Armed To The Teeth<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pastor Don Carpenter<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2021 Bible Reading Challenge<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Have you ever felt out gunned by the forces of darkness? Have you walked into a situation feeling like you are charging Hell with a squirt gun or perhaps facing a 9 foot tall soldier with nothing but a sling shot and 5 stones? Fear is a crippling force that causes us to underestimate the power of the weapons in our possession. Believers often shrink away from the victory for which we have been equipped and prepared because our trust is in the physical tools and skills we possess rather than the God that enables us and empowers us to use those tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The name of the message tonight comes from an ancient idiom. The phrase originated in the 14th century and referred to knights who wore head to foot armour. However, it became popular in the mid 1800s, and was used for weapons only at first. Now it is also used figuratively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to one another thought the idiom was actually generated in Port Jamaica in 1600\u2019s and was associated with the pirates of that time. They were supposed to be armed with maximum weapons to fight with their rivals. To be well equipped they also kept a small knife in their teeth which helps them during the fighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: theidioms.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the next few minutes let us examine how in the world David could have the confidence to face Goliath. Let us discover together how this 17 year old shepherd boy could face a 9 foot tall warrior unafraid. How could David stride out into battle when everyone else ran? How could David face Goliath like this shepherd boy was armed to the teeth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Personal Armor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Familiar Armor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Samuel 17:32\u201337<\/em> KJV<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And David said to Saul, Let no man\u2019s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father\u2019s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Psalm 18:16\u201317<\/em> KJV<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n He sent from above, he took me, He drew me out of many waters. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Psalm 63:7<\/em> KJV<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Because thou hast been my help, Therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Psalm 138:3<\/em> KJV<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, And strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Not someone else\u2019s armor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Samuel 17:38\u201339<\/em> KJV<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hosea 1:7<\/em> KJV<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Zechariah 4:6<\/em> KJV<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, Saith the LORD of hosts.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Prepared Armor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Samuel 17:40<\/em> KJV<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd\u2019s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n God can use anything as a weapon when He empowers the one that wields it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022\tThe Shepherd\u2019s staff – that protected from wolves and wrangled wandering sheep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022\tSmooth stones – God had been preparing those rocks, smoothing out the rough edges for years just for this moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022\tSling – the weapon he knew<\/p>\n\n\n\n Judges 3:31<\/em> KJV<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Judges 15:15\u201316<\/em> KJV<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, With the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n God\u2019s Enemies will make fun of your faith and your weapon.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Samuel 17:41\u201344<\/em> KJV<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Powered Armor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022\tPower in the Name of the Lord<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Samuel 17:45<\/em> KJV<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022\tThe Lord will deliver<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Samuel 17:46<\/em> KJV<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022\tI will cut off your head<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022\tI don\u2019t need a sword to do it<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022\tEveryone will know the Battle is the Lord\u2019s!<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Samuel 17:47\u201350<\/em> KJV<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD\u2019s, and he will give you into our hands. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Death was handled differently in the ancient world. An archaeologist was digging in the Negev Desert in Israel and came upon a casket containing a mummy. After examining it, he called the curator of a prestigious natural history museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I’ve just discovered a 3,000 year old mummy of a man who died of heart failure!” the excited scientist exclaimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To which the curator replied, “Bring him in. We’ll check it out.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n A week later, the amazed curator called the archaeologist. “You were right about the mummy’s age and cause of death. How in the world did you know?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Easy. There was a piece of paper in his hand that said, ‘10,000 Shekels on Goliath’.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The moral of the story: Don\u2019t bet on Goliath and his huge broadsword when God has send David armed to the teeth with a sling and 5 stones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exported from Logos Bible Software, 5:11 PM April 6, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Armed To The Teeth Pastor Don Carpenter 2021 Bible Reading Challenge Have you ever felt out gunned by the forces of darkness? Have you walked into a situation feeling like you are charging Hell with a squirt gun or perhaps facing a 9 foot tall soldier with nothing but a sling shot and 5 stones? Fear is … Continue reading Armed to the Teeth with a Sling Shot!<\/span>