Samuel eighteen, you think I make this stuff up.

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<v Speaker 2>This stuff is in the Bible. You thought the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>was boring. The Bible's not boring. Douch you nehbver say

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<v Speaker 2>you're boring. Read the Bible. The Bible is awesome. David

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<v Speaker 2>is rising in power, and he's proving he's proving the

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<v Speaker 2>presence of God, not through what just he says, but through.

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<v Speaker 1>What he does.

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<v Speaker 2>And the women are lying in the streets, and they

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<v Speaker 2>got this little song they're singing to Saul. They're shaken

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<v Speaker 2>timbrels and liars and eight o waits, And as they

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<v Speaker 2>dance verse seven, they sang, Saul is slain his thousands

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<v Speaker 2>and David is tens of thousands.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Saul didn't like that song very much, and.

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<v Speaker 2>So Saul shut that song down, and he actually wanted.

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<v Speaker 1>To kill David.

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<v Speaker 2>And so this brings us to First Samuel chapter nineteen,

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<v Speaker 2>which is the historical context of Psalm fifty nine. And

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<v Speaker 2>in Psalm fifty nine we see David calling on God

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<v Speaker 2>to be his strength. But in First Samuel nineteen we

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<v Speaker 2>see into his struggle. Okay, let's look into his struggle

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<v Speaker 2>in order to understand his strength. So important that we

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<v Speaker 2>understand his struggle, or we will understand his strength. As

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<v Speaker 2>one great theologian has said, the presence of God is

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<v Speaker 2>not the absence of trouble. If I could get one

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<v Speaker 2>thing across to you in this series, it is that

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<v Speaker 2>your greatest testimonies will come from your greatest tests. Your

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<v Speaker 2>greatest bars will come from your greatest battles. Maybe we

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<v Speaker 2>assumed that David killed Goliath and went to the beach. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>so the Bible says that David, continuing to serve Saul,

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<v Speaker 2>would go out look at verse eight, and he would

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<v Speaker 2>fight against the Philistines. In fact, it says, let me

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<v Speaker 2>read this from the new King James version, and there

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<v Speaker 2>was war again, because it never stops, because you don't

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<v Speaker 2>kill Goliath, get the gold medal, and go home and

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<v Speaker 2>stare at his head for the rest of your life.

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<v Speaker 2>Every time I heard Goliath preached as a little boy,

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<v Speaker 2>it ended when he fell down. But you know what

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible says was the reward for David's victory.

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<v Speaker 1>More battles.

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<v Speaker 2>Before you post, I know that some of you are

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<v Speaker 2>about to get engaged. And before you post, the engagement

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<v Speaker 2>pictures swipe left with eight different pictures, so everybody will

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<v Speaker 2>omge down in the comments section and literally just died.

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<v Speaker 1>And so happy to you.

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<v Speaker 2>But before before you post that, make sure you are

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<v Speaker 2>prepared because the reward for engagement, I mean, just ask

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<v Speaker 2>Colley about.

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<v Speaker 1>The reward for engagement.

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<v Speaker 2>She will tell you that the process of becoming one

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<v Speaker 2>is much grittier.

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<v Speaker 1>Than the prospect of walking the aisle.

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<v Speaker 2>So David kills Goliath. Guess what you get to fight again?

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<v Speaker 2>You get the promotion. Guess what you get to manage people?

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<v Speaker 2>Guess what people suck? You get the house, you get

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<v Speaker 2>to clean it. I just love preaching the Bible like

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<v Speaker 2>it really goes, because if we stop when Goliath goes down,

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<v Speaker 2>we missed the whole point.

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<v Speaker 1>He killed Goliath, and Saul said, now I got something

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<v Speaker 1>bigger for you to do. You really want God to

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<v Speaker 1>answer your prayer?

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<v Speaker 2>And war broke out again, and war broke out again,

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<v Speaker 2>and Saul needed somebody to fight.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's the thing he did.

