2nd samuel

Explore " 2nd samuel" with insightful episodes like "Fallen King - Audio", "Grace: Recipients and Rejectors - Audio", "Rejected Sons & An Omnipotent Father - Audio", "Strength & Weakness - Audio" and "A Kingdom Shaken - Part 2" from podcasts like ""Woodland Friends Church", "Woodland Friends Church", "Woodland Friends Church", "Woodland Friends Church" and "Living Truth (Audio)"" and more!

Episodes (54)

Fallen King - Audio

We know the trajectory and David’s actions here won't surprise us. He’s taken Abigail. He’s taken more concubines and wives. He’s taken Michal back when he already had all the other women - he shouldn’t surprise us but… “the LORD sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart,” (1 Sam. 16:7). And Samuel said to [Saul], “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you, (1 Sam. 15:28). A heart once right before God, a neighbor better than Saul. But before our time here is done. . .

Woodland Friends Church

enMarch 11, 2024

Grace: Recipients and Rejectors - Audio

David’s a king, reigning like Jesus in both justice and righteousness. And, like Jesus, he's bestowing grace and kindness - raising one from his status as a crippled descendant of David's enemy to the king's table, while trying to bless another who resists and rebels against him. Some things never change.

Woodland Friends Church

enMarch 03, 2024

Rejected Sons & An Omnipotent Father - Audio

This isn’t how David operates. Here’s why he doesn’t operate that way. I feel like some Christians want to distill our faith down to mere mysticism, and not reality. Some Christians want to stress human agency so much to the point of denying God any practical insertions into life. Don’t let God’s providence and omnipotence make you lazy, but don’t let man’s responsibility make you ignorant or begrudge God’s working. His providence and omnipotence.

Woodland Friends Church

enJanuary 21, 2024

Strength & Weakness - Audio

Violence. Power. Force. “This is how I’m respected.” It makes no sense to some when David catches Saul in a cave relieving himself, and David has the ability right then and there to put an end to Saul. It makes no sense to Abishai when the entire army is sleeping, and Saul’s just lying there right next to his spear… and in both instances David does not fight the way Saul has fought. He chooses mercy. He chooses God’s Providence. But in that culture, and in ours sometimes, we say he’s choosing weakness. Powerlessness. Will David ever grow a backbone? Will he ever find that fierceness that led him to slay a giant? Or was it fierceness, power and strength then?

Woodland Friends Church

enJanuary 14, 2024