Leap Over A Wall

Reflections on the Life of David

Summer 2012

“By my God I can leap over a wall,” (2 Samuel 22:30) are lyrics to David’s song of thanksgiving. Author Eugene Peterson picks up on this quote as title for his book on David which provides earthy spirituality for everyday Christians and a helpful resource for this worship series.

1 and 2 Samuel tell a story of radical transformation. It is the story of Ancient Israel transitioning from a marginal company of tribes to a centralized state through an interplay of three kinds of power: political power, David’s personal power and the power of God. Today as well, our story is still formed through the dynamics of these forces.

This summer REMB gathers around the Biblical story in various ways:

01 Jul, '12
God Calls Unlikely Leaders
1 Samuel 16:1-13
Speaker: Gerry Derksen
08 Jul, '12
Facing Giants
1 Samuel 17:1, 4-11, 19-23, 28-49
Speaker: David Klippenstein
15 Jul, '12
Acquanted with Grief
2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27, John 11:1-5, 17-36, 1 Cor. 15:52-57
Speaker: Gilbert Brandt
22 Jul, '12
Living with Trust and Integrity
2 Samuel 3:22-39
Speaker: Jackson Nayaho
29 Jul, '12
Christians and Social Justice
2 Samuel 5:1-5
Speaker: David Dyck
05 Aug, '12
Embodied Worship
2 Samuel 6:1-5
Speaker: Mary Anne Isaak
12 Aug, '12
God Refused to be Bought
2 Samuel 7:1-14a
Speaker: Wanda Derksen
19 Aug, '12
Desire & Power: David & God
2 Samuel 11:26-12:15, Psalm 51
Speaker: Mary Anne Isaak
26 Aug, '12
Another Death in the Family
2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33
Speaker: David Barnard, President University of Manitoba
02 Sep, '12
Ending Well
2 Samuel 22, 2 Kings 2:1-12
Speaker: Kinsey Toews

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