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    Five smooth stones represent how to overcome life's giants based on the story of David and Goliath. The first stone is courage, the second is confidence, the third is preparation, the fourth is trust, and the fifth is victory. God helped David defeat Goliath and will help people defeat their own giants like fear, failure, and loneliness by having courage, confidence, preparation, trusting in God rather than their own abilities, and knowing that every victory is God's victory.

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    Five smooth stones represent how to overcome life's giants based on the story of David and Goliath. The first stone is courage, the second is confidence, the third is preparation, the fourth is trust, and the fifth is victory. God helped David defeat Goliath and will help people defeat their own giants like fear, failure, and loneliness by having courage, confidence, preparation, trusting in God rather than their own abilities, and knowing that every victory is God's victory.

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    Five smooth stones represent how to overcome life's giants based on the story of David and Goliath. The first stone is courage, the second is confidence, the third is preparation, the fourth is trust, and the fifth is victory. God helped David defeat Goliath and will help people defeat their own giants like fear, failure, and loneliness by having courage, confidence, preparation, trusting in God rather than their own abilities, and knowing that every victory is God's victory.

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    Five Smooth Stones

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    Five smooth stones represent how to overcome life's giants based on the story of David and Goliath. The first stone is courage, the second is confidence, the third is preparation, the fourth is trust, and the fifth is victory. God helped David defeat Goliath and will help people defeat their own giants like fear, failure, and loneliness by having courage, confidence, preparation, trusting in God rather than their own abilities, and knowing that every victory is God's victory.

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    Five Smooth Stones

    Theme: Overcoming the "giants" in our daily life -


    Proper 7 (12)
    Object: A small bag containing five smooth stones
    Scripture Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five
    : smooth stones from the stream, put them in the
    pouch of his shepherd's bag and, with his sling
    in his hand, approached the Philistine. 1 Samuel
    17:40 (NIV)
    What do you think I have in this little bag? Well, let's take
    a look and see. Hmm... how about that... it is some rocks.
    Five smooth stones. Do these five smooth stones remind
    you of a Bible story? When I think of five smooth stones, I
    think of the story of David and Goliath.
    I'm sure you probably know the Bible story of how a boy
    named David fought and killed a giant named Goliath.
    Now, Goliath was a mighty warrior who was more than
    nine feet tall! He was protected from head to toe by a suit
    of armor made of bronze. His armor alone weighed more
    than one hundred pounds and he was armed with a sword
    and spear.
    David, on the other hand, was a young shepherd boy. He
    had no armor for protection. It would have been much too
    heavy for him to carry. And how about a sword and spear?
    No, David's weapon was a sling and his ammunition was
    five smooth stones which he picked up from a nearby
    stream. And yet, David was able to defeat a giant that all
    of the soldiers of the Israelite army were afraid to face.
    You and I may never face a giant such as Goliath, but we
    face giants of another kind in our daily life. We face giants
    such as fear, insecurity, loneliness, and failure. How can
    we overcome those giants that want to defeat us? These
    five stones can help us to remember the story of how
    David defeated the giant he faced. They and also help us
    to know how we can defeat the giants which we face.
    • The first stone represents COURAGE - David was not
    afraid to face the enemy. "Don't worry about a thing,"
    David told Saul. "I'll go fight this Philistine!" (1 Samuel
    17:32 NLT) It also takes courage to fight the giants you
    will face in your life.
    • The second stone represents CONFIDENCE - As a
    shepherd, David often had to protect the sheep from wild
    animals. This gave him the confidence he needed to face
    the giant. "The LORD who saved me from the claws of the
    lion and the bear will save me from this Philistine!" (1
    Samuel 17:37 NLT) Like David, you can have confidence
    that God will help you overcome the problems you face
    each day.
    • The third stone represents PREPARATION - David didn't
    go to face the giant unprepared. He went down to the
    stream and picked out five smooth stones and put them in
    his shepherd's bag. Then, armed with his shepherd's staff
    and sling, he started out to fight Goliath. (1 Samuel 17:40
    NLT) It is important for you to do everything possible to be
    certain you are prepared to face the challenges which you
    will meet in your daily life.
    • The fourth stone represents TRUST - David did not trust
    in his own ability to slay the giant. When Goliath shouted
    at David, cursed him, and was ready to kill him, David
    said, "You come to me with a sword and spear, but I come
    to you in the name of the LORD God Almighty." (1 Samuel
    17:45 NLT) When you face problems, put your trust in
    God, not in your own ability.
    • The fifth stone represents VICTORY - "It is God's battle,
    not ours," David said. That is why David was able to win
    the victory over the giant with only a stone and sling. (1
    Samuel 17:50 NLT) When you turn your battles over to
    God, you will have the victory over the giants in your life.
    So, the next time you are facing a giant in your life,
    remember the story of David and Goliath --and five
    smooth stones.
    Dear Father, just as you gave David the victory in his
    battle with Goliath, we know that when we put our trust in
    you, you will give us the victory over the giants we face in
    our daily life. Amen.

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