That thing in your life that is trying to feed you to the birds. Facing the giants in your life samuel burgess sermon. Like in fearless, lucados prose is reassuring, comforting, and uplifting. If youre not, you will be, for we live in a land of giants. Facing your giants study guide has the answers that believers need in order to face the giants in life. Today on radio listen to todays radio message from dr. Hes the source of all your supply, and hes completely reliable, possessing all knowledge and authority. The second thing you have to do if you want to defeat your giants is remember the past victories god has given you.
If we will just be adamant enough to trust in the gifts and talents he has given us. Get sermon ideas from jerry watts by facing your giants. Isbn 9780849901812 isbn 9780849991493 international edition. The bible tells us, as goliath moved closer to attack, david quickly ran out to meet him 1 samuel 17. Because goliath and the philistines is an army, so god has a name for whatever giant you are facing in your life. He awakes you with words of worry, stirs you with thoughts of stress. Aug 26, 2007 today, ill strike you down, cut your head off, and give the corpses of the philistine camp to the birds of the sky and the creatures of the earth.
This is our final message in the series on facing your giants and we will conclude by looking at the giant enemy, satan. But god has given us all we need to overcome the giant obstacles of life. Just as satan tried to destroy christ, he attempts to destroy christians today. Number two, david knew the battle belonged to the lord. As much as you may not want to, you must face these giants and slay them, if you are going to grow to the next level with the lord. Verse 47, david said to goliath, its his battle not ours. As he runs, he puts a stone in his sling and cocks his arm.
Through these struggles, jesus defines and refines us for his purposes. The bible tells us to be strong in the lord and in the. Facing your giants is about the life of david from the moment he entered into battle with goliath until moments before his death and how he faced the challenges that came i have read that max lucado is called americas pastor and after reading this book i can understand why. Exploring the life of david, lucados companion study guide to facing your giants shows you how to overcome your spiritual behemothsby looking past your problem and toward your solution. Here are four things you can do to strengthen your faith in times of fear. Facing the giants is about a christian high school football team and their coach, grant taylor alex kendrick. Place your confidence in god who will fight the giants for you. Facing your giants, by bestselling author max lucado, stitches together the story of david with parables of others battling their own goliaths its truly a david and goliath story for everyday people. Facing the giants jeff schreve sermon series ideas. With sling in hand, he chose 5 smooth stones from a brook and yelled charge as he ran into a valley of certain death. John the lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this philistine.
Facing the giants ron reed springwood sda sermons youtube. Facing the giants in your life sammy burgess 1 samuel 17 introduction. If they want to live a successful life, they will learn how to face both giants head on. We are in a fight for our relationship with god, others, and at times, seemingly even our sanity. Follow along online with bible verses from the message, a place to see dr. We find the answer in the old testament account of david and goliath. Our giants challenges, problems, difficulties, etc. The bible teaches us that god has answers for our real life giant struggles. Life trashes your trophies, you have to move on and face the giants of tomorrow or life just gets empty. There are evils of sickness, financial, and relationships that we will all be forced to face at one time or another. My god is bigger than you and hes gonna lay your body down. Overcoming our giants and obstacles faithlife sermons. Jul 17, 2009 dont tell god how big your giants are. Giants just appear at times, and sometimes we feed them a little at a time and raise them up all on our own.
Then, turn immediately to the matter of your faith. The giants we face today may be unemployment, abandonment, sexual abuse, depression, bills, grades, whiskey, pornography, a career, a mistake or a future. Maybe its a giant of fear, maybe its a giant of addiction, maybe its a giant of another kind. Maybe the giant who appeared to be foe will turn out to be a friend. Mar 26, 2018 place your confidence in god who will fight the giants for you. We all know this story of david and goliathhow god used a brave young man full of faith to face a huge hulk of a human for god and his people, israel. You are viewing the sermon series called facing your giants. We all have giants in our lives that work to intimidate us, defeat us, and enslave us.
Give god the praise for helping you to defeat your giant. Learn to conquer divorce, grief, addiction, and other tragedies in godly victory. The victories and accomplishments of the past are only preparations for facing the giants of the future. Whether your overwhelming problem is grief that you just cant deal with, divorce that has ravaged your family, or an addiction that has a vicelike clamp on your willpower, facing your giants study guide will teach you to look past your. Recently, my wife and i drove around our neighborhood for a neighborhood yard sale.
The bible tells us to be strong in the lord and in the power of his might ephesians 6. Thank you that you are good enough, wise enough and big enough to conquer them. May 01, 2017 give god the praise for helping you to defeat your giant. Defeating the giants in your life pastor sip serrano. Facing your giant 1 samuel 17 west palm beach church.
