But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you. Yet if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will perish.” (1 Samuel 12:24-25 NIV) It must have been a very emotional occasion. Samuel wasn’t dying. One of the […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 12 – Samuel’s WarningIn many ways, for King Saul, it was the best of times. Newly acknowledged as King over Israel, he faced his first crisis and this would be crucial in deciding what kind of king he would be. His people under siege to the Ammonite under a threat of great humiliation. Saul’s response to the siege […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 11 – Saul to the RescueSamuel said to all the people, “Do you see the man the Lord has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” Then the people shouted, “Long live the king!” (1 Samuel 10:24 NIV) Chapters 9-11 form a neat trilogy of the rise of the king. Chapter 10 is the truly transformative […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 10 – The Appointment of SaulBut the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want a king over us. Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.” (1 Samuel 8:19-20 NIV) Samuel took it personally. After years of his wise […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 08 – Rejecting the KingA group of us are studying the books of Kings. Fascinating books highlighting the rise and fall of initially the United Kingdom of Israel before its split into the Northern tribes of Israel and the Southern tribes of Judah. The premise of this, of course, is the children of Israel wanting to be like the […]
Read More CD Songs: Jesus, He’s My King – VIP Mass Choir feat. John P KeeCourts of law often ask witnesses to swear on the Bible that the testimony they give will be completely truthful. It is intriguing that this is done when the Book itself is centred on a character who says we shouldn’t need to swear by anything. Rather when we say yes we should mean yes, and […]
Read More Telling The TruthThe good news talks of a King establishing His Kingdom. When I consider kings and members of royalty there is usually something about them that makes them hard to connect with, because their personality and position makes them someone who can only be seen from afar. There is little personal connection and hardly anything to […]
Read More He RelatesThe Kingdom of heaven is like … That phrase is such an opening line to a story about what this wonderful Kingdom is like. At more than one point, Jesus didn’t mince His words when explaining what this Kingdom is like in the light of some attitudes and mentalities that prevailed among the religious rulers. […]
Read More Banquet InvitationIt was a big deal to acknowledge someone as the Son of David. In essence, what is being proclaimed is royalty. Someone worthy of the crown of the greatest King in their history. That this new hope should enter the main city in such humility is fitting of the Man who was born in humble […]
Read More Your MajestyI wonder what would happen if the church was as serious about forgiveness as it is about other more prominent issues. Having just spoken of procedure to take to sort out relational disharmony, Jesus replies to a good question about forgiveness. The story Jesus outlines is stunning, gripping and ultimately shows how seriously God treats […]
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