• James 4:6 - We must be humble and submit ourselves to God so that He will bless us with His grace. If we do not submit humbly, God will resist us and not bless us with His salvation.
• James 4:7.

• I Samuel 17:55 - Saul had already dealt with David and his family at this point. Perhaps Saul had just forgotten in his diminished state of mind.

• Jewish leaders - pride got in the way.
  • Acts 2:41 were afraid of losing their power.
  • Acts 2:37 - Notice the different reactions to the gospel.
  • We have many examples of people who swallowed their pride and were converted. We must do the same thing.
• Ephesians - the gospel threatened their way of living.
  • Acts 19:1-10 - The artisans making idols were losing business because of Paul’s preaching, so a riot erupts.
  • There was no way these people could be converted and maintain their current way of life.
  • Romans 13:13 - Obeying this scripture may force us to make a lot of changes.
  • I Timothy 5:16
• Agrippa - wouldn’t get past the “almost”
  • Acts 26:4-32 - Agrippa was almost persuaded to become a Christian.
  • Acts 24:24-26 - His reaction was better than Felix’s, but still not good enough.

• Examples of worship in the New Testament
• Romans 12:1
• How should we make ourselves a reasonable sacrifice to God?
  • John 4:23
  • John 17:17 - We want to worship in both spirit and truth.
  • Our worship should be planned. We need to plan how we will offer ourselves to God. We must discipline ourselves and follow the good examples God has given us. II Thessalonians 3:7
  • Exodus 8:27.
• Leviticus 1:3
• Sacrifices are made at a cost. II Samuel 24:24
• II Timothy 3:10
• Ways to offer ourselves to God:
  • Encouraging others
  • Time management
  • Money (Ephesians 4:28
  • Planning, preparation, and setting goals (Luke 14:28
  • Self-discipline (Titus 2:11-12

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• I Samuel 17
• I Samuel 17:4-7 - Goliath was about 9’9” tall. According to archaeology, people of the day averaged about five feet tall. He had about 125 lbs. of scale armor and carried a spear with a 15lb. head.
• I Samuel 17:34-36 - David looked back on how God had helped him in the past and used that to build his confidence for the future.