1 Samuel

David—great sins and great mercy but always a heart in the right place, part 2

May 17, 2019 by bible805

Have you ever felt you can’t forgive yourself or that you’ve don’t things so that God can never use you for anything significant?

If so I have great news for you!

We will continue our look at King David in today’s lesson. His sin with Bathsheba was only one of the serious sins in his life and yet, he ended his life forgiven and greatly used by God.

We’ll learn about God’s great forgiveness and love in our lesson today and how we can learn to forgive ourselves and press ahead to do things that will give our lives meaning and joy no matter what we’ve done.

Below the podcast is a PDF of the notes and following that the notes are printed out.

Click the following link to download the PDF of the notes: Notes for David, Part 2

Saul, the first king of Israel, lessons and challenges from his life

April 28, 2019 by bible805

How does it happen for a person to start out with every advantage—good looks, honor and a calling from God, a great family, but then die a self-pitying suicide? Saul, the first king of Israel, sadly answers that question in our lesson as we start the great adventure of studying the kings of Israel.

This week is a challenge and warning, but after this lesson on what not to do by looking at the life of Saul we will then study the life of David and Psalms and learn what it means to be a person after God’s heart. Below the podcast you can read the notes or print off a PDF.

Click the following link to download the notes from the podcast: Notes on Saul, the First King of Israel

Samuel & Saul: the last Judge and the first King of Israel

April 6, 2019 by bible805

What do the Lord of the Rings, the movie “Aquaman,” and the book of 1 Samuel have in common?

The answer to the question I just asked, is that in all of them a prominent theme is that people want a King. But not just any King, they want a King who is strong, good and just, and who will conquer evil enemies.

You may be familiar with the stories of how Arthur Curry became Aquaman and Strider became Aragon, and in this lesson, you’ll learn the history behind how Israel got its first king.

Before the first King Saul, we will look at the life of Samuel, the last of the Judges. He’s a powerful, fascinating character, that though over 13 chapters in the Bible talk about him, we know little of his personal life. But we know a lot about the things he did for God and how his life was the link between the time of the Judges and Israel’s identity as a nation.

CLICK the following link to download a PDF of the notes: PDF of Samuel and Saul Lesson