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Making men MEN again. The David Alliance will help you slay your giants.
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Dec 1, 2025
Dec 1, 2025
7 min
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Key biblical concepts and verses
Proverbs 3:5-6:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. 6 Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take
Trust in the LORD with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know.
The message: Don’t try to figure it out on your own.
The original Hebrew: Don’t build your trust on what you know i.e. see, hear, understand….
**When you have everything you need to know in order to know - you still have no idea!
The Story of Reinhardt Bonnke inviting the World famous evangelist John Bosman. Bosman preaches the first night… meh… and tells Bonnke I am done, I must close the meeting. No healings, no miracles nothing. People are stunned.
Bonnke has to fill the week.
Second night….
Dolphin Monese (INTERPRETER), collapsed under the Holy Spirit's anointing. In that moment, Bonnke heard a divine whisper: *My Word in your mouth is as powerful as My Word in My mouth.*
HEAL THE SICK!
Psalm 9:1-2: "I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds”
It says give thanks with your heart, NOT YOUR HEAD OR MIND.
**This verse is in the context of Davids enemies coming to get him.
Nov 30, 2025
Nov 30, 2025
7 min
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
You have no idea!
Alfred W. Fielding an inventor and Marc A. Chavannes a chemical engineer
First sold as wallpaper, then Boat Bumpers to maternity dresses, then greenhouse insulation,
Chavennes flight with turbulence said to himself I need something to better protect my fragile goods… DING!! The light went on!
They hired a salesman Fred Bowers who cold called IBM. At that time IBM shipped their goods with crunched up newspaper and sawdust… not very protective and very messy.
In 1963 IBM made a trial order
By 1964 it was standard in everything they shipped
It grew instantly due to the “POP”. People would take it home for their kids and it spread like wild fire.
Next it was used in the food packing industry…
It became global in 1971 and has exceeded over 5 Billion dollars and is a fortune 500 company.
It has been sold as “poppable wrapping paper, swimming pool liners, medical equipment wrap, and even art. It has been given its own "Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day" on January 27. And the inventors went into the the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2015.
Fielding once said we just kept trying until we found our Happy Accident… YOU JUST NEVER KNOW
I love reading stories like these… because in my head I keep thinking “you never know”.
I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS IN THE INFORMATION AGE IS WE EXPECT TO KNOW EVERYTHING - AND WHEN WE DON’T WE GET IRRITATED.
I live by this phrase… YOU NEVER KNOW.
**I KNOW MY OPTIMISM CAN DRIVE MY WIFE CRAZY… I always try to see things in the positive. You never know… it might be the best thing in the world to have our car breakdown….
Isaiah 7:9:"Unless you believe, you will not understand". It suggests that belief must come before comprehension in matters of faith.
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“You never know” - I don’t say it in doubt, but in hope. FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR!
Nov 24, 2025
Nov 24, 2025
7 min
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Why the follow him.
How Did David attract and train these men?
- The first men to join David were from his own family.
?? Does this shock you?
He was the reject.
He was not accepted as a true son of Jesse
Now they rally around him?
In fact Eleazor son of Dodo… may have been son of David.
- **Spiritual Reorientation and Praise**: In Adullam, David shifted their mindset from grumbling and self-pity to collective worship. Psalm 34 (attributed to this period) records him teaching them to "bless the Lord at all times" (Psalm 34:1), exalting God together instead of complaining. This built resilience and unity, turning pessimists into praisers who saw God as their deliverer.
David's appeal lay in his visionary leadership and unshakeable faith in God's promises.
Nov 23, 2025
Nov 23, 2025
7 min
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Keep me running
Keep me moving
Keep me always on the go
David is on the run… 1 Sam. 22
it is his throne but King Saul is after him.
Hiding in the cave of Adullum…
Its been almost 7-15 years between being anointed king by Samuel and fighting Goliath.
He builds 400 mighty men.
- He attracts the unattractive
He had 3, 30, 400 and 600
distress, in debt, or simply discontented with life under Saul's increasingly paranoid rule. These were societal rejects—failures by worldly standards—from diverse backgrounds, including obscure rural towns like Bethlehem and Tekoa, various Israelite tribes, and even foreigners like Uriah the Hittite.
What drew them wasn't wealth, power, or promises of glory, but David's personal magnetism as a God-anointed leader (1 Samuel 16:13) who embodied hope amid rejection. David didn't recruit the strong; He attracted the poor, broken, betrayed etc… he embraced the weak, transforming societal discards into a cohesive band through shared exile and purpose.
Men were tired of King Sauls agenda of seeking the life of David over protecting the Kingdom.
