Sermon Text: Psalm 34:1-22 Theme:  In all circumstances, the one who seeks the Lord for salvation may be confident that the Lord will answer his cry for deliverance from all his troubles.  Structure/points:  In Psalm 34, David reflected on how he had been rescued from the hand of Abimelech in Gath, and he worships the Lord for saving him.  Yet he knew…

Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 21:1-22:5 Theme: During the early days of his flight from Saul, David acted in fear and sin until he remembered the Lord’s providential salvation.  Structure/points:  David did not spend His early days on the run acting in faith in the Lord’s help.  Fear of death and of Saul dominated his mind, and in his fear, he made a…

Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 20:18-42 Theme:  Jonathan demonstrated his covenant loyalty to David, the Lord’s anointed, by protecting him from the danger of Saul’s murderous wrath.  Structure/points:  With their covenant reaffirmed, and provision for the future made, Jonathan and David turned once again to the matter at hand.  Was Saul truly trying to kill David, or were David’s recent experiences all a…

Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 20:1-17Sermon Theme: The covenant faithfulness of the Lord encourages His people to turn to Himfor the comfort and protection that He has promised they will receive.Structure/points: As Jonathan’s father, the king, descended further into sinful madness, Davidand Jonathan found that they had to ask very hard things of each other. My hope is that we willgain an appreciation…

Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 19:1-24 Theme: When Saul’s desperation to kill David became greater, so did the Lord’s display of the protection that He wielded over His anointed, so that nothing could destroy the one whom He was with. Structure/points:  At first, Saul’s attempts to eliminate David as a rival for the throne were secretive.  But after God continually foiled his plans,…

Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 18:10-30 Theme:  Because the Lord was with His anointed to give him success in all he did, Saul’s repeated attempts to eliminate David inevitably backfired and brought him greater renown. Structure/points:  Not long after David’s slaying of Goliath, Saul began to eye David enviously.  What if David tried to take the throne?  Saul immediately began trying to eliminate…

Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 17:55-18:9 Theme: The favor God showed to His anointed sowed the first seeds of division among those who recognized the Lord’s will to elevate him to kingship over His people.  Structure/points:  After his slaying of Goliath, David’s life changed forever.  But the Lord would continue to be with him and give him success in accomplishing His will.  As…

Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 17:38-54 Theme: The Lord of Hosts gave the worldly champion into the hand of His anointed one, proving that He alone is God and saves His people without the strengths of man. Structure/points:  As champions of their peoples and representatives of their worldviews, David and Goliath were heading for a collision course that would result in the death…

Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 17:1-37 Theme: When the people of God were reviled by a Philistine giant, the Living God raised up His own champion who would glorify His holy name by slaying the Philistine. Structure/points:  The events of 1 Samuel 17 show us a time when the soul of God’s people was at great risk.  More was happening than an underdog…

Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 16:14-23 Theme:  As Saul declined as the king of Israel, God provided for the eventual rise of David, the king whom the Lord was with. Structure/points:  This passage of Scripture is the beginning of the end for Saul’s kingship.  But with the decline of the usurper’s kingship comes the rise of the true king chosen by God to…