A sermon on the life of David. Enjoy...

1. Wins

2. Job 17:15 Where then is
my hope? Can anyone
find it?

3. 1. What David lost:

4. a. Wife
1 Samuel 19:11 Saul sent men
to David’s house to watch it
and to kill him in the morning.
But Michal, David’s wife,
warned him, “If you don’t run
for your life tonight, tomorrow
you’ll be killed.” 12 So Michal let
David down through a window,
and he fled and escaped.

5. Psalm 59:14 My enemies come out at
night, snarling like vicious dogs as they
prowl the streets. 15 They scavenge for
food but go to sleep unsatisfied. 16 But
as for me, I will sing about your power.
Each morning I will sing with joy about
your unfailing love. For you have been
my refuge, a place of safety when I am
in distress. 17 O my Strength, to you I
sing praises, for you, O God, are my
refuge, the God who shows me
unfailing love.

6. b. House
1 Samuel 19:11 Saul sent men to
David’s house to watch it and to kill
him in the morning. But Michal,
David’s wife, warned him, “If you
don’t run for your life tonight,
tomorrow you’ll be killed.” 12 So
Michal let David down through a
window, and he fled and escaped.

7. c. Job
1 Samuel 19:11 Saul sent men
to David’s house to watch it
and to kill him in the morning.
But Michal, David’s wife,
warned him, “If you don’t run
for your life tonight, tomorrow
you’ll be killed.” 12 So Michal let
David down through a window,
and he fled and escaped.

8. d. Pastor
1 Samuel 19:18 When David had fled
and made his escape, he went to
Samuel at Ramah and told him all that
Saul had done to him. Then he and
Samuel went to Naioth and stayed
there.
1 Samuel 20:1 Then David fled from
Naioth at Ramah and went to Jonathan
and asked, “What have I done? What
is my crime? How have I wronged your
father, that he is trying to kill me?”

9. e. Best friend
1 Samuel 20:42 Jonathan said to
David, “Go in peace, for we have
sworn friendship with each other in
the name of the LORD, saying, ‘The
LORD is witness between you and
me, and between your descendants
and my descendants forever.’” Then
David left, and Jonathan went back
to the town.

10. f. Dignity
1 Samuel 21:12 David took these
words to heart and was very much
afraid of Achish king of Gath. 13 So
he pretended to be insane in their
presence; and while he was in
their hands he acted like a
madman, making marks on the
doors of the gate and letting saliva
run down his beard.

11. Psalm 56:8 You keep track of all my
sorrows. You have collected all my
tears in your bottle.
You have recorded each one in your
book. 9 My enemies will retreat when I
call to you for help.
This I know: God is on my side! 10 I
praise God for what he has promised;
Yes, I praise the LORD for what he has
promised. 11 I trust in God, so why
should I be afraid? What can mere
mortals do to me?

12. Psalm 34:17 The LORD
hears his people when they
call to him for help. He
rescues them from all their
troubles. The LORD is
18
close to the brokenhearted;
he rescues those whose
spirits are crushed.

13. 2. What David learned:

14. a. We attract what we are.
1 Samuel 22:1 So David left Gath
and escaped to the cave of
Adullam. Soon his brothers and
all his other relatives joined him
there. 2 Then others began
coming—men who were in
trouble or in debt or who were just
discontented—until David was the
captain of about 400 men.

15. 1.In trouble
2. In debt
3. Discontented

16. b. Be the best, give your best,
even at your worse.
1 Samuel 22:1 So David left Gath
and escaped to the cave of
Adullam. Soon his brothers and all
his other relatives joined him there.
2
Then others began coming—men
who were in trouble or in debt or
who were just discontented—until
David was the captain of about 400
men.

17. c. Hope wins. Jesus
was enough.
Psalm 142:5 Then I
pray to you, O LORD. I
say, “You are my place
of refuge. You are all I
really want in life.

18. Psalms 143:7 Come
quickly, LORD, and
answer me, for my
depression deepens.
Don’t turn away from
me, or I will die.

19. Revelation 22:20 He
who testifies to these
things says, “Yes, I
am coming soon.”
Amen. Come, Lord
Jesus.

20. Revelation 21:1 Then I saw “a new heaven
and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the
first earth had passed away, and there was no
longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new
Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from
God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed
for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice
from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling
place is now among the people, and he will
dwell with them. They will be his people, and
God himself will be with them and be their
God. 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.
There will be no more death or mourning or
crying or pain, for the old order of things has
passed away.”

21. Hope
Wins!