The Saul-David Transition Part 5/8  But he removed Saul and made David their king ... Acts 13:22 Structure-shift God is not only messing with our main-game – the purpose-shift – but also with our structures! There is a structure-shift underway, re-shaping the contemporary church. He is replacing the old order of Moses' tabernacle with the new — he is restoring David's … [Read more...]

The Saul-David Transition Part 4/8  But he removed Saul and made David their king ... Acts 13:22 Purpose-shift For those who respond to the Spirit of God, there is a purpose-shift occurring—a shift from gift to agape. Samuel's response to Saul's disobedience, "To obey [agape] is better than sacrifice [gift]", is instructive (1 Sam 15:22). Saul, like the contemporary … [Read more...]

The Saul-David Transition Part 3/8  But he removed Saul and made David their king ... Acts 13:22 Heart-shift There is currently a heart-shift occurring. Saul’s ‘heart condition’ was why God replaced him with David: And when He had removed him, He raised up David to them to be their king; to whom He also witnessed and said, I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man … [Read more...]

 The Saul-David Transition Part 2/8  But he removed Saul and made David their king ... Acts 13:22 Paradigm-shift There is currently a paradigm-shift in how we view ‘church’. God is ‘fussing’ with our ecclesiology—our concepts of the church, the ecclesia. We have viewed the church through our particular theological or denominational lens, unwittingly investing the … [Read more...]