Giants defeat us again and again because we face them in our own strength and we lose. First, get your eyes off of your problems and onto jesus. I do not know what giants are intimidating or threatening you on this mindful monday, but i do know god has given you the 5 smooth stones of commitment, courage, communication, capability, and confidence to go out and face them as you begin this week. As i pick up my stones today and load them into my slingshot, steady my aim. The secret to facing your giants by jeremy lallier the towering giants of the bible may be ancient history, but gods people today are required to do battle with a far more fearsome breed of giant. Sep 25, 20 facing your giants david said to the philistine, you come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but i come against you in the name of the lord almighty, the god of the armies of israel, whom you have defied. Mar 22, 2020 march 22, 2020 adult bible study 1 peter 1. Charles stanley radio 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. After realigning himself with god, grant delivers his team a new philosophy. He covets your waking thoughts, those early, pillowborn emotions. Have you thought about the fact that giants are real. Due to some technical difficulties with recording the sermon on sunday, april 30 we were not able to upload the sermon to the website.
Or maybe you will defeat it by refusing to play by its rules. Tune in any time to stream great biblical teaching and encouragement from dr. The giants we face today may be unemployment, abandonment, sexual abuse, depression, bills, grades, whiskey, pornography, a. Today i want to give you hope and the tools to overcome your giants. With sling in hand, he chose 5 smooth stones from a brook and yelled charge as he ran into a. Jan 25, 2015 a sermon by ron reed entitled facing the giants preached at springwood seventhday adventist church, in brisbane, australia.
The book is an inspired sermon on davids battle against goliath. If god can make a miracle out of david, maybe god can do the same for me, for us. Whatever your giant may be, force it into the light of day. Facing your giants david said to the philistine, you come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but i come against you in the name of the lord almighty, the god of the armies of israel, whom you have defied. In six years of coaching, grant has never had a winning season. Yours are different than your neighbors but they are all giants of problems. Sep 27, 2017 giants defeat us again and again because we face them in our own strength and we lose.
In this empowering 5message series, pastor jeff schreve reveals some wellknown giants that god wants us to conquer through jesus christ our lord, and explains how that can happen in your life. Today, ill strike you down, cut your head off, and give the corpses of the philistine camp to the birds of the sky and the creatures of the earth. Then all the world will know that israel has a god, and this whole assembly will know that it is not by sword or by spear that the lord saves, for the battle is the lords. This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post.
In todays sermon notes blog post, well learn 5 lessons from the story of david and goliath about lifes biggest challenges. David is saying, i come to you in the name of all that my god is. Facing your giants jerry watts sermon outlines and preaching. Facing your giants sermon by max lucado, 1 samuel 17. A land of giants first congregational church, united. It is from that hope that i begin a 5 week sermon series on the life of king david. Your battle that youre fighting, your challenges that youre facing, your temptations that youre experiencing, listen to this, the battle belongs to the lord. Thank you that your holy spirit offers comfort and peace in the midst of the struggle. Defeating the giants in your life pastor sip serrano defeating the giants in your life. If you want to see the giants in your life lying dead at your feet, then know these facts. Facing your giants topical studies bible study tools. Sep 21, 2017 heavenly father, you see the giants im facing. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present. Goliath facing your giants 1 facing your giants 1 samuel 17.
I mean davids giant was there taunting israel for 40 straight days day and night. Then all the world will know that israel has a god, and this whole assembly will know that it is not by sword or by. And if you tolerate a goliath, he will take over your territory. If you dread the day before you begin your day, mark it down. Part 7 your career pastor rick april 19, 2015 exodus 35. When you get in a tight spot, look back at what god has already brought you through and delivered you from. For example, when david went up against goliath, although everybody else focused on goliaths credentials, armor, size, etc. The bible says that god calls david a man after his own heart acts. When we face the giants of our lives spiritual, emotional, physical or a combination, we often fear we are not enough or do not have the tools needed to face them head on much less win. And so if you have taken an early retirement from the battle, and either out of spiritual pride, or disillusionment, or worldliness, or laziness, or battle fatigue, you have laid aside your armor, its time you took a look at the living legend of david. The giants still fall sermons illustrations higher praise.
Facing your giant 1 samuel 17 west palm beach church of. He vies for the bedside position, hoping to be the first voice you hear. Jan 01, 2006 facing your giants is about the life of david from the moment he entered into battle with goliath until moments before his death and how he faced the challenges that came i have read that max lucado is called americas pastor and after reading this book i can understand why. Do your inner goliaths seem to be growing bigger and bigger. Therefore we are providing the facing your giants sermon notes for anyone who would like to have them since the recording is not available. These sermons served as the foundation for maxs newest book, facing your giants. Aug 06, 2018 we all have giants we have to deal with in life. Facing your giants david and goliath, 1 samuel 17 free. Goliath had come into the actual territory of the israelites. In facing your giants, lucado helps us learn how to allow god to work with us and remind us of whom we are to and in him by relating everything to the story of david.
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