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1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall…

Fall of Saul: When the sacrifice of a leader gives way to entitlement of the leader, his tenure is short-lived.

Last week, we saw Saul rushing God and offering sacrifices without Samuel, God’s chosen one. This sin resulted in Saul and his family losing their kingdom. No longer would Saul’s family be in the line for leader over Israel. If we think about it, it was nothing more than simple disobedience that led…

1 Then Moses answered and said, “But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, ‘The Lord has not appeared to you.’ ” 2 So the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.” 3 And He said, “Cast it on the ground.” So he cast it on the ground, and it became…

12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be to him a father, and…

I have a little bit of a challenge today - in that it’s been 6 weeks since we were last in 2 Samuel... Not sure if you remember - but before we DIVERTED into our mini Easter Series... We were making our way through 1 and 2 Samuel. The challenge - is the help us - Get back in the groove…the OT groove...…

READ 1 Sam 14:24-46 Saul: a raging king wants credit for the victory crushes his allies under his lust for conquest hides his insecurities (15:17) under abuse of authority The wrath of man 24 Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, 25 lest you learn his ways and entangle…

Confederate - A person, group, nation, or state united with another or others for a common purpose; ally; associate an associate in a unlawful act or plot; accomplice Hebrews 11:30-40 (LSB) 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. 31 By faith Rahab the…

Lesson 4: The First King – Saul Part 2 The Kings of Israel & Judah 1 Samuel 13-31 Last week we started looking at our first king of Israel under the kingdom united as one. His name was Saul. We learned that he was definitely the right choice for the job. God would not choose someone that could not accomplish…

Lesson 2: Introduction Part 2 Last week we mainly gave a scope of what we are going to be covering in this study – the books that are involved and explained how the make of Israel went from one kingdom to a the two kingdoms of Judah and Israel. This week we are going to look at the subject & precursors…

Let’s refresh our memories with what happened in 1 Samuel 13 : King Saul (not the Saul whose name would later be changed to “Paul”, but the OT king of Israel in the 11th Century before Christ)—King Saul decided to take a few thousand men and go after the much stronger, much larger, much better-equipped…

Fasting is not an end in itself Fasting as empty ritual is condemned Then said the Lord unto me, Pray not for this people for their good. When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by…

Introduction: Welcome/prayer Last week, in chapters 13 & 14 we spoke of Saul as being a man of no faith by his act of ignoring the Word of God and then adding to the Word of God. The first of which cost him the throne for himself and his descendants. Today, we once again look at the life of Saul… we’ll…

Introduction: Welcome/Prayer Today we continue our march through 1 Samuel in chapters 13 & 14 We’re currently learning about the person of Saul and today we’ll learn that Saul is a man of no faith, by two actions that reflect his relationship with God’s Word... The first one, 13.1-15, Saul ignores God’s…

Bravery and loyalty in the life of Jonathan and his armor bearer. Self-sacrificial love in the life of Jesus. Faithfulness in the martyrdom of the saints.

Trust and Obedience in Jonathan and David. 6 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the Lord will work for us, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.” Jonathan trusts God. 23 So the Lord…

God is in Charge! Listen to his call. 6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord . 7 And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from…

Would Jesus say that Jonathan acted in accordance with his father?

Let’s Pray... Intro: As we’ve been studying 1 Samuel, we’ve been diving in pretty deep and looking at some of the details of the text, this morning what I want to do is actually give us more of a 30,000 foot perspective. We’re going to be covering a lot of 1 Samuel this morning, in fact we’ll be covering…

The Rebellion Against the Philistines The Philistines had Israel under occupation They had garrisons in Israelite cities They restricted weapons in Israel Saul was elected to lead a rebellion He was appointed “leader” He ruled in secret, from his home He fought off the Ammonites first Saul launched his…

15 “You shall make a breastpiece of judgment, in skilled work. In the style of the ephod you shall make it—of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen shall you make it. 16 It shall be square and doubled, a span its length and a span its breadth. 17 You shall set in it four rows…

Gods ministry to David for Israel Saul was given an evil spirit because of his unfaithfulness. He is angry, depressed 1 Samuel 16:23 , saucers violent mood swings, is jealous, paranoid, and a spiritual hot mess. Calls for someone to help. Enter David God uses this situation to train David to reign. This…

This Week’s Theme: God Knows Your Name Word for the Week is Calling: It is God’s summoning of individuals and people to himself, so that they will belong to him and serve him in his world. The calling of a believer may involve a specific place, task or vocation in life. Memory Verse: Jeremiah 33:3 Call…

The divine providence of God requires actions: it demands action. the question is: why does that providence not effect every one the same? while some: it propels them to give it all they have…to walk with boldness knowing that God goes before us and is making a way. they proceed by faith. while others:…

Exodus 27:20-30:10 Review In our last Torah Portions We have talked about different topics The Torah is the manual how to serve God- gives a sense of direction, like a compass W/o direction you do not know where you are going or what you are doing. the yes, I do The unanimous and unhesitating response…