“The Pursuit of God: The Life of David” – a new series at Eastbrook Church

This coming Sunday at Eastbrook Church we begin a new preaching series for the summer of 2025 entitled “The Pursuit of God: The Life of David.” This series will explore the life of David who was known as “a man after God’s own heart” (1 Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22). When we see the ups and downs of David’s life we may relate to them in our own lives, but we may also question how it could be that David, with all his foibles, could be known as a man after God’s heart. In this exploration of David’s life, we will look honestly at his strengths and weaknesses, his apparent successes and apparent failures, to more closely see how to align our lives with the heart and will of God.

Here is the week-by-week schedule for the sermon series:

June 1 : “The Pursuit of God” – text: 1 Samuel 16

June 8 [Pentecost]: “Faith to Face the Giant” – text: 1 Samuel 17

June 15: “Spiritual Self-destruction” – text: 1 Samuel 18:5-30; 19:1-24; backgrounds in 1 Samuel 15

June 22: “The Gift of True Friendship” – text: 1 Samuel 18:1-4; 20:1-42

June 29: “Worshiping God in the Wilderness” – text: 1 Samuel 21-23; Psalm 63

July 6: “Wait for It” – text: 1 Samuel 24, 26, and 31

July 13: “The King’s Honor” – text: 2 Samuel 6 (background in 2 Samuel 1-5)

July 20: “The ‘No’ of God and the ‘Yes’ of God” – text: 2 Samuel 7

July 27: “Searching for Mephibosheth” – text: 2 Samuel 9

August 3: “When the Respected Fall” – text: 2 Samuel 11

August 10: “Broken and Broken” – text: 2 Samuel 12; Psalm 51

August 17: “Cracks in a Legacy” – text: 2 Samuel 13-20

August 24: “A Generous Offering” – text: 1 Chronicles 28-29

August 31: “A Song to the God of My Life” – text: 2 Samuel 22-23