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1 Samuel 16 | Finishing Well & Beginning Well

Speaker: Rev. Timothy D. Berry

This week we begin a new series of messages entitled, “The Making of the King”. Following the period of the Judges in the leading of the Israelites there’s a transition taking place, from Judges to Kings. Within this transition there are three characters, and in 1 Samuel 16 we see some insights into how they do, or do not, finish or start well. God shows clearly how his approach to selecting a suitable leader is so different to our usual criteria. It goes right to the heart of the matter.

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1 Samuel 17 | The Battle Belongs to the Lord

Speaker: Rev. Timothy D. Berry

This Sunday, we look at the story of David and Goliath. Like David, we need to understand the true nature of the battles that lie before us so that we can fight them properly with the courage that comes from knowing the battle is the Lord’s!

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1 Samuel 25 | The way of the fool or heed the voice of wisdom

Speaker: Rev. Timothy D. Berry

1 Samuel 25 – David has learnt an important lesson concerning the Lord’s anointed and now faces a test that will reveal what kind of king he will be. Will he go the way of the fool or heed the voice of wisdom?

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1 Samuel 27 | Surviving in exile

Speaker: Rev. Timothy D. Berry

1 Samuel 27 – When far from home, in exile and surrounded by the enemy, David works out how to keep faithful to his calling. Maybe there are lessons about how we, too, can keep close to God when in ‘hostile territory’, at work or home?

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1 Samuel 30 | Risk and Opportunity

Speaker: Rev. Timothy D. Berry

1 Samuel 30 – Crisis always presents risk and opportunity. In the midst of upheaval, both personally and as a leader, David strengthens himself in the Lord so that he can walk by faith. Ultimately the Lord is the one who reversed our fortunes and restored what was once lost.

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