Chasing David:
Finding Hope & Courage on the Trail of Israel’s Greatest King
by René Schlaepfer

Join us as we study the eight units in the Chasing David series. Each week, starting Jun 24, we will watch a short video presentation on these topics, followed by a discussion led by Pr. Don.

1. Finding Confidence When Rejected (1 Samuel 16)
   If you’ve ever feel “left out” or “less than,” you’ll be inspired by the way God chose the overlooked and unqualified shepherd boy David to be the next king of Israel. Join René Schlaepfer on location in Bethlehem for this life-changing lesson about how God gives you a destiny too!
2. Finding Courage to Face Giants (1 Samuel 17)
   When you face life’s giants and are paralyzed with fear, how do you find strength? Join René Schlaepfer on location in Israel, at the very spot where David fought Goliath, to discover surprising keys to David’s courage.
3. Finding Light in the Darkness (1 Samuel 18–22; ">Psalms 57,147)
   How do you find light and hope in a chaotic and dark world? Join René Schlaepfer in one of Israel’s many huge caves to explore how David found serenity and purpose when he went through his own cave times.
4. Finding Power to Forgive (1 Samuel 24)
   When someone has hurt you, where do you find the power to truly forgive? Join René Schlaepfer on location in the desert oasis of Ein Gedi, where David encountered King Saul, to learn David’s keys to truly holistic forgiveness.
5. Finding Hope When Dreams Die (2 Samuel 7)
   How do you respond when God says no? René Schlaepfer is in Jerusalem to see how David reacted to God’s denial of his dream. Instead of getting trapped in a cycle of anger and negative emotion, David chose to respond with gratitude–and see the rejection as redirection.
6. Finding Grace When You Fall (2 Samuel 11,12)
   Christians are often told not to sin. But rarely told what to do when, inevitably, they do. How do you rebound from a serious moral failure? Join René Schlaepfer up on a roof in Jerusalem to see how King David recovered from his own rooftop fall in this very city.
7. Finding Strength When People Cause Pain (2 Samuel 15)
   What do you do when people in your life seem determined to cause you pain? How can you redirect your thoughts without lapsing into denial—or obsessing on the hurt? René Schlaepfer is on the Mount of Olives, where David walked as he fled Jerusalem during Absalom’s rebellion, with a look at his honest but ultimately re-centering reaction.
8. Finding Perspective in the Chaos (2 Samuel 21,22)
   How can you see God working all through your life, even the bad times? In what could be King David’s final song, he gives us a clue. Join René Schlaepfer in Jerusalem for a look at how David found perspective in the midst of his own life’s chaos.

Join us Wednesdays at 7:00 pm on zoom.

Each video is 10–15 minutes and is played through the zoom meeting. If you miss or want to rewatch one, you can find them on YouTube.

René Schlaepfer is Lead Pastor at Twin Lakes Church in Aptos CA. He was the popular speaker at “Thrill Ride”, Bethel’s 2010 Labor Day Retreat.