Sunday, January 12th, 2025
Facing Your Giants
Speaking This Week
Pastor Jerry Ghirardo
Today’s Verses 1 Samuel 17
Verse of the Week
47 “All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.” ~ I Samuel 17:47
1. Setting the Stage.
I Samuel 17:4-7 – “A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span. He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels; on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin was slung on his back. His spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. His shield bearer went ahead of him.”
I Samuel 17:16 – “For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.”
2. Opposition.
I Samuel 17:28 – “When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at him and asked, “Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came down only to watch the battle.”
I Samuel 17:33 – “Saul replied, “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”
I Samuel 17:42-43 – “He looked David over and saw that he was little more than a boy, glowing with health and handsome, and he despised him. He said to David, ‘Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?’ And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.”
3. Preparation/Response.
I Samuel 17:36-37 – “Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God. The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.”
I Samuel 17:38-40 – “Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head. David fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to them. ‘I cannot go in these,’ he said to Saul, ‘because I am not used to them.’ So he took them off. Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine.”
4. The Battle.
I Samuel 17:44 – “Come here,’ he said, ‘and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and the wild animals!’”
I Samuel 17:45 – “David said to the Philistine, ‘You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.’”
I Samuel 17:47 –– “All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.”
I Samuel 17:48 – “As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.”
5. The Victory.
I Samuel 17:49-50 – “Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground. So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.”
I Samuel 17:51-52 – “When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran. Then the men of Israel and Judah surged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron.”
Domingo, 12 de enero de 2025
Frente a tus Gigantes
Hablando esta Semana
Pastor Jerry Ghirardo
Versos de Hoy
1 Samuel 17
Verso de la Semana
47 “Todos los aquí reunidos sabrán que no es con espada ni con lanza como salva el Señor;
porque la batalla es del Señor, y él os entregará a todos vosotros en nuestras manos.”
~ 1 Samuel 17:47
1. Preparando el escenario.
1 Samuel 17:4-7 – “Un campeón llamado Goliat, que era de Gat, salió del campamento de los filisteos. Su altura era de seis codos y un palmo. Tenía en la cabeza un casco de bronce y una cota de escamas de bronce que pesaba cinco mil siclos; en las piernas llevaba grebas de bronce y en la espalda colgaba una jabalina de bronce. El asta de su lanza era como una vara de telar, y la punta de hierro pesaba seiscientos siclos. Su escudero iba delante de él.”
1 Samuel 17:16 – “Durante cuarenta días el filisteo se adelantó cada mañana y cada tarde y se puso en pie.”
2. Oposición.
1 Samuel 17:28 – “Cuando Eliab, el hermano mayor de David, lo escuchó hablar con los hombres, se enojó contra él y le preguntó: “¿Por qué has bajado aquí? ¿Y con quién dejaste esas pocas ovejas en el desierto? Sé lo engreído que eres y lo malvado que es tu corazón; Bajaste sólo para ver la batalla.”
1 Samuel 17:33 – “Saúl respondió: “No puedes salir contra este filisteo y pelear contra él; tú eres sólo un joven y él ha sido un guerrero desde su juventud”.
1 Samuel 17:42-43 – “Miró a David y vio que era poco más que un niño, resplandeciente de salud y hermoso, y lo despreció. Y dijo a David: “¿Soy un perro para que vengas contra mí con palos?” Y el filisteo maldijo a David ante sus dioses.”
3. Preparación/Respuesta.
1 Samuel 17:36-37 – “Tu siervo ha matado al león y al oso; este filisteo incircunciso será como uno de ellos, porque ha desafiado a los ejércitos del Dios vivo. El Señor que me rescató de las garras del león y de las garras del oso, me librará de la mano de este filisteo.”
1 Samuel 17:38-40 – “Entonces Saúl vistió a David con su propia túnica. Le puso una armadura y un yelmo de bronce en la cabeza. David se ató su espada sobre la túnica y trató de caminar, porque no estaba acostumbrado a ellos. “No puedo entrar con estos”, le dijo a Saúl, “porque no estoy acostumbrado a ellos.” Entonces se los quitó. Entonces tomó su cayado en la mano, escogió cinco piedras lisas del arroyo, las metió en la bolsa de su zurrón de pastor y, con la honda en la mano, se acercó al filisteo.”
4. La Batalla.
1 Samuel 17:44 – “¡Ven acá”, dijo, “y daré tu carne a las aves y a las fieras!”
1 Samuel 17:45 – “David dijo al filisteo: 'Tú vienes contra mí con espada, lanza y jabalina, pero yo vengo contra ti en el nombre del Señor Todopoderoso, el Dios de los ejércitos de Israel, a quien tienes. Desafiado.'”
I Samuel 17:47 –– “Todos los aquí reunidos sabrán que no es con espada ni con lanza como salva el Señor; porque la batalla es del Señor, y él os entregará a todos vosotros en nuestras manos.”
1 Samuel 17:48 – “Cuando el filisteo se acercó para atacarlo, David corrió rápidamente hacia la línea de batalla para encontrarse con él.”
5. La Victoria.
1 Samuel 17:49-50 – “Metiendo la mano en su bolsa, sacando una piedra, la arrojó y golpeó al filisteo en la frente. La piedra se hundió en su frente y cayó boca abajo al suelo. Entonces David triunfó sobre el filisteo con honda y piedra; sin espada en la mano hirió al filisteo y lo mató.”
1 Samuel 17:51-52 – “Cuando los filisteos vieron que su héroe estaba muerto, se dieron vuelta y huyeron. Entonces los hombres de Israel y de Judá avanzaron con gritos y persiguieron a los filisteos hasta la entrada de Gat y hasta las puertas de Ecrón.”
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