Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Austin

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Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Austin

Welcome to the weekly podcast of Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Austin, Texas. To learn more visit our website at https://redeemerpres.org.

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    1 Samuel 16:1-13 - The Gospel According to Samuel

    The anointing of David in 1 Samuel 16 is soaked in literary irony; Israel’s King was supposed to “hear” the word of the LORD and obey. Not only does Israel not hear the warning of their prophet, Samuel, against their desire for a king, making them like the other nations, but their first king suffers from selective hearing. In chapter 15, the use of “hearing” and Saul’s failure to heed the LORD’s word and the warning of His prophet contrasts with a truer king soon to be anointed in David. Samuel is also the “seer” of Israel but fails to “see” Saul rightly, choosing him as king for his appearance. All this sets up for a beautiful catastrophe cast in the opening line of chapter 16. Here, God inaugurates His own divine plan for Israel; “How long will you grieve over Saul? Fill your horn with oil, and go.” In other words, it is now the LORD’s turn to choose a king for His people. Samuel repeats his foolish choice in Eliab, who mirrors the appearance and charisma of Saul, but the LORD saves Israel from its savior (Dale Ralph Davis) and shows the reader what true sight is: “The LORD looks on the heart.” Beauty arises not externally but internally, and the Lord's “sight” discerns true beauty and true kingliness. His vision passes over all of Jesse's sons except one. David, the beloved son, the runt, the ugly duckling, the one not even invited to the sacrificial service or called by his father to be considered for kingship left to his domestic chores, is ironically the one “seen” by God as Israel’s king. Here is a continuation of the great surprise of God’s sight and the great reversal of our cultural expectations. Robert Alter compares David to the story of Cinderella. But the key is the source of David’s inner beauty. He is a shepherd of the sheep. A man of sacrifice. A man capable of tender and gentle love. A man of great courage. A man attuned to the voice of the True Shepherd. God has seen His king in David, and in this ancient fairytale, our deepest longing rises to the surface, “Does anyone see me?”

  2. 13 OCT.

    1 Samuel 15 - The Gospel According to Samuel

    Even before the terrorist attacks on 9/11, Americans had become used to the “holy war” Islamic radicals were waging against the West. It comes as a surprise to some then when they read passages like 1 Samuel 15 where God commands his people to wage a holy war against Gentile nations, like the Amalekites. But our discomfort with the term or even the prospect that God commands it should be shaped by the purpose and place of holy war in the work of God to redeem the world. This week, we turn to the next sad chapter of Saul’s life when, because of his partial faithfulness, God rejects him fully and finally as king. That sad episode is set within a context of God’s hatred of sin and absolute determination to make a a holy people for himself. Get ready for some heavy lifting this Sunday at Redeemer.

  3. 6 OCT.

    1 Timothy 6: 6-10, 17-19 - Special Services

    We could make an argument that gratitude is the fundamental quality of the Christian life. In gratitude, we live in response to God. In gratitude, we love God. In gratitude, we give our ourselves to God as he has given himself for us. When it comes to our giving habits in the church, we can miss the role of gratitude in our giving, and thus wrongly communicate our affection to God. On Sunday morning, we will explore two keys regarding giving from Paul’s charge to the church in Ephesus through Timothy. Firstly, we are called to contentment, and secondly, we are to imitate God in our habits of giving, who has given us everything to enjoy. While we can face challenges in each, in practicing them, we take hold of that which is life, and avoid the trappings of a love for wealth, which can lead to ruin.

  4. 29 SEPT.

    1 Samuel 14:1-46 - The Gospel According to Samuel

    Does your religious practice look more like Saul’s or more like Jonathan’s? Do you think by making good choices and adding extra rules, you can somehow ensure God’s favor? Or, are you freely confident in God’s power, control, and love? This week, we turn to another sad chapter in the story of Saul. But the counterpoint to Saul’s superstitious religion is Jonathan’s biblical faithfulness: an example for us, for our families, and for our church.

  5. 22 SEPT.

    1 Samuel 13:1-14 - The Gospel According to Samuel

    John Wesley, the founder of Methodism and the brother of the famous hymn writer Charles Wesley, once said, “there is no little sin, because there is no little God to sin against.” This week, we turn to 1 Samuel 13 and a puzzling incident in the life of King Saul. It seems, at first glance, that Saul’s sin is little and that Samuel makes too much of it. But Samuel says Saul’s sin has provoked the Lord to look for a new king. How should we understand God’s expectations and God’s judgment, especially when we honestly consider our own faithlessness in big and little ways? The answer stretches from Genesis to Revelation, from King Adam to King Jesus. Join us this Sunday to discover why!

  6. 15 SEPT.

    1 Samuel 12:1-25 - The Gospel According to Samuel

    For nearly all of Samuel’s life, he has fulfilled two roles for the nation of Israel: he has been God’s prophet to the people and he has been a judge, the political and military leader that gave order to Israel’s civil society. But now that Saul has been anointed and proclaimed and made king, it is time for Samuel’s responsibilities to change. The time of the judges (stretching back Othniel in Judges 3:7) has come to an end. Now it is the time for the kings to reign. At this momentous turning point in Israel’s history, Samuel preaches to them and his sermon is frightening and accusatory. It appears that Samuel is finally getting to say all the things he wants to say to a nation he believes has treated him unfairly. But the surprise isn’t in the tone of the sermon. The surprise is found in the good news Samuel preaches to those who can’t seem to do anything but evil. Join us this Sunday as we hear the gospel from Samuel.

  7. 8 SEPT.

    1 Samuel 10:14—11:15 - The Gospel According to Samuel

    Last week, we returned to 1 Samuel and saw God’s hidden hand of providence bringing Saul to Samuel who told him that he would be the new king that Israel had demanded of God. This week, we go looking for the king. Where is he? Why hasn't this momentous occasion in the life of Israel made any difference? Where is the hero the people longed for, the prince who would save God’s people? Every earthly kingdom—even the one God himself ordained in Israel—is a pale reflection of the eternal King and Kingdom to which you and I belong in Christ. This week, we see how Saul (in his failure and his success) whets our appetite for a King who will finally and forever be victorious over all our enemies.

  8. 1 SEPT.

    1 Samuel 9:1—10:16 - The Gospel According to Samuel

    As we return to the book of First Samuel, we are introduced to one of the most intriguing characters of Scripture: King Saul. But when we meet Saul, he is not yet king. Instead, he is on a journey to find his father’s lost donkeys. Along the way, he meets the prophet Samuel whom God had told the day before that he would meet the man God had chosen to be Israel’s king. The story of Saul is more than just history, it is an example of God’s hidden hand in all of our lives: moving, directing, and even overruling events to achieve his purposes for us and for the world.

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Welcome to the weekly podcast of Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Austin, Texas. To learn more visit our website at https://redeemerpres.org.

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    Redeemer Presbyterian Church
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    2019 - 2024
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