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Hello again and welcome back to Kids

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Bible Stories. Today's story

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is called, What if David

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had a bad attitude? This

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comes from 1 Samuel chapter 17, verses 17-24 and 40-48. Today's

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now we begin today's story. David

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was just a normal boy,

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but had been anointed

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to become the next

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king. Yes,

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that's right, a king.

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But for now, he was still

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helping his father watch after the sheep in the fields.

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David protected

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the sheep from the bears and the

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lions that roamed the woods. He

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made sure each white fluffy sheep

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was safe from these beasts. One

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day, his father

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asked him, Oh, hey

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David, uh, yeah, I want you to go

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down to your brothers who were on

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the battle lines and maybe bring them

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some of this delicious loaf of breads and

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some butter. And, uh, and here, bring

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them bring them these crackers too.

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You see, there was a group

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of people called the Stilestines who

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wanted to fight David's people

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who were called the Israelites.

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So David obeyed his father. Even

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though he was to be a king, he

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did a very ordinary thing, like

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bringing his brother's food. He

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packed up the food into his little backpack,

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and off he went to find his brothers. When

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he arrived, he could hear the giant

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named Goliath,

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teasing his brothers and

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the other soldiers. Na

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na na na boo boo,

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you can't beat

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me.

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He laughed his monstrous laugh. Everyone

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was scared of Goliath, even

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David's brothers. But

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when David heard what was happening, oh,

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he was hot.

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No

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one was going to talk about his God that way.

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David had faith God would

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help him win this battle and beat

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Goliath. So

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David took his own staff in his hand,

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went and chose five smooth

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stones from the clear blue stream, put

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them in the pouch of the shepherd's bag, and

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with the sling in his hand, he began

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to walk towards Goliath. There

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he stood. David

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raised his hand into the air,

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whipped the slingshot around and

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around, and

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launching the stone, he took

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down Goliath.

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David was

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victorious. Now,

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we know how this story ends,

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but David didn't know this would happen.

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When he rolled out of his bed that morning, he

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had no clue this was going to

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be such a big day. It

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was such an ordinary day.

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Sit up, have breakfast,

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feed the sheep,

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obey what his dad said to do. But

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let's play a game of what

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if.

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We're going to rewind back to that everyday

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moment when David's dad asked

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him to go bring food to his

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brothers. What

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if David missed the big

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day because he had

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a bad attitude? Let's

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see what might have happened.

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One day his father asked him,

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Oh, hey David. Yeah, I want

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you to go down to the battle

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lines there and bring your brothers one

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of these delicious loaves of breads. And

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here bring him some butter too and

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yeah, bring him these crackers.

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What if

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David said, Oh,

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I guess.

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Don't you know I'm going to be king

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one day. He rolls

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his eyes as he gathers the food

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for his brothers.

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He feels so annoyed by

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what his dad asked him to do that

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he slams the door shut rattling

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the dishes in the cupboard.

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He stopped

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mumbling to himself. I'm

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not thankful for any

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of this stuff.

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David finally arrives and delivers

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the food to his brothers. With

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a scowl on his face, David

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plops the food at their

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feet

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and is in such a bad

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mood

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that he doesn't even hear Goliath taunting

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his people. Just

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only about how he feels, David

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doesn't have time to look up and see

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Goliath.

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Instead,

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he turns around, huffs

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and puffs, and walks back

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home to lay on his bed and watch

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TV. Well,

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that is it for our story today, but

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before we go, let's think

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about what we just

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heard.

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Now, we know in real life, David

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did obey with a happy

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heart.

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He provided his brothers with the food and

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saw the giant. What's

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the giant's name again?

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Goliath.

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And did David beat Goliath?

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Yes. That's right.

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In the second part of our made up

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story, we played What

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If. In this story,

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did David have a bad attitude? Yes.

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Have you ever had a bad attitude when

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your parents or teachers ask

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you to do something that seems

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so normal, like

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chores or school work? Sometimes.

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I think we all do at times. Tell

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me out loud right now a chore that

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you have.

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I have to dust the windows

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and the tables.

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Thanks for sharing. Well,

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in our what-if story, you

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can see the difference David's bad

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attitude makes. A

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lot of times, our attitude

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can be changed if we look for

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things to be thankful for. If

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David really had acted ungrateful,

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he could have missed beating Goliath,

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saving his people, and glorifying

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God. If

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all David could think about was himself

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and didn't see the things he could be thankful for

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right now, he'd

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miss out. We

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know that David did the everyday,

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ordinary things with a cheerful

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heart, working for God, and

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to his surprise, his day

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ended up being more important than

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he could have ever imagined. So

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today,

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when you are at school or home,

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remember that you can be like

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David.

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You can choose a thankful

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attitude while you do everyday

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chores. When

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you do the dishes,

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you can thank. God thanks for the

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food I have that makes the dishes

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dirty. As you clean your home,

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think.

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Thank you, God, that my

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parents bought me these things.

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Do your everyday work

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with thanks because you

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know God sees

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it, and all of these

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good things have come

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from him. Well,

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