Saul reaps what he has sown - but the seemingly tragic death of a king actually advances God's plan | 1 Samuel 31
The Fruit of the Spirit is Peace
This part of the Fruit of the Spirit isn’t so much about vertical peace (with God) or inner peace (the opposite of anxiety), but horizontal peace with other people | Galatians 5:22
A King who Gives
God's king is a suffering king, he looks to God when he's in trouble, and he wins a great victory and shares the spoil with his friends | 1 Samuel 30
Today you will be with me in paradise
Just before celebrating the Lord's Supper we looked at the second of Jesus' seven sayings on the cross | Luke 23:43
God's grace when we get it wrong
It's possible for God's people to get it seriously wrong - but even then we're not beyond his grace | 1 Samuel 29
Faithful people of a faithful God
In preparation for the celebration of the Lord's Supper, we jumped forward in our series on the Fruit of the Spirit to look at faithfulness | Galatians 5:22
The terrible silence of God
When people stop listening to God, occultism and spiritualism flourish as people look elsewhere for answers only the gospel has | 1 Samuel 28
Solid Joy
Christian joy in the midst of suffering is something the world can't understand - and a powerful evangelistic weapon | Galatians 5:22
"I am not the Christ"
David forgets what he knows and starts relying on his feelings - and in doing so reminds us that he falls short of being the ultimate Messiah | 1 Samuel 27
But the fruit of the Spirit is love
Love isn't just the first Fruit of the Spirit - the rest are simply out-workings of it | Galatians 5:13-26