Theme: Spiritual battles are won by spirit-filled people, but total victory will only come when the battle is totally In Chapter 13 we saw the beginning of Sauls kingdom, and the beginning of Saul’s disobedience as well.  Israel was being oppressed by the Philistines, and their new king could do nothing to prevent it.  Saul […]

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 […]

Theme: God often causes our insignificant circumstances and choices to intersect with His life changing paths. 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. 1 Samuel 8:1-3 Samuel elected his own sons as judges over Israel, […]