This week, we’ll continue the story as God concedes to Israel’s demand for a King and selects a young man named Saul to be the first official monarch of Israel. It’s a story of heartache as we watch God’s people dive headlong into their rebellious desires, but God’s fingerprints are also all over the story as he directs the events according to his purposes.

* This sermon was co-written with Rev. Kevin Germer, Christ Presbyterian Church, Richmond

- Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics, IV.1, 437-445.

- The David Story, By Robert Alter

- 1 & 2 Samuel for Everyone, by John Goldingay

- 1 Samuel for You, by Tim Chester

- 1 and 2 Samuel, by Walter Brueggemann

- “Hell,” Sermon by Tim Keller, Jun 8, 1997.