A GOD WHO IS WORKING (1 OF 5)
by Ross Lester
Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-16
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A God Who is Working (1 of 5)
Series: Life of David
Ross Nester
1 Samuel 16
Intro:
Howdy church. So good to be with you for the start of our new series on the Life of David.
This will be a little bit different for us. We usually like to go verse by verse through books of the bible,
and we still do like to do that very much, and in fact will be doing a verse by verse study of Nehemiah
starting in the Fall, but for this series, the style will be a little different. We are going to cover lots of text -
mostly in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel - which chronicles some of the major themes of the life of King David.
Never fear, the preaching will still be expository - in that the text and the text alone gets to dictate
meaning and truth - but the style will be more similar to the tradition through which the life of David has
been taught to generation upon generation in the Christian tradition, through looking at the famous
sequences of story that shape the life of David.
Here is what is interesting … we know more about the life of David than we do about any other singular
biblical character outside of Jesus. David is so central to Judeo-Christian identity.
- A lot of the history of the people of Israel centers on his life and legacy.
- He set Israel up for its greatest season of prosperity that it ever experienced.
- He was a spectacular musician and writer. He wrote half of the poetry for worship that forms the
basis of what we have always sung as a people.
- He was one of the world’s greatest military minds and warriors.
- He is central in the prophecies about the coming Messiah, who came from his line.
- He is given the title of “a man after God’s own heart”.
- And yet, Scripture records every detail of his fallenness and frailty. And there’s lots of it.
As I have been reading ahead and preparing for this season for some months now, I have been thinking
about how the story of David’s life gives us a ...
Series: Life of David
Ross Nester
1 Samuel 16
Intro:
Howdy church. So good to be with you for the start of our new series on the Life of David.
This will be a little bit different for us. We usually like to go verse by verse through books of the bible,
and we still do like to do that very much, and in fact will be doing a verse by verse study of Nehemiah
starting in the Fall, but for this series, the style will be a little different. We are going to cover lots of text -
mostly in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel - which chronicles some of the major themes of the life of King David.
Never fear, the preaching will still be expository - in that the text and the text alone gets to dictate
meaning and truth - but the style will be more similar to the tradition through which the life of David has
been taught to generation upon generation in the Christian tradition, through looking at the famous
sequences of story that shape the life of David.
Here is what is interesting … we know more about the life of David than we do about any other singular
biblical character outside of Jesus. David is so central to Judeo-Christian identity.
- A lot of the history of the people of Israel centers on his life and legacy.
- He set Israel up for its greatest season of prosperity that it ever experienced.
- He was a spectacular musician and writer. He wrote half of the poetry for worship that forms the
basis of what we have always sung as a people.
- He was one of the world’s greatest military minds and warriors.
- He is central in the prophecies about the coming Messiah, who came from his line.
- He is given the title of “a man after God’s own heart”.
- And yet, Scripture records every detail of his fallenness and frailty. And there’s lots of it.
As I have been reading ahead and preparing for this season for some months now, I have been thinking
about how the story of David’s life gives us a ...
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