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    Saul's Righteous Anger (1 Samuel 11)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 6, 2025
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    Is all anger evil, or is there a righteous anger? Let's look at 1 Samuel 11.

    Can we be passive or must we conquer evil? Can God mercifully rescue us from evil? Do God’s enemies want to humiliate us? Does righteous anger conquer evil and unrighteous anger let evil conquer us? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 11. Did the Ammonites threaten Jabesh in Gilead with a humiliating offer of ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Whom Do We Serve (1 Samuel 12)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 8, 2025
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    Whom do we serve, politics, a king, or God? Let's begin in 1 Samuel 12.

    Israel rejected God as king, by choosing a human king. God still worked with them but warned them that something important was still required. Are following and obeying the Lord important to us? Let’s look in 1 Samuel 12. Did Samuel challenge Israel that he was an honest man who did not defraud or ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Saul Disobeys God (1 Samuel 13)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 8, 2025
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    What is the difference between a man after God's own heart and a man after self-glorification? Let's begin in 1 Samuel 13.

    Did Saul act foolishly, disobeying God? What kind of heart was God looking for in a national leader? What kind of heart do we have? Let’s begin in 1 Samuel 13. How old was Saul when he began to rule and how long was he king? Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Saul's Erratic Leadership (1 Samuel 14)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 10, 2025
     | 317 views

    Was Saul erratic, sometimes doing God's will and sometimes not? Let's look at 1 Samuel 14.

    Did Jonathan have a living faith that included action? Did Saul vacillate between asking God’s guidance and foolish decisions? Do we? Let’s begin in 1 Samuel 14. Did Saul’s son Jonathan want to check out an enemy Philistine garrison? Did he choose an easily defensible position between two large ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Rejects Saul (1 Samuel 15)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 10, 2025
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    Are we deserving of God's rejection like Saul or are we people after God's heart like David? Let's begin in 1 Samuel 15.

    What was the ultimate cause of Saul’s failure as king of Israel? Was his obedience to God partial and inconsistent? Did he desire to glorify himself or God? Let’s look in 1 Samuel 15. Was Saul expected to destroy everything that the Amalekites owned? Samuel said to Saul, “I am the one the Lord ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Chose David (1 Samuel 16)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 11, 2025
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    Why does God choose one and not another? Let's look in 1 Samuel 16.

    Did God choose the least likely son of Jesse according to human reasoning? Are those God chooses often deemed unlikely by the world? Do we judge by outward appearance, or the heart? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 16. How did God assign Samuel to anoint a replacement for Saul? Does wisdom often mean ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    David's Faith (1 Samuel 17)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 13, 2025
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    What kind of faith does it take for a young man to do what hardened soldiers were afraid to do? Let's look at 1 Samuel 17.

    How did a young man come to so much faith? How did he conquer a giant problem that had all of Israel cowering? Do we have that kind of faith? Let’s look in 1 Samuel 17. Was the Philistine threat a seemingly insurmountable problem? The Philistines got ready for war and brought their troops ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Enemy Within (1 Samuel 18)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 14, 2025
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    How often do we find an enemy who is close to us? Let's look at 1 Samuel 18.

    Will faithful servants of God have enemies even from within? How should we treat them? Let’s begin in 1 Samuel 18. Did Jonathan and David become the best of friends? As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Toxic Jealousy (1 Samuel 19)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 15, 2025
     | 190 views

    When does jealousy become toxic? Let's look at 1 Samuel 19.

    Was Saul jealous of David? Why is envy such a toxic emotion? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 19. How did Jonathan come to David’s defense against his father Saul? Saul now urged his servants and his son Jonathan to assassinate David. But Jonathan, because of his strong affection for David, told him what ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loyal Friends (1 Samuel 20)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 16, 2025
     | 273 views

    How rare is it to find a true friend willing to die for you? Is Jesus such a friend? Let's begin in 1 Samuel 20.

    Are loyal friends hard to find? Are we loyal to our friends even to death? Is Jesus a true friend? Let’s look at a special friendship in 1 Samuel 20. Did David ask Jonathan why Saul was determined to kill him? David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and said, “What have I done? What ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fleeing Persecution (1 Samuel 21)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 17, 2025
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    Should we walk away from those who don't want to hear the Gospel, or flee those who persecute us for it? Let's begin in 1 Samuel 21.

    Are there situations to walk away from or even flee? What if people refuse to listen to the Gospel or worse, persecute us? Is mercy more important than sacrifice? Let’s begin in 1 Samuel 21. Did David understand that eating the shewbread, putting hunger ahead of the letter of the law, was innocent ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Abuse Of Power (1 Samuel 22)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 18, 2025
     | 318 views

    What does abuse of power look like? Let's examine 1 Samuel 22.

    How dangerous is it to trust a man who abuses power? Are we arrogant and dictatorial or models of Christian living? Let’s begin in 1 Samuel 22. Did David find safety in a cave with a group of loyal followers? David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Continual Prayer (1 Samuel 23)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 18, 2025
     | 287 views

    How often should we pray and what about? Let's begin in 1 Samuel 23)

    Did David continually ask God for guidance? As a result did he escape several potentially deadly situations? Are we people of continual prayer? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 23. Did David save the city of Keilah? Did he ask God first? Now they told David, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    David's Cave (1 Samuel 24)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 20, 2025
     | 336 views

    Should we show respect for even corrupt authority? Let's look at 1 Samuel 24.

    Should we show respect for authority even when it is corrupt? Did God work things out for David even though he too was very flawed? Let’s begin in 1 Samuel 24. Did David have an opportunity to kill Saul while hiding in a cave? When Saul had returned from following the Philistines, he was told, ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Nabal The Fool (1 Samuel 25)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 20, 2025
     | 399 views

    Which is better giving or getting? Let's examine 1 Samuel 25.

    Is making rash decisions in anger foolish? Is giving more blessed than getting? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 25. Because they had given Nabal protection, did David ask him for food as a favor? Then Samuel died; and all Israel assembled and mourned for him, and they buried him at his house in Ramah. And ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist