{"id":33950,"date":"2021-04-07T14:12:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T19:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=33950"},"modified":"2021-04-07T20:18:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T01:18:02","slug":"david-a-childs-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/david-a-childs-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"David &#8211; A Child&#8217;s Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/David-A-Childs-Faith.mp3\" \/><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-33950-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/David-A-Childs-Faith.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/David-A-Childs-Faith.mp3\">https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/David-A-Childs-Faith.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\t<p>by Ross Ward<\/p>\n<p>Text: I Samuel 17:32-37<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>David&#8217;s Faith\n<ol>\n<li>David Overcame\n<ol>\n<li>Vs. 33-35 &#8211; bear and lion\n<ol>\n<li>33 &#8211; a youth<\/li>\n<li>34 &#8211; shepherding<\/li>\n<li>34-35 &#8211; lion and bear take a lamb\n<ul>\n<li>David caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>37 &#8211; The Lord that delivered me&#8230; will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Vs. 24-33 &#8211; Peer pressure\n<ol>\n<li>Fear in his own brothers<\/li>\n<li>Fear in the warriors<\/li>\n<li>Fear in his king<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Vs. 41-51 &#8211; Israel&#8217;s enemy\n<ol>\n<li>Goliath<\/li>\n<li>Philistine army<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Foundation of David&#8217;s Faith (I Samuel 17)\n<ol>\n<li>Taught\n<ol>\n<li>Romans 10:17 &#8211; Faith comes by hearing the word of God<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Witnessed in his mentors<\/li>\n<li>Vs. 31-37 &#8211; David&#8217;s experience\n<ol>\n<li>33 &#8211; a youth shepherding<\/li>\n<li>34-35 &#8211; lion and bear take a lamb<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Slaying our Goliaths\n<ol>\n<li>Faith in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century\n<ol>\n<li>World of the guardrails and safety nets\n<ol>\n<li>Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Product warning labels<\/li>\n<li>Gas cans<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Subsistence cultures\n<ol>\n<li>Growing food<\/li>\n<li>Sickness<\/li>\n<li>Life expectancy &#8211; 40 yrs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Foundations\n<ol>\n<li>Strive for righteous living\n<ul>\n<li>Psalms 11:7 &#8211; God loves righteousness and is watchful over the upright<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Heart desire to serve God\n<ul>\n<li>Learn<\/li>\n<li>Apply<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>We are adopted children\n<ul>\n<li>Become Christ-like<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>James 2:14-26 &#8211; put it to practice\n<ol>\n<li>James 1:2-18 &#8211; tested and proven<\/li>\n<li>One step at a time<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Give our troubles to God\n<ol>\n<li>Hebrews 12:1 &#8211; burdens and sin\n<ul>\n<li>Worry, disappointments, and challenges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Not through blindness<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Work\n<ol>\n<li>Change in management<\/li>\n<li>Lay-offs and downsizing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Health\n<ol>\n<li>Cancers and other diseases<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;mental illnesses&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Addiction<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Family\n<ol>\n<li>Relations<\/li>\n<li>Raising children<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Children and Faith\n<ol>\n<li>Faith in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century\n<ol>\n<li>Teach our children lessons of faith\n<ol>\n<li>Display Faith in our own lives<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Children&#8217;s faith at work\n<ol>\n<li>Example of David<\/li>\n<li>II Kings 5 &#8211; example of a young maiden<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Conclusion\n<ol>\n<li>Faith that will endure\n<ol>\n<li>The heart of the matter\n<ol>\n<li>Strive for righteousness<\/li>\n<li>Develop a love for God<\/li>\n<li>Develop faith in God<\/li>\n<li>Exercise our faith<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Our children\n<ol>\n<li>Teach faith<\/li>\n<li>Let them experience<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<ol>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/portraits-of-gods-leaders\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPortraits of God&#8217;s Leaders\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Ross Ward Text: I Samuel 17:32-37 David&#8217;s Faith David Overcame Vs. 33-35 &#8211; bear and lion 33 &#8211; a youth 34 &#8211; shepherding 34-35 &#8211; lion and bear take a lamb David caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him 37 &#8211; The Lord that delivered me&#8230; will deliver me out&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[119,32],"tags":[111,49],"class_list":["post-33950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio","category-sermon","tag-david","tag-faith"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":90134,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/david-old-and-full-of-years\/","url_meta":{"origin":33950,"position":0},"title":"David, \u201cOld and Full of Years\u201d","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by Tol Burk We are introduced to David as a young man, too young to fight Goliath (according to man's standards). 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