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<v Speaker 2>He sent somebody that he didn't even like to fight

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<v Speaker 2>a battle for him that he needed him to fight.

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<v Speaker 2>And people will sometimes use you for what you can

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<v Speaker 2>do for them while secretly hating the threat that you

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<v Speaker 2>represent to them.

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<v Speaker 1>And sometimes.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything that appears to be a gift is not a gift.

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<v Speaker 2>And Saul wanted to kill David. One of the ways

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<v Speaker 2>he tried to kill him was he let him marry

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<v Speaker 2>his daughter. He said, I'll give you my daughter if

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<v Speaker 2>you go kill one hundred Philistines. David said, no problem,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll kill two hundred because he had hustle and heart

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<v Speaker 2>and ambition like that, and he came back, the Bible says,

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<v Speaker 2>with two hundred Philistine foreskins. In case you did not

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<v Speaker 2>drop your kids off at e kids, I will bypass

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<v Speaker 2>the exact meaning of the text. Just let it be

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<v Speaker 2>known that Saul's intention in giving David the gift was.

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<v Speaker 1>Not to bless him.

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<v Speaker 2>And some of the things in your life that appear

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<v Speaker 2>to be battles are really gifts.

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<v Speaker 1>And some of the things in your.

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<v Speaker 2>Life that appear to be gifts are really curses. So

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<v Speaker 2>David is out fighting the Philistines, and we all have

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<v Speaker 2>Philistines that we must fight in our lives. We all

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<v Speaker 2>have Goliath, not just one, but many. When we kill Goliath,

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<v Speaker 2>here comes another and another, because.

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<v Speaker 1>Goliath has brothers, and.

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<v Speaker 2>In the midst of fighting the Philistines, because that's hard enough.

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<v Speaker 2>It's hard enough to fight the external battles.

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<v Speaker 1>But I didn't really want to talk.

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<v Speaker 2>To you about the external battles because it seems that

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<v Speaker 2>David had no problem fighting the Philistines. That's what he did.

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<v Speaker 2>David was a killer. Give him a Philistine, he'll knock

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<v Speaker 2>him down. Give him a rock, Give him five rocks,

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<v Speaker 2>he'll only use one. You can keep the other four.

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<v Speaker 2>Because David knew how to fight Philistines. And I'm ana

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<v Speaker 2>proved to you over the course of the series that

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<v Speaker 2>the biggest battles David never ever fought didn't stand in

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<v Speaker 2>front of him. They lived within him. Because while he

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<v Speaker 2>is fighting the battles without, there's another battle that is

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<v Speaker 2>being waged within. Once more, war broke out, and David

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<v Speaker 2>went out and fought the Philistines, and he did good.

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<v Speaker 2>He struck them with a mighty blow and they fled

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<v Speaker 2>from him. He sent them scattering running for cover. But

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<v Speaker 2>verse nine says that while that battle was being won,

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<v Speaker 2>another battle was being waged.

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<v Speaker 1>On one hand, David is coming up.

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<v Speaker 2>And as he comes up into a greater position, as

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<v Speaker 2>he comes up into a season of greater usefulness to God.

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<v Speaker 2>A distressing spirit from God has come upon Saul. On

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<v Speaker 2>one hand, David is being blessed, and on one hand,

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<v Speaker 2>David is in a battle. And the battle is happening

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<v Speaker 2>because God's hand has been taken off of Saul and

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<v Speaker 2>put on David. Now, David has the unique task of

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<v Speaker 2>trying to serve someone who is threatened by his potential.

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<v Speaker 1>That's tough.

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<v Speaker 2>Not only that, but Saul is distressed. He knows that

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<v Speaker 2>he's slipping, but he cannot do anything to catch himself.

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<v Speaker 2>And because of this, he's acting crazy. He's doing things

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<v Speaker 2>trying to you know how you do when you sense

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<v Speaker 2>that you're losing control, and so you try to fix stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>But everything you try to do to.

