Lost and found - A reminder of God's providence

Hide and Seek

Saul

Saul’s search

(parenthetical)

God’s Word and Purpose

Saul’s annointing

Saul’s signs

Marveling and mystery

Samuel’s call and rebuke

God’s choice by lot and revelation

Saul’s kingship and humility

1. God provides in mercy even when we rebel

1 Samuel 8 - Rebuke 1 Samuel 9- Action 1 Samuel 10- Rebuke 1 Samuel 11 - Action 1 Samuel 12 - Rebuke

God’s providence - even when things look unfortunate, when we blame ourselves, when we think things are futile

The election - is still about God’s mercy to us

2 Peter 3:8–10 ESV

8 But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.

Romans 12:1–2 ESV

1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

2. The mysteries of God’s kingdom need to be told

The true king who is also a prophet spoke but spoke of the mysteries of the kingdom

God is always doing things we can’t see.

Matthew 13:44–45 ESV

44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,

Mark 15:33–39 ESV

33 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35 And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.” 36 And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” 37 And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last. 38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39 And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

3. God’s kingdom and King will prevail.

The King is still needs to listen to the prophet and is still responsible to God.

1 Samuel 10:1, 8, 25

The King may be rejected but soon every knee will bow.

Psalm 2:1–6 ESV

1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” 4 He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. 5 Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, 6 “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”

The illogic of trusting in politics

The heart for being satisfied in God’s rule

Lost and Found - What are you seeking? Matt 6:35

The Gospel - Luke 15:3-7