1 Samuel 14:1 (NKJV)“Now it happened one day that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who bore his armor,...
WE NEED BLACKSMITHS (2)
1 Samuel 13:22 (NKJV)“So it came about, on the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand...
WE NEED BLACKSMITHS
1 Samuel 13:19 (NKJV)“Now there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines...
FIRST THINGS FIRST
1 Samuel 13:14 (NKJV)“But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own...
THE VALUE OF REBUKING
1 Samuel 13:13 (NKJV)“And Samuel said to Saul, ‘You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the Lord...
DIFFERENT WAYS TO RESPOND
1 Samuel 13:12 (NKJV)“then I said, ‘The Philistines will now come down on me at Gilgal, and I have not made...
HARD QUESTIONS
1 Samuel 13:11 (NKJV)“And Samuel said, ‘What have you done?’ Saul said, ‘When I saw that the people were scattered...
PURPOSEFUL LIVING
1 Samuel 13:10 (NKJV)“Now it happened, as soon as he had finished presenting the burnt offering, that Samuel came; and...
GOD’S TIMING
1 Samuel 13:8 (NKJV)“Then he waited seven days, according to the time set by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to...
THE BRAVE!
1 Samuel 13:6 (NKJV)“When the men of Israel saw that they were in danger (for the people were distressed), then the...
REALITIES OF PARENTING
1 Samuel 13:4 (NKJV)“Now all Israel heard it said that Saul had attacked a garrison of the Philistines, and that...
PRIORITIZE FAMILY
1 Samuel 7:17 “But he always returned to Ramah, for his home was there. There he judged Israel, and there he built an...
RESTORATION
1 Samuel 7:14 (NKJV) “Then the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron...
WHERE IS JONATHAN?
1 Samuel 13:3 (NKJV)“And Jonathan attacked the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard...
EBENEZER!
1 Samuel 7:12 (NKJV) “Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer,...
WAIT FOR THE THUNDER
1 Samuel 7:10 “Now as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel....
CALLED, OR LEFT OUT!
1 Samuel 13:2“Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel. Two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the...
A BIG NEED!
1 Samuel 7:5,8-9 (NKJV) “And Samuel said, ‘Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you.’…So the...
HEART CONDITION FOR VICTORY
1 Samuel 7:3 (NKJV) “…If you return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and the...
MOTIVATION TO FOLLOW
1 Samuel 12:24 (NKJV)“Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things...
NO TURNING BACK
1 Samuel 6:21 “So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath Jearim, saying, ‘The Philistines have brought...
THE UNCHANGING GOD
1 Samuel 6:19 (NKJV) “Then He struck the men of Beth Shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord. He...
NEEDING A SIGN!
1 Samuel 6:9 (NKJV) “And watch: if it goes up the road to its own territory, to Beth Shemesh, then He has done us this...
CREATING TRANSFORMATION (2)
1 Samuel 12:23 (NKJV)“Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for...
ALL BY HIMSELF
1 Samuel 6:5 “Therefore you shall make images of your tumors and images of your rats that ravage the land, and you...
TERRORIZE THEM
1 Samuel 5:7 “When the people realized what was happening, they cried out, ‘We can’t keep the Ark of the God of Israel...
CREATING TRANSFORMATION (1)
1 Samuel 12:23 (NKJV)“Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for...
ICHABOD IS NOT OUR PORTION
1 Samuel 4:21 (NKJV) “Then she named the child Ichabod, saying, ‘The glory has departed from Israel!’ because the ark...
MANAGING AGING!
1 Samuel 4:18 (NKJV) “Then it happened, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell off the seat backward by...
HISTORY & THE FUTURE
1 Samuel 12:7 (NKJV)“Now therefore, stand still, that I may reason with you before the Lord concerning all the...