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Guest Speaker: Jason Floyd
Jason Floyd is a devoted follower of Jesus Christ and a passionate proponent of the ministry of reconciliation. Jason is the current youth coordinator at Westminster Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles in South L.A. He has served in ministry for over 10 years, primarily in youth and children’s ministry. Jason was called to ministry in 2006 after spending many years producing hip-hop music and running an independent record label. On July 9th 2016, Jason married Trisha, the love of his life, who is also a youth coordinator as well as a pre-school teacher. In June 2017, Jason graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity degree with an emphasis in Worship, Theology, and the Arts. After seminary, he founded the Remix Youth Academy arts program for youth in South Los Angeles.
1 Samuel 17:32-37 (Common English Bible)
32 “Don’t let anyone lose courage because of this Philistine!” David told Saul. “I, your servant, will go out and fight him!”
33 “You can’t go out and fight this Philistine,” Saul answered David. “You are still a boy. But he’s been a warrior since he was a boy!”
34 “Your servant has kept his father’s sheep,” David replied to Saul, “and if ever a lion or a bear came and carried off one of the flock, 35 I would go after it, strike it, and rescue the animal from its mouth. If it turned on me, I would grab it at its jaw, strike it, and kill it. 36 Your servant has fought both lions and bears. This uncircumcised Philistine will be just like one of them because he has insulted the army of the living God.
37 “The Lord,” David added, “who rescued me from the power of both lions and bears, will rescue me from the power of this Philistine.”
“Go!” Saul replied to David. “And may the Lord be with you!”
Summary: Life often brings unexpected events that bring new questions, challenges and opportunities. It can be hard to deal with change. In our Transitions worship series, we will explore how change can be difficult to manage, by faith, we trust that God will see us through.
Israel is being intimidated by the giant, Goliath. All of Israel is scared to fight him, but David, the shepherd boy accepts the challenge. In periods of doubt and fear, we look to those with position and status to come through, but sometimes God has other plans. We may not know how God will come through, but we are called to trust that God will.
Reflection Questions:
- What life changes have caught you off guard?
- What direction did you receive to make it through that change?
- What is God teaching you about how to deal with change and transition?