Kingdom Advance - a Jonathan (Lego) story

“Jonathan vs. the Philistines”Pastor Jesse Giglio

Creation.

4000

Moses“Nation gets

land”1050

Saul. “Nation gets

king”

Abraham.“Nation gets

formed”

1930

1500Jesus.

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J o n a t h a n v s . t h e P h i I i s t i n e s

Daniel.

550

1 Samuel 14:1 One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let’s go over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.”

J o n a t h a n v s . t h e P h i I i s t i n e s

1 Samuel 14:1

One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let’s go over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.”

J o n a t h a n v s . t h e P h i I i s t i n e s

Slaughter of the Philistines

Philistines Israel

Philistine Invasion

Philis

tia Bethlehem

Judah

1 Samuel 13:5The Philistines gathered to fight Israel with 3,000 chariots and 6,000 charioteers.

Raiding parties of Philistines were destroying the nation of Israel.

1 Samuel 13:20So the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to get their plowshares,mattocks, axes, and sickles sharpened.

1 Samuel 13:22So no one in the army had a sword or a spear. Only Saul and his son Jonathan had them.

1 Samuel 13:6When the Israelites saw how desperate their situation was, the people were distressed and hid themselves in caves, thickets, rocks, wells, and cisterns.

Samuel 14:2-3 – Saul camps.

watches.

waits. sits.

The largest enemy of change and leadership isn't a "no". It's a not yet.

If we don’t advance against invaders…

they’ll invade.

1 Samuel 14:4, 6There was a rocky cliff on either side of the pass by which Jonathan sought to reach the Philistine garrison, and Jonathan said, 'Let's go across to the garrison of these uncircumcised men and perhaps God will act on our behalf.’

Creation.

4000

Moses.“Nation gets

land”1100

Saul. “Nation gets

king”

Abraham.“Nation gets

formed”

1930

1500Jesus.

0

J o n a t h a n v s . t h e P h i I i s t i n e s

Daniel.

550

Earthly battles were never just about earthly battles.

initiate kingdom advance.

1 Samuel 14:11-12So the two of them revealed themselves to the Philistine garrison, and the Philistines said, 'Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they were hiding,' and 'Come up to us and we will show you something.'

Not safe. Not smart. But it is God.

Confidence in God.

Are you vulnerable?

1 Samuel 14:22When the Israelites hiding in the highlands of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were on the run, they chased after to fight them.

Initiating Advance Catalyzes Kingdom Expansion.

Pick a camp.

14:23 The Lord rescued.

God uses people to advance His Kingdom.

How can He use you?