
Jealousy and Fear Aren’t Pretty
Read: 1 Samuel 18:1-15 Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with him but had departed from Saul. (v. 12) When powerful people have earned their authority with the

Read: 1 Samuel 18:1-15 Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with him but had departed from Saul. (v. 12) When powerful people have earned their authority with the

Read: 1 Samuel 17:38-51 I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. (v. 45) Trash talk

Read: 1 Samuel 17:24-37 The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this

Read: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 The Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. (v. 13) Growing up, I was the eldest sibling, but not the smartest or the

Read: 1 Samuel 15:10-25 I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not performed my commandments. (v. 11) The worst kind

Read: 1 Samuel 14:36-46 Then the people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel?” (v. 45) Finish your broccoli, or you can’t go to

Read: 1 Samuel 13:1-15 But now your kingdom shall not continue. (v. 14) It’s funny how quickly we can tell whether a leader will be successful or not. We carefully observe

Read: 1 Samuel 12:13-25 Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil. Yet do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve

Read: 1 Samuel 10:17-27 Do you see him whom the LORD has chosen? There is none like him among all the people. (v. 24) We tend to expect that the president of the United