EN GEDI (1 Samuel 24:1-22)
1. REVENGE! (v1-2)
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War is declared
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3,000 chosen men
2. RESTRAINT! (v3-15)
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Grace is observed
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I will not harm the Lord’s anointed
3. REMORSE! (v16-22)
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Tears are observed……
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Grief but no change
1. A QUESTION FOR GOD’S PRIESTS (v10-13) Which is contagious – holiness or unholiness? Answer: UNHOLINESS 2. AN APPLICATION TO GOD’S PEOPLE (v14) The heart of the matter is the matter of the heart 3. THE MESSAGE OF GOD’S PROVIDENCE (v15-18) God disciplines to restore, not punish Obedience is better than sacrifice 4. THE PROMISE OF…
1. THE WAY OF SALVATION (v1-11) a) He who was rich beyond all splendour all for love’s sake became poor b) Having loved … He loved them to the end. c) Cleansed and Ongoing Cleansing LOVE expressed in HUMILITY 2. THE KEY TO COMMUNITY (v12-20) a) Do just as Jesus has done to you b) Blessed…
1. GRIME! A tapestry of sin and shame 2. GRIEF! A tragedy of pain and loss 3. GRACE! A testimony of love and mercy
1) FIERCE! (v1-3) Insatiable in their passion for sin A Self-Indulgent Nature 2) FOUL! (v4) Treacherous, lovers of pleasure 3) FAKE! (v5-9) Form but no power Corrupt counterfeits like Jannes & Jambres
RAGE! (4:1-5) Jonah burning with rage at God’s mercy RELIEF! (4:6) God sends a plant to comfort and teach Jonah REBUKE! (4:7-11) Do you do well to be angry for the plant? Should I not pity Nineveh that great city? LESSONS: God’s mercy and grace knows no racial, national, social, sexual,…
1. A Prophecy Fulfilled (v5-24) The Temple will be destroyed You will be persecuted Jerusalem will be flattened If God says it’s going to happen then you can be certain that it will happen. 2. A Prophecy Still To Come (v25-27) The Son of Man is coming back! Matthew 24:36 “but concerning that day…