Category: David

David- The Friend

I’m learning in those dark, hard, painful times in our lives that many times God blesses us with the sweetest of friendships to help us endure. Friends who become His tangible hands and feet. Friends who literally wrap their arms around us, speak words of encouragement into our brokenness, and

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We Are Warriors!

WE ARE WARRIORS Imagine you are recruited and drafted into an elite tactical unit. You are excited about this adventurous journey you are about to embark upon. As you begin, you notice how long and thankless the hours are. Demands and expectations are high. Over time, you begin to lose

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Jesus: The Better Warrior…

Jesus: The Better Warrior… I’m a mom to three boys. You know what that means, don’t you? No matter how often I remind them to be gentle and compassionate, they always find a way to remind me that God made them ALL boy. In their world, sticks become swords. Chopsticks

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David The Warrior

Today we come to a very interesting part of the story of David. We have seen David’s boldness as he fought Goliath, but David was not fearless. There are many instances in the Psalms where David admits his fears. As a matter of fact, sometimes he is so fearful that

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When you’re tired of feeling weak…

I sat quietly in the waiting room with tears streaming down my face. My unstable emotions were even catching me off guard. I was so tired of feeling weak. After all, I’m the one who’s always supposed to have it all together. And oh, how I long to be that person: the low-maintenance one who

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The Word Became Flesh…

“God illustrated the unknown about the Messiah through the known about David.“- Beth Moore This week we are looking at David– the man. We know from the verses we’ve read so far, there were times in David’s life when he missed the mark…just like we all have. He sinned and

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When Fear Grips Our Hearts…

What an amazing God we have and how gracious He is to us to record testimonies of His faithfulness through the Bible. We read about David’s life and we see the difference between living for God and living for ourselves… and the consequences that result. For the first part of

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You Belong To Royalty

You Belong to Royalty… “So then you are no longer strangers and aliens,  but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.” – Ephesians 2:19  It’s a terrible feeling to not belong. To feel like an outsider– unwelcomed, uncomfortable, overlooked, excluded, misunderstood, looked down upon

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My Kingdom is Not of this World…

My kingdom is not of this world… Last week we learned from David’s life that a person’s heart is more important than his appearance (1 Samuel 16:7). God used David to pave the way for Jesus, and Jesus’s kingdom is unlike anything anyone ever expected. Everyone but God, that is.

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The Promise of a Better King

Always and forever – two words that promise so much, yet rarely deliver. Lovers pledge these words in everything from Hallmark cards to wedding vows. BFFs make friendship pacts with these words and wear matching necklaces to prove it. My seven year old daughter uses these words when she pinky promises me

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