Agents of Transformation (2)

Transformation sounds very posh! What does it mean to be an agent of transformation? We seek to live out the Beatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount, living according to values that make little sense to the rest of society. (Matt 5:1-14) We seek to do to others what we...

Agents of Transformation

This morning we looked at another description of God’s people in the Bible: our identity as agents of transformation. Ian Coffey writes that “every one of us can be an agent of transformation to our own families, our own communities, our nation and our world.”...

Succession Issues

1 Kings 1 looks at another of David’s sons (Adonijah) who decided to take matters into his own hands and proclaim himself king. Adonijah seems to us to be arrogant and worldly, looking at the idea of hereditary rule from a purely selfish point of view, a fact that the...

The Indignities of Old Age

As we approach the end of David’s life, we see that even a great king such as this suffered the indignities of old age. In 1 Kings 1:1-4, we read about the cold he felt which meant no amount of blankets could help him stay warm, and how the solution came in the form...