THE POWER OF ONE

Genesis 12:2

Reveals four things, God would do through Abraham.

1  I will make thee a great nation.   2  I will bless thee3  I will make thy name great.4 You will be a blessing.

I. ONE GOD ONE LADThis lad – became King David

I Samuel 16:3Shows Samuel going to the home of

Jesse to anoint a King.The Spirit of God came upon

David from his anointing.

One LadHow does scripture view this

young lad?I Samuel 16:11

Youngest of Jesse’s eight sons.I Samuel 16:11

Keeper of Jesse’s sheepI Samuel 16:12

A ruddy boy, of beautiful countenance.

Power of One Lad We see the Power of a fifteen-year-old Lad who operates with God’s blessing.

I Samuel 17:17-18 Jesse sends David with parched corn, ten loaves of bread and ten cheeses to

his brothers camped with Saul

David and Goliath“The Power of One”

A boy, a giant

I Samuel 17:32This lad David, tells King Saul, “let no man’s heart fail; I will go and fight this

Philistine. Saul’s response

For thou art but a youth. Saul’s Failure

He does not see what God sees.David, the lad’s, response to Goliath.

I Samuel 17:45Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a

spear and with a shield, but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies

of Israel, whom thou hast defied.

I Samuel 17:46This day the Lord will deliver thee into

mine hand. One Lad One God One Powerful Finish

One God One ManSaul of Tarsus

Acts 8:1 Persecuted the early church

Acts 8:3 Entered Christian homes and hauled

men and women to prison.Acts 7:59

Present at the stoning of Stephen.

Acts 9:1& 2Threatened the Disciples of Christ. Desired letters of the high priest to

branch out to other cities, to persecute the early church.

Acts 9:3-9Confrontation with Christ on the road to Damascus, from this point on all Paul’s work is recorded in the New

Testament.

ONE GOD ONE MANJonathan

Saul’s son and David’s friend

Key to Jonathan’s Success“The Lord will work for us.”

Jonathan’s Action RevealFearlessness

BoldnessCourage

ONE LORDONE GOD

ONE CHRISTIANAs Christians

We must be fearlessWe must show Courage

What is God expecting to see in every Christian’s life?

FearlessnessBoldnessCourage

THE POWER OF ONEOne Christian can make a

difference, we must be fearless as Jonathan, we must be bold like the Lad

David, and we must have courage despite the circumstances.