A Sunday School teacher told the class the story of David and Goliath. He embellished the story with all kinds of details, emphasizing, especially, David's deep faith in God. He animated with gestures and movements; and he concluded with all the details of how little David killed the giant Goliath with a rock from his sling. At the end of the story he asked the class what lesson they had learned. One of the little boys popped up and said: "Duck!"

This morning we examine one of the best known stories of the Old Testament. The story of David and Goliath. Listen to the Word of God and hear not only God's Word, but what God might be saying to you through the reading of these words.

Read 1 Samuel 17:1

It struck me, probably because we have been all tied up in VacationBibleSchool, but David p…