LOWER THE BAR
1 Samuel 25:8“Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we...
BALANCING TRAITS
1 Samuel 25:3“The name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. And she was a woman of good...
MANAGING THE INEVITABLE
1 Samuel 25:1 (NKJV)“Then Samuel died; and the Israelites gathered together and lamented for him, and buried him at...
REMAIN IN YOUR STRONGHOLD
1 Samuel 24:22“So David swore to Saul. And Saul went home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.” Always...
BEING TRUE TO NATURE
1 Samuel 24:13“As the proverb of the ancients says, Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand shall not be...
BEING VENGEFUL
1 Samuel 24:7“So David restrained his servants with these words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul...
BE DISCERNING
1 Samuel 24:4“Then the men of David said to him, “This is the day of which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will...
DECLARATIONS #5: Divine Speed
1 Samuel 23:26“Then Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. So...
DECLARATIONS #4: Divine Resourcefulness
1 Samuel 23:22“Please go and find out for sure, and see the place where his hideout is, and who has seen him there....
DECLARATIONS #2: Divine Strengthening
1 Samuel 23:16“Then Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David in the woods and strengthened his hand in God.” We...
DECLARATIONS #1: Divine Protection
1 Samuel 23:14“And David stayed in strongholds in the wilderness, and remained in the mountains in the Wilderness of...
TOUGHEN YOURSELF
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...