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Tue, 27 Oct 2009
Oct 27, 2009, 18:29
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What is God like? How can we know what He is like?
Your answer is probably “from the Bible,” and that is true. But much of what we learn about God from the Bible comes from the stories about what God has done…how He deals with people through His acts in history, in stories about nations and about individuals.
During the month of November we will be learning about God’s power through the stories of how He dealt with Old Testament heroes…who were really just ordinary people who chose to believe and follow God. They loved God and tried, with His help, to follow His ways.
This Sunday we will study one of the best-known stories in the Old Testament—the story of David and Goliath. When David later became king of Israel, he was known as a “man after God’s own heart.” When he faced Goliath, he was still really just a boy—most likely a teenager.
Everyone likes this story because Goliath, the bragging bully of a Philistine soldier, was beaten by a younger and smaller David. But the real meat of the story is why David was willing to fight Goliath when none of the other Israelite soldiers, including King Saul, would take on Goliath’s challenge. David knew that Goliath was insulting not just the Israelite army, but the very God of the Israelites. He knew that God would not stand for this, and would help David as he stood up to Goliath in God’s name. He didn’t just believe that God would help him—he knew that God would give him the victory.
We’ll have fun remembering the story together, measuring out Goliath’s height (nine feet nine inches), and dramatizing the story. You’ll want to join us this Sunday, and also to bring a friend!
Don’t forget our Thanksgiving food drive…bring in your decorated bags filled with staple food to help needy families at Thanksgiving.
Tom and Sydney Cook
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