PW: 1 Samuel

Looking for a Leader.What kind of leaders should we follow?
What kind of leaders should we be? And what does God have to do with it? These
are some of the questions inherent in 1 Samuel, with its portrait of divine
response to ancient IsraelÉs leadership crisis. That crisis was met through
three men - Samuel, Saul, and David - in ways that forever changed the
character of IsraelÉs leadership and clarified what God requires of his people
and their leaders.As John Woodhouse demonstrates, 1 Samuel's biblical
context provides serious reflection on our need for leadership and the failure
of human leaders. But it also reveals God's answer for Israel, which turns out
to be his answer for the whole world and for each of us individually. This
perceptive commentary not only illumines Old Testament history but brilliantly
points to the New Testament promise that was fulfilled in Jesus, our sovereign
leader and Savior.The Preaching the Word commentary sermon
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