TIDEWATER CHURCH OF CHRIST

(Editor's note: This continues our series on "Facing Your Giants." Here's the story of David and Goliath on which the series is built, while past lessons have focused on anger and fear.) While we may not ever go toe-to-toe with a physical giant like David did, we all deal with hardships and temptations in our lives. Some kind of giant is standing before you, taunting you and harassing you. One of those giants may be worry. There are so many things to worry about — health, fin

(Editor's note: This continues our series on "Facing Your Giants." Here's the story of David and Goliath on which the series is built, while last week's lesson focused on the giant of anger.) One of the first details you notice when you read the story of David and Goliath is that the Israelite army was “dismayed and greatly afraid” (I Sam. 17:11). While we may not ever go toe-to-toe with a physical giant like David did, we all deal with hardships and temptations in our lives.

Two weeks ago, we looked at the story of David and Goliath in I Samuel 17 and how David defeated the physical giant standing in front of him on the battlefield. David listened to God, he reflected on his past victories with God on his side, and he was prepared heading into battle. We may not be staring face to face with a physical giant, but we all deal with hardships and temptations in our lives. One of those giants is anger. We all experience emotions because God created th

When a mother loves her family as she should, there is no room for the word of God to be dishonored in her life or because of her life. Her very life and actions honor God, and those who see her in action will honor God. We must always appreciate this because Godly women are difference makers — in the home and in the church. By God’s holy design, mothers have an opportunity to make a difference in this world that is unmatched. You want to make a real difference in this world?

We all have giants in our lives. We all face hardships, obstacles that appear insurmountable and problems that we think are too difficult to overcome. But consider the physical giant that David defeated in I Samuel 17. The odds were stacked against David. On paper, David didn’t stand a chance against Goliath — who stood more than 9 feet tall and was a war machine. But David won. And we will win, too. So, what set David apart? David listened to God: How much better would we be