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<v Speaker 2>Fix it and frustration only makes it worse. And you

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<v Speaker 2>would do better to just leave it alone, but you can't,

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<v Speaker 2>and so you try to control people, and then you

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<v Speaker 2>sabotage yourself by creating the very result that you dread,

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<v Speaker 2>by trying to take matters into your own hand. That's Saul,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's going so crazy in his mind that the

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<v Speaker 2>only way that he can get the voices in his

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<v Speaker 2>mind to stop is if there's music play.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, we don't do that.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't occupy ourselves with anything to try to keep

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<v Speaker 2>ourselves from having to be with ourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>And David is in.

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<v Speaker 2>The position that Saul's dysfunction has created, over in the corner,

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<v Speaker 2>playing a harp for the king. Because David's kind of weird,

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<v Speaker 2>because on one hand he can whip you with a slingshot,

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<v Speaker 2>but on the other hand he can touch the strings and.

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<v Speaker 1>Make you cry.

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<v Speaker 2>And so he is the embodiment of both a warrior

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<v Speaker 2>and a worshiper. And now his gift has brought him

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<v Speaker 2>into a position that has created for him an opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>in the form of opposition. And as the hand of

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<v Speaker 2>God is leaving the life of Saul, and as the

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<v Speaker 2>hand of God, the anointing of God is raising David up.

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<v Speaker 1>The Bible says that Saul sat in his house with

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<v Speaker 1>his spear in his hand.

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<v Speaker 2>It's kind of creepy, Big old Saul.

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<v Speaker 1>Sulkan in the corner with a spear in his hand,

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<v Speaker 1>and watch what David had to do.

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<v Speaker 2>David had to sit over there behind a harp, strumming

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<v Speaker 2>a harp while Saul held a spear, and David was

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<v Speaker 2>playing music with his hand. Verse ten then Saul sought

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<v Speaker 2>to pin David to the wall with the spear, but

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<v Speaker 2>he David slipped away from Saul's presence and he drove

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<v Speaker 2>the spear into the wall. Let me ask you a question,

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<v Speaker 2>who is Saul fighting? Because on the surface, it looks

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<v Speaker 2>like he's fighting David. But I wonder how many times

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<v Speaker 2>in my life I thought I was fighting someone, and

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<v Speaker 2>I thought.

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<v Speaker 1>I was fighting something.

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<v Speaker 2>But the real fight, the real war, the real battle,

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<v Speaker 2>was not the battle with them, It was the battle within.

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<v Speaker 1>See.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to preach about David, but before I preach

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<v Speaker 2>about David, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Need to confess to you.

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<v Speaker 2>There have been times in my life where I have

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<v Speaker 2>been Saul. I've been fighting the wrong battles. I've been

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<v Speaker 2>trying to kill what God was trying to use. I've

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<v Speaker 2>been exploding at people and freaking out on people, and

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<v Speaker 2>in a bad.

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<v Speaker 1>Mood with people.

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<v Speaker 2>And if they would just know, if I would just

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<v Speaker 2>if I would bless the Lord, if I could get

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<v Speaker 2>myself right, if I could get my mind right, if

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<v Speaker 2>I could get my eyes fixed, if I could get

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<v Speaker 2>it together. Let's see, Saul, Saul is a walking, talking

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<v Speaker 2>civil war, and he is taking out what is happening

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<v Speaker 2>within himself on the closest available target. Parents do it

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<v Speaker 2>all the time to their children. It's not that you

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<v Speaker 2>don't love them. You love them more than you love yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>But you don't love yourself, and so you cannot give

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<v Speaker 2>them the love for them that you have.

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<v Speaker 1>If there is not a.

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<v Speaker 2>Love from God that flows to you, you are not

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<v Speaker 2>fighting them. Stop yelling at your wife. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>let me preach to myself. Stop with the road rage.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not about the prius. There is something going wrong

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<v Speaker 2>in your heartfverdict when a prius can make you freak

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<v Speaker 2>out and speed up to eighty three. I am fighting myself.

