1. The King We Need - Rich Bowpitt

Oasis Church Birmingham: Talks

What does a good leader look like? This year, Oasis is exploring the life of King David - a leader in the Bible who was known as "a man after God's own heart". Ultimately, David's story is one which shows us that God is overflowing with kindness and generosity, that human frailty can’t derail his plans and his purposes, and that the one David’s life is pointing to even in his flaws and failures, the true King, Jesus, really is enough. This week, Rich kicks off the series by tackling some of the context behind the request from the people of God in the Old Testament to have a king in the first place. In it, he looks at the differences between "the king we want" - which always comes with unexpected consequences - and "the king we need" - who comes in unexpected ways in the person of Jesus Christ.