CTK Anacortes

This morning, David's story is a powerful anticipation of the messiah's ultimate victory.

Today we are challenged to see our story as a story of God growing us. How can we participate in God's growing process in our lives?

Today we will witness a pivotal transition from David's rise to his reign. What will God reveal to us as we experience this transition from the perspective of the Israelites who fully accepted David's reign over them?

God allows knuckleheads a seat at the table. That shows us who God is. It shows us who we are and it shows us that our faith story isn’t just about us. It is a beacon of God’s grace to draw the lost into the family of God.

Watch how the story of Lazarus clears a path through the thick brush of tragedy and leads us to the healing presence of our Good Shepherd.

This morning, we stay in the story by sitting with David's hymn of praise, by engaging with a couple stories of people around us and by experiencing the dedication of children by their faithful parents to our Heavenly Father

Today, a deep living, deep loving, God centered David shows us how to grieve so that we too can live and love deeply in a Christ centered way...so that we can draw closer to Christ and be present with the grieving people around us.

This story reveals evidence of Christ’s presence revealed in moments of supernatural strength, life saving grace and extravagant generosity. We are invited to see these moments playing out in our life and also be conduits of these moments in the lives of others.

How did David find his strength? How do we find strength in big, heavy and or scary moments? Through prayer & council.