Sermon
Be Careful What You Ask For
Redemption Church - Twin Cities
Speaker: Drew Stevenson
June 7, 2026 · 38 min
Summary
God grants Israel's request for a king not to fulfill their desires but to expose their idolatry and direct their trust to Him alone. Through Saul's promising rise and devastating fall, the sermon illustrates how all earthly idols ultimately fail, pointing to Jesus as the only king who will never disappoint.
Highlights
God will not share His glory with anyone else.
Promising beginnings point us to the giver of all good things, not to trust in the gift but to trust in the giver.
God is not distant and capricious; he is with us and weeping with us, even as he tears away our idols for what is absolutely best for us.