The sermon “๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐,” was delivered by ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ (๐๐ซ) ๐.๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข at the DLBC Gbagada HQ, Lagos.
The message focuses on ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ, ๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ก. It initially portrays the ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐’๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ก’๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ. The message then transitions to discussing “๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ,” ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐, ๐จ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ, ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฉ๐จ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ซ.
The overarching message encourages ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐’๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐, ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐. Ultimately, it serves as a call to both unbelievers to embrace salvation and believers to pursue a life of victory by overcoming these spiritual enemies.
The message is divided into three main parts:
1. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ก
The sermon describes Goliath as an enemy not just to David, but to the entire nation of Israel. Goliath’s goal was to defeat, destroy, and dominate God’s people. Similarly, Satan’s goal is to destroy the church. However, the church is indestructible because of Christ’s pronouncements, prophecies, and promises. The message reminds believers that they are victorious and can defeat every Goliath, not by their own strength, but through God’s power. Past examples, such as God’s defeat of the Egyptians and the Assyrians, show that God always destroys His enemies. The word of God will grow and multiply even when people like Herod try to destroy the church.
2. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ก
David defeated Goliath with a seemingly insignificant weapon: a sling and five smooth stones. The message highlights seven key actions that led to David’s victory and can be applied by believers today:
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐
David’s compassion for the fearful Israelites stirred him to act against Goliath.
๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐ฅ
David was not a “lone ranger” but conversed with faithful people.
๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ
David had to overcome the discouragement and anger of his own family members, particularly his eldest brother Eliab.
๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ
David demonstrated his consecration to God by recounting his past victories over a lion and a bear, which prepared him for Goliath.
๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ก
David refused to fight in Saul’s armour, as he had not “proved” it. He fought the battle with faith and anointing, not with the “arms of flesh”.
๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก
David boldly confessed his faith in the “name of the Lord of hosts” to Goliath, declaring that God would deliver him into his hand.
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ
When the Israelites saw Goliath’s defeat, they were inspired with courage, shouted, and pursued the fleeing Philistines.
3. ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ก
The sermon warns that there are deadlier and more subtle Goliaths than physical giants. These Goliaths can be found in a believer’s own life, as seen in David’s later failures. The sermon uses an acrostic to identify these enemies:
๐๐ซ๐๐๐
David greedily invaded a defenceless nation and took their possessions. The sermon states that illegally acquiring things that belong to others is a “deadlier Goliath”.
๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐
David’s decision to number Israel was an offence to God that resulted in a plague. Someone can overcome a physical Goliath but still be offensive to God.
๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ
David’s lust for Bathsheba brought him low and destroyed his own soul. Lust “war against the soul”.
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ
David’s idleness in Jerusalem, when he should have been at battle, led him into sin. Idleness can break down the “walls of protection”.
๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ
David’s anger at the man in Nathan’s parable was hypocritical and misplaced. Anger can rest in the “bosom of fools”.
๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง
David’s transgression of God’s law made his life hard. The way of transgressors is hard.
๐๐ฒ๐ฉ๐จ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฒ
David judged the man in Nathan’s parable for the very same sin he had committed himself, showing hypocrisy. The sermon warns against judging others while committing the same sins.
The message concludes with a call to “put on the whole armour of God” and to overcome these deadly Goliaths to reign with Christ.
