Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Theme: God’s choice to anoint the son of Jesse as king reveals that He clearly sees what man cannot perceive Structure/points: Despite Saul’s rebellion, the Lord did not rejected Israel forever, nor did He allow his people to be led by a turncoat for all time. He had one final mission for Samuel, to anoint a new…
Sermon Text: Luke 24:1-12 Theme: The gospel of Jesus Christ calls for His people to believe that He has risen from the dead to new life in fulfillment of His promises. Structure/points: The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ is not a take-it-or-leave-it doctrine, but something which everything else in the Christian faith points to and is derived from. Christ Himself pointed to…
Sermon Text: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Theme: The Lord appointed Jesus to be His Suffering Servant so that the all the sins of His unrighteous people would be borne away forever through His death. Structure/points: Isa. 52:13-53:12 is a prophecy, written roughly 700 years before the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus. Through His prophet, the Lord revealed to His OT people…
Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 15:10-35 Theme: Because Saul, the Lord’s anointed, refused to obey the clear command of the King of Kings, God rejected him from being king over His covenant people. Structure/points: 1 Samuel 15 is among the most pivotal chapters in the whole book, and not in a positive way. Saul, the first king of Israel, the king whom the…
Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 14:47-15:9 Theme: The Lord measures the legacy of His anointed one according to his submission to his holy will, not according to his royal accolades. Structure/points:
Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 14:24-46 Theme: Despite God’s salvation of Israel through Jonathan, Saul troubled the land by imposing a foolish vow upon the people of God Structure/points: In our passage, trouble came to Israel, trouble that hurt Israel, trouble that came from within their own camp, trouble that could have been avoided. And there’s no question that Saul had caused that…
Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 13:1-23 Theme: Saul’s foolish refusal to obey the Lord’s command resulted in the kingdom being given to another man Structure/points: Up to this point in 1 Samuel, Saul has been portrayed as a complex man, but now, the question had to be asked: would Saul obey the commandment of God, yes or no? 1 Samuel 13 shows us…
Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 12:1-25 Theme: Samuel urged Israel to repent of their grievous sin against the Lord so that they and their king could follow Him anew. Structure/points: Samuel was stepping down as a judge, but he didn’t cease to be a prophet or to do a prophet’s work. No matter how much Israel wanted to think otherwise, they had indeed…
Sermon text: Psalm 24 Theme: On the occasion of the arrival of Israel’s king in Jerusalem, a providential summons is issued before all creation: know that He is God overall, that He is holy, that He is gracious, and that He is triumphant, and therefore as Lord, He must be worshipped by all. Points:
Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 11:1-15 Theme: The Lord accomplished the salvation of His people by empowering His chosen deliverer to rescue them from their humiliator Structure/points: 1 Samuel 11 shows us the first major action of Saul’s kingship and how he united and defended the people of the Lord. But to understand what happened here, we must understand that the true Savior…