As a warrior-poet, he painted a vision of victory over Saul's enemies, appealing to men's sense of adventure and redemption.
**But what attracted them would not keep them if David would not have been a man after Gods own heart!
Nov 19, 2025
Nov 19, 2025
7 min
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
What Separates Us From the Animals
Do you know how biologists evaluate life? It is in terms of the capacity to experience pain, the more the pain, the higher the life form. A worm experiences little pain, but a dog can actually experience moods. Have you ever noticed that? Haven't you ever seen a dog pout. Dogs can actually grieve over people, and I understand that over at the tracts in West Memphis there are some people who grieve over dogs. I'm not sure. Scientist say that man is at the top of the biological scale because he has the keenest ability to experience pain. What separates us from the animals, I would suggest, is not only our ability to feel pain; rather, it is our ability to feel pain vicariously for others.
But not only that but feel the possibility of pain if we do not change our ways. Have you ever seen an obese parent sitting there at a restaurant and their child is pounding down cookies, soda and ice cream. And you feel sorry for them… The question is not “do you know then well enough to speak into their life… even if you felt tremendous pain for them… the question is would they be willing to listen to you?
Psalm 144:Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips [to keep me from speaking thoughtlessly. 4 Do not incline my heart to [consent to or tolerate] any evil thing,
Or to practice deeds of wickedness
With men who plan and do evil; And let me not eat of their delicacies (be tempted by their gain).
5 Let the righteous [thoughtfully] strike (correct) me—it is a kindness [done to encourage my spiritual maturity]. It is [the choicest anointing] oil on the head;
Let my head not refuse [to accept and acknowledge and learn from] it;
Crazy that David would ask God to send people into his life that would be willing to speak into his life things that he may not want to hear. But don’t miss the point… he sees this verse in comparison to the previous verses… i.e. God make sure there is someone who speak boldly and bluntly into my life so that I do not end up like the wicked.
Maybe the ultimate betrayal is someone who sees the trail of pain and regret you are starting out on and they say nothing, they do nothing they just let you walk off into emptiness… And if that could be true, why wouldn’t you pray a prayer like David and ask for Godly voices in your life. It would be a great prayer… think about it.
Nov 18, 2025
Nov 18, 2025
7 min
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
If I sit here and talk about all the people I have prayed for and have seen healed, people God has given me words of knowledge for, people I have led to Christ… it can make you think I am bragging…Hold that thought.
*if we were sitting in a group and I told you about all the weight I lost and showed off my abs…what would you think?
**what if I was sharing about all my exploits in war and all the men and women I saved and the battles I was in.
****What if I told you how much I benched, squatted deadlifted…
**-**-**What if I told you about all the times I tithed and didn’t have money to tithe but I did, and how God has blessed me and how important it is to tithe….
***what If told you about all the stories about my kids
(Would these conversations irk you, bother you, fire you up, bore you?)
THE RESPONSE GIVEN BY INDIVIDUALS IN ANY OF THESE SITUATIONS DEPENDS ON THE CIRCLE I AM IN.
- If im at a weight watchers you would get excited and marvel
- If I was at a Vietnam vet reunion
- If Im sitting at Westside Barbell you would all add your own stories and think cool… no but no biggy
- If Im with other business people, groups of entrepreneurs who all have sacrificed and seen God bless them… fire us up
- with other parents, we would laugh and share pictures and stories
Are there circles that make you uncomfortable?
WHO PUSHES YOU?
You have heard it said “show me your circle and I will show you your future”. It will also show you your money habits, your marriage, your spiritual depth or lack of, your kids attitudes, your health… etc…
Right CIRCLE:
* Encourage your goals, not mock them.
* Challenge you to grow, not settle.
- Celebrate your success, not envy it.
- PUSHES YOU SPIRITUALLY
Wrong CIRCLE:
* Normalize mediocrity or bad behavior.
* Drain your energy and blur your values.
* Distract you from your purpose.
Nov 17, 2025
Nov 17, 2025
7 min
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Do you remember Bob Hayes, the man who was named "World's Fastest Human"?
He was a hero of 1964 Olympics, bringing home the Gold Medal in the 100 meter run, and being clocked at incredible 8.5 seconds in the final 110 yards of 400
meter relay run. After the Olympics, he became an all-pro wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. His college coach said that if there had ever been a kid he wished was his, it
was Bob Hayes. Then, in April 1979 Bob was convicted of selling narcotics to an undercover agent. He received two 5-year prison sentences. He went from the pinnacle of
success to prison. Then terrible health issues due to drug abuse and the wrong lifestyle. According to Hayes, and those who cared most about him, his downfall was caused by his inability to choose the right circle.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33: "'Bad company corrupts good character’”.
