It’s said, Bitterness is like drinking poison but then expecting someone else to die." There’s a better way to deal with the hurt and pain, caused by others. And we’ll hear about it on today’s Abounding Grace with pastor Ed Taylor. We’ll find that as we continue in Romans chapter fifteen.

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Wouldn’t you like to come to the end of your life, with no regrets? Where you wouldn’t be saying, I should have or I wonder what could have been? Today on Abounding Grace we’ll focus on four words that really describe King Saul’s life: The Lord Would Have! Pastor Ed Taylor says that doesn’t have to be your story if you’ll learn from Saul’s mistakes.

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Don’t you hate it when someone takes credit for something they really didn’t do? Whether it’s on the job, in the church, or in the home, it leaves a bad taste in our mouth. God doesn’t look highly on that sort of behavior either, and today on Abounding Grace that’s exactly what King Saul is about to do. We’ve reached chapter thirteen in our verse by verse study of First Samuel. As Saul is about to take credit for something his son actually did, pastor Ed Taylor will encourage us to cultivate humility in our lives!

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Today pastor Ed Taylor visits First Samuel 12, and the flow of this chapter is confession, repentance and prayer! How great would that be if that was the banner over our lives! It can be, and we’ll see how.

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We’ll join Ed Taylor in First Samuel 12 today. It’s a transition time in the leadership of Israel, as Samuel is about to humbly step down, and Saul is handed the leadership of the nation. And Pastor Ed doesn’t want us to miss Samuel’s attitude and approach here at the latter part of his life and ministry. We’ll recognize his humility and integrity, and allow this to inspire you to live in a similar way.

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Pastor Ed Taylor is in the middle of a series of studies based in First Samuel. Today we’re going to draw your attention to the difference between effective and ineffective leadership in the church. Maybe God has you in a place of leadership, or you believe He’s calling you to that? What should your attitude be, and what’s the right way to lead? See what First Samuel eleven has to say about that.

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C. S. Lewis famously said, If you aim at earth, you’ll miss heaven, but if you aim at heaven, you’ll get heaven and earth too. So, we must be careful to aim in the right direction. And make sure we have the right purpose in life. Today’s Abounding Grace with pastor Ed Taylor will help us with that.

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Samuel had been a faithful judge over Israel, and God had been nothing but good to His people. But the people of Israel lost sight of that, and cried out for a King. They rejected Samuel and the Lord without a legitimate reason, and in doing so were going to pay the price. In First Samuel eleven pastor Ed Taylor observes a powerful move of the Holy Spirit, as good compassionate leadership helped to turn things around.

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There are certainly many good examples in the Bible we can turn to, and then you have some who deeply trouble us! Maybe we’re not quite sure what to make of them. If you’re familiar with the story of Saul Israel’s first king - you no doubt have had to wrestle with some difficult questions. Let’s face it he’s an enigma. Today on Abounding Grace we’ll set out to solve some of those puzzling questions raised by his life.

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Today the plan is to cover more ground in First Samuel, and we left off in chapter ten. We’ve been learning recently how God leads and guides us by His Spirit. It doesn’t always line up with conventional thinking. Saul is about to become the first King of Israel, but before this happens he’s going to receive confirmation through three signs. Ed will relate this to our calling today.

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