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David was often described as a man after God’s own heart. What does that mean? He certainly wasn’t perfect. He was a warrior with blood on his hands, but he was also passionate, always coming back to God with a heart of worship. He wasn’t just a warrior who killed 10’s of 1,000’s of their enemies (I Samuel 18:7), he had a weakness for women that led him to put plans in place to have a man killed to get the woman he wanted in the moment (2 Samuel 11). It doesn’t take much time to read his story to realize David was far from perfect, and our perception of him as a hero of the faith is, well, complicated.
And yet, David was hailed as one of the best kings of Israel who ever lived. God even commented on David after his death that David “kept my commandments and followed me with all his heart, doing only that which was right in my eyes…” (I Kings 14:8b, ESV).
In this series, we’re going to address some of the nuances of our faith that lie in the grey areas of understanding ourselves, and trying to understand God a little better. We’ll recognize that though life isn’t black and white, and there are always more than two sides to every story and person, God continues to meet us where we are right now with His grace. When we lean on and depend on that grace, it helps us grow more and more into the people God sees when he looks at us. But even with this growth, it’s important to recognize that we still have our scars, we still have our struggles and weaknesses, our good moments and our bad ones, and we will always need Jesus as we navigate the complicated nature of this life.
We’ll touch on themes of mental health, questions of faith, spiritual disciplines, friendship, risk, and more. I can tell you this, your Crosswalk Global Teaching Team is looking forward to this journey, and we believe you can too.
Pastor Paddy McCoy, Pastor Dave Ferguson, and Pastor Tim Gillespie
Crosswalk Series Guide Writing Team
David was often described as a man after God’s own heart. What does that mean? He certainly wasn’t perfect. He was a warrior with blood on his hands, but he was also passionate, always coming back to God with a heart of worship. He wasn’t just a warrior who killed 10’s of 1,000’s of their enemies (I Samuel 18:7), he had a weakness for women that led him to put plans in place to have a man killed to get the woman he wanted in the moment (2 Samuel 11). It doesn’t take much time to read his story to realize David was far from perfect, and our perception of him as a hero of the faith is, well, complicated.
And yet, David was hailed as one of the best kings of Israel who ever lived. God even commented on David after his death that David “kept my commandments and followed me with all his heart, doing only that which was right in my eyes…” (I Kings 14:8b, ESV).
In this series, we’re going to address some of the nuances of our faith that lie in the grey areas of understanding ourselves, and trying to understand God a little better. We’ll recognize that though life isn’t black and white, and there are always more than two sides to every story and person, God continues to meet us where we are right now with His grace. When we lean on and depend on that grace, it helps us grow more and more into the people God sees when he looks at us. But even with this growth, it’s important to recognize that we still have our scars, we still have our struggles and weaknesses, our good moments and our bad ones, and we will always need Jesus as we navigate the complicated nature of this life.
We’ll touch on themes of mental health, questions of faith, spiritual disciplines, friendship, risk, and more. I can tell you this, your Crosswalk Global Teaching Team is looking forward to this journey, and we believe you can too.
Pastor Paddy McCoy, Pastor Dave Ferguson, and Pastor Tim Gillespie
Crosswalk Series Guide Writing Team