Text: I Samuel 16 Theme: God is looking for people who he can fill with His Spirit, not people who are full of the spirit of the devil, “the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:” (Eph 2:2) Intro: In chapter 15 we saw Saul’s disobedience at Amalek which defiled his worship at […]
Text: I Samuel 15 Theme: The way we live our lives affects our worship of God. God is more interested in obedience in our daily living than in devotion on the weekend. Intro: Following the victory over the Philistines at Michmash, Saul continued to establish the army of Israel. The end of chapter 14 tells […]
Text: I Samuel 15 Theme: God will not bless a disobedient nation that refuses to repent. Intro: Following the victory over the Philistines at Michmash, Saul continued to establish the army of Israel. The end of chapter 14 tells us that, whenever he saw a strong or valiant man, he recruited him to the army. […]
Text: I Samuel 14 Theme: Spiritual battles are won by spirit-filled people, but total victory will only come when the battle is totally Intro: In Chapter 13 we saw the beginning of Sauls kingdom, and the beginning of Saul’s disobedience as well. a. Israel was being oppressed by the Philistines, and their new king could […]
Text: I Samuel 14 Theme: Spiritual battles are won by spirit-filled people, but total victory will only come when the battle is totally Intro: In Chapter 13 we saw the beginning of Sauls kingdom, and the beginning of Saul’s disobedience as well. a. Israel was being oppressed by the Philistines, and their new king could […]
Explore how Saul’s impatience and self effort led to disobedience, revealing the danger of doing God’s work in our own strength instead of trusting Him.
Text: I Samuel 11 Theme: God can use what seems like a terrible situation to accomplish His purposes Intro: In chapter 10, we looked at the anointing of Saul and his attempt to hide from his new responsibilities. We considered the signs that God gave to Saul that were intended to give him confidence in […]
Text: I Samuel 10 Theme: God’s anointing comes with responsibilities. Intro: In chapter 9 we saw Saul’s life before he was anointed king over all Israel. We noted his discipline in searching for his fathers’ lost donkeys, but we also noted that Saul wasn’t very aware of the spiritual life of the nation and didn’t […]
Text: I Samuel 10 Theme: God’s anointing comes with responsibilities. Intro: In chapter 9 we saw Saul’s life before he was anointed king over all Israel. We noted his discipline in searching for his fathers’ lost donkeys, but we also noted that Saul wasn’t very aware of the spiritual life of the nation and didn’t […]
Text: I Samuel 9 Theme: God often causes our insignificant circumstances and choices to intersect with His life changing paths. Intro: Before we get into the text this morning, I want to give you a brief summary of the previous chapter which provides the context for our chapter. a. I Samuel 8:1-3 Samuel elected his […]