The Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel Express

Psalm 68:24–26,John 19:1–22,1 Samuel 26:23–25; 27:1–12; 28:5–19 What seemed to the world to be the ultimate defeat was in fact the ultimate triumph.

Psalm 68:19, John 18:25–40, 1 Samuel 24:2–6; 25:2–31 Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all you who are weary and *burdened*, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you… and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my *burden* is light’ (Matthew 11:28–30).

Proverbs 13:10–19, John 18:3–17, 1 Samuel 22:17; 23:14–18 Martin Luther King said that the ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in ‘moments of convenience’, but where they stand in ‘moments of challenge, moments of great crisis and controversy’.

Psalm 68:7–10, John 17:9–26, 1 Samuel 20:42 Unity is so powerful.

Psalm 68:4–6, John 16:7–33; 17:1–5, 1 Samuel 17:41–47 There is great power in a name. Names are significant. This is true today, but it was even more so in the Hebrew culture we read about in the Bible. A Hebrew name is no mere label. *The name of the LORD* reveals who he is.

Psalm 67:1–7, John 15:1–27, 1 Samuel 16:7; 17:4–37 There are two possible attitudes when facing a giant. One is to say, ‘It’s so big, there’s nothing I can do.’ The other is to say, ‘It’s so big, I can’t miss!’

Proverbs 12:28; 13:1–6, John 14:1–27, 1 Samuel 15:12 How can you make sure you finish well?

Psalm 66:13–20, John 13:21–38, 1 Samuel 13:13–14; 14:6 Jesus was the supreme example of love in the history of the world. He demonstrates all this in his own life through loving everyone (even Judas who betrayed him as we see in today’s passage), and laying down his life for us all in love.