Called: Living Out the Gospel Where We Are | David & Jonathan: Surrendered Ambition, Shared Mission, 1 Sam. 18:10-5

15/08/2025 45 min

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Episode Synopsis

In this message, we explore the deep covenant friendship between David and Jonathan, a relationship marked by humility, sacrifice, and shared mission. Preaching from 1 Samuel and Philippians 2, we are invited to consider what it means to surrender ambition for the sake of God’s purposes. Jonathan, though heir to Saul’s throne, lays down his royal rights to champion David, trusting God’s plan above personal gain. Their friendship models the kind of self-giving love that points forward to Jesus—the friend who emptied himself for our sake.This sermon challenges us to ask: Can we use our influence to serve others? Can we pay the cost of true friendship for the sake of God’s mission? And can we love others in a way that is not based on power or position, but on covenant and Christlike humility? In a world shaped by self-promotion and polarization, we are called to be a people shaped by shared mission and surrendered ambition.

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