1 Samuel - Redeeming the Mess
The same David who defeated Goliath is now ultimately hiding along in a cave. Some of it is his own doing and some of it because of those around him. In a word, David's life is messy. But even in t...
26 Apr 201540min
1 Samuel - Friend or Foe
As David's profile rises, Saul's love for him fades and Jonathan's grows. Why is this? Saul's love for David was all about his usefulness to him, but Jonathan's love was about his unity with David. ...
12 Apr 201549min
1 Samuel - A Replacement Warrior
Each of us face personal giants in our life - affliction, struggle, sin or more likely a combination of all three. The story of David and Goliath gives us hope that the weak can be victorious. But n...
5 Apr 201538min
1 Samuel - Competing Visions
In the story of God choosing David as the new king, we are confronted with the reality of competing visions - the view from the eyes of man and the view from the heart of God. Whereas man sees and pe...
29 Mar 201539min
1 Samuel - Self Preservation Project
Saul's reign as king is a self preservation project. He withholds from his army and then appeases them - in both ways acting only to firm up his grip on his kingdom. The truth is that most of our li...
22 Mar 201544min
1 Samuel - Faith
In this narrative, the responses of Jonathan and Saul to their circumstance couldn't be more opposite. From them we see the epitome of faith in obedience and action. Faith is a willingness to trust ...
15 Mar 201546min
1 Samuel - Thunderstorm at Gilgal
In Samuel's address to the people of Israel, we once again see God's unbelievable grace which not only exposes sin, but offers forgiveness and a future. This forgiveness is based solely on the great ...
8 Mar 201547min
1 Samuel - Prince Saul
The story of the coronation of Saul as king is really a story about the grace of God. This grace is made known through providence as he weaves our stories together and persistence as he affirms the c...
1 Mar 201546min
