1 Samuel 8-10 - A Kingdom Called Church (Part 7)

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A Kingdom Called Church
1 Samuel 8-10

INTRODUCTION

• God's servant leaders have the essential function of pointing God's people to God's presence (Hebrews 13:7).

1. God's selection of our leaders is not about the leaders. It's about God's people. (1 Samuel 8)

• Samuel's Graduate School of Godly Leadership
• Set the example of your leadership model (8:5a; 12)
• Reject leadership models that are reactions to what doesn't work (8:5b)
• Reject leadership models that are based on what seems to work (8:5c)
• Reject leadership models that are designed to make you fit in (8:5c)
• Don't take it personally when God's leadership is rejected (8:6-8)
• But I Want My King! Prepare for the Coming Tyranny (8:10-18)
• God's Word on Godly Leadership (Deuteronomy 17:14-20; Isaiah 9:6-7; Matthew 23:8-12; 1 Timothy 3:1-10)

• God's Leadership Objective: "Christ is the head of the body, the church." (Colossians 1:18)

2. God's leadership selection process might surprise you. (1 Samuel 9:1-20a)

• First impressions may be over emphasized.  (9:1-2)
• God's plan is in the hum-drum of our lives. (9:3-14)
• We work with God on a need-to-know basis. (9:15-20a)

3. God's leadership selections often seem like unlikely prospects. (1 Samuel 9:20b-10:27)

• God makes his point bluntly about His kind of leadership. (9:20b-21)
• Reluctant candidates may or may not be expressing Godly humility. (9:22-10:16)
• God's Word is relentlessly proclaimed for the guarding and guiding of His kingdom citizens. (10:17-27)

CONCLUSION

• the point of Godly leadership is to serve and encourage the body to follow the way of the head, our Lord Jesus Christ. (John 4:34-38)
• Our Sovereign Lord desires all people to be saved and come to know the truth about the King of kings. (Ezekiel 18:23; 1 Timothy 2:4-6)
• Our Lord is long-suffering, but He is not eternally patient. (Luke 13:6-9)

1 Samuel 7:1–17 - Repentance (Part 6)

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Repentance involves...

1 Samuel 7:1-17

1. Suffering

• The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away. Who considers the power of your anger, and your wrath according to the fear of you? Psalm 90:10-11

2. Observable Change

• The LORD sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts. 1 Sam. 2:7

3. Sincerity and Truth

• Repentance prepares us for Trial

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1 Samuel 5-6 - When God Defends Himself (Part 5)

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1 Samuel 5-6
When God Defends Himself

1. God suffers defeat.

2. God displays His glory.
- Supremacy
- Severity
- Holiness

3. We behold God's glory in Jesus.
- John 1:14 - Glory of the Father
- 2 Cor. 4:6 - Shone in our hearts
- Heb. 10:19-31 - We draw near reverently

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1 Samuel 4:1-22 - Our Invisible King of Kings (Part 4)

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Our Invisible King of Kings
Text: 1 Samuel 4

God, The Invisible King of kings, reveals His purpose and people through His Shekinah glory and wrath!

1. GOD'S WORD TELLS US THAT HE IS INVISIBLE!
a. It's true. We are prohibited from seeing God.

• (Exodus 33:20; John 1:18; Hebrews 11:27)

b. We are created to know God's glory.

• We are visual creatures. (Matthew 5:8; Romans 1:20; Hebrews 11:1, 3; 2 Corinthians 5:7)
• We are aural and verbal creatures. (Titus 1:3; Romans 10:13-15; 10:8-13)

c. We are created to have a relationship with our invisible God.

• Immanuel, God is with us. (Isaiah 7:14; 1 Timothy 3:16; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 1:3; Colossians 1:15)
• Having a relationship with Jesus, is knowing eternal life. (John 17:3)

2.  GOD REVEALS HIS PURPOSE THROUGH HIS GLORY AND HIS WRATH.
a. God will reveal His PURPOSE

• Through Abraham (Genesis 12:2-3; 15:5; 13:14)
• Through Moses (Exodus 19:5-6; 29:45)
• Through God's Eternal Purpose (Ephesians 3:7-9; Matthew 28:19-20)

b. We know God's purpose by His GLORY.

• Through God's Physical Witness (Exodus 40:34-38; 1 Samuel 4:7-8; Hebrews 9:4)
• Through The Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ (John 3:16)
• Through His Church (Matthew 28:19-29)

c. We know God's purpose by His WRATH.

• At the foot of Mt. Sinai (Exodus 32)
• Beside Ebenezer (1 Samuel 4:2-22)
• At Ramah (1 Samuel 8:7-8)

3.  GOD REVEALS HIS PEOPLE THROUGH HIS GLORY AND HIS WRATH.
a. God will reveal His PEOPLE.

• Sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22:2)
• Passover (Exodus 12)
• Seeking of Hannah and Samuel (1 Samuel 1:9-11, 27-28; 3:10-14)

b. We know God's people by His GLORY.

• God will dwell among His people. (Exodus 25:8;  29:45; Leviticus 26:12; Ezekiel 37:26-28)
• God will dwell in His people. (2 Corinthians 6:16)

c. We know God's people by His WRATH.

• Ichabod, Jerusalem.  (Matthew 23:28-29)
• Ichabod, Today. What could bring God to withdraw His glory? Would we know?
• Famine of God's Word (Amos 8:11)
• Private Sin (Isaiah 59:2)
• Superstitious Faith (John 4:24)
• Grace becomes Karma (Romans 5:8)
• Narcissistic Worship (2 Timothy 3:2)
• Christ's Judgement. (Matthew 25:31-34, 41)

HOW MUST WE RESPOND TO OUR INVISIBLE GOD?  (2 Chronicles 7:14)

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1 Samuel 3:1-4:1 - God Breaks the Silence (Part 3)

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God Breaks the Silence
1 Samuel 3:1-4:1

1. The absence of God's word (3:1).
- Bad Spiritual Leadership
- Idol Worship
2. The messenger for God's word (1 Sam. 3:2-10).
- God’s call was patient.
- God’s call was effective.
- God’s call was aided by Eli.
3. The hardness of God's word (1 Sam. 3:11-18).
- His word brings guidance, comfort, and life...
- ...AND conviction, piercing, and exposure.
4. The presence of God's word (1 Sam. 3:19-4:1a).
- A true prophet
- The first of many prophets
- The final prophet

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