1 Samuel 23:12“Then David said, ‘Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?’ And the LORD...
WHEN YOU FLEE!
1 Samuel 23:6“Now it happened, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, that he went down with an...
BEING UNNAMED
1 Samuel 23:5 (NKJV)“And David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines, struck them with a mighty...
PILGRIM LEADERSHIP & FOLLOWERSHIP
1 Samuel 23:3 (NKJV)“But David's men said to him, ‘Look, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to...
INQUIRE FIRST!
1 Samuel 23:2 (NKJV)“Therefore David inquired of the Lord, saying, ‘Shall I go and attack these Philistines.’ And the...
HELPING THE MORE VULNERABLE
1 Samuel 22:23 (NKJV)“Stay with me; do not fear. For he who seeks my life seeks your life, but with me you shall be...
GOD’S SOVEREIGN CHOICES
1 Samuel 22:20“Now one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.”...
DON’T JOIN THEM!
1 Samuel 22:18“And the king said to Doeg, ‘You turn and kill the priests!’ So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck the...
EVEN AT RISK, SPEAK TRUTH!
1 Samuel 22:14 (NKJV)“So Ahimelech answered the king and said, ‘And who among all your servants is as faithful as...
FACING THE INEVITABLE
1 Samuel 22:9 (NKJV)“Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, ‘I saw the son...
THE PROMISE OF HOPE
1 Samuel 22:7 (NKJV)“then Saul said to his servants who stood about him, “Hear now, you Benjamites! Will the son of...
LISTEN TO COUNSEL
1 Samuel 22:5 (NKJV)“Now the prophet Gad said to David, ‘Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go to the land of...
INVEST IN THEM
1 Samuel 22:2 (NKJV)“And everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented...
THINK FAMILY
1 Samuel 22:1 (NKJV)“David therefore departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. So when his brothers and...
BE TRUE TO YOUR IDENTITY
1 Samuel 21:13 (NKJV)“So he changed his behavior before them, pretended madness in their hands, scratched on the doors...
OWN AND CARRY THEM!
1 Samuel 21:8 (NKJV)“And David said to Ahimelech, ‘Is there not here on hand a spear or a sword? For I have brought...
YOU ARE BEING WATCHED
1 Samuel 21:7 (NKJV)“Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord. And his...
GROWING IN CONSECRATION
1 Samuel 21:4 (NKJV)“And the priest answered David and said, ‘There is no common bread on hand; but there is holy...
PROPERLY DEFINING HOLINESS
1 Samuel 21:4 (NKJV)“And the priest answered David and said, ‘There is no common bread on hand; but there is holy...
IS LYING ACCEPTABLE?
1 Samuel 21:2 (NKJV)“So David said to Ahimelech the priest, ‘The king has ordered me on some business, and said to me,...
EXPRESSED LOVE – A TEST OF DEEP RELATIONSHIP (2)
1 Samuel 20:41 (NKJV)“As soon as the lad had gone, David arose from a place toward the south, fell on his face to the...
GET AN ASSISTANT!
1 Samuel 20:36“Then he said to his lad, ‘Now run, find the arrows which I shoot.’ As the lad ran, he shot an arrow...
CORRECTLY MANAGING ANGER
1 Samuel 20:34“So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no food the second day of the month, for he...
THINK OF POSTERITY
1 Samuel 20:15“but you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever, no, not when the LORD has cut off every...
ONE STEP AWAY
1 Samuel 20:3“…But truly, as the LORD lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.” Be...
OPENNESS – A TEST OF DEEP RELATIONSHIPS (1)
1 Samuel 20:2 (NKJV)“So Jonathan said to him, ‘By no means! You shall not die! Indeed, my father will do nothing...
RAW POWER!!
1 Samuel 19:20 (NKJV)“Then Saul sent messengers to take David. And when they saw the group of prophets prophesying,...
STAY CONNECTED
1 Samuel 19:18 (NKJV)“So David fled and escaped, and went to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to...
YOUR INSIDER (2)
1 Samuel 19:11“Saul also sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and to kill him in the morning. And Michal,...
DISTRESSING SPIRITS
1 Samuel 19:10“Then Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away from Saul’s presence; and...