1. Victory over Giants
Acts 20:24

2. The Giants in the Bible Before the flood During Abram and Lot times
Genesis 6:4: There were giants (nephilim) in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
During Abram and Lot times
Genesis 14:5-7 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emins in Shaveh Kiriathaim, And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.  And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

3. Giants in the Bible During Joshua (Caleb) time
 Numbers 13:33: And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
During King David’s time
Goliath, the Philistine (1Sam 17)

4. The Giants in the Old Testaments
Is it possible to create Giants?
Genetics/Genes
The Giants in the Old Testaments

5. The Giant’s size is dependent on your Faith
The exact size of the son’s of Anak is not known
That is because it is not important
Our perspective creates the Giant’s size
if we walk by sight and not by faith
But, if we have faith the giants become small relative to the “size” of God

6. The Giant’s size is dependent on your Faith
False Giants depending on your perspective

7. Why do Giants exist in our lives?
To remind us that we are small relative to “our giants”
To remind us that God is bigger than “our giants”
Without the giants in our lives we would not know how big God is.

8. Acts 20:24 The Apostle Paul had a giant in his life
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
The Apostle Paul had a giant in his life
How did Paul dealt with this particular giant? 4 points

9. 1) Paul had a Disciplined Mind
But none of these things move me
Paul was heading to Jerusalem and then unto Rome
v22, And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
He will be facing his critics and enemies
He didn’t know what will happen to him
But Paul had a disciplined mind and his situation did not perturb him
Anxieties, worries and fear accompany our daily life (attack of our mind)
Can we say what Apostle Paul said?

10. 2) Paul had a Prioritized Life
neither count I my life dear unto myself
Paul took inventory of his life and what was most important to him was serving God
He was not living a life for himself, but for God. That was Paul’s priority
God sent sent him to Jerusalem to do work, God’s work
Paul knew and practice the principle in Matt 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

11. 3) Paul had a Defined Purpose (Plan)
so that I might finish my course with joy
Paul had clarity in what he needed to do in his life.
And if he run and complete the race, he will be joyful
Many Christians don’t run the race
so they don’t have joy (from God)
Paul not only wanted to run the race, he want to finish it, to receive the prize
Many Christians quit running the race.
They get disqualified and lose their joy.

12. 4) Paul had a Divine Purpose
and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
The race (purpose) was given to Paul by Jesus Christ
Received by Paul, maintained by the Holy Spirit
for what purpose is this race? For the sake of the gospel
This Divine purpose will have enemies. The goal is to
trip you up (stumble)
distract you (wrong focus)
make you quit the race (disqualified)

13. Do not lose sight of your victory
2Cor 4: 7-10
7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
8We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
9Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
10Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
Christ’s work on the cross not only saved us (in heaven) but works in us (on earth) to show how big God is.

14. Some Questions to Think About
What are things that move (trouble) you? Your Giants
your worries, fears and anxieties
how do you deal with them?
Is it clear to you what “race” you are running in this life?
What are your top 3 high priority items in your life?
Is God in the top 3?
Matt 6:20-21,22: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Has God given you a ”race” to run like Paul?
have you accepted?
have you quit?