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The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com Garth Heckman   1 Samuel 18:10-11 (Uncontrolled Rage): Saul’s jealousy quickly escalated into murderous anger. While David was playing the lyre to soothe him, Saul was overcome by an evil spirit and his own rage, throwing his spear at David twice in an attempt to pin him to the wall.   Emotional volatility becomes a discipleship excuse instead of a growt...

The David Alliance  TDAgiantSlayer@gmail.com Garth Heckman Urge   INTRO: Its a strange memory at best: A young man at church - my sister Renee’s friend. HS stud athlete, great looking, always jumping in and out of bed with whomever he could. Now in his early 30’s he came to church and Renee said one night after church… he better hurry up and figure out life - his hair is getting thinner and his gl...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com   Garth Heckman   INTRO: Its a strange memory at best: A young man at church - my sister Renee’s friend. HS stud athlete, great looking, always jumping in and out of bed with whomever he could. Now in his early 30’s he came to church and Renee said one night after church… he better hurry up and figure out life - his hair is getting thinner and his glasse...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com   Garth Heckman   King Saul highlights critical decisions based on fear, jealousy, and impulsivity rather than steadfast character and obedience.   1 Samuel 13:8-12 (Impatience and Panic): When the prophet Samuel delayed his arrival and the Israelite army began to scatter out of fear, Saul panicked. Instead of trusting God and waiting, his anxiety drove...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com Garth Heckman INTRO: Its a strange memory at best: A young man at church - my sister Renee’s friend. HS stud athlete, great looking, always jumping in and out of bed with whomever he could. Now in his early 30’s he came to church and Renee said one night after church… he better hurry up and figure out life - his hair is getting thinner and his glasses ar...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com Garth Heckman Spud Webb 5’7 In Junior high he went to try out and his coach told him to sit in the stands…. You are too short.  Cut from his Junior year of BB and had to talk his coach into keeping him. He scored 20 points his first game.  No Div. 1 college would even look at him. So he had to play at Midland College- lead them to a national JR league Ch...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com Garth Heckman   Gen 18:1  And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 2  He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth 3  and said, “O Lord, if I have found favor...

The David Alliance  TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com Garth Heckman Gen 18:1  And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 2  He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth 3  and said, “O Lord, if I have found favor...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com   Garth Heckman Spud Webb 5’7 In Junior high he went to try out and his coach told him to sit in the stands…. You are too short.  Cut from his Junior year of BB and had to talk his coach into keeping him. He scored 20 points his first game.  No Div. 1 college would even look at him. So he had to play at Midland College- lead them to a national JR league...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com   Garth Heckman   Joy is best served with friends. Go to an amusement park with no one??? Why?    Isolation kills joy     Your joy affects others   Are you the one who people love to see walk into a room?   The joy experienced by Paul and Silas freed the other prisoners.      Joy preceded their deliverance   They did not rejoice because they were free -...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com   Garth Heckman Joy Unshakeable    Acts 16 Paul and Silas   Read story and highlight: Military city,  MOB RULES:did not want to hear what they had to say… the crowd was blind with rage… they should not have been beaten until trial as Roman citizens.    *Joy starts with focus not feelings.   Happiness depends on what happens… so you have to do the work to...

The David Alliance  TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com   Garth Heckman  *Joy starts with focus not feelings. Happiness depends on what happens… so you have to do the work to make good things happen. *YOU BECOME A SLAVE TO PERFORMING, AND CIRCUMSTANCES.      Falsely accused (Emotionally abused), Beaten (Physically abused in public to humiliate)  Locked away from everyone in the deepest part of the dungeon… M...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com Garth Heckman Military city,  MOB RULES:did not want to hear what they had to say… the crowd was blind with rage… they should not have been beaten until trial as Roman citizens.    *Joy starts with focus not feelings.   Happiness depends on what happens… so you have to do the work to make good things happen. *YOU BECOME A SLAVE TO PERFORMING, AND CIRCUMS...

The David Alliance TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com Garth Heckman The story of Moses is one of the most honest depictions of human insecurity in ancient literature. Despite leading a nation out of slavery and receiving the Ten Commandments, Moses spent much of his life convinced he was the wrong person for the job.   His story offers powerful insights into how inadequacy works, how purpose unfolds, and wh...

