Agenda Part 1 The Leadership Principles of David vs. Goliath
and How They Still Apply Today. Part 2 What is your Goliath and
What are You Doing About It?
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The Storyline 41 Goliath walked out toward David with his
shield bearer ahead of him, 42 sneering in contempt at this
ruddy-faced boy. 43 Am I a dog, he roared at David, that you come
at me with a stick? And he cursed David by the names of his gods.
44 Come over here, and Ill give your flesh to the birds and wild
animals! Goliath yelled. 45 David replied to the Philistine, You
come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the
name of the L ORD of Heavens Armiesthe God of the armies of Israel,
whom you have defied. 46 Today the L ORD will conquer you, and I
will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead
bodies of your men to the birds and wild animals, and the whole
world will know that there is a God in Israel! 47 And everyone
assembled here will know that the L ORD rescues his people, but not
with sword and spear. This is the L ORD s battle, and he will give
you to us! 48 As Goliath moved closer to attack, David quickly ran
out to meet him. 49 Reaching into his shepherds bag and taking out
a stone, he hurled it with his sling and hit the Philistine in the
forehead. The stone sank in, and Goliath stumbled and fell face
down on the ground. 50 So David triumphed over the Philistine with
only a sling and a stone, for he had no sword. 51 Then David ran
over and pulled Goliaths sword from its sheath. David used it to
kill him and cut off his head. 1 Samuel 17 41-51 Place: Valley of
Elah Date: About 1000BC Setting: Armies of Israel and Philistia
face each other across the valley ready for war. Main Characters:
David (510 and maybe 165 lbs.), Goliath (9 9 and maybe 450
lbs.)
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The Leadership Battle! Each Player will receive ONE point per
correct leadership principle as demonstrated in the story. The
contestant to reach THREE points first will be declared the WINNER
and the LOSER will receive a STONE in the forehead and be BEHEADED!
David vs. Goliath Score: 0 to 0
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Principle #1 i.God has already anointed you the leader! Then
the Lord said, Rise and anoint him, he is the one. So Samuel took
the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers
and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came upon David in
power. 1 Samuel 16 : 12-13 ii.Have confidence in what God has
planned. 34 But David persisted. I have been taking care of my
fathers sheep and goats, he said. When a lion or a bear comes to
steal a lamb from the flock, 35 I go after it with a club and
rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch
it by the jaw and club it to death. 36 I have done this to both
lions and bears, and Ill do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for
he has defied the armies of the living God! 37 The L ORD who
rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me
from this Philistine! 1 Samuel 17 : 34-37 Dont waste time on
proving your leadership to others but instead display confidence to
those you lead.
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The Leadership Battle! Point goes to DAVID! David demonstrated
both patience and confidence in stepping up to battle Goliath. He
was already anointed King so he did not choose this battle because
he had to prove himself to the Israelites but instead he risked his
life (and his title) to demonstrated his faith and confidence in
the Lord. David vs. Goliath Score: 1 to 0
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Principle #2 i.A KIS approach can take perceived or real issues
and solve them! 8 Goliath stood and shouted a taunt across to the
Israelites. Why are you all coming out to fight? he called. I am
the Philistine champion, but you are only the servants of Saul.
Choose one man to come down here and fight me! 9 If he kills me,
then we will be your slaves. But if I kill him, you will be our
slaves! 1 Samuel 17 : 8-9 Keep it simple (KIS). Dont over
complicate your role as a leader.
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The Leadership Battle! Point goes to GOLIATH! While it pains me
to give a point to Goliath he did demonstrated a very core
principle in good leadership which is Keep it Simple. Many lives
were saved and problems solved when he took this 1:1 battle
approach. Today we need to always ask ourselves are we over
complicating the issue or problem we are solving. David vs. Goliath
Score: 1 to 1
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Principle #3 i.Sometimes history can be a roadblock to
progress. 38 Then Saul gave David his own armora bronze helmet and
a coat of mail. 39 David put it on, strapped the sword over it, and
took a step or two to see what it was like, for he had never worn
such things before. I cant go in these, he protested to Saul. Im
not used to them. So David took them off. 1 Samuel 17 : 38-39
ii.Even against large odds it is ok to trust in new methods. 40 He
picked up five smooth stones from a stream and put them into his
shepherds bag. Then, armed only with his shepherds staff and sling,
he started across the valley to fight the Philistine. 1 Samuel 17 :
40 Trying something new that is not the norm can be very healthy
for you and your leadership team and produce success.
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The Leadership Battle! Point goes to DAVID! David didnt use the
traditional approach in fighting this battle (e.g. armor, sword).
Instead he trusted in the tools he was familiar with (sling) and
approached Goliath with confidence in his own skills and abilities
(and of course his faith). David vs. Goliath Score: 2 to 1
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Principle #4 i.Leaders should EXPECT resistance. 32 Dont worry
about this Philistine, David told Saul. Ill go fight him! 33 Dont
be ridiculous! Saul replied. Theres no way you can fight this
Philistine and possibly win! Youre only a boy, and hes been a man
of war since his youth. 1 Samuel 17 : 32-33 ii.Teams follow
success. 52 Then the men of Israel and Judah gave a great shout of
triumph and rushed after the Philistines, chasing them as far as
Gath [g] and the gates of Ekron. The bodies of the dead and wounded
Philistines were strewn all along the road from Shaaraim, as far as
Gath and Ekron. 53 Then the Israelite army returned and plundered
the deserted Philistine camp.g 1 Samuel 17 : 52-53 Expect that your
team and congregation will push back on new thinking however with
success they will follow.
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The Leadership Battle! Point goes to DAVID! Saul was convinced
that David would fail and warned him not to fight. David was
confident that he would prevail and didnt worry about his earthly
short comings. His act of courage demonstrated his faith and in
return his teams followed him. David vs. Goliath Score: 3 to 1
WINNER!!!
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Summary Principle #1: Dont waste time on proving your
leadership to others but instead display confidence to those you
lead. Principle #2: Keep it simple (KIS). Dont over complicate your
role as a leader. Principle #3: Trying something new that is not
the norm can be very healthy for you and your leadership team and
produce success. Principle #4: Expect that your team and
congregation will push back on new thinking however with success
they will follow. When facing your Goliath try to apply the core
leadership principles the Lord is teaching us through this classic
story of David and Goliath.
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What is your Goliath? Questions to take Home: What is your
Goliath at your church? How are you preparing yourself as a leader
to face this Goliath? What leaders in your church will go in the
valley with you to battle? Are you thinking about new ways to
tackle your Goliath? What does it look like after you conquered
your Goliath? How can you celebrate your Goliath victories? Take on
your Goliath! You are anointed as LEADERS of your church and
community, show great confidence and faith in the Lord to lead you
and you will conquer your Goliath! Today our churches are
shrinking, lives are being lost each day what are we doing as
leaders of Gods Kingdom to think of new ways to conquer this
Goliath that is threating our churches. It is time to be
David!