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Jared Keath 21/8/22 Jared Keath 21/8/22

1 Samuel 16

Seeing as God Sees

As the prophet Samuel looks for a new king, we discover that the Lord looks, not on the outward appearance, but on the heart. This passage confronts our obsession with appearances. When God opens your eyes to the gospel, you start to see the way he sees.

Jared Keath 14/8/22 Jared Keath 14/8/22

1 Samuel 15

Partial Obedience

Saul is rejected as king due to disobedience. Ironically, Saul thinks he was obedient. It shows the tendency of the human heart to seek to justify itself. But we also learn about the seriousness in which God treats disobedience and his regret over it.

Jared Keath 7/8/22 Jared Keath 7/8/22

1 Samuel 13-14

Tragedy in Motion

From the beginning cracks appeared in Saul’s kingship. His flaws are all the more obvious in light of the contrasting character of Jonathan. This is a powerful insight into what lies behind our apathy and compromise toward the things of God, while pointing us to the need of faithful and courageous leader.

Jared Keath 31/7/22 Jared Keath 31/7/22

1 Samuel 12

Kingdom Renewal

The people were in danger of thinking that because they got a king, that God didn’t care that it was originally motivated by a rejection of him. Samuel’s speech at Saul’s inauguration seeks to awaken the Israelites to this deadly attitude. Is this something that we need to hear today?

Jared Keath 24/7/22 Jared Keath 24/7/22

1 Samuel 10:17-11:15

God’s Kingship

Saul is publicly selected and confirmed as king. As a king under God's Kingship, he is to be in submission to God's law and empowered by God's Spirit. When that happens he brings salvation to God's people.

Jared Keath 17/7/22 Jared Keath 17/7/22

1 Samuel 9:1-10:16

Donkeys Lost; King Found

Here we are introduced to Israel's first king. Saul goes searching for lost donkeys but ends up finding a kingdom. God's hand is behind it all to give his people the king they asked for.

Jared Keath 10/7/22 Jared Keath 10/7/22

1 Samuel 8

Give Us a King!

In this chapter, the people of Israel want a king. But they want one for the wrong reasons, and they ignore the warnings. It shows the deadly desire that lurks in every human heart to reject God as king.

Jared Keath 19/6/22 Jared Keath 19/6/22

1 Samuel 7:2-17

Returning to the Lord

The book has opened by showing us a people who had lost their way with the Lord. How would they get back? How do you return to the Lord when you’ve lost your way? Here we learn the way back to God is embraced through repentance, achieved by a mediator, and remembered at Ebenezer.

Jared Keath 12/6/22 Jared Keath 12/6/22

1 Samuel 6:1-7:2

God’s Presence

God’s presence is the greatest blessing there is. Yet, in this passage we see it was a problem for the Philistines; and for the Israelites. They ask, “Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God?” This is the big question that we all need to face—and one that only God himself can resolve for us.