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Sermon Outline  Jan 6, 2008 Morning Service

Topic: How To Face Your Giants 

Text:   1 Samuel 17:11-48 

Introduction

 

I.        We find David, a ruddy, slender young man kneeling down by the brook.

II.       Then there is Goliath staring down the hillside.

III.      Goliath was looking for a fight.

IV.      Giants are brought before us many times over.

A.       Nobody can face your giants better than you can.

B.       Let’s see if we can figure out how to do that.

 

Text

I.        The first sign that you are dealing with a giant is that whatever you are facing will go against the will of God.

A.       There stands Goliath, taunting God.

B.       Sometimes we give David better odds than we give ourselves.

C.      Do you hear the roar of Goliath enticing you to come away from God?

D.      The first key to facing your giants is to recognize what they are.

II.       David faced a giant that made challenges morning and night (vs. 16ff).

A.       Our giants treat us the same way (Psalm 51:3).

B.       When the soldiers saw Goliath they mumbled.

C.      The second key to facing your giants is to get past their bullying.

III.      When Saul and his soldiers heard of the Philistines challenge, they were terrified and lost all hope (vs. 11).

A.       They lost their faith in other words.

B.       We know our giants.

C.      This has become an issue of focus.

D.      The third key to facing your giants is to ignore the giant and focus on God.

IV.      So David charged into battle (vs. 48).

A.       David faced down his giant.

B.       When was the last time you got to the head of your giant?

C.      If avoiding your giants isn’t working why don’t you try a different tactic?

D.      The fourth key to facing your giants is to face your giants.

Conclusion

I.        A lot of people wonder why God called David a man after his own heart (Acts 13:22).

A.       David had many faults and fell many times.

B.       How then was he a man after God’s own heart?

II.       We have to face our giants, but as David shows we need not face them alone.

A.       Focus on God and focus only on God.

B.       Keep your eyes lifted up for you to be a giant slayer!

C.      God is more than capable of defeating your giants.

 

A young mother gave her son money to put in the offering, but when the time came he held on to it. Rather than cause a scene and embarrass he son, she chose to wait until after the service to say something to him. But before she could the young man went to the preacher and handed the money to him. He too was a bit taken aback and asked why he didn’t put it in the collection basket. The lad replied, “Well, sir, my Daddy says you’re the poorest preacher he’s ever heard, so I thought you might need it.”