VBS - David the Giant Slayer

Vacation Bible School is coming up on June 24-26.  This year, we want to pursue a different and more biblical take on the well-known story of David and Goliath (1 Sam. 17).  How do lessons on this story usually go?  "You should be like David," or "You need to face the giants in your life by the grace of God."  These lessons are true, but they are not the main point of the story. Throughout the Bible, we are instructed to look at David as one who points us to the Messiah (that's what a type is), and that is clear in the story of David and Goliath.  We shouldn't identify ourselves primarily with David.  Our primary identification should be with the cowardly crowd who wouldn't and couldn't face the enemy.  David is a beautiful picture of our Champion, the Lord Jesus Christ, who conquered his and our enemies on our behalf while we stood helpless and unable to contribute anything. David was an unlikely king and champion (1 Sam. 16:7) in the same vein that Jesus was an unlikely Savior and King (Isa. 53:2).  During the three mornings of VBS, we will try to show the beauty of Christ our Savior to the children through this rather gruesome story.  The school will run from 9:00-11:40 a.m.  Guests from outside of the church ages 4-11 are invited.  The children from the church 2-11 years old are more than encouraged to attend. Participate in this ministry by praying for the work of the Spirit of God through it and by inviting someone to come to it. http://olympiabp.blogspot.com/2013/06/vbs-david-giant-slayer.html

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