We are living in an “outrage culture.” It is normal these days to be offended and to be bold about it either personally or on social media.

We don’t often think of ourselves as having a “kingdom” such as King David did. Yet, to gain a deeper understanding of our eternal kind of life in God’s present kingdom it is important to understand what a kingdom or queendom is. Theologian Dallas Willard states, "We each have one. It is a realm that is uniquely our own, where our choice determines what happens. This is a truth that reaches into the deepest part of what it is to be a person of the “rule” God gave us.”

This week’s study asks some deep, reflective questions. Sometimes such questions help reveal your true image of God. Does your image of God line up with scripture? How do you respond when life lets you down?

There are great, yet hard, lessons be learned from this week’s Bible study. These lessons are applicable any time in life but have profound and particular application here in 2020. We currently seem to be living in an US vs. THEM atmosphere. Right vs. wrong. There seems to be no middle ground. Mercy, grace and forgiveness seem to not even be a consideration. Yet they are exactly what God’s “upside down kingdom” call for in our Christian journey

Many of the beautiful Psalms David wrote were written as he went from cave to cave in order to escape Saul and his men. They were honest words written about honest and hard situations. Some are basically “fussing” at God, others express his deep trust in the character of God. What Psalm or song could you write this week - no matter what the circumstances of your life?

This week’s teaching challenged our perspective on life and how we look at things.

Have you ever felt forgotten and overlooked? Maybe even persecuted and unloved? You might resonate with this week’s Bible study about David’s early years and how he was “the nobody that nobody knew.” However, God had a purpose for David and also has a purpose for you and for me

This week we begin digging into a fascinating character. A man who was a poet, artist, musician and warrior. He is written about so often throughout scripture that the number of mentions of his name are only second to Jesus Christ.

There is a lot of pressure in our lives right now. Even if you don’t have Covid-19 or have lost your job, there is a strong undercurrent of stress, grief, worry and sometimes even fear. The world has changed. Things will be different moving forward. The very earth has seemingly shifted beneath our feet. We are trying to find our balance. How do we deal with the turbulent times in which we live?

It is important to keep context and the big picture in the forefront of our hearts and minds during our faith journey.