Cornerstone Community Church, San Jose Ca

We've been studying a book of the Bible this summer that frankly most Christians never get around to reading -- the Old Testament book of 1 Samuel. We've met some extraordinarily courageous people in this book, people like Hannah, Samuel and Jonathan. The star of the book is unquestionably David, the young shepherd who defeated the giant Goliath with a sling and a stone. And even if you've never read the account of David's life in 1 Samuel, you've very likely read many of the songs David wrote, the songs we call "psalms." The book of Psalms, which you will find in the middle of your Old Testament, is a collection of 150 songs, roughly half of which were composed by David. And you might have noticed that there are liner notes at the beginning of many of the Psalms which clue us in to the context.