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Welcome
Welcome to Celebration.
We are so glad that you are here.
My wife, Maegan and I are honored to serve as the Lead Pastors and if there is anything that we can do to better serve you and your family, please don’t hesitate to let us know.
If you are joining for the first time welcome, or digitally, we welcome you as well and want to invite you to join us if you are ever in the Orlando area.
Introduction
Today we kick off our Awakening series, Taking Ground.
Each year, we have 21 days of prayer and fasting, called Awakening.
It is a great time to getting things in order by putting God first.
I believe this will be your best year ever, if it is your best your spiritually.
Simply put, fasting is unplugging from one source and plugging into another.
We collect things throughout the year, fasting is like a spiritual cleanse.
Fasting allows us to reorder our lives to remove the clutter out of our souls.
They bring clarity, strength and strategy.
A simple no in your humanity can activate something powerful in your spirituality.
You can jump in with us today.
We have resources to help you on your journey.
Scripture engagement: Whole Story; Social Media...
I believe that this year is a year of clarity but also access.
Not only is God showing us what He has for us, but we are going to walk in it as well.
This year, we are taking ground 1 step at a time. 1 service at a time. 1 moment at a time.
This is our vision for this year.
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1 Sam 16:1-
Over the next few weeks we are going to take a look at King David.
His life and legacy serve as an inspiration and cautionary tale for all of us.
Today I want to talk about the beginning of his journey.
Today’s message is entitled: Started from the Bottom.
Prayer
Lord, we are thankful for the moments when we can gather as a community and hear from.
Our prayer for today is that we have an encounter with you, not man.
Give us open eyes, open ears, and open hearts to receive everything you have for us.
In the name of Jesus, Amen.
Illustration
I am a sucker for a good come back story.
It is so inspirational when we hear of someone’s story and learn what they had to overcome in order to achieve their level of success.
When a person overcomes extreme poverty, I love to hear about how they did it.
Like when you find out a star athlete went undrafted.
You always hear the story about how Michael Jordon got cut from his basketball team and that created a drive in him.
Sometimes the very environment that was a negative, inspires a drive.
My biological father left when I was 4 and I remember how it made me feel.
Unwanted, abandoned, forgotten, ignored.
It served as a catalyst for me in how I parent my children.
Our experiences can be a catalyst for how we see things.
Sometimes the very environment that was a negative, inspires a drive.
My biological father left when I was 4 and I remember how it made me feel.
Unwanted, abandoned, forgotten, ignored.
It served as a catalyst for me in how I parent my children.
Our experiences can serve as the foundation of how we operate.
I came across a really interesting story.
There was a young lady that got pregnant when she was 16.
She and her family decided to give the child up for adoption.
She never told the father she was pregnant.
The 6 week old baby was adopted into a loving home.
Life was pretty normal.
The baby grew into a young man, that young man that loved sports and grew into a man that would eventually have a family of his own.
It is then he began to wonder about his biological parents.
He realized there was a bit of a void; not knowing where he came from.
Turns out he was able to find out who is biological mother was.
It took a great deal of courage for him to reach out to his mother but he did.
They begin to talk and it was very natural.
They are getting caught up on each others life story.
He felt like a piece of him was nearing completion.
He finally knew where he came from and why he ended up where he did.
Transition
When I think about it, I suppose all of us at some point have had moments when we wonder, why am I here?
How did I get here?
Some of us probably have had moments where we wondered where we fit in.
We all want to be loved.
We all want to be accepted.
We all want to feel like we have value.
We all want to feel like we matter.
Simply put, we all have or had things that we had to overcome.
We all probably have something where we feel like we started from the bottom.
When I look at David, I believe his life truly illustrates the ‘started from the bottom’ narrative.
We know him as king, but it wasn’t an easy road.
Background/Context
We are introduced to David a few chapters earlier in
Heart for God
God is looking for a people that have heart for the things He has a heart for: poor, broken, abandoned, forgotten…when we look at scripture we can clearly see that God has a heart for the underdog.
Do we have a heart for the things God has a heart for and do we have a heart for God’s ways?
Who is your king?
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Saul was Israel’s first king.
Honestly, God never intended for Israel to have a king but they wanted one because the surrounding nations did.
Comparison consumes contentment.
God wanted to be their king.
Kings gave protection, provision, and security.
God wants to be that to His people.
We have to be careful that we are not looking to the wrong sources for the right things.
Saul is selected as king, the people and it goes terribly.
The voice of the people may not always be the voice of God, but the good of the people is always the will of God.
His biggest downfall was a lack dependency on God.
Peer pressure consumed him.
Saul is a cautionary tale that reminds us that anointing requires a faith response.
God moved on from Saul and His criteria was someone that has a heart for Him.
God will use flawed people that pursue a perfect God.
Samuel: It’s time to move forward
Samuel is told he needs to go and find the next king.
He is initially broken up about it.
He takes Saul’s failure personally.
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