After Saul’s rebellion and rejection, God told Samuel he would choose a new king after his own heart. What did God mean by this, what made David such a person, and how can we emulate the heart of David?
(Preaching on this history of early Israel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on April 6, 2025.)
Israel’s first king arrived at the tail end of a sequence of bad leadership in Israel. But while things started out well for Saul, they quickly devolved into similar patterns of failed rule. What can we learn from the first king’s successes and failures, and how much should we relate to his struggles?
(Preaching through the story of early Israel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on March 30, 2025.)
In our read through the Bible, we have arrived in the books of Samuel. 1-2 Samuel covers the united kingdom from the end of the era of the judges to the tail end of David’s reign, and mostly focuses on the struggles for power between Saul and David, and David and Absalom. I hope this is helpful for your study!
Saul chased David all over Israel, eventually causing him to flee the country. Even so, David mourned his death. Why did David mourn the death of his enemy, and what should we learn from David?
(Preaching on the life of David. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 11, 2022.)
What can we learn from David’s flight from Saul in the wilderness?
(Preaching on David. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 10, 2022.)
Having examined the context of Israel into which David was born, we now turn to his early life. Where did David come from? Why did God choose such a nobody to be the next king over his people?
(Preaching on the Life of David. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on May 8, 2022.)
We begin our study of the life of David by familiarizing ourselves with the political climate of Israel in the generations leading up to David. What was going on, and what made David so special?
(Preaching on the life of David. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on May 1, 2022.)
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