UAMEZ Sermon
How to Be Yourself as a Christian
1 Samuel 17:38-47
Uploaded to YouTube January 20, 2020
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Parents, bosses and a whole culture hand you a script, and working out how to be yourself can feel like a fight you lose every day. You live as your authentic self by trusting the way God made you and refusing armor that was built for someone else. David shows how: prepare in quiet seasons, keep the right posture toward the people who doubt you, play the position God designed you for, and act on your purpose now. In this sermon, Pastor Kaloma Smith of UAMEZ Church in Palo Alto, California preaches on 1 Samuel 17:38-47 and shows why David took off Saul's armor and faced Goliath with a sling and five stones. Questions this sermon answers How do you be yourself as a Christian? Trust that God made you in his image in a distinct way, and pay attention to what sparks joy in you, what you are gifted in and what you keep gravitating toward. How do you be yourself around people who doubt you? Don't argue with every critic, tell your own story instead of letting someone else tell it, and keep your attention on what God is doing in your life. How do you be yourself at work? When a boss calls your strength a weakness, correct them politely, the way David told Saul his own story instead of accepting Saul's verdict. How do you be authentic when it costs you something? Prepare in the quiet seasons through prayer and Bible reading, because a moment will come when your money, degrees and position can't get you over. Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:38-47 Chapters 0:00 Where we are in the series 2:01 The reading: David and Saul's armor 5:54 What being authentic costs 9:52 Four things David did 10:20 Prepare in the quiet seasons 15:20 Handling family, bosses and enemies who doubt you 26:42 Your position and your purpose Join us Sundays at 10 AM PT, 3549 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306, or live at youtube.com/@uamez Plan your visit: uamez.com Instagram: instagram.com/uamezchurch Facebook: facebook.com/uamezchurch #UAMEZChurch #BeYourself #1Samuel17
Questions this sermon answers
How do you be yourself as a Christian?
Trust that God made you in his image in a distinct way, and pay attention to what sparks joy in you, what you are gifted in and what you keep gravitating toward.
How do you be yourself around people who doubt you?
Don't argue with every critic, tell your own story instead of letting someone else tell it, and keep your attention on what God is doing in your life.
How do you be yourself at work?
When a boss calls your strength a weakness, correct them politely, the way David told Saul his own story instead of accepting Saul's verdict.
How do you be authentic when it costs you something?
Prepare in the quiet seasons through prayer and Bible reading, because a moment will come when your money, degrees and position can't get you over.
What are the chapters in this sermon?
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