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<v Speaker 2>I am fighting myself. And when I am at war

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<v Speaker 2>within myself, and when I am a wretched man, and

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<v Speaker 2>when I am when I am when I am fighting

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<v Speaker 2>with what Paul costs the weapons of this world, when

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<v Speaker 2>I am fighting within myself and fighting against the very

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<v Speaker 2>things that God is trying to use in my life,

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<v Speaker 2>and slinging spears at David, the very one that God

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<v Speaker 2>sent to fight my battles. I wonder, are you trying

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<v Speaker 2>to kill something that God is trying to use in

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<v Speaker 2>your life. I want to preach about David, but before

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<v Speaker 2>I can get there, because I.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not gonna lie to you. I want to be

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<v Speaker 1>David so bad. I want to be a man.

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<v Speaker 3>After God's on her. I want to kill Goliath. I

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<v Speaker 3>think it'd be cool to kill Goliath. I want to

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<v Speaker 3>say tambourines. I want to I want.

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<v Speaker 1>To be David.

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<v Speaker 4>But sometimes I'm sold, some times I'm saw. Sometimes I'm

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<v Speaker 4>fighting against what I should be fighting for. So now

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<v Speaker 4>David has a choice to make, and so do you.

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<v Speaker 4>And this is the decision that we see again and

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<v Speaker 4>again in a series. This is just the syllabus, This

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<v Speaker 4>is not the class.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to decide which weapons to use when and Saul,

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<v Speaker 2>in his attempt to spear David misses and hits the wall.

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<v Speaker 2>I noticed a contrast, it said, I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>you could put it back up for me, where it

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<v Speaker 2>says that Saul was sitting in his house with his

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<v Speaker 2>hand on the spear, and David had his hand on

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<v Speaker 2>the harp, he had his hand on the liar, he

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<v Speaker 2>had his hand on the string instrument.

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<v Speaker 1>Because I was thinking.

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<v Speaker 2>That, you know, if this is a game of rock

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<v Speaker 2>paper scissors, which one do you want spear.

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<v Speaker 1>Javelin or harp.

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<v Speaker 2>You choose, Come on, turn to your neighbor, rock, paper, scissors, spear.

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<v Speaker 1>I want the spear.

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<v Speaker 2>And when Saul misses, David has a decision because the

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says that.

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<v Speaker 1>His spear stuck into the wall.

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<v Speaker 2>And now, so here's the decision that I have to make.

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<v Speaker 2>Do I take my hand off the harp and grab

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<v Speaker 2>the spear and throw it back. Because if there's one

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<v Speaker 2>thing we know about David, he doesn't miss. Ask Eliath

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<v Speaker 2>about David's aim. If you're gonna throw a spirit, David,

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<v Speaker 2>you better lock it in because if he throws it back,

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<v Speaker 2>I assure you it will not end up in the wall.

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<v Speaker 1>He will off your head.

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<v Speaker 2>So before you throw a spirit, David, take aim. You

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<v Speaker 2>will not get a second chance. But David does what

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<v Speaker 2>must have been the hardest thing he ever did. Nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you know how hard it is when you have

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<v Speaker 2>a reputation for killing giants to not fight back when

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<v Speaker 2>you have the opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you know how hard it is when you have the.

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<v Speaker 2>Opportunity to manipulate a situation and control a situation and

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<v Speaker 2>to try to get people to do what you want.

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<v Speaker 2>And they said this about me and I'm gonna say

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<v Speaker 2>it back. Oh God, I wish you could see some

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<v Speaker 2>of the replies I write the people on Facebook that

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<v Speaker 2>I never publish.

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<v Speaker 5>They are poetic. Throw it back. I can hit you

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<v Speaker 5>with this. I do words.

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<v Speaker 1>I can talk.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't fix a car, I can't bake a cake.

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<v Speaker 1>But I can talk.

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<v Speaker 2>And David can throw and he doesn't. He does something weird.

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<v Speaker 2>He ducks. David ducks.

