1 Samuel 8 || A King Like The Nations

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1 Samuel 8 || A King Like The Nations

April 21, 2024 • Don Logan • 1 Samuel 8

In chapter 8 of I Samuel the people and the leaders of Israel come to Samuel and request a King to rule over them. Samuel doesn't like this request. God doesn't seem to like it either. And yet, God tells Samuel to obey the voice of his people and give them a King.

And so, the monarchy begins in this ambiguous and enigmatic way.

Maybe this chapter is about something else bigger altogether?

Maybe this is yet another story that God keeps telling us over and over again all through the Old Testament.

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1 Samuel 25 || A Beautiful and Good Advocate

November 3, 2024 • John Zimmer • 1 Samuel 25:1–39

This week in I Samuel 25, the narrative takes a break from the Saul-David conflict and instead describes an interaction between David and some of the people of Israel he has been anointed to lead, including a wealthy kinsman of David’s, Nabal, and Nabal’s wife, Abigail. Each of them will take on an identity in one of the most compelling relationship triangles in all of the Bible.

1 Samuel 24 || An Unlikely Mercy

October 27, 2024 • Jacob Collins • 1 Samuel 24

In the past several weeks we've seen David on the defensive.This week is different. He literally catches Saul with his pants down, and he has a choice to make: Does my enemy live or die? How would you respond to such an opportunity? Given Saul's wicked conduct the previous few chapters, it might seem like an obvious choice. But David isn't your average guy. He is seeking God's will and God's heart. So what would God want him to do? Read all of 1 Samuel 24 before Sunday and come ready to be blown away by God's great mercy!

1 Samuel 23 || An Unlikely Ally

October 20, 2024 • Jacob Collins • 1 Samuel 23

This week in 1 Samuel 23, David hears back from Yahweh (unlike Saul). Some of what he hears is comforting…but there’s also confusion. Just because God speaks, it doesn't mean that David necessarily understands it or agrees with it. The same could be said for us. Do you hear from God? What does He say? How can you know His will for your life? On Sunday we’ll see what David depended on to hear from God. And we’ll see how that foreshadowed the Better David. And we’ll see what that means for how we can hear Him and know His will, today.