Sunday 26th January 2025
Read: Psalm 45:1-7; Mark 15:1-39; 1 Samuel 8:1-22
Sermon: 1 Samuel 8:1-22
Samuel and the Bible
1 Samuel 8:1-3 The days of the Judges numbered
1 Samuel 8:4-18 There was no king in Israel, we should get one
8:4-5 the elders to Samuel: you are old, your sons are like Eli’s sons
8:6 Samuel to the LORD: this is evil in my eyes
8:7-9 the LORD to Samuel: obey them they will get the king they ask for
8:10-18 Samuel to the people: be warned you will get the king you deserve
1 Samuel 8:19-22 Everyone still doing what is right in their own eyes
Mark 15 Yhwh’s servant king