- Company - not just friend, but group of friends- your circle
Mark 2
2 Jesus returned to Capernaum, and a few days later the news went out that He was at home. 2 So many people gathered together that there was no longer room [for them], not even near the door; and Jesus was discussing with them the word [of God]. 3 Then they came, bringing to Him a paralyzed man, who was being carried by four men. 4 When they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Jesus; and when they had dug out an opening, they let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying. 5 When Jesus saw their faith
**Thats the whole sermon right there!!
Let me see your friends faith - That will tell me everything I need to know!
ITS NOT ABOUT THE CHOICES YOU MAKE… ITS ABOUT THE CIRCLE YOU MAKE!
You don’t need the right friends you need the right circle.
You can’t choose your family - but you can choose your circle. You can’t always choose your classmates, coworkers, neighbors or those who share your pew at church - but you can always choose your *circle of influence*.
AND YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE WITHOUT KNOWING…
**I was training a young man in my gym. He came in one day all concerned. He said he thinks he has a skin disease… something is really wrong with his hands. - They were callouses. But it happened so slow he did not realize it.
The work of our circle is slow at first… but in time it becomes who we are.
Nov 16, 2025
Nov 16, 2025
7 min
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
- 1 Corinthians 15:33: "'Bad company corrupts good character’”.
- Company - not just friend, but group of friends- your circle
Not a bad friend, but bad company.
Ever ask someone the question “so what kind of company do they hang with?”
Oh don’t mess with them, they hang with some bad Mamma Jamma’s.
That woman there keeps the wrong kind of company… she’s broke dried up and used.
That Dude… the kind of company he hangs with … they are all super successful or there all gear heads or they are all musicians…
*Corrupts = waste away, shrivel up… to square ones potential.
- ** Character = life-style (moral habits, behavioral patterns
So it means the people you circle yourself with can shrivel up your potential because they instill in you poor life habits and patterns…
Verse 34 which leads to sin!
THEN THE OPPOSITE IS ALSO TRUE: GOOD COMPANY CAUSES CHARACTER TO THRIVE!
A FRIEND WHO IS A PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY PLAYER… HIS BROTHER EVEN BETTER - WOULD OUT PERFORM THE OTHER STARS ON THE ICE… BUT HAD THE WRONG CIRCLE.
JUST THE OPPOSITE FOR HIMSELF: He was average at best, but loved Hockey. He knew he had to get into circles that pushed him beyond what he thought was capable of himself.
AND YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE WITHOUT KNOWING…
**I was training a young man in my gym. He came in one day all concerned. He said he thinks he has a skin disease… something is really wrong with his hands. - They were callouses. But it happened so slow he did not realize it.
The work of our circle is slow at first… but in time it becomes who we are.
Nov 12, 2025
Nov 12, 2025
7 min
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Rog and surround sound… he had watched the movie a million times, but now with Surround sound he was going to really enjoy it… it was the bats in the background of the movie… He finally heard what was really going on.
" "Then Moses climbed the mountain to meet with God. God shouted to him at that.."(Exodus 19:3)
- He calls out to remind us of what he has said and what he has done… that we may not forget and that it may build our faith.
There are miracles that I have happen in my life that I routinely remember knowing God still does miracles today.
-God still calls out to people today.
MAYBE YOU don’t hear from God because you simply do not believe that he still wants to talk to you today. If you don’t expect it you won’t be listening for it and you won’t hear it.
-He calls each one of us to come closer and to be with Him.
-God is not finished with us yet – it is not over.
-Respond with a willing heart and be ready to hear what He has to say.
Nov 11, 2025
Nov 11, 2025
7 min
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Psalm 103
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,
3 He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion, 5 who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.…
-God redeem our life from destruction .
Gives us more than what was taken from us.
-God crown us with loving kindness… people see us coming. Crowns are noticeable, they are gaudy, they are beautiful, they are a sign that we are royalty!
-God tender us in mercies… he does not just give in… oh fine I forgive you, you can have a second piece of cake… NO NO NO he WANTS to show us mercy.
-who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.…
Ever feel down in the dumps, discouraged, dissapointed… and a gift is dropped into your lap. Or a financial blessing? Or a great relationship… and it changes your state of mind, your head space… you feel better, more energy, you feel young again. This is what God does.
A youthful eagle… competitive intensity of their high-energy lifestyle. Overall, a young eagle's energy level is like a high-octane engine in overdrive—voracious, explosive, and transformative, turning a fragile hatchling into a majestic predator in just months. This is adapted from observations of bald and golden eagles, the most studied species.