Bible, theology, culture, etc.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zT5be6VFRDSS3H4YuPrfW?si=5ba7ca7d03ef451e The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here. When is this happening? There are several instances in this chapter that make it somewhat difficult to discern when this event is taking place. At times it feels like we are bring re-introduced to David again, like we weren’t … Continue reading Goliath (1 Samuel 17)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4jYT8jWQS1KdsUPvEVyabH?si=d4a17e4b01674e5d The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here. Imagine your life like a marathon (2 Tim 4:7). You know that what lies ahead of you will be difficult, but worth it, so you prepare. As a Christian, you could allegorize all sorts of images here. Perhaps proper … Continue reading The Lord Looks on the Heart (1 Sam 16)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PfwhFLkcGiCjhvLrktRgM?si=c583fe46182f4c97 The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here. You may be an ambassador to England or FranceYou may like to gamble, you might like to danceYou may be the heavyweight champion of the worldYou may be a socialite with a long string of pearls But you’re gonna … Continue reading To Obey Is Better (1 Sam 15)
The word of the LORD came to Samuel: “I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not performed my commandments.” And Samuel was angry, and he cried to the LORD all night...And Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from … Continue reading What Is the “Regret” of God?
1 Samuel 15:3: "Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’” This command (and others like it) is jarring to read. It seems to authorize God's people to slaughter non-combatants indiscriminately, … Continue reading Why the OT Genocide Commands Are Likely Hyperbole
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5LHpFOffgvrSNckiOXZR5J?si=121c610a284b4f36 The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here. What do you do when something God does seems to contradict who God is? When His commands or actions seems to compromise God’s character? When God informs Abraham of His intention to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham is shocked. … Continue reading Devoted to Destruction (1 Sam 15:1-3)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6OqjcIHeIxcEmeP4iuTjVW?si=ed917184c30c4006 The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here.*Originally preached November 6th, 2022* What makes a good leader? Who do you want to follow? Someone with vision, grit, conviction, someone who isn’t afraid to break the rules and push out into the unknown? Is it creativity, or courage, … Continue reading Faithfulness Inverted (1 Sam 14:24-46)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7hvkOzZRf4XqnIQQuNeviy?si=685f4d594ce5443c The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here.*Originally preached October 30th, 2022* When was the last time you required courage? Maybe you heard a noise in the middle of the night that you had to go investigate; maybe you had to confront a friend steeped in unrepentant … Continue reading Courage and Cowardice (1 Sam 14:1-23)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/790MfGxoy2vkp3go8Mkz4L?si=7147514dd3534c1f The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here.*Originally preached October 23rd, 2022* Convictions are easy to hold, so long as they are never tested. Ideals that remain idealistic and never realistic–as in, put into practice–are a breeze. You can read a book about a new diet, or time … Continue reading Simple Sins (1 Sam 13:1-14)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7jP07IBRbyxXaHPPfGXLtC?si=b665a9ddd455401f The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here.*Originally preached October 16th, 2022* On September 1st, 1939, the poet W.H. Auden, sat in a dive bar on 52nd street in Manhattan. Earlier that day, Hitler and his armies invaded Poland, plunging the world into a second world war. In … Continue reading A Faithful Farewell (1 Sam 12)
Marc Sims 