Sunday 25th January 2026
Read: Psalm 27; 1 Samuel 17:1-58
Sermon: 1 Samuel 17:1-58
Introduction
Samuel and the Bible
1 Samuel 17:1-11 The enemies of God’s people
17:1-3 The Philistines and the Israelites
17:4-10 Goliath
17:11 The fear of Goliath
1 Samuel 17:12-30 The Philistine threat and David’s family
17:12-16 The youngest David and his brothers
17:17-27 David and the Philistine threat
17:28-30 David and his brothers: what have I done now!
1 Samuel 17:31-40 The youth David and the king Saul!
17:31-37 Yhwh will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine
17:38-40 Saul’s way and David’s way
1 Samuel 17:41-58 David and Goliath
17:41-44 Goliath’s disdain
17:45-47 David’s confidence in Yhwh
17:48-54 David’s victory
17:55-58 David the nobody and Saul the king