Note: We experienced some audio issues this Sunday, the first minute or two of audio are slightly distorted. Today’s sermon is from [esvignore]1 Samuel 16:1-13[/esvignore]. We turn the corner at this midway point in the story and get to meet David for the first time. Obviously, he is no stranger or obscure Bible character, we all should know David, his life, his…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…