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<v Speaker 1>David. Let's do it ducks because he has no other choice. Really,

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<v Speaker 1>the harp is not a portable instrument, so he can't

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<v Speaker 1>sidestep the harp or the spear.

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<v Speaker 2>You see it behind harp, And the hand of Saul

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<v Speaker 2>is on the sphere and the hand of David is

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<v Speaker 2>on the harp. And I want to know who has

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<v Speaker 2>the upper hand, who has the winning hand, because if

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<v Speaker 2>the hand of Saul is on the spear and the

0:33:18.200 --> 0:33:22.360
<v Speaker 2>hand of David is on the harp, it seems to

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<v Speaker 2>me that spear beats strings. So I got one hand

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<v Speaker 2>on the sphere and one hand on the strings.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know Saul.

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<v Speaker 2>Didn't miss David if he was at close range sitting

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<v Speaker 2>down behind the harp. So how could the one with

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<v Speaker 2>the spear lose to the one with the How could

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<v Speaker 2>Saul have his hand on the spear and David have

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<v Speaker 2>his hand on the harp and David get out. There

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<v Speaker 2>must have been another hand in the room that it

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<v Speaker 2>is not mentioned in the text. How many know that

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<v Speaker 2>the hand of God.

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<v Speaker 1>Is on your life?

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<v Speaker 2>The hand of God was on David. The hand of

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<v Speaker 2>God grabbed the sphere of Saul and said.

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<v Speaker 1>Not him, not now, the.

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<v Speaker 2>Weapon for to gets me shall behave.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like creature.

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<v Speaker 2>Keep your hand on the harp, and God will put his.

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<v Speaker 1>Hand on the sphere.

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<v Speaker 2>He won't let it kill you. He will not suffer

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<v Speaker 2>your foot to be moved. The Lord who it is

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<v Speaker 2>keep with me. He will not slaugh, bird nor sleep

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<v Speaker 2>if you keep your hand on the hearth. See I

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<v Speaker 2>thought that David had an instrument and Saul had a weapon.

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<v Speaker 2>But maybe worship is a weapon, Maybe Tad, maybe David.

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<v Speaker 2>If I keep my hand on the harp, if I

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<v Speaker 2>let God fight my battles, I cannot be defeated.

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<v Speaker 1>Are there any worship person in the house.

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<v Speaker 2>How about back here, any worship person?

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<v Speaker 1>No, he'll fight my paw.

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<v Speaker 2>Sha.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that's just emotional. No is survival because if you

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<v Speaker 1>don't learn how to duck.

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<v Speaker 2>If you don't learn how to say God, the weapons

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<v Speaker 2>of our warfare are not cardinal.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't throw spears back. I got the winning hand.

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<v Speaker 1>And when I.

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<v Speaker 2>Clap my hands, my praise confuses the enemy.

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<v Speaker 1>My praise, my praise.

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<v Speaker 2>When I lift my hands in worship, the hand of

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<v Speaker 2>God is on you. And David knew that the same

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<v Speaker 2>hand that had plucked him from the sheep field, and

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<v Speaker 2>the same hand that had delivered him.

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<v Speaker 1>From lions and bears and goliaths, and.

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<v Speaker 2>The same hand that held the flask that poured the oil,

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<v Speaker 2>the hand of God is on my life. And Saul

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<v Speaker 2>cannot kill what God has crowned.

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<v Speaker 1>So the way I fight is this. I don't fight

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<v Speaker 1>for victory. That's the way the world fights. I fight

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<v Speaker 1>from victory. My worship is my weapon.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't have to prove myself to people in situations.

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<v Speaker 2>If I take this spear in my hand, throw it back.

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<v Speaker 2>There's somebody in here who's got a spear in the

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<v Speaker 2>wall right next to your head, and you are trying

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<v Speaker 2>to decide right now whether to do it your way

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<v Speaker 2>or God's way. Can I give you a little piece

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<v Speaker 2>of advice, Dug David.

