Our dog Libby is very selfish. She lies in the path and does not want to move when she sees us coming. She pushes up against us for attention and gets jealous if we give someone attention instead of her. She thinks only of herself. In 1 Samuel 25:1, we read that Samuel the prophet […]
David’s life was filled with stress. Hiding from the king was no easy task. Narrow escapes and dangerous trips were frequent events. Having been a shepherd, he was used to the rough wilderness. It was there that he and his company took refuge. Transition This evening, I borrowed the headings in my outline come from […]
When troubles come, some people panic, others cry, get angry, worry, blame others, hide, or run away. What we ought to do is to run to the Lord for help, then fully obey and trust Him. David was a man after God’s own heart. In his heart, he loved God and was not too proud […]
David and Jonathan were godly close friends. Prince Jonathan took the lead in building their friendship. Godly friendships are great blessings. Such friendships are built on character and selfless love. If more husbands and wives were godly best friends, our world would have fewer broken hearts, divorce, immorality, and upset children. Transition This evening I […]
When good things happen to a person, it does not necessarily mean that God is blessing for the way they are living. However, God does promise to bless those who do right. David noted that in the first Psalm. (Psalm 1:1) “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor […]
This evening we are going to look at perhaps the most well known story in the whole Bible – David and Goliath. However, I do not want us to focus just on the thrilling story, but rather on the principles found in it. Just as David faced a huge giant, we face many huge giants […]
Read our text. Last week we studied about David’s anointing as a youth. It seems that he was about 15 years old at that time. A few years had passed since that event. David was now a skilled harpist. He practiced for hours as he tended the sheep in the field. As David drew closer […]
King Saul, the first king of Israel, disobeyed God during his second year as king (1 Sa 13:1, 13-14). At that time, God chose him a man after His own heart – a man who was not yet born. During the remaining 38 years of his reign, Saul displeased God. In about his 25th year […]