Saturday, January 5, 2019

Children of the Promise - 1 Samuel 25-27

Homiletics                                             Study - Children of the Promise
Lesson     14                                          Passage: 1 Samuel 25-27
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Nabal stiffs David’s request while Abigal graciously provides (1 Samuel 25)
a. David sends men to Nabal at Carmel requesting provisions (1-8)
b. Nabal insults and refuses request (9-11)
c. Abigal, Nabal’s wife learns of David’s request (12-17)
d. Abigal reacts, assembles and takes provisions to David (18-19)
e. Abigal quiets David’s anger paying respect to him (20-35)
f. Nabal dies and David takes Abigal as wife (36-44)
David in sleeping Saul’s camp respects God’s anointed challenging his behavior (1 Samuel 26)
a. Saul takes 3000 select troups to hunt David (1-4)
b. David sees and with Ahimelek and Abishai to to Saul’s camp (5-7)
d. Abishai desires to kill Saul and David refuses to harm God’s anointed (8-11)
e. David takes Saul’s spear and water jug and leaves (12).
f.  David calls out to Abner and Saul’s army accusing of not protecting king (13-16)
g. Saul recognizes and David asks “why” (17-20)
h. David returns spear and Saul blesses David (21-25
David escapes Saul to live in Gath with Achish (1 Samuel 27)
a. David, for safety from Saul moves to Gath in land of Philistines (1-4)
b. David requests of Achish a place to live (5)
c. Achish gives David Ziklag; and lives their 4 months (6-7)
d. David attacks, killing all and takes livestock (8-11)
e. Achish trusted David thinking he was obnoxious to his people (12)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division

Nabal stiffs David’s request while Abigal graciously provides
1 Samuel 25
David, in sleeping Saul’s camp, respects God’s anointed challenging his behavior
1 Samuel 26
David escapes Saul to live in Gath with Achish
1 Samuel 27
Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Nabal stiffs, Saul’s spear taken then David resides in Gath.
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL that God provides and real safety resides in Him. God will guide us in paths of righteousness. 
Specific Application Questions
1.
How do you respond when things don’t go the way you want? Do you consider taking your feelings to God?
2.
In what ways do you respect God’s anointed?  How are you praying for our leaders?
3.
Where are you not trusting in God for your safety?  
Principles to Remember
1.
God is the ultimate judge
2.
God honors our respect.
3.
Safety is in God’s everlasting arms
Characteristic of God
Source for life direction
Theme 
God provides and will judge.

God’s Word  - What’s happening?
God’s Heart – What does God care about?
Today’s World – How does this connect to what is happening in my world today?

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