1 Samuel 8–10; 13; 15–16 Part 1 • Dr. Geoff Wright • June 8-14 • Come, Follow Me
6/3/20261 hr 5 min
Could God see a king in the most unlikely of people and what happens when a humble leader lets pride take hold? Join Hank and John as they welcome Dr. Geoff Wright to explore 1 Samuel and Israel’s shift from judges to monarchy and the tragic rise and fall of King Saul.
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TIMECODE
0:00 - Part 1 - Dr. Geoff Wright
2:06 Israel's move from judges to kings
2:40 Teaser
5:05 Bio
7:40 Come, Follow Me Manual
9:09 Anticipatory set–Rosa Parks, Malala, J.K. Rowling
10:50 Pretest questions: Seeing potential in the overlooked
13:35 Historical context
15:29 President Kimball and patriarch James Womack
17:15 Coaches and mentors
20:30 “Only pass to one guy”
22:51 Martin Harris and God’s work goes forth
25:00 Wanting a king to fit in
29:06 Lunchboxes, big feet, and Dickies pants
31:08 Parenting and the PowerPoint pitch
35:47 Tying your identity to the Lord
38:29 God sends Saul
39:00 Greg: The Student who left a gang
44:17 Choosing kings vs. letting God prevail
47:21 Saul losing his humility
49:57 Staying “little in our own sight”
52:07 Building skis
55:06 Heat, pressure, repentance and drift trikes
57:23 Saul hides “among the stuff”
58:41 The neighbor who became a best friend
1:03:16 The Spirit changes (and hold onto it)
1:14:49 End of Part 1 - Professor Geoff Wright
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsHank Smith· Host0:00
Coming up in this episode on Follow Him.
Jeff Wright· Guest0:03
While we were living there that first month, a guy moved into the house next to us. He had just gotten out of prison, and he was on his front porch smoking. You know, I looked over, and I thought, "All right. This is my new neighbor." So I said, "Hello. How's it going?" He's a little gruff. We're about the same age. Little did I know that he would become one of my best friends.
Hank Smith· Host0:25
[upbeat music] Hello, my friends. Welcome to another episode of Follow Him. My name is Hank Smith. I'm your host. I'm here with my co-host, whose name is John, by the way, a choice young man, and a goodly. [laughs] And there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he. [laughs] John, I'm reading I Samuel 9. I went, "I know exactly what to call you this week."
John Bytheway· Host0:54
[laughs] I, I was born of goodlier parents.
Hank Smith· Host0:57
[laughs] They were goodlier.
John Bytheway· Host0:58
They were the goodlier-est. [laughs] I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the King James translation room when they- [laughs] They said, "Let's go with goodlier." [laughs] "Let's go with goodlier."
Hank Smith· Host1:08
Goodlier. We're gonna see how many times we can say it today. [laughs] John, we are privileged to be joined by my friend Dr. Jeff Wright. Dr. Wright, if I can call you Jeff?
Jeff Wright· Guest1:18
Call me Jeff.
Hank Smith· Host1:19
Thanks for being here. Thanks for taking time for us.
Jeff Wright· Guest1:21
It's a privilege to be here. Hank, we've been friends for a long time. John By the Way I've known on cassette tapes for a long time.