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Jared Keath 23/10/22 Jared Keath 23/10/22

1 Samuel 25-26

Mercy

How do you respond to being wronged? So far David has been a model of patience and humility. But when Nabal foolishly insults him, he loses it. We will learn the peril of revenge, the practice of mercy, and the Saviour we need to be people of mercy.

Jared Keath 16/10/22 Jared Keath 16/10/22

1 Samuel 23-24

Upheld

David continues to live as a fugitive on the run from King Saul. Yet the Lord is the upholder of his life (Ps 54:4). We learn how God upholds his people in times of distress: by the encouragement of his promises, the assurance of his protection and the certainty of his purposes.

Jared Keath 2/10/22 Jared Keath 2/10/22

1 Samuel 21-22

The Fugitive King

As God’s anointed king, David could not have anticipated the amount of suffering he would experience on the way to the throne. In this way David foreshadows King Jesus whose path to glory was paved in suffering. This sermon looks at the plight, the people and the protection of the true king.

Jared Keath 25/9/22 Jared Keath 25/9/22

Psalm 2

Christ our King

Humanity deeply resists God’s rule, believing it to be a form of bondage. In reality, true freedom is found in serving the king God has set in place. There is no escape from the king’s rule. But he has made a way for rebels to become friends and enjoy the blessing of his rule.

Jared Keath 11/9/22 Jared Keath 11/9/22

1 Samuel 20

Covenant Loyalty

The unlikely friendship between David and Jonathan stands out for its deep commitment based on a covenant. In many ways it mirrors the relationship between Christ and his people. This sermons explores the security, the priority and the cost of the covenant.

Jared Keath 4/9/22 Jared Keath 4/9/22

1 Samuel 18-19

Insane Jealousy

Ever since David defeated Goliath, David is loved by everyone in Israel. But King Saul becomes jealous of David's success and his jealousy spirals into a murderous hatred.

Jared Keath 28/8/22 Jared Keath 28/8/22

1 Samuel 17

The Champion

Of all the episodes in the life of David, the battle with Goliath is the most famous. Saul and his army feared Goliath on account of the giant’s fierce outward appearance. Yet, by faith, David saw who Goliath really was—an enemy of God and his people, and therefore surely on the losing side.

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.