December 8th 2024 - David: The Anointed One

2nd Sunday of Advent - Scripture Passage:  1 Samuel 16:1-13

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Advent - "In the Fullness of Time"

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Guiding verse for Advent
17 Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.

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Advent 2: King David (DVD14)
"The Anointed One"

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The chosen of Bethlehem
I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.

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Look deeper
“Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

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A Good Shepherd
“There is still the youngest,” Jesse answered. “He is tending the sheep.”

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Anointed, Messiahed, Christened
  Then the Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; this is the one.

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Presence present in their presence
  13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David.

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Psalm 23
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.

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Ruach/pneuma: breath, spirit, wind
Creation, Redemption, Pentecost

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Heidelberg Catechism
Q & A 32
Q. But why are you called a Christian?
A. Because by faith I am a member of Christ and so I share in his anointing.

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Take home:
God's mission from creation was to call and anoint and empower us to live out his love in this world.