1 Samuel 22 - Sin & Sovereignty (Part 15)

Kings of Kings, Part 15
1 Samuel 22
Sin & Sovereignty

1. God’s Providence and Sovereignty
- Caring for David’s parents (22:3)
- Removing Eli’s line (22:18, 2:31-33)
- He fulfills his word always (Prov. 30:5)

2. Saul’s jealousy and pride.
- You make yourself the center of everything (Col. 3:5).
- You act in anger as your own sovereign (22:17-18).
- You make yourself an enemy of God (22:19).

Conclusion: God is our refuge (Psalm 57:1-5)

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1 Samuel 20 - Covenant Friendship (Part 14)

Kings of Kings, Part 14
Covenant Friendship
1 Samuel 20

I. Covenant friendship (20:1-9)

1. Covenant between David and Jonathan (18:1-4)
2. Covenant Provides resort in uncertainty
3. Jonathan’s relationship with God gave him the ability to face conflicting loyalties.

II. Covenant may demand costly commitment (20:24-34)

1. Friendship with David complicated Jonathan’s life
2. He had to balance between friend and his father
3. He knew loyalty to David will cost him the good will of his father and future kingship

III. Covenant provides peace in the middle of confusion (20:35-42)

1. Faithfulness to God’s promise provided peace in a difficult time
2. The biblical concept of peace does not focus on the absence of trouble. Biblical peace is unrelated to circumstances
3. Perfect peace comes when our focus is off the problem, off the trouble, and constantly on Christ.

Isaiah 26:3
“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.”

John 14:27
“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”


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1 Samuel 18-19 - Our Lord's Provoking Spirit! (Part 13)

"OUR LORD'S PROVOKING SPIRIT!" 1 Samuel 18-19

Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 17:57-58; 18:1-16

• INTRODUCTION
• The Heavy Undercurrent (13:8-14; 14:24; 15:8-11, 23, 35)
• Why?
• The Spirit of the Lord (16:13-14)

1. OUR LORD'S SPIRIT SEEKS TO PROVOKE RELATIONSHIPS OF AGAPEITE.

• Covenant of Agapeite  (1 Samuel 18:1-4; Philippians 2:3-5)
• What about Friendship? (John 15:13-15; Proverbs 17:17; John 15:13; Romans 5:7-8)
•  What about Loneliness? (Psalm 25:16; 68:6; Proverb 18:24; James 4:8; John 16:7; Hebrews 13:5)
• Intimacy with our Lord (Matthew 22:37-40; Psalm 23:4; Philippians 3:10)

2. OUR LORD'S SPIRIT CAN PROVOKE JEALOUSY.

• Stages of malignant jealousy

    -Anger (18:8)

    -Jealousy (18:9)

    -Rage (18:10-11)

    -Fear (18:12, 29)

    -Murder by proxy and manipulation (18:17, 21)

    -Murder with personal intent (19:9-10)

    -Stalking by proxy (19:11, 20, 21)

    -Personal stalking with intent to murder (19:22)

• Apostle Paul's lists of vile sins include jealousy. (Romans 1:28; Galatians 5:21)

• We have effective weapons against jealousy.

 -  (1 Samuel 2:7; Romans 11:33)

 - (Romans 12:5, 10)

 - (Galatians 5:13-16)

 - (1 Timothy 6:11)

3. OUR LORDS SPIRIT Will PROVOKE DIVISION.

•  Division turns family members into objects. (18:17, 20-21, 19:1, 6, 17)

• We have effective weapons against division. (19:2-6; Matthew 18:18-20; Romans 12:14-21)
• Some divisions clarify (Luke 12:51; John 14:6; Hebrews 4:12)

4. OUR LORDS SPIRIT PROVIDES PROTECTION

•             Multiple formats (19:1-7; 8-10; 11-17; 18-24)
•             Hidden protections (Job 1:10; Psalm 125:1-2)
•             Acknowledging God's protections (Romans 8:35-39)

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1 Samuel 17 - David and Goliath (Part 12)

King of Kings, Part 12

1 Samuel 17

David and Goliath

1. GOD WORKS FOR HIS GLORY.

– Goliath defied. (vs. 10, 25, 36, 45)

– David stood up. (vs. 27)

2. GOD WORKS IN SPITE OF WEAKNESS.

– Youngest (vs. 14)

– Not at the battlefield full time (vs. 15, 28)

– Untrained (vs. 33)

– Small (vs. 42-43)

– 1 Corinthians 1:26-29

3. GOD WORKS THROUGH OUR FAITH.

– Faith and works (vs. 37, 40)

4. GOD WORKS FOR HIS PEOPLE.

– The people receive the reward (vs. 52-53)

– Jesus and David (vs. 34-36)

– The Good Shepherd (John 10)

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