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<v Speaker 6>Don and let God have his way.

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<v Speaker 1>How did David keep his hand on the harp?

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<v Speaker 2>And how do you keep your heart at peace with

0:38:08.120 --> 0:38:14.560
<v Speaker 2>spears flying at your head? David knew that if I

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<v Speaker 2>can win the battle within my soul, God will fight

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<v Speaker 2>my battle with Saul.

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<v Speaker 1>That's where the real battle is. The war is within,

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<v Speaker 1>and so are the weapons.

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<v Speaker 2>And over the course of this series, are you coming back,

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, if you come back, I want to

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<v Speaker 2>show you, over the course of the next four hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and seventy three weeks or however long it takes us

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<v Speaker 2>to complete this series, how to do what David learned

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<v Speaker 2>to do.

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<v Speaker 1>How to live in.

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<v Speaker 2>A place where you constantly feel it were within yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>Learn how to speak to yourself what God has spoken,

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<v Speaker 2>instead of letting yourself tell yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>What you fear. You can't fight fear with fear. And

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<v Speaker 1>so when David says, when.

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<v Speaker 2>David says, God, you are my strength, I'm so glad

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<v Speaker 2>for Psalm fifty nine because for Samuel nineteen gives me.

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<v Speaker 2>The picture of what David did is that with Saul's

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<v Speaker 2>spears flying at him.

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<v Speaker 1>David was able to keep his hand on the harp.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a picture of being able to remain in a

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<v Speaker 2>place of trust and surrender in a time of turbulence

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<v Speaker 2>and trial and frustration. It's a picture. It says that

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<v Speaker 2>Saul's hand was on the spear. That's me trying to control.

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<v Speaker 2>David's hand stayed on the harp, and he played his hand.

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<v Speaker 2>He knew that if I keep my hand on the harp,

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<v Speaker 2>I cannot be defeated. If I keep my hand, if

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<v Speaker 2>I keep my heart at.

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<v Speaker 1>Peace, it will not matter what spears fly my way.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, God, you are my strength. Can we read

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<v Speaker 1>the Psalm again? Look at this. I'm fifty nine, verse nine.

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<v Speaker 1>I watch for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Now that's interesting because David seems to be saying, I

0:40:35.280 --> 0:40:42.880
<v Speaker 2>wasn't watching Saul. I wasn't watching the spears. I was

0:40:43.000 --> 0:40:50.640
<v Speaker 2>watching the one whose hand. How many believed the hand

0:40:50.680 --> 0:40:58.520
<v Speaker 2>of God is on your life? Now we know this,

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<v Speaker 2>We know this from our side of the cross, that

0:41:03.640 --> 0:41:06.319
<v Speaker 2>the victory has already been won by our King, our

0:41:06.320 --> 0:41:09.759
<v Speaker 2>greater David Jesus Christ. We know that David was not

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<v Speaker 2>the last king to come out of Bethlehem. We know

0:41:12.400 --> 0:41:14.400
<v Speaker 2>that he was a king who was pointing to a

0:41:14.480 --> 0:41:17.040
<v Speaker 2>king of kings. We know that the spirit of Him

0:41:17.080 --> 0:41:19.960
<v Speaker 2>who raised Christ is from the dead, and we've already

0:41:19.960 --> 0:41:24.080
<v Speaker 2>got the victory. We don't fight for it, we fight

0:41:24.800 --> 0:41:29.080
<v Speaker 2>from it. And the hand of God is on your line.

0:41:29.160 --> 0:41:31.560
<v Speaker 1>And you say, well, I'm not David, but you are.

0:41:33.640 --> 0:41:39.399
<v Speaker 2>Because David's name literally means beloved. And the same love

0:41:39.440 --> 0:41:46.280
<v Speaker 2>that crowned David has crowned you. And Saul cannot.

0:41:46.080 --> 0:41:52.840
<v Speaker 1>Kill what God has already crowned, and perfect love cast

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<v Speaker 1>out fear.

