Joshua Roy Porter was the Chairman of Theology at the University of Exeter. The service begins with an opening word of prayer from 0:00-1:21. Music plays from 1:23-1:59. There is an introduction to the speaker from 2:08-4:17. Dr. Porter preaches from 4:30-47:58. Porter speaks on the reign of King Saul and the concept of the monarchy in ancient Israel. His source text was 1 Samuel 8. There are closing remarks and prayer from 47:59-48:30. Closing music plays from 48:31-49:08. This is part 1 of a 2 part lecture series.
