There are two kinds of people in the world: those who approach life in prose and those who move through it poetically. You are either one who sees the cold hard facts of life and who meet events and circumstances with rationality, or you are among those who are more emotive, expressing deep feelings—positive and negative—when facing all that life throws at us. While one group may struggle to understand the other, God has fashioned both in us as human beings. We reflect his image in the prose and the poetry. And this is no better illustrated than in the life and times of King David of Israel. In 1 and 2 Samuel we have the bare facts account of his upbringing, his anointing, his exploits, his failures and his passing. And in the Psalms, we have his heart. In words laden with deep emotion—both joy and sorrow—we have the poetic perspective on the same life-altering events. In this 15-part series, we’ll explore the narratives and the songs of David’s life, and in both the prosaic and poetic words we’ll find God at work transforming our lives day by day, taking us from what we were to what we can be in Christ. Just as he did for David.

Series: The Great Exchange: God’s transformational work in our daily lives

Message: 1 - God Works Through the Ordinary

Text: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Dr. David Barker

September 15, 2024

1. Encounter with God

- Marginalized, ordinary

- Rejection

- Breaks the patterns

2. Ourselves

- Good news

- Heart

- Confidence

- Expectations

3. The world

- Foil

- Shepherd

- Cross

This Poor Man Called: Stories and Songs of David

Dr. David Barker

Volume 1 - https://a.co/d/alLJJxD

Volume 2 - https://a.co/d/dwlHubh