The final chapters of 1 Samuel recount the tragic end of Israel's first king. Saul is plagued by pride and insecurity. In contrast, in great distress, David finds strength in…
"Do not repay evil for evil. Live at peace with everyone. Don't take revenge." Paul wrote these words to the Christians in Rome, but they could just as well apply…
Let us follow the life of David on the run and how he shows himself more and more to be Israel's true King.
Let's look at how biblical friendship is modeled by Jonathan and David in the book of Samuel.
Why did God reject Saul? This sermon explores the relationship between obedience and repentance as well as the troubling question of the ban, the command to totally destroy the Amalekites.
Israel is searching for a king. Saul is searching for donkeys. His character flaws make him an unlikely candidate for a king. And yet the Spirit of God changes him…
These chapters of 1 Samuel ask us how do we want to look like the nations or neighbours around us instead of trusting that as God has helped us in…
1 Samuel 4-6 follows the adventures of the ark of the covenant. The Philistines and Israel underestimate God with comic and tragic results. We're left with the question, Who can…
In 1 Samuel 2-3 we see spiritual leaders abusing their position of power, the challenges of parenting and the promise of the kind of spiritual leader that we all need.