There is tension in Judah about Saul. David has been anointed but what might come next? Saul himself is growing deranged. No longer helped by God’s Spirit, Saul suffers at the hands of another spirit who brings trouble upon him.
Looking for better
Saul has become like the kings of the world and has been rejected by God. Samuel is now sent to find a replacement but fears for his life in doing so. Nonetheless, through the very fitting subterfuge of hiding behind
See the son of David
Jesus arrives in Jericho in the midst of crowd looking for a great king. Could he be the one who replays the mighty victories of Joshua over a foreign enemy? When a blind man calls him “Son of David”, it
Walking trees (HCTW 30)
He Changed The World – for an introduction to this series of talks, please click the title. Mark 8:22-30Using the player above you can listen to/download the talk, which also includes the Bible being read out. Once you’ve listened, take
More than words
Jesus will do no signs for the leaders of Israel since they are sinfully unwilling to face reality. But he will perform miracles with deeper meanings for his disciples. So he gives sight back to a blind man using a
Beware the yeast!
Jesus has come home but it’s not so welcoming any more. Opposition tests him, demanding evidence that God is with him. Israel has always been like this, wanting God to prove himself before they’ll trust him. Jesus will have none
Now I see
Moments come when the world looks different to us. The most dramatic feel like the world will never be the same again. Saul of Tarsus experiences that here in his conversion to Christ. In the first eight chapters of Acts