God Gets Mad Sometimes (and it’s worth writing a song about)

God Gets Mad Sometimes (and it’s worth writing a song about)

9/4/2016

2 Samuel 22:1-31

Chris Breslin

 

“The single most characteristic thing about David is God. David believed in God, thought about God, imagined God, addressed God, prayed to God. The largest part of David’s existence wasn’t David but God.” –Eugene Peterson

 

“Make no mistake, our God is a God of justice.” –Christena Cleveland (The Cross & the Molotov Cocktail)

 

“Anger is the fluid love bleeds when cut.” –C.S. Lewis

 

This is Why Ghosting Hurts So Much (Psychology Today article)

 

Scripture

John 3:30

Romans 12:1-2

 Psalm 18

Exodus 34:6-7

Psalm 103:8-11

Romans 1:18

Matthew 27:51

 

 

This Sunday’s Songs

Enclosed by You, White/Vice

A Mighty Fortress is Our God, Luther

Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, Hoffman/Showalter

How Deep the Father’s Love for Us, Townend

Abide with Me, Lyte/Monk

We Are Not Overcome, Heiskell/Wardell

 

Further Reading on David

The Art of Biblical Narrative by Robert Alter

The David Story: A Translation of 1 & 2 Samuel by Robert Alter

1 Samuel as Christian Scripture by Stephen Chapman

1 Samuel (Word Biblical Commentary) by Ralph Klein

Leap Over A Wall: Earthly Spirituality for Everyday Christians by Eugene Peterson

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