1. 1 Samuel 9:1-10:1 Saul; When You Were Small in Your Own Eyes

2. The time of the Judges  Eli  The Ark  Samuel  War  Elderly Samuel

3. 1 Samuel 9:1-10:1

4. Humble beginning  God chose Saul  Benjamin was small  Humble circumstances  Serving God  Not all about Saul