The David Alliance  TDAgiantSlayer@gmail.com Garth Heckman *****If you don’t have control over your thoughts, then you don’t have control over your feelingsDr Richard Bander founder of NLP     2. His Grace Overcomes Your Weakness When you feel inadequate, scripture teaches that your insufficiency is actually the canvas for God's power. Paul asked God to take away a deep struggle, but God answered:...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@gmail.com Garth Heckman It is easy to feel inadequate when we measure ourselves by our own strengths, skills, lifestyle or limitations. The Bible directly tackles this feeling by shifting the focus from our own sufficiency to Christ’s completeness in us.   Scripture never promises that we will be enough on our own, but it repeatedly promises that Christ in us make...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com Garth Heckman Facebook - Faceblah Instagram - InstaSHAM actual filters that show reality TikTok - Ticked off    INTERESTING INSIGHT TO THE SEEDS PARABLE: Luke 8:14 The cares of the world choke out Gods seed and you quickly no longer believe    Cares GK - Mer-im-nah  what the world holds as important.  Choke GK Soom-pnee-go  choked off by having the wrong...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@gmail.com   Garth Heckman Excess    On a scale of 1-10 regarding your abilities…  Do you have enough of what it takes to live a fulfilling life? 10 being the perfect life 1 being a complete and utter debacle. BUT HERE IS THE REAL TEST… WHAT WAS YOUR SCALE YOU JUDGED YOURSELF BY?    You are more than enough - you have excess in your abilities.    THE PROBLEM?  In a...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com Garth Heckman   Point 4:  Pain Trains, It Doesn't Just Test Greek: γυμνάζω (gymnazo) — Hebrews 12:11: "no discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness for those who have been trained (gymnazo) by it."    Samuel 30 - David has been on the run for 14 years from King Saul… now they get sent pa...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com Garth Heckman Point 4:  You get a candle as a gift… you could care less until the electricity goes out and you need it… its a seemingly useless gift until you realize it’s not… it gives you light… the lights actually go on!   That’s pain… it seems useless until it allows the lights to go on.    God Redeems Pain He Didn't Cause Greek: πάθημα (pathema) — g...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com Garth Heckman PAIN REVEALS WHAT IS INSIDE US!   When you are attacked, Embarrassed Mistreated Diseased Falsely accused Persecuted Afflicted THIS IS HEAT TO SEE WHAT YOU ARE MADE OF… IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT CAN PROVE YOU!      There is a well known story… that is probably more myth than fact but proves a great point. The greeks would carve out statues…...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com Garth Heckman   SHAD SHACK BENNY  You may not understand the pressure… but you can trust God to use it to produce something amazing. THE GREATEST STATEMENT OF FAITH UNDER PRESSURE WAS DAN. 3:18 -  Oh King our God can save us… but even if He doesn’t we will not bow… TO THE PAIN   Point 2 Pain Proves What's Genuine Greek: δοκίμιον (dokimion) — James 1:3 sa...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com   Garth Heckman  OUR WORLD IS BUILT ON ONE PREMISE AND ONE PREMISE ALONE: HOW TO AVOID PAIN! EVERY ADVERTISEMENT, POST, SPEECH, BLURB, NEWSCAST… Bottom line its about avoiding pain.  A life without pain is not joy… it is numb.    "We think the goal is a life with no pain. But a life with no pain isn't joy — it's just numbness wearing a smile.”   When I b...

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com Garth Heckman Insight C: The Necessity of Falling and Dying (Kokkos) In John 12:24, Jesus states: "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain (kokkos) of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit." The Sermon Point: Burial is not the end; it is the beginning. The Greek Nuance: A kokkos is a singular, isola...

The David Alliance  TDAgiantSlayer@gmail.com Garth Heckman   The Singular Seed of Promise (Sperma) In Galatians 3:16, Paul makes a massive grammatical and theological argument based on a singular noun: "The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say 'and to seeds,' meaning many people, but 'and to your seed,' meaning one person, who is Christ." The Sermon Point: The Ol...