FEARLESS: Part 2 - Fearless in the Face of Giants

Welcome to our FEARLESS study. Today we are taking a look at the popular Bible story of David & Goliath found in 1 Samuel 17. Let's jump in!

1 Samuel 17:45-47 (ESV) – “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦, ‘𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘫𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴… 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥’𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥.’”

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗼𝗼 𝗕𝗶𝗴

You ever face something so overwhelming that it makes you want to hide under a blanket and cancel all your plans? That was Goliath. Literally. A massive, armored, trash-talking warrior who had everyone shaking in their sandals.

Enter David—teenager, shepherd, lunch delivery guy. No sword. No armor. Just faith and a sling. And while every other warrior backed down, David stepped up. Not because he was the biggest or the strongest—but because he knew who his God was.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲

David wasn’t fearless because he trusted himself. He was fearless because he 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘥.

- David saw beyond the giant: Everyone else saw a threat; David saw an opportunity for God to show off.

- David remembered God’s faithfulness: He’d fought lions and bears before—this Philistine was just another chance to see God move.

- David fought with confidence: not in his aim, but in God’s power.

This wasn’t just a story about a stone and a slingshot—it was a moment where fearless faith silenced fear itself.

𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁?

Giants come in all shapes—anxiety, debt, diagnosis, insecurity, rejection, that one thing you keep avoiding. But here’s the truth:

1. Giants scream loud, but 𝘎𝘰𝘥’𝘴 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳.

2. Giants make us feel small, but 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭.

3. Giants want you to forget who’s fighting for you. (𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳: 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴.)

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:

• What “giant” are you facing right now that feels too big to overcome?

• How have you seen God come through for you in past battles?

• What would it look like for you to face this situation with fearless faith instead of fear?

𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲:

This week, name your giant—and then speak truth over it. Write down 1 Samuel 17:47 somewhere you’ll see it often. Pray with boldness, and take one step toward facing it, trusting God to handle the outcome.

Bonus Thought: David didn’t become a giant-killer the day he faced Goliath. He became one the day he chose to trust God in the little things. Your private faith builds public courage.