Facing The Giants Page #5

Matt, nobody's forcing anything on you.

Following Jesus Christ is a decision

you're gonna have to make for yourself.

You may not wanna accept him.

'Cause he'll change your life.

You'll never be the same.

I do hope one day

you realize how much he loves you.

I'll see you tomorrow.

I'll get him. Give me the bag.

Bring that trash bag here. Set it down.

- Don't you let that touch me.

- I'm gonna get him out of here.

- Oh, man, he stinks.

- I can't believe that was in my house.

- Just make sure it's still dead.

- It's probably been dead for weeks.

You just get it out of here. Out. Out.

- Stop being a... Come here. Look at it.

- No.

It looks like a big hamster.

Come here, come here.

Don't be afraid. Just face your fear.

He's got a cute little tail there.

He's just got a big stink.

Look. See his cute little eyes there?

See his teeth? Look at his teeth.

Almost looks like he's mad.

You're terrible! I can't believe

you did that to me, Grant Taylor.

You are so bad.

David, right down the middle.

You got this.

Right, set it up. Run it again.

- Sorry, Coach.

- David, listen, son.

You act like you're gonna miss

before you even kick the ball.

We're gonna have to change

your kicking philosophy.

Now, see, you're kicking wide left

or wide right.

That ain't what's gonna get you home.

The ball has got to go

through the middle.

- I know, Coach.

- No, you don't.

Now, what does Scripture say about this?

Scripture says, "Wide is the gate

and broad is the way

that leads to destruction,

and many there be that find it."

Now, to us, that's wide left

and wide right.

"But narrow is the gate and straight

is the way that leads to life,

and few there be that find it."

Anybody can kick it

wide left or wide right.

My mama can kick it

wide left and wide right.

- But that ain't what's gonna get you home.

- Come on.

It don't have to look pretty.

It don't have to look smooth.

It can look like a dying duck.

But the ball has to go

through the middle.

Oh, my word.

Now, David, you gonna have to choose

the narrow way.

That's the only path

where you will get your reward.

Now send this ball through these pearly

posts. Set it up for me, Jonathan.

I've never heard it that way before, but

there's a lot of truth to what he's saying.

Let's see you kick it.

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

Grant, are you not aware

of what's going on outside on the field?

- What?

- You might wanna come check this out.

Mitch decided to bring

his Bible class outside today.

Matt Prater stood up

and accepted Christ as his Lord.

It was awesome. He started

confessing stuff from his life,

asking his friends for forgiveness.

Next thing we know, Bob Duke stands up

and does the same thing.

Kids break up into groups,

they begin to pray for each other,

they ask forgiveness for sins

they've committed.

This has been going on for three hours.

How did you not know what was going on?

Bless them in a special way.

Lord, I ask you to lift them up to you.

I ask you to bring up a generation

that has a heart for you, Lord.

Coach.

- I'm proud of you, Matt.

- I need to talk with my dad.

I'd like to go see him.

I'll take you right now.

So what we've done here

is we've gained these four lots

by moving the retention pond down here.

- We could try and do that through here.

- No. I like this. That's perfect.

Mr. Prater,

there's someone here to see you.

- Sarah, I'm in a meeting.

- It's your son.

- Would you like me to step out?

- No, it's OK.

Sarah, send him in.

- Matt, you OK?

- Sorry. I didn't know you were in a meeting.

What is it, son?

Dad, I just wanted to say

that I'm sorry.

I'm sorry for the way I've been acting.

I got right with God today

and I just needed to say

that from now on

I'll respect your authority.

Whatever you say goes.

That's it.

You know, I could come back tomorrow

if that would be better for you.

No. It's OK.

I'm sorry. I...

For what it's worth,

I'd give my right arm

to hear my son say that to me.

I feel like I'm standing

before a new team tonight.

It's a new day and a new game.

What you've experienced in your hearts

this week will be released on the field.

Stay humble but confident.

Why don't you take this one, Brock?

Lord, we know

our lives are not about football,

but we do thank you

for allowing us to play tonight.

We're gonna give you our best.

If we win, we'll praise you

and if we lose, we'll praise you.

We'll give you all the honor and the glory

for this night. Keep us safe.

- Amen.

- Amen.

All right, guys. Look at me.

Play hard, have fun.

Hit.

In the Old Testament,

Nehemiah had the task of

building a wall around his city

for protection.

But he didn't have enough people

or resources or time.

Because each person worked on the wall

in front of their house,

they got it done in record time.

That's what you're gonna do.

On defense you have to resolve

nothing gets by you as an individual,

nothing gets by us as a team.

I need you to build me a stone wall.

Let's go. Let's go.

Run through

like you're throwing yourself.

Come on. Hit somebody! I wanna see

some hitting. I wanna see some hitting.

Dig those feet. Come on, you ain't

on my team yet. You ain't on my defense.

You gotta dig those feet.

All right, Prater. Get in there, boy.

Hit him a little harder than that.

This ain't ballet practice.

This is football practice.

David.

David.

Double sweep pitch lift. Pro 45 fix.

Man, even a 26 Powerhouse.

- Man, these are some good plays.

- We're gonna run 'em.

We got all type of potential

on this sheet. When?

We're gonna run 'em, I promise.

See, you always tell me you're gonna

run 'em. You don't wanna run my plays.

Where's my car?

- Where'd you park it?

- Right here.

You sure?

'Cause there ain't no way it got stolen.

You couldn't pay nobody

to steal your car.

- Did the boys do something with it?

- I don't know.

Hey, man,

there's a note on this truck for you.

- What does it say?

- Let's see.

It says "Grant Taylor,

the impact you made on our school

"means more to us

than you'll ever know.

"The Lord has used you

to meet a need in our lives

"and now we want

to meet a need in yours.

"You'll find the title

of this new truck in your name.

Please accept it

as our way of saying thank you."

Somebody done gave you a truck?

Man, this title got your name on it.

You got to be kidding me.

Grant Taylor,

somebody done gave you a new truck.

This is my truck?

Is this just 'cause you head coach?

'Cause I'm assistant coach.

You'd think I'd get a moped

out of this or something.

Oh, Lord, you've given me a truck.

Well, it's your truck. Drive it.

Not a word to anyone.

Yes, sir.

That right.

No more jumper cables.

Brock. Brock.

- You watch him. You watch him.

- Sure.

- Go.

- Go. Go.

- Yes, sir? Can I help you?

- Please.

I'd like to buy a nice bouquet

of wild flowers for my wife.

I see.

That's awfully sweet of you.

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