FACING YOUR GIANT (15 OF 27)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-54
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Facing Your Giant (15 of 27)
Series: Calling All Leaders
Keith Krell
1 Samuel 17:1-54
I played four years of basketball at Bremerton High School (Bremerton, WA). My senior year, our five starters were between 5'8''-5'10''. Since I was one of our taller players (5'10'' on a good day), I played down low in the post with my back against the basket. For lack of a better term, I was labeled our ''power forward.'' In each of our twenty games, I was outmatched in both height and weight. Tuesday and Friday nights, I would go up against players between the height of 6'6'' and 6'9''. If you want to fully appreciate this scenario then think back to the last time that you used a fly swatter on an insect! Yes, that was often my fate. I was a little gnat in a game ruled by giants.
But giants not only dominate basketball games, they can also dominate our lives. Giants that come in the form of bills, unemployment, marriage problems, health problems, job frustrations, lust, self-doubt, regret, depression, and stress lurk around every corner. These giants loom large and are extremely imposing and intimidating. They seem so immense that we often feel helpless to wage war with them. So we often wave the white towel of surrender because we've fought this giant numerous times and failed. Or, we attempt to ignore our giants and hope they'll leave us alone or go away on their own. Yet if we're honest, we realize that we must eventually face our giants. We must because they will not go away any other way. Giants can only be defeated if we face them head on. Thus, the question that we'll consider is: How can we defeat our giants? In the familiar story of David and Goliath we find an answer that is as relevant today as it was 3,000 years ago.
1. Israel encounters a seemingly impossible situation (17:1-11). Our story begins at a battle site. Israel is at war with their long-time enemies, the Philistines. Verse 3 states that the two armies are each standing on a mountain with ...
Series: Calling All Leaders
Keith Krell
1 Samuel 17:1-54
I played four years of basketball at Bremerton High School (Bremerton, WA). My senior year, our five starters were between 5'8''-5'10''. Since I was one of our taller players (5'10'' on a good day), I played down low in the post with my back against the basket. For lack of a better term, I was labeled our ''power forward.'' In each of our twenty games, I was outmatched in both height and weight. Tuesday and Friday nights, I would go up against players between the height of 6'6'' and 6'9''. If you want to fully appreciate this scenario then think back to the last time that you used a fly swatter on an insect! Yes, that was often my fate. I was a little gnat in a game ruled by giants.
But giants not only dominate basketball games, they can also dominate our lives. Giants that come in the form of bills, unemployment, marriage problems, health problems, job frustrations, lust, self-doubt, regret, depression, and stress lurk around every corner. These giants loom large and are extremely imposing and intimidating. They seem so immense that we often feel helpless to wage war with them. So we often wave the white towel of surrender because we've fought this giant numerous times and failed. Or, we attempt to ignore our giants and hope they'll leave us alone or go away on their own. Yet if we're honest, we realize that we must eventually face our giants. We must because they will not go away any other way. Giants can only be defeated if we face them head on. Thus, the question that we'll consider is: How can we defeat our giants? In the familiar story of David and Goliath we find an answer that is as relevant today as it was 3,000 years ago.
1. Israel encounters a seemingly impossible situation (17:1-11). Our story begins at a battle site. Israel is at war with their long-time enemies, the Philistines. Verse 3 states that the two armies are each standing on a mountain with ...
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