{"content":[{"text":"GRAPEVINE \n JULY/AUGUST 2021 \n Number 555","bbox":{"left":0.433984,"top":0.039206,"width":0.49904999999999994,"height":0.172462}},{"text":"The monthly magazine of \n Belmont Road Baptist Church, Carey Baptist Church and \n The Church of the Resurrection, Grovehill \n (Anglican/Free Church)","bbox":{"left":0.152851,"top":0.244843,"width":0.718111,"height":0.09728899999999999}},{"text":"WHAT IS YOUR ‘GOLIATH’","bbox":{"left":0.301074,"top":0.370389,"width":0.42316800000000004,"height":0.026347999999999983}},{"text":"How do you read the Bible to make a difference in your life? \n Everyone will have different ways. Some like to focus on the original \n words and the context of the time they were first heard. Some like to \n learn memory verses. I like to imagine myself into the Bible story - \n almost as if I was being cast as one of the parts in a movie! I'm about to \n write a sermon on the story of David and Goliath, (1 Samuel 17) and I \n want to ask these questions: \n What is your 'Goliath'? Is it a situation outside of you, or are 'you' your \n biggest challenge? Are you getting enough sleep to help you in your \n challenges? Are you low in self-control? Is your 'Goliath' your health, \n family or job? Depression can certainly be a 'Goliath'. \n Who are you in the story? The soldiers didn't dare approach the giant - \n in their mind they were already defeated. King Saul wanted someone \n else to fight his battle, but still wanted to control the armour David wore - \n like a back seat driver. Goliath himself was arrogant and felt \n indestructible, but ignored the small thing which caused his downfall. \n David was passionate for God's cause and faced the giant head on with \n God's help. Whoever you are in the story, imagine if your character \n actually listened to God speaking to them. \n What unsuited armour have you tried? If your 'Goliath', like mine, is \n comfort eating, then most diets are the wrong armour for you, like the \n armour Saul tried to make David wear. There needs to be a more suited \n approach to your real need for a long-lasting impact.","bbox":{"left":0.090935,"top":0.411513,"width":0.842592,"height":0.5240459999999999}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.111174,"top":0.051653,"width":0.208096,"height":0.208459}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.111174,"top":0.051653,"width":0.208096,"height":0.208459}]}