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StoneCreek

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www.rossvillechurch.com

781 Salem Road, Rossville, GA 30741

June 24, 2012

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Fifth SundayJuly 29, 2012

Four by Grace will be singing in the Sunday

morning service.

We will eat together at Constitution Hall in Fort Oglethorpe.

No evening service

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RevivalThree nights -- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

August 8, 9, 10

Evangelist Doyle Ratterlee

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David killed Goliath and brought his head to Saul.

When Samuel anointed David,

he was just a boy.

15 years later when he assumed the throne, David

was a seasoned leader.

God got him ready.

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1 Samuel 18 1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

Kindred spiritsBoth trusted God, and were quick to the battle.

The Holy Spirit united them in an unbreakable friendship.

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God is giving David a friend and brother to be with him in time of adversity.

God knows what is coming, and is preparing David to come through it victoriously.

Pay attention to the people and other blessings that God puts in your life.

Be grateful and take good care of the relationship.

You may be fixing to need them.

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2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.

If allowed, David would have returned to his father's home and served him as a shepherd.

David was willing and glad to wait on God to bring about His Will for the throne.

How many people would have been trying to make it happen, and right now!!!

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We can't make good things happen;

We can't force the Will of God to come to pass.

Allow the Hand of God to work in you and through you.

God is setting up the future that He has for you.

Obey God and wait patiently

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3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

So close did this friendship become that Jonathan, though heir apparent to the throne of Israel, stripped himself of his own royal regalia and placed it on David in recognition of David’s divine election to be king.

The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty.

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5 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.

David was an humble and obedient servant to Saul.

He behaved himself wisely --

He was filled with God's Holy Spirit.

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We are commanded to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 5:18

When we walk in His anointing, power, wisdom, and understanding,

We will behave ourselves wisely and well.

We will accomplish the Will of God for us.

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6 And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music.

The women came out to meet King Saul with his victorious army.

They were singing and dancing,

Playing tambourines, and other instruments,

And filled with joy.

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7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. 8 And Saul was very wroth (mad), and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

Always Saul's fearEnvy and jealousy

Are his besetting sins, and cause the others.

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9 And Saul eyed (jealous eye) David from that day and forward. 10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.

Imagine the speech Saul made

under the demon's power.

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11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

God delivered David.Compare David, with his harp in his hand, aiming to serve Saul, and Saul, with his javelin in his hand, aiming to slay David;

Matthew Henry Concise Bible Commentary

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12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul.

Saul wasbackslidden

Afraid!Without God's Comforting Presence,

All men live in fear, and confusion, and violence.

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James 4 5 Do ye think that the Scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 6 But He giveth more grace. Wherefore He saith, God resisteth (opposes) the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. You're gonna serve

Somebody.

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5b The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy

I believe this is speaking of the spirit of man.

It is the human condition to envy others --

To want more than we have,

To imagine that others have a better life than we.

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Green-eyed with envy Envy takes many

forms.

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6a But He giveth more grace.

As we submit ourselves to God and resist the devil, we can be delivered from our human nature.

We can be more like Jonathan and David;

We don't have to be like Saul.

Will you submit to God,and resist the devil?