Above Reproach: Fighting for God's Name

Jun 23, 2024  •  The Rev. Charlie Holt

David and Goliath is not finally a story about big against small but about whose name is being made great. Tracing the Hebrew word harap, reproach, through 1 Samuel 17, the sermon contrasts David's zeal for God's honor with Saul, impressive in stature yet paralyzed by fear. As David refuses Saul's armor, Paul in 2 Corinthians refuses worldly credentials, and believers are called to live for the name of the Lord.