Crosswinds Community Church

Sharing what they learned from the Life of David series:

Cody GaesserGregg BauerMike RosenauMichelle BledsoeMeta BakerSheree BauerJudy GlennLinda CoxJeni CaveKeith BakerPam MunsonKim AdamsGregg Bauer (part 2)

See Message Slides for notes!

Learning from and being encouraged from David's life.

David wasn't afraid of the dark (mostly).

We are taught to fear the dark:

physicallyemotionallyrelationallyspiritually

There are different ways to define the dark.

The dark can heal us:

physically -- restemotionally -- growth and perspective that leads to transformationrelationally -- tempers us to grow strongspiritually -- God does a lot of work at night--He often speaks to us

David: A Man After God's Own Heart

We often confuse our actions with our identity. The presence of the Holy Spirit is not contingent on our circumstances or our feelings.

David's Identity:

familypassionhated by Saulwives/concubines

How do we define ourselves?

David learned his true identity through:

hard experiences and failuresothers who spoke truth to himthe Spirit within him

Psalm 139:1-16

Our true identity is found in how God sees us, not in the things we do.

God created every one of us to reflect His image on earth.

People who shared during Celebration Sunday include:

Michelle

Charles

Becky

Brent

Meta

Cody

Jeff

See notes and slides from July 10.

The Life of David

David was filled with God's Spirit...and so are we!

David and His Emotions (Part 1)

Context:

youngest child --> forgotten/ignoredyoung when anointed --> but a secretsuccess (Goliath) makes Saul hate him --> lives as a fugitive

David was under a lot of stress.

What happens to us when we live in difficult situations?

David expressed his emotions--primarily in the Psalms:

anger (Psalm 109)sorrow (Psalm 22)confession (Psalm 32 & 51)joy (Psalm 103)

David was human.

God created emotions--all of them. He want us to face our emotions to draw us closer to Him.

The Life of David

David was filled with God's Spirit...and so are we!

Where is God when you mess up?

1 Samuel 16:1-13

David is living his life...and then he's anointed king.Being anointed king is challenging: Saul hates him; people are afraid; unexpected changes to life and familyAfter being anointed, nothing happens -- David is on the run from Saul -- but he is filled with God's Spirit.

Even though David fails multiple times, he still knows that he is filled with God's Spirit. He never forgot that.

Encouragement for today:

The same Holy Spirit that was in David is within us -- in messiness and in success.Perhaps the fact that the Spirit was within him was what made David a man after God's own heart.

Even when we mess up, the Spirit is within us.

How is it that David is a "man after God's own heart"?

The Life of David

His StoryHis HeartHis Journey with God

His Story

Israel led by God-->Moses/Joshua/judges-->Samuel prophet -->Israel wants a king.

First king = Saul -->but it doesn't go well

God sends Samuel to anoint David -- the youngest brother of a large family. The shepherd.

David's struggles after being anointed king:

hated by Saul -- fear of being killedlost support of family/friendsmarries (uses) women for political and financial gaingives in to lust and rapes Bathshebamurders Uriah when Bathsheba gets pregnantarrogant in making excuses

If our faith journey is about getting it all right, David's journey and being called the "man after God's own heart" doesn't make sense. But God is not about what we "look" like.

God wants to change us from the inside--that's what He looks at.