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<v Speaker 2>So so here's what David did. He said, I watched

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<v Speaker 2>for you, and a lot of stuff coming in my head.

0:42:05.480 --> 0:42:06.840
<v Speaker 1>I got battles.

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<v Speaker 7>And problems, brokenness ninety nine problems, and Bathsheba is one.

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<v Speaker 7>We'll get to that lights. But he said, bring it home.

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<v Speaker 1>Ford. You are my fortress. Next verse my God on

0:42:32.280 --> 0:42:34.719
<v Speaker 1>whom I can rely.

0:42:35.760 --> 0:42:40.319
<v Speaker 2>But but watch this verse eleven, verse eleven, do not

0:42:40.480 --> 0:42:42.040
<v Speaker 2>kill them Lord our.

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<v Speaker 1>Shield. Wait a minute, David did have a weapon.

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<v Speaker 2>David did have a weapon, because when Saul's spears started flying,

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<v Speaker 2>David God behind his shield. Come on, I need you

0:43:04.719 --> 0:43:11.280
<v Speaker 2>to receive this because you got some stuff flying at you.

0:43:09.640 --> 0:43:13.640
<v Speaker 1>You got some doubts in your soul. Come on, but

0:43:13.840 --> 0:43:18.680
<v Speaker 1>stay behind your seal. Come on, duct David, hit behind.

0:43:18.360 --> 0:43:21.520
<v Speaker 2>Your seal, Paul said, it's the shield of faith.

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<v Speaker 1>We're with you. Shall quitch the fierys are of the wicked.

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta seal there is anybody sealed it by the

0:43:30.280 --> 0:43:35.640
<v Speaker 2>power of God. And if I stay behind my shield,

0:43:37.640 --> 0:43:42.000
<v Speaker 2>soul cannot kill what God is crowding.

0:43:42.040 --> 0:43:48.759
<v Speaker 1>I got the winning and I might not look like much.

0:43:48.800 --> 0:43:52.279
<v Speaker 2>I might just be a shepherd boy, but I got

0:43:53.400 --> 0:43:58.000
<v Speaker 2>the winning and and God is my shield.

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<v Speaker 1>Father.

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<v Speaker 2>I thank you for your awesome presence in this place.

0:44:06.000 --> 0:44:09.680
<v Speaker 2>I thank you for your awesome power within us. Everyone

0:44:09.800 --> 0:44:12.600
<v Speaker 2>stand to your feet and lift your hands. This is

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<v Speaker 2>a worship moment. After all has been said and done,

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<v Speaker 2>with spears, flying, storms, raging doubts, the sailing winds blowing

0:44:27.320 --> 0:44:30.760
<v Speaker 2>in the midst of all of it, you have a shield,

0:44:32.080 --> 0:44:37.399
<v Speaker 2>say a lot them, shielded by the power of God. Father,

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<v Speaker 2>we declare victory in this place, not because of battles

0:44:42.040 --> 0:44:45.920
<v Speaker 2>that have been won, but because of battles that are

0:44:45.960 --> 0:44:48.800
<v Speaker 2>already in progress. Father, I thank you for the ways

0:44:49.200 --> 0:44:51.879
<v Speaker 2>that you are working in our life today. I thank

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<v Speaker 2>you for hiding us. I thank you for the shield

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<v Speaker 2>that you have been. I thank you for the promise

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<v Speaker 2>that you have given God.

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<v Speaker 1>I thank you you in this moment.

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<v Speaker 2>Then, no matter what soul throws, with our hands lifted

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<v Speaker 2>up and our hearts full of praise, come on, bless

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord, oh my soul, and all that is within me,

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<v Speaker 2>I will bless so Lord had all times hands his praise.

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<v Speaker 1>Stop continuing see in my.

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<v Speaker 7>Mouth, mom back to find the Lord with me.

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<v Speaker 1>Let us say, solt.

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<v Speaker 4>Is now so.

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<v Speaker 8>Screen, Holly, thank you for joining us.

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