Yesterday at MCC we finally kicked off our summer series “Bible Stories for Grown-Ups”. For those of you who were there, you know that saying we “kicked it off” is a bit funny since I have a broken ankle, and I have not been kicking anything lately [except myself].
We began the series by talking about the story of David and Goliath, found in 1 Samuel 17. The big idea we took away was that, at some point in our lives, we are all going to have a giant/giants to face. They will be bigger than us. They will inspire fear in us. But, left unchallenged, these giants can ruin our lives.
We made two observations about courage:
1] Courage is not the absence of fear. Actually, fear is an opportunity to be courageous. People of courage move forward in spite of fear, not is absence of fear.
2] Courage is built on trust. We can be courageous because our hope and strength is not in our abilities, but in God. Like David said to Goliath, “The battle is the Lord’s.”
So, here’s today’s question: What giants have you identified in your life? What would a courageous person do with your giants?
Josh Scott 
What a great message. I couldn’t help but think about why a young Sheppard boy would step up for God, while all the adult men coward behind each other. I kept thinking about how as infants we are totally dependent on others to meet our needs. As a young child we are dependent on family for our basic needs such as food, shelter, and love. We have faith in the family to meet our needs long before we can understand how they will meet our needs. In our youth, faith comes easy…..but as we age and become independent..we realize we can meet our own needs and not rely on others to do so. The adults in the story had lost faith in the one they needed the most. David put on the armour of God that Ephesians 6:10-18 talks about……the adults….the mighty warriors….they relied on themselves and their man made armour.
What is the giant in my life you ask……that would be myself.
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Hatch,
Great insight. Thanks for sharing with us.
josh
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I am glad for the recap. I was not feeling well Sunday so I didn’t get to make it. At least I can be caught up through the blog. Take care!
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