Following Paul’s greeting and thanksgiving comes his prayer for the Colossian church; this prayer is where our focus will be in this week’s passage.

This week we begin a study through Paul’s letter to the Colossians. This study will carry us through the fall up to the time of Advent.

This Sunday’s sermon is a one-off sermon built around the idea of community. Part of the intended outcome is for the congregation to see the importance of how we treat one another as we reflect the Father’s love, mercy, and forgiveness that he displays towards us.

Having completed our study through 1 Samuel, we take this Sunday to go through the entire book of 2 Samuel as it pertains to and informs our understanding of 1 Samuel.

As 1 Samuel concludes we see the inevitable outcome that was anticipated for Saul. Did his demise make him a hero?

As we near the end of 1 Samuel the contrast between David and Saul continues to sharpen. “Where do you turn in the face of destructive opposition?” David as the LORD’s anointed provides a faithful witness for how to turn to the LORD regardless of the circumstances.

Pastor Danny D’Acquisto from Redemption Church returned to bring God’s word to us this past Sunday. This sermon serves as a one week break from our study of 1 Samuel.

We return to David’s plight with Achish and his expectation for David to go out to fight with the Philistines. What will become of the LORD’s anointed as he is expected to go into battle against his own people—people that he is expected to one day lead?

The author of 1 Samuel left us with a cliffhanger at the end of chapter twenty-seven as we await to see David’s outcome with Achish and the Philistine army—would David commit treason or not? Chapter twenty-eight records Saul’s response to his own fear of the Philistines and his own unkingly behavior.

As we return to 1 Samuel we witness David and his behavior out of step with his role as the LORD’s anointed. As we see this divergent image of David when compared to the composite image previously established in this book, let’s consider what we can learn from David’s mistakes and rejoice in God’s providing us with perfect Anointed One who came to redeem us.