Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 15th, 2026
Fr. Larry Richards of The Reason For Our Hope Foundation Podcast
Father Larry Richards
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🗓️ 15 March 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Please be seated. Now, you got to remember, all the readings are talking about the same thing. |
| 0:05.7 | Let's see if you can put them together before I do it for you. So listen and put all the readings together. |
| 0:15.5 | A reading from the first book of Samuel. |
| 0:23.7 | The Lord said to Samuel, fill your horn with oil and be on your way. |
| 0:29.5 | I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen my king from among his sons. |
| 0:36.1 | As Jesse and his sons came to the sacrifice, Samuel looked at Iliab |
| 0:41.1 | and thought, surely the Lord's anointed is here before him. But the Lord said to Samuel, |
| 0:47.3 | do not judge from his appearance or from his lofty stature, because I have rejected him. Not as man sees, does God see. |
| 0:58.5 | Because man sees the appearance, but the Lord looks into the heart. In the same way, Jesse presented |
| 1:05.7 | seven sons before Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, the Lord has not chosen any one of these. |
| 1:13.7 | Then Samuel asked Jesse, are these all the sons you have? |
| 1:18.6 | Jesse replied, there is still the youngest who is tending the sheep. |
| 1:23.8 | Samuel said to Jesse, send for him, we will not begin the sacrificial banquet until he arrives here. |
| 1:32.3 | Jesse sent and had the young man brought to them. He was ready, a youth handsome to behold, and making a splendid appearance. |
| 1:42.3 | The Lord said, there, anoint him, for this is the one. Then Samuel, |
| 1:48.9 | with the horn of oil in hand, anointed David in the presence of his brothers. And from that day |
| 1:55.5 | on, the spirit of the Lord rushed upon David. The word of the Lord. Thanks. Speak to God. |
| 2:22.0 | This morning's Psalm response on page 740 of the Breaking Bread. |
| 2:24.2 | The Lord is My Shepherd, number 740. |
| 2:26.4 | Number 740. The Lord is my shepherd. |
| 2:49.0 | There is nothing |
| 2:52.5 | I shall want |
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