Download Lesson: 6.5.22 Class Notes – 1 Sam 9

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God repeatedly made everyday events work for His purposes. He led Saul to Samuel during Saul’s search for lost donkeys. You never know how God is at work in our lives to fulfill His purpose through you. Stay sensitive to the leadership to the Holy Spirit.

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Download Lesson: 8.28.22 Class Notes – 1 Sam 13

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When it appears that the Lord is not hearing our prayers, sit with trust in Him. He has the macro view of our lives in mind, so He will respond in His perfect way and in His perfect time. It will be worth the wait!

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Download Lesson: 5.14.23 Class Notes – 1 Sam 31-2 Sam 1

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Saul’s tragic life and death can teach us many practical lessons: (1) great sins often begin as “little matters”—impatience, incomplete obedience, excuse-making; (2) once sin gets hold of people, they go from bad to worse; (3) if we are not right with God, we will not get along with God’s people; (4) excuses are no substitute for confessions; (5) natural gifts and abilities mean nothing without the power of God; and (6) there is no substitute for obedience.

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Download Lesson: 5.7.23 Class Notes – 1 Sam 29-30

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When we lean on the wisdom of the flesh, we always end up in trouble. It was only the grace of God that kept David from having to slay his own people.

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Download Lesson: 4.16.23 Class Notes – 1 Sam 26

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David has a second chance to kill Saul, but he spares him. Again, we learn the wonderful truth that God protects His people, delivers them, and vindicates them as they trust in Him. This lesson should lead us to experience hope and encouragement because of God’s ultimate protection and vindication through His Son Jesus.

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Download Lesson: 3.12.23 Class Notes – 1 Sam 25

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We never have to stay stuck in fear or defeat, thinking that our situation will never change. As we are faithful to His word and His leadership, God can do in just a moment what may take years to work through by ourselves. Abigail’s story reminds us again that God sees the heart, and He works powerfully on behalf of those who choose to follow Him.

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Download Lesson: 3.5.23 Class Notes – 1 Sam 24

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It is important that we always test circumstances by the Word of God. So tender was David’s heart that he repented openly of his rash deed of cutting Saul’s robe; for he had not shown proper respect for the Lord’s anointed. David, “a man after God’s own heart,” was willing for God to take care of Saul (Rom. 12:19–21).

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Download Lesson: 2.26.23 Class Notes – 1 Sam 23

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It was important that David live, for it was he who would deliver Israel, establish the kingdom in glory, and become the father of Christ in the flesh (Rom. 1:3). Satan used Saul to seek to kill David, but God was too strong for the enemy. As long as David sought the mind of the Lord, God gave him protection and victory.

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Download Lesson: 2.19.23 Class Notes – 1 Sam 22

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This period of persecution in David’s life was a part of the preparation for the throne. He was already a great soldier; now he needed to suffer in the wilderness to learn not to trust men but to trust the Lord. All of us need “wilderness testings” to bring us closer to the Lord and to make us better equipped to serve Him.

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Download Lesson: 2.12.23 Class Notes – 1 Sam 21

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It is amazing how men and women of faith can gradually become men and women of fear and unbelief. If we get in a hurry, trust people, and trust our own plans, before long everything falls to pieces, and we find ourselves out of the place of God’s blessing and protection. Let’s keep our trust in the Lord.

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