By Mrs. Bessie Wilbon
INTRODUCTION
..God rejected Saul for his persistent
disobedience. David was selected to be the
new monarch, and Samuel was sent to
anoint him to that position. This was done
while Saul was still in power and prior to
David’s victory over Goliath, (l Samuel
16:1-13).
Later David became more and more
-prominent and popular while Saul’s au
thority and sway gradually eroded. After
Saul’s death David became king, first of the
tjpbe of Judah only, and then over all Israel.
_In our l^§on_tqday, David's kingdom was
prophesied to endure ~Forever. From a
liberal standpoint, of course, this did not
come true. After Solomon’s death, the
kingdom was divided into two separate
kingdoms - Israel and Judah. Eventually,
the whole of the people were conquered and
exiled to lands far from Palestine. But the
Hebrew people and David’s descendants did
not die out, and many centuries later a
Messiah was born Who was descended
from David. This was Jesus Who, among
other titles, was called “the Son of
David.”
After Saul’s death the people of the
southern tfibe of Judah accepted David as
their king, (2 Samuel 2:4-7). However, the
majority of the tribes chose Ishbosheth, a
son of Saul, as thei* monarch. Abner was
the commander-in-chief of the forces of this
northern kingdom. In a little while a fierce
civil was broke out, which raged inter
mittently over sevferal years. The forces of
David gradually gained the mastery, (2
Samuel 3:1). Finally, Joab killed Abner,
and Ishbosheth was murdered, leaving the
northern tribes without strong leadership.
mere was no. doubt about David s royal
statue. He was not only accepted-by- the
tribe of Judah their king, but he had been
destined by God to be the king of all Israel
when Samuel anointed him. The northern
tribes had not; been willing to submit to
David’s rule or to recognize his right to the
crown. !
thfejm.we are! God has recog
nized His SonMesuk ss^'King of our lives.”
We cannot make Him a sovereign any more
than He is already. But we can accept Him
as our king/ Just as the northern tribes
cape toD^vid whom God already had
caused to be anointed by Samuel, so we
come to Jesus. He is Lord of Lords, but
may not be Lord of our lives because we
have not made Him such. To further the
conquests of God’s kingdom and to over
come all the inner-rebellion and tension of
our lives, we need to accept and confess
Jesus as our Messiah - the anointed one -
who should be our Lord too.
(2 Samuel 7:16) And thine house and thy
kingdom shall be established^ for ever
before tjiee: thy throne shall be estab
lished forever.
It is interesting to see the thread of Jesus’
Davidic descent as it winds its way through
the New Testament accounts. The very first
verse in Matthew states that it is “the book
of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of
David, the son of Abraham.”
Jesus, our Lord, came from “the house
and lineage of David.” By prophets, angels,
and himself, Jesus was called “the son” or
“offspring” of David. This links Him with
the kingly line of Judah, but it also ties Him
into the glory and pathos of our human lot.
David’s great-grandfather had married a
foreign girl-Ruth the Moabitess-who had
sought a haven in Israel as a refugee. David
himself had begun as a lowly tender of
sheep in the hills of Judea. Yet he had
striven heroically with the Philistine giant
and had become an adventurous military
leader. At times, amid King Saul’s fits of
madness and jealousy, David had been cast
out and hunted in the wilderness almost as if
he were a wild beast.
Dfvid's sin in connection with Bathsheba
and the subsequent death of her husband,
Uriah, need no elaboration. And while
dying, David sought to consolidate the reign
of Solomon by urging the execution of two
men who had offended him earlier (2 Kings
2:5-9). Yet this was the same David who
composed many psalms of varied moods
expressing trust, submission, joy and pen
itence. Such deathless spiritual lyrics as the
Twenty-third Pskbn came from this same
David to bless and edify countless gen
erations. Such a mixed inheritance most of
us have ia our backgrounds, and such our
Lord Jesus shared as a “son of David.”
Jesus took upon himself our human
nature with all its possibilities of good and
evil, yet He lived without sin (Hebrews
4:15). He showed in His flesh how we can be
made bright with God’s glory and pass
through the temptations and tortures, the
impulses and the resolves of life to the
eternal blessedness of deathless victory.
The whole matter of Jesus’ relationship to
David is bound up with His messipftship, for
r His Kingship is one of three aspect? of this.
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Walls Memorial To
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The J.T. White Singers of
Walls Memorial AME Zion
Church will * present its
second annual concert Sun
• day June 17 at 5 p.m. at the
church, located at 2722
Bancroft St.
This will be the choir’s
special contribution to the
many religious services
during the church's cen
tennial year. As an added
highlight the group will
select a “Father of the
Year." The four fathers
vying for the title include
Thomas Massey, W.D.
McMullen, Troy Medley
and Willie Neal.
You are invited to come
and celebrate Fathers Day
with the J.T. -White
Singers. The group is
directed by Bobbie Parks
and Rev. J. Tyrone W)iite,
~Sr. Is pastor.
GRIER HEIGHTS
On Sunday June 24 Grier
Heights Presbyterian
Church will celebrate 41
years oflifting up the name
of Jesus. The theme for this
year’s anniversary
celebration will be ‘ Look
and Live - To Jesus.”
The public is cordially
invited to this anniversary
celebration which will
include the following
special programs:
1. On Tuesday night June
19 at 7:30 p.m. the regular
Bible Study Class will focus
on the anniversary theme
and scripture background -
Numbers 21:1-9 and John
3:14-15. The Bible Study
Teacher is Elder Quinton
Boulware.
2. Wednesday night June
20 at 8 p.m. the 41st anni
versary committee will
present a special program
on symbolism in the church
sanctuary in recognition
of the gifts and donors. The
Gospel Choir will sing
during this program._
3. Thursday night June 21
is Youth Night. William
Crutchfield, host of WQCC
Christian Radio Program,
the Queen City Christian
Club Hour, will be the guest
speaker This program will
begin at 8 p.m. and will
feature the Youth Choir of ~
the Church
4. Sunday June 24 is
Anniversary Day. The
anniversary worship
service will feature a
special dedication of new
sanctuary improvements.
The anniversary address
will be presented by the
pastor, Dr Rev Ltoyd ;
Belton Morris. Dinner will
be served after the
morning service.
Chairperson of the 4lst
anniversary committee is
Elder Calvin Lewers.
JONESVUXE AME ZION
The pastor's apprecia
tion day will be observed at
Jonesville AME Church by
the Pastor's Aid Group and
members of the church
Sunday June 24 at 3 p.m.
Honored will be Rev.
James R. Phifer, a
dedicated man of God.
Guest speaker will be
Rev. Fred McCullough,
pastor of Steele Creek
AME Zion Church. He will
be accompanied by his
choir.
Dinner will be served at
1:30 p.m. The public is
coridally invited to attend.
Rev. James R. Phifer is
pastor.
LITTLE ROCK AME
Vacation Bible School
will begin at Little Rock
AME Zion Church June
18-22. Classes will begin at
9 a m. and will end at 12
noon each day in the
Educational Department of
the church.
Classes have been pre
pared for nursery through
adult with the theme
“Jesus Is Mv Answer.’’
southern Region Meeting
MaytM Memorial Hosts
Convention.
The Southern Region of
the" Progressive National
Baptist Convention U S A.
will held-ite-annuaJ-sessien—
with the Mayfield
Memorial Baptist located
of Sugar Creek Road on
June 18-21. The theme for
the Convention is “Equip
ping The Saints.”
The Convention will open
on Monday evening with a
Mini-musical and corpor
ate worship sercvice.
Doctor W.P. Diggs will
deliver the sermon on
Monday evening at the 7’30
session.
Registration will begin
on Tuesday morning at 8
and the General Assembly
will convene at 9 with the
Worship Period being led
by Dr. Fred Loften of
Memphis, Tenn. The Con
vention will be officially
called to order by the
Regional President Dr.
Willie E. Young of Jackson
ville, Florida. The 11 a.m.
Sermon will be delivered
by Rev. W.S. Randolph of
-Sumter, S.C. Other ser
mons to be preached
-during the session will be
by Rev. Charles Sargent of
Atlanta, Ga., Dr H.B.
Williams of Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, and the Pres
ident's message will be
delivered by Dr. W.E.
Young. Rev. F.L. Gordon
of Tenn. will deliver the
closing sermon on Thurs
day morning.
Congress classes will be
held on Tuesday at 1:30
p.mWednesday morning -
at 9, Wednesday afternoon
at 3, and Thursday
morning at 9.
The Regional Convention
and Congress of Christian
Education is comprised of
Progressive churches from
North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia,
Tennessee, Alabama,
Florida, and Louisiana.
Rev. H.S. Diggs is the
Pastor of the Mayfield
Memorial Baptist Church.
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