11 Bible Verses about Champions

As he was speaking with them, the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, was coming up from the battle lines of the Philistines. He spoke the way he usually did, and David heard it.

David ran and stood over the Philistine. He grabbed Goliath's sword, drew it from its sheath, killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they ran away.

Then a champion came out from the camp of the Philistines. His name was Goliath; he was from Gath. He was close to seven feet tall.

Benaiah son of Jehoida was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in a cistern on a snowy day.

Moses built an altar, and he called it "The Lord is my Banner,"

Samson went down to Timnah. When he approached the vineyards of Timnah, he saw a roaring young lion attacking him.

Do you not know that all the runners in a stadium compete, but only one receives the prize? So run to win.

with this goal in mind, I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,

I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!

Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately.