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Sermons on 1 Samuel (Page 3)

1st Samuel – God’s Regret, Saul’s False Repentance, and the Terrible Sorrow of Sin

This sermon will wrap up our study of [esvignore]1 Samuel 15[/esvignore]. We will visit several verses in the chapter, and will look at God’s regret and Saul’s repentance. God’s regret is not as we might guess, and Saul’s repentance is not as it seems. In the first half, we study some doctrinal goodies, like “anthropomorphism” and “impassibility.” We see how these are…

1st Samuel – Perfect Obedience and the Deceitfulness of Sin

Here we examine [esvignore]1 Samuel 15:1-23[/esvignore]. We get to investigate three related topics that Saul’s failure as King highlight. They are: 1.) God uses imperfect people for Kingdom work; 2.) God desires obedience to his actual commands; and 3.) which is really a sub section of number 2, the deadly deceitfulness of sin. Sin will destroy, and the deceiver will gladly ambush…

1st Samuel – God’s Glory in Judgment

Our sermon is entitled “God’s Glory in Judgment” and is taken from [esvignore]1 Samuel 15:1-3[/esvignore]. As we look at the story of Saul’s battle with the Amalekites, we will see a sad failure once again, and the ultimate rejection of Saul. But we can’t simply pass by passages in the Bible that shock us. When the Lord says “destroy them all, men,…

1st Samuel – A Stark Contrast: Jonathan and Saul Part 1

This message from [esvignore]1 Samuel 14:1-23[/esvignore] compares the faithless Saul to the bold faith of his son Jonathan. What does it mean to know God is Sovereign? What actions must necessarily flow from such knowledge? How does theology translate to action? Here Jonathan demonstrates what true faith looks like by remaining steadfast against insane odds (from the world’s perspective). This military engagement…

1st Samuel – True Faith Obeys

Our lesson for the tenth of July is entitled True Faith Obeys and is taken from [esvignore]1 Samuel 13:14[/esvignore] (only one verse!), with references to the past chapters regarding Saul’s life and work, and references to a number of other passages throughout the Bible. We will make four discoveries about obedience and then a discovery about ‘attending upon God,’ each of which…

1st Samuel – Marks of a Pretend Faith

Our lesson comes from [esvignore]1 Samuel 13:1-15[/esvignore] and is entitled Marks of a Pretend Faith. We will examine what made King Saul’s faith no faith at all, and relate it to our own walk with God, as the Bible desires us to do. That means we will call for self-examination, a practice that is rare in Christianity today, judging by how weak…

1st Samuel – “Yes, you have done this evil, only fear the Lord”

Our Samuel series continues as we cover [esvignore]1 Samuel 12[/esvignore]. Here we discover a more deep and detailed account of the events that happened at the end of  [esvignore]1 Samuel 11[/esvignore]. We find some good principles here. The chief question we’ll ask is “what do we do when we’ve really messed up badly and we can’t go back and turn things around?”…

1st Samuel – War, Violence, Salvation

In this story , [esvignore]1 Samuel 11[/esvignore], we discover Saul farming in obscurity while a wicked and cruel enemy arrives in Israel. In this message we discover the importance of the frank language of the Old Testament, the purpose of the gore and violence of the Bible, and the power of the Lord to use the average, unprepared, ill-equipped person to work…

1st Samuel – Saul Chosen

Our text this week is [esvignore]1 Samuel 10:17-27[/esvignore]. Before we jump into the era of monarchy, we partly review the state of Israel’s heart as we witness the selection of Saul as king. We will investigate how the heart of the people is very much a warning for us to examine our own hearts. The warning Samuel gave Israel regarding their abandonment…