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The Rebellion Against the Philistines The Philistines had Israel under occupation They had garrisons in Israelite cities They restricted weapons in Israel Saul was elected to lead a rebellion He was appointed “leader” He ruled in secret, from his home He fought off the Ammonites first Saul launched his…

Torah Portion: Leviticus 1:1-6:7 Haftarah: 1 Samuel 15:1-34 Road Map Review Map of the 40 year journey 21 This people I have formed for Myself; They shall declare My praise. Zachor (remember) Torah 17 “Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you were coming out of Egypt, 18 how he met you on the…

A. Rapport for the time (Outline Bible) Seeing beyond what we can see— Ship at sea and how far they can actually see to the horizon on a clear day. What seams like scenery that is never ending. B. Reading of the text C. Review of the text D. Relevance of the text Our view of what we would call a situation…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty-two years over Israel. He chose three thousand men from Israel for himself: two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in Bethel’s hill country, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. He sent the rest of the troops…

God has an honorable vocation for each of us and faithfulness to that calling is non-negotiable.

A TIME OF TESTING “But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we want a king to rule over us’—even though the Lord your God was your king. Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for; see, the Lord has set a king over you. THE WARNING…

Introduction: Waiting is one of the most difficult things that you and I can be called to do as believers. We want to know things right away. We want to have answers to our questions. We don’t want to have our faith stretched. However, God often calls us to patient obedience. Patient obedience is where…

Saul lived for one year and then became king, and when he had reigned for two years over Israel, Saul chose three thousand men of Israel. Two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent home,…

Confederate - A person, group, nation, or state united with another or others for a common purpose; ally; associate an associate in a unlawful act or plot; accomplice Hebrews 11:30-40 (LSB) 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. 31 By faith Rahab the…

Lesson 4: The First King – Saul Part 2 The Kings of Israel & Judah 1 Samuel 13-31 Last week we started looking at our first king of Israel under the kingdom united as one. His name was Saul. We learned that he was definitely the right choice for the job. God would not choose someone that could not accomplish…

Good morning. Welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. I pray that your weekend has been one full of peace and enjoyment, time spent with loved ones celebrating the birth of our Savior - Jesus Christ. Thank you for taking the time to join us this morning as we seek to magnify and glorify our Lord together.…

Lesson 2: Introduction Part 2 Last week we mainly gave a scope of what we are going to be covering in this study – the books that are involved and explained how the make of Israel went from one kingdom to a the two kingdoms of Judah and Israel. This week we are going to look at the subject & precursors…

If you have your Bible (and I hope you do) turn with me to 1 Samuel 13 . Keep your Bible open in front of you this morning as we continue to work our way through this part of God’s Holy Word. Look in your Bible at verse 1 of 1 Samuel 13 . 1 Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned…

Introduction: Welcome/Prayer Today we continue our march through 1 Samuel in chapters 13 & 14 We’re currently learning about the person of Saul and today we’ll learn that Saul is a man of no faith, by two actions that reflect his relationship with God’s Word... The first one, 13.1-15, Saul ignores God’s…

23 They ran and got him from there. When he stood among the people, he stood a head taller than anyone else. 24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the Lord has chosen? There is no one like him among the entire population.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!” --------------------…

Trust - Wait On the Lord In Obedience 5 And the Philistines mustered to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen and troops like the sand on the seashore in multitude. They came up and encamped in Michmash, to the east of Beth-aven. 6 When the men of Israel saw that they…

God is in Charge! Listen to his call. 6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord . 7 And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from…

Samuel has something to say about the kingdom that never ends, and it has nothing to do with Walt!

Let’s Pray... Intro: As we’ve been studying 1 Samuel, we’ve been diving in pretty deep and looking at some of the details of the text, this morning what I want to do is actually give us more of a 30,000 foot perspective. We’re going to be covering a lot of 1 Samuel this morning, in fact we’ll be covering…

Are you ever impatient? I’m not really talking about the emotion that rears it’s head when you are stuck behind “that driver.” As they were climbing the hill to the city, they found some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?” The women answered, “Yes, he is ahead of you.…

Introduction The last line in the book of Judges shows us the state in which the nation of Israel is at in this point in history. In those days there was no king in Israel; all the people did what was right in their own eyes. The people are doing what they want. Israel has turned to idol worship and…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. What is the standard used here for love ABIDE - μένω (men-o) . -remain or stay, to continue to exist, persist. Objective 1: Finding Peace And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in…

The King Priest This morning we are wrapping up our Advent in the Psalms sermon series. I love preaching and teaching through the OT. I love looking through the history that God has given us in the bible and seeing how his plan takes shape and plays out. B/c it is absolutely astounding and mind blowing…