1 Samuel 24:1-22; Saul is handed to David on a silver platter--but David refuses the easy way, choosing instead to suffer for the Glory that is to come. He is the true King who shows us the better way of the better King, King Jesus.

1 Samuel 23:1-19; Yahweh has a typical M.O.-a normal mode of operations that goes against the normal, human way of doing things. He chooses an unqualified king to lead his people, he uses enemies to accomplish his goals, he brings life from death.

1 Samuel 22:6-23; Sometimes God's people are oppressed and even killed. How do you make sense of it? David teaches us to look to the better Savior.

1 Samuel 21:1-22:5; David is fleeing for his life and he is doing some really foolish things. He's desperate and in trouble. Miraculously he escapes with his life and makes provisions for others who are desperate as well. We see that Yahweh takes care of his chosen ones.

Romans 5:12-21; The gospel message is essentially four basic steps. In this passage we see each of these steps and how God has redeemed a people for himself through the finished work of Jesus.

1 Samuel 19:1-24; Where is God when bad things happen? What part does God play in our hardship? We get the answer to these questions in this passage as King David has to run for his life from Saul.

1 Samuel 18:1-30; The true King has been made known and there are some decisions that need to be made. How will Saul and his family respond to this news? In this passage we see three responses from two individuals and are able to see how we should respond to our great King, Jesus.

1 Samuel 17:1-58; The classic underdog story is not about us but about our great Champion and King. Will we follow him or will we trust in ourself?

1 Samuel 16:1-23; Yahweh looks defeated. King Saul has been rejected and Israel is still following him. But its all part of the plan to bless Israel with the king they don't deserve but the one they need. And he is short.

Luke 10:25-37; Lawyers are always looking for loopholes, aren't they? All of us are moral lawyers looking for the loophole in God's law in order to justify ourselves...just like the lawyer in this passage. Our hope, however, is not found in being good, but in the one who is good for us.