Where to Find a Champion

“When current fear comes and it is looming large in your life, then what we need to do is . . . remember what God has done, remember his past faithfulness . . . let his past faithfulness cultivate current faith in us in the present.” – Courtney Doctor

In her keynote message at TGCW22, Courtney Doctor teaches about the true champion in the story of David and Goliath.

Doctor says that the battle between David and Goliath is actually about the King who has won the battle for us—King Jesus in whom is our salvation and victory over sin and death. She teaches on three things about David that helped him win the battle, and if applied to our own lives, will help us in our own battle against sin:

1. Realize God’s greatness. David realized that coming in the name of the living God was more powerful than all the armor or weapons Goliath had.

2. Remember God’s faithfulness. Recalling all the times God saved David from danger in the past gave him faith in the present.

3. Represent God’s people. Those who were in David’s army won because he won. The same is true if we are in Christ—because he has won, even though we did not earn the victory, we also receive it.

Doctor closes by remind us, “We are running after our Champion [Jesus] into a battle that has already been decided, so fix your eyes on the King of Glory, realize his greatness, remember his faithfulness, and keep running after him.”