I believe that most of us understand the concept of having giants in our lives. Giants are those things that are large in our eyes. From time to time we encounter giants. Maybe it is the giant of disease, of finances…or the lack thereof, maybe it is the giant of family problems, or relationship problems…whether it is the in the work place, in the marriage, in school or elsewhere…or maybe the giant of insecurity, or the giant of insignificance (do I really matter…am I important?) giant of low self-esteem, . Maybe you are facing a different kind of GIANT. It takes courage to face these giants…in fact as followers of Christ we are to do more than face the giants…we are to defeat them! We are over-comers…we are more than conquerors

This morning…I am excited to answer the questions…WHY? Why do we have a building? Why do we have a pastor? Why do we have elders? Why do we have teachers? Why do we have children’s ministries, youth ministries, adult ministries? Why do we have outreach events? Why, why, why? WHY EQUIP?

Why? Why is such a big word? It is one of the first words that kids learn that shapes their world. That one question causes us to grow more than any other question. This series is answer some basic “WHY” questions. The first question is WHY JESUS?

Do you love incredible stories? Don’t you love to hear stories that are amazing! Here is a better question. Do you have any UN...BELIEVABLE AND PHENOMENAL stories? Stories that just amaze you? Let me narrow that question down a little bit more. Do you have any UN...BELIEVABLE AND PHENOMENAL faith stories? Sometimes, I am amazed at how many followers of Christ have so few faith stories to share! Stories where God came through! Stories where you were worn out, exhausted and hopeless. Stories where God does something… UN...BELIEVABLE AND PHENOMENAL…that you did not expect! How many of you want to have stories like that to tell? Be careful, because before you have a story to tell…you gotta, gotta, gotta, go through something! You gotta, gotta, gotta, endure something.

Have you ever made plans, but did not follow through? Have you ever started a project and didn’t finish it? Any of you guys ever put models together? Model cars, airplanes, space ships etc? most of us have at least attempted to put something together. If you have, you know that the instructions are usually helpful.