Pastor Allen Nolan Sermons at Cornerstone Fellowship
May 31, 2026 · 52 min · 10 segments
David’s victory over Goliath made him a national hero—but it also made him a target. In this message, Pastor Allen Nolan walks through the moment Saul’s jealousy turned deadly and David learned the…
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In fact, I originally started and wanted to get through chapters 18 and 19, because these two chapters record the events that led up to David becoming a fugitive from Saul.
And for David, things started off good, but then they went south rather quickly, and that's why these two chapters are very important in David's life, and why you can't skip over them.
So turn with me, if you would, to chapter 18 verse number two, and remember that David was a national hero for having slain Goliath, the Philistine champion, in single combat.
And immediately, the Philistine army started running in retreat, and the Israelite army chased them all the way to Gath and Ekron, two of the five cities of the Philistines.
And then they went back and they plundered the Philistines' camp, because they didn't have time to gather everything up.
But that day, David became a national hero, and that's where we pick it up in chapter 18 verse number two.
In fact, to keep everything in context, let's read the preceding verses, starting at verse 57 in chapter 17.
In fact, I originally started and wanted to get through chapters 18 and 19, because these two chapters record the events that led up to David becoming a fugitive from Saul.
And for David, things started off good, but then they went south rather quickly, and that's why these two chapters are very important in David's life, and why you can't skip over them.
So turn with me, if you would, to chapter 18 verse number two, and remember that David was a national hero for having slain Goliath, the Philistine champion, in single combat.
And immediately, the Philistine army started running in retreat, and the Israelite army chased them all the way to Gath and Ekron, two of the five cities of the Philistines.
And then they went back and they plundered the Philistines' camp, because they didn't have time to gather everything up.
But that day, David became a national hero, and that's where we pick it up in chapter 18 verse number two.
In fact, to keep everything in context, let's read the preceding verses, starting at verse 57 in chapter 17.
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