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Sermons in Series: 9
Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13, 1 Samuel 16:14-23, 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, 2 Samuel 12:11-12, 1 Samuel 17:1-56, 1 Samuel 27:1-10, 1 Samuel 24:1-13, 2 Samuel 6:1-15, 1 Kings 9:1-13, 1 Samuel 31:1-13 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Parenting, Temptation Resisting, Temptation General, Fulfillment, God Brings Purpose, God's Forgiveness, Death (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Christian Church
Sermons in Series: 12
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-17, Genesis 2:4-25, Genesis 3:1-25, Genesis 12:1-9, Genesis 17:1-22, Exodus 3:1-12, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Isaiah 5:1-17, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Mark 1:1-20, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Bible Study
Denomination: Anglican
Sermons in Series: 14
Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28, 1 Samuel 3:1-21, 1 Samuel 3:1-10, 1 Samuel 11:1-15, 1 Samuel 15:1-35, 1 Samuel 13:1-22, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, 1 Samuel 17:1-50, 1 Samuel 17:32-49, 1 Samuel 20:1-42, 1 Samuel 28:1-25, 1 Samuel 30:1-31, 1 Samuel 31:1-13 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Samuel, Taunt, Ot Kings, Jealousy, Holy Spirit In Believers, God's Omnipotence, God The Father, God's Forgiveness, Fearless, Father, Conqueror, David, Faith (view more) (view less)
Sermons in Series: 8
Scripture: Isaiah 40:27-31, Isaiah 40:31, Judges 6:1-16, 1 Samuel 16:1-23, 1 Samuel 24:1-22, Matthew 26:14-16, Matthew 27:3-5, 1 Samuel 1:1-23, 1 Peter 3:15, 2 Peter 3:8-9, Luke 1:26-38, John 19:25-27 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Finding Fulfillment, Gideon, Growth In Christ, David
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Sermons in Series: 1
Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-23
Tags: Character
Denomination: Baptist
Sermons in Series: 10
Scripture: Judges 1:1-34, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Jeremiah 1:4-8, Daniel 1:1-21, Haggai 1:1-15, Mark 1:16-20, Acts 9:1-22, Revelation 21:1-5 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Repentance, Revelation, Resilience, Priorities, Providence, Paul, Persecution, Perseverance, Obedience, Transformation, Trust In Crisis, Uninvited, Speech, Words, Worry, Worship Definition, Anticipation, Blessing, Becoming A Christian, Christian Values, Call, Discipleship, Disappointment, Daniel, Conformity, Conviction, Courage, Communication Speech, Encouragement, Esther, Haggai, Heaven, God's Power, God's Patience, God's Judgment, Great Commission, Grace, Fear And Worry, God In The Hardships, Hope, Humility, Integrity, Jeremiah (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Sermons in Series: 46
Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28, 1 Samuel 2:1-11, 1 Samuel 2:12-29, 1 Samuel 2:27-36, 1 Samuel 3:1-21, 1 Samuel 5:1-12, 1 Samuel 6:1-21, 1 Samuel 7:1-17, 1 Samuel 8:1-22, 1 Samuel 9:1-27, 1 Samuel 10:1-8, 1 Samuel 10:9-16, 1 Samuel 10:17-27, 1 Samuel 11:1-15, 1 Samuel 12:1-25, 1 Samuel 13:1-23, 1 Samuel 14:1-14, 1 Samuel 14:12-23, 1 Samuel 14:24-52, 1 Samuel 15:1-12, 1 Samuel 15:12-35, 1 Samuel 16:1-7, 1 Samuel 16:8-23, 1 Samuel 17:1-20, 1 Samuel 17:21-37, 1 Samuel 17:37-58, 1 Samuel 18:1-5, 1 Samuel 18:5-30, 1 Samuel 19:1-17, 1 Samuel 19:18-24, 1 Samuel 20:1-42, 1 Samuel 21:1-9, 1 Samuel 22:6-23, 1 Samuel 23:1-14, 1 Samuel 23:13-29, 1 Samuel 24:1-22, 1 Samuel 25:1-44, 1 Samuel 26:1-25, 1 Samuel 27:1-12, 1 Samuel 28:1-25, 