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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