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Saturday
The First
Lesson
1 Samuel 17:41-51
41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the
man that bare the shield went before him.
42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained
him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
43 And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou
comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by
his gods.
44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give
thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the
field.
45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou 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.
46 This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I
will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give
the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the
fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all
the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
47 And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not
with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD'S, and he will
give you into our hands.
48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and
drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the
army to meet the Philistine.
49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone,
and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that
the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to
the earth.
50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with
a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was
no sword in the hand of David.
51 Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took
his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him,
and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw
their champion was dead, they fled.
1st Lesson Questions -
Saul thought Goliath was too big to defeat. David thought Goliath was too big to miss. Which approach do I take, most often, in terms of the Faith? RESOLVE.
The Second
Lesson
Luke 19:11-28
11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable,
because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that
the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country
to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds,
and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him,
saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received
the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto
him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much
every man had gained by trading.
16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten
pounds.
17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou
hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over
ten cities.
18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five
pounds.
19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound,
which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest
up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not
sow.
22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge
thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere
man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not
sow:
23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that
at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound,
and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be
given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be
taken away from him.
27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign
over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
28 And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up
to Jerusalem.
2nd Lesson Questions -
Have I been faithful over that which I have been given in life? RESOLVE.