Do we hope to receive mercy because we have been merciful - or are we merciful because God has been merciful to us? | Matthew 5:7

God honours his faithful servants - even when what we're doing feels like a waste, and even when we're serving in unglamorous places | 2 Samuel 23:8-38

Our need of righteousness, Jesus' provision of righteousness and our pursuit of righteousness | Matthew 5:6

What gives us confidence as we look to the future? | 2 Samuel 23:1-7

The story of David and Goliath isn't about us killing our giants - it's about God's Messiah winning the victory on behalf of his helpless people | 1 Samuel 17

Testifying to how God has delivered him and set him as head of the nations, David's song finds its true fulfilment in Jesus Christ - as the New Testament recognises | 2 Samuel 22

Meekness is not the opposite of weakness - it's the opposite of self-importance | Matthew 5:5

"Though Christ has undertaken this victory, yet he accomplishes it by training us up to fight his battles" - Richard Sibbes | 2 Samuel 21:15-22

One of the most misquoted verses in the Bible | Matthew 5:4

Clarity, sin, atonement and hope | 2 Samuel 21:1-14