1 Samuel 29:1-11, 1 Samuel 30:1-20, 1 Samuel 30:17-31, 1 Samuel 31:1-13 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Lamenting, King Saul, Jonathan, Life, Listen, Listening, Living By Faith, Jesus Christ, Hunger, Humility, Identity, Idolatry, Idols, Mocking God, Obedience, Masquerading, Man's View, Love In Action, Love Of God, Making Decisions, Love Of Others, Love, Hardship, Hardships, Hannah, Hannah's Prayer, Heart, Heart Attitude, Hostility, Holy Spirit, God's View, Godly Actions, Godly Love, Godly Leaders, Godly Response, God's Judgment, God's Instructions, God's Love, God's Involvement, God's Plan, God's Plans, God's Power, God's Presence, God's Promises, God Calls Samuel, God Empowers, God Orchestrates, God Provides, God Teaches, Fears, Foolishness, Consequences Of Sin, Courage, Coveting, Covetousness, David And Abigail, David And Goliath, David And Jonathan, David And Nabal, David And Saul, David, Confidence, Consequences, Consider God, Consider Jesus, Completion, Compromise, Compromising, Confession, Disobedience, Delighting In God, Decision Making, Decisions, Decison Making, Desires, Eli, Eli And Sons, Enemies, Faith, Evil Forces, Evil In Action, Evil, Faith Partner, Ark Of The Covenant, Appearances, Actions, Action, Acknowledging God, Biblical Worldview, Away From God, Authorities, Battle, Be Still, Believer, Choices, Christians, Church People, Commitment, Circumstances, Coincidence, Self-Identity, Self Dependence, Sin Consequences, Sin, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Hunger, Spiritual Battle, Spirit Filled, Winning, Wickedness, Trials, Trials Of Life, Trust In God, Trusting God, Trust God, Ten Commandments, Testing God, Samuel, Samuel And Saul, Saul, Running Away, Sacrifices, Ridicule, Prosperity Gospel, Philistines, Perseverance, Persecution, Participate, Partnerships, Preparation, Pray, Prayer, Yield, Wrong Desires, Worship (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Sermons in Series: 2
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:40-50, 1 Samuel 16:1-13
Tags: David
Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-12
Tags: Doing God's Will
Sermons in Series: 26
Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13, 1 Samuel 16:14-23, 1 Samuel 17:1-54, 1 Samuel 18:1-9, 1 Samuel 22:1-6, 1 Samuel 25:1-39, 1 Samuel 28:1-25, 1 Samuel 31:1-13, 2 Samuel 6:1-15, 2 Samuel 7:1-29, 2 Samuel 9:1-13, 2 Samuel 11:1-27, 2 Samuel 12:1-12, 1 Chronicles 22:1-19, 2 Samuel 24:1-25, 2 Samuel 22:1-120, 1 Chronicles 29:1-19, 1 Kings 1:28-35, 1 Kings 2:1-4 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Honesty, Hope, Judgment, Kindness, Grieve, Heart, God's Sovereign Will, Grace, God Brings Hope, God's Forgiveness, Giving General, Giving, Giants, Peace, Patience, Obedience, Offense, Occult, Prayer, Promise, Preparation, Love For God, Light, Leadership, Medium, Money, Music, New Age, Bible Truth, Bible, Anger, Aging, Abuse, Accountability, Acceptance, Consequences, Confrontation, Choice, Children, Faith, Failure, Faithfulness, Enemy, Envy, Examples Of Faith, Family, Fear, Friendship General, Friendship, Future, Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness, Forgiveness General, Dreams, Death, Disappointment, David, Cults, Security, Sex, Sexuality, Repentance, Revenge, Relationships, Troubles, Trust, Teachable, Temple, Temptation, Temptation General, Sin, Sin General, Sin Wages Of, Solomon, Suffering, Stewardship, Strength, Stress, Study, Submission, Worship General, Truth, Victory, Vengeance, Witch (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-23, 1 Samuel 17:1-58, 1 Samuel 18:1-25, 2 Samuel 24:1-25, 1 Kings 1:1-48 (view more) (view less)
Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:13-23, 1 Samuel 18:6-9, 1 Samuel 18:1-4, 1 Samuel 18:17-23, 1 Samuel 20:1-3, 1 Samuel 20:18-22, 1 Samuel 21:1-6, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, 1 Samuel 17:1-11 (view more) (view less)
Tags: David, David & Ahimelech, David And Goliath, David And Jonathan, David And Michal, David And Saul, Destiny, Divine Purpose, Faithful Friend, Friendship, Fear, Michal, Music, Life Of David, House Of God, Time Of Trouble, Trials And Difficulties (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Pentecostal
Sermons in Series: 7
Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28, 1 Samuel 7:1-17, 1 Samuel 15:1-35, 1 Samuel 16:1-23, 1 Samuel 28:3-25, 1 Samuel 12:16-25 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Witch, Womb, Tumor, Solomon, Sorrow, Spiritist, Sacrifice, Samuel, Saul, Seance, Obedience, Occult, Origen, Ot Characters, Ot Leaders, Ouija, Pain, Paranormal, Philistines, Phineas, Pride, Psychic, Rats, Redeem, Rehoboam, Remember, Repent, Repentance, Lazarus, Learning, Listen, Jesse, Martha, Mary, Medium, Memorial, Memorial Day, Minister, Mizpah, Monument, Mother's Day, Mothers, Hannah, Hindu, Hinduism, Hophni, Horoscope, Houdini, Idolatry, Fortune, Gerar, Brother, Buddhism, Boyle, Celsus, Channel, Abimelech, Absolute, Absalom, Agag, Amalekites, Aphek, Ark, Ashteroth, Ashtoreth, Blame, Blessing, Disciplinarian, Disciplines, Disobedience, Disobey, Distractions, Distract, Divination, Dobson, Communion, Confession, Confess, Cowell, David, Endor, Eli, Eliab, Elkanah, Ebenezer, Father's Day, Fence, Firm, Firstborn (view more) (view less)
Sermons in Series: 4
Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Acts 6:8-15
Tags: Fear, Deacon, Commitment, Heart, God's Heart, Shepherd, Stephen, Pride (view more) (view less)
Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:3-20, 1 Samuel 4:1-11, 1 Samuel 5:1-12, 1 Samuel 7:2-14, 1 Samuel 8:1-22, 1 Samuel 9:15-17, 1 Samuel 10:1-8, 1 Samuel 12:1-25, 1 Samuel 13:1-15, 1 Samuel 14:24-45, 1 Samuel 15:1-23, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, 1 Samuel 17:17-40, 1 Samuel 17:45-50, 1 Samuel 18:5-16, 1 Samuel 22:6-23, 1 Samuel 23:1-14, 1 Samuel 23:15-18, 1 Samuel 25:1-35, 1 Samuel 26:1-25, 1 Samuel 27:1-12, 1 Samuel 30:1-8, 1 Samuel 30:7-31 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Unrepentant Sin, True Worship, Trust In God, Trust And Obey, Trust God, Take Action, Willing Heart, Willingness To Obey, Worship, Choice, Blame, Act In Humility, Ark Of The Covenant, Art Of Listening, Encouragement, Excuses, Do God's Will, Dependence On God, Disciplines Prayer, Disobedience, Discouragement, Delusion, David And Goliath, Compromise, Consequences, King Saul, Jonathan And David, Let Go, Listen Well, Love And Support, Living With Troubles, Integrity, Humility, Faithfulness, Finding God's Will, Friendship, God's Will, God's Sovereignty, God's Plans, God In The Hardships, God Calls Samuel, God Cares, God Guides, God Orchestrates, God Reigns, God Provides, God Rules, Glory Of God, Grateful, Heart Worship, Hearing God, Hannah, Spiritual Awakening, Speak Truth In Love, Seek God, Seek God's Kingdom, Servant Heart, Samuel, Saul, Relationship To God, Providence Of God, Repentance, Return To God, Revival, Rituals, Obedience From Heart, Love Your Enemy, Prayers, Prayer, Presumption, Philistines, Peacemaker, Perspective, Strength In God, Submission, Sufferings, Superstition, Suffering (view more) (view less)
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