This week we learn about how we are called as the church to be shaped by Christ rather than what the world wants us to be shaped as.
A new work of God in San Diego's East Village
A new work of God in San Diego's East Village
Sermons on 1 Samuel
David and Goliath! The original. We see that what matters is whether the Lord is with you (not strength or odds or any other factors), and we find that our lives are to be shaped by the calling of God (and not any other factors).
We look at the anointing of David, reflect on his legacy, and see that we are called to build beautiful lives but hold onto them lightly, recognizing that all will be destroyed and remade by our creator.
Israel asks for a king, rejecting God as their king, despite Samuel’s warnings about what a king will do.
Craig Keen shares with us from the lectionary texts (1 Samuel 3:1–10; Psalm 139:1–6, 13–18; 1 Corinthians 6:12–20; and John 1:43–51), and leads us into the call to become part of the mutilated body of Christ. Here is the manuscript: The four passages that the lectionary tells folks like me to speak on today are…