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  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Popularity Contest Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Aug 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,868 views

    This is the 7th sermon in the series "Pot Holes". Who are you trying to please?

    Sunday Morning August 16, 2009 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: Pot Holes [#7] POPULARITY CONTEST 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Introduction: Have you ever been driving down the road and watched a car load of boys or girls showing off? It seems like often times they are in a convertible ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    God's Choice

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Mar 28, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,039 views

    In the sermon we will learn what God looks for in the person God calls for service.

    Gods Choice 1 Samuel 16:1-13 1. First let us consider the Character of David he had integrity, he was responsible, and he was faithful. • David was a great spokesperson A servant of Saul said , "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a brave man and a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Anointing A Man After God's Own Heart.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 9, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,528 views

    Samuel's secret mission.

    ANOINTING A MAN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART. 1 Samuel 16:1-13. Saul had rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD had rejected Saul from being king (cf. 1 Samuel 15:23), much to the grief of Samuel (cf. 1 Samuel 15:11) - but the LORD already had another man in mind for Samuel to go and anoint (1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Anointing A Man After The Heart Of God

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 26, 2016
    based on 15 ratings
     | 14,534 views

    The Lord's criteria for service.

    ANOINTING A MAN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART. 1 Samuel 15:34-35; 1 Samuel 16:1-13. Israel had demanded a king, just so that they could be like the other nations. Samuel had protested, but the LORD allowed it. After all, they were not rejecting Samuel: they were rejecting the LORD (1 Samuel 8:4-7). ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    David: A Man After God's Heart (1) Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Dec 18, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,334 views

    What was it that made David a man after God's heart? In 1 Samuel 16, we learn that David had a humble, hard-working, halleluiah-filled heart!

    David: A Man after God’s Heart (1) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 2/21/2016 Most everyone who has ever been to Sunday school or Vacation Bible School as a child knows the familiar story of David and Goliath. We know David as the young shepherd boy who slew a giant with one ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Woman Of Endor And Familiar Spirits

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on May 23, 2023
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    This message takes a somewhat detailed look at First Samuel 28, the record of King Saul's interaction with the woman who has a familiar spirit.

    In 1978 or 1979, I was told about family members driving to Nashville – I’m from Tennessee – to see a lady because there were things going on in their lives that they didn’t understand. They had been praying but it seemed to them that God was silent. So they went to see this lady, who shared some ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Always More To Do Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 17, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,335 views

    Take a fresh look at familiar Scriptures: we are all sinners in need of repentance and grace. If we want to be saints, there’s always more to do.

    Fourth Sunday of Lent 2023 Laetare Sunday; Rejoice Sunday. We are about halfway through the season of Lent. So how do you know that there’s more work to do to become more like Christ before the Paschal celebration of Easter? Look at it with a sense of humor. You are on Greta Thunberg’s speed dial, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Now I Can See Series

    Contributed by William Baeta on Mar 17, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,061 views

    “They called the man who had been blind and said to him, ‘Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.’ He answered, ‘whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see’”. (John 9:24-25)

    Introduction: The theme for today’s sermon is “Now I can see”. Man is “fearfully and wonderfully made”. (Psalm 139:14) Man is a spirit being, he possesses a soul and lives in a body. The body relates to its physical surroundings through the five senses which include the sense of hearing and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    God Sees The Heart

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 18, 2023
     | 2,718 views

    When we make choices, we tend to go for the eye-candy factor and make choices based on appearances. God always looks at what is inside the person’s heart, where we look at their appearance.

    GOD SEES THE HEART (Lent, March 19, 2023) Text: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 1 Samuel 16:1-13  The LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Now I Can See

    Contributed by Rev. Felix Cornelius Agyei on Mar 18, 2023
     | 1,751 views

    Have you ever been in darkness for a moment where you could not see anything or anyone around you due to the intensity of the darkness? How did you feel when the lights were back? The joy of being able to see again is always desirable.

    Nature of Blindness I will be speaking on two main kinds of blindness. Spiritual blindness and Physical Blindness. Physical Blindness – John 9: 1-14 In this passage, we encounter a man born blind from birth. While blindness can be caused by various eye problems, some are also born blind from ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    God's Unlikely Choice

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Mar 18, 2023
     | 2,011 views

    The listener may be thinking the sermon is about David but its not. It's about someone else.

    Spurgeon (1) wrote, " I think I may say to every person whom I am addressing, -If you are yourself saved, the work is but half done until you are employed to bring others to Christ. You are as yet but half formed in the image of your Lord. You have not attained to the full development of what ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Sylvester Fergusson avatar

    The Trusting Heart

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Apr 1, 2023
     | 4,210 views

    The ability to trust someone is not born overnight. It is an entity that develops in the bosom of a relationship.

    THE TRUSTING HEART The webster’s dictionary describes trust as “confidence in a person or thing because of the qualities one perceives or seems to perceive in him or it.” This ability to trust someone is not born overnight. It is an entity that develops in the bosom of a relationship. Sometimes ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Troy Borst avatar

    The Significance Of Insignificance Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 13, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,039 views

    God is the only One Who has the authority to define us. When you and I draw our core identity from God, then so many of the issues of insignificance and emotional issues that plague us in our culture go away.

    THE VERY RELATABLE LIFE OF KING DAVID The Significance of Insignificance 1 Samuel 16:1-13 #kingdavid INTRODUCTION 1 … goodreads.com/quotes/tag/identity?page=2 Brennan Manning (1934-2013) was an American theologian and author and in his book ‘Abba’s Child’ (1994) says: “Define yourself radically as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    Your Heart Condition Before God Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Apr 9, 2022
     | 3,035 views

    It is your heart that determines your usability. Maybe you are not the obvious choice for some position. The lesser known man who has the heart of God prevailed in the case of David. God’s principle remains the same.

    When God looks at you He does not see your height or weight or any warts or blemishes. God sees your heart and He sees you for your heart. How pure is your heart before God? This is the story of the anointing of David, the king of Israel. The setting begins with King Saul. Saul took leadership ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    David - A Man After God's Own Heart

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Apr 24, 2022
     | 3,115 views

    David is called a man after God's own heart even though God knew he would sin. In this message we discover why.

    Title: David – A Man After God’s Own Heart Theme: To show how David knew how to get close to God. Text: 1 Samuel 16:1 Opening Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1 Now the Lord said to Samuel, "How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God