The unexpected intrusion of a paralyzed person being lowered through a roof that had been dug up is a perfect image for the great lengths God goes to, to get outsiders into our churches. Jesus challenged these institutions at the points where they...

There is a call for us to live out and tell the whole story of God. So often we reduce and shrink God's redemption story to personal salvation... but it's so much bigger: it is the restoration of everything. We must read, live, tell and know...

The heart of a worshipper. David shows his love for God when he dances publicly in a linen vest. He is the King, but he will not hide his exuberance and joy. He is abandoned to God, worshiping for the audience of One. What does it take to develop such...

David’s marriage to Michal is a sign of his new found favour. By it, he joins the Royal Family. But Saul is still twisted in bitterness and jealousy: David must decide what he will invest in: his new royal status or his relationship with God? David...

For much of his life the spirituality of David will be contrasted with that of Saul. This is nowhere more true than in the simple loyalty that David shows, compared to the bitter envy that consumes Saul. David learns that it is in God he must trust...

In contrast to David’s troubled relationship with Saul, his friendship with Jonathan is a picture of loyalty and trust. While David is learning that Saul cannot be trusted, he also finds that Jonathan can. Their friendship lets us know that there are...

"The transfiguration" was a sign of Jesus being entirely caught up with and bathed in the love, power and kingdom of God - so much so that it transformed His whole being with light. This was a sign that Jesus was not just indulging in...

Crisis-Seeking-Visitation-Transformation. From the massive moves of God in Acts 2 and 4 to the revivals on the 1720's and 1850's, there seems to be a pattern. A recognition of crisis, a seeking of God, a visitation from God and then an...

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