Hebrews 12:5-11 on discipline as a mark of sonship, opened with the young bull elephants that began killing rhinos in a South African park until older bulls were brought in.
1 Samuel 4:1-11, the week after some two hundred people came forward asking for more of the Holy Spirit — and a caution about looking for fireworks.
The second half: Israel trusted spiritual activity over spiritual obedience, and God's stuff over God's presence — a great deal of religion with nothing behind it.
Genesis 3:5 in a short topical run the preacher named Things Adam Wants to Talk About, before the Giant series on David begins.
A Palm Sunday message from the youth pastor, opening with a clip of what the middle schoolers remembered about the day.
Psalm 23 in week eight of Rooted, on walking in a rabbi's dust — the humility of following close enough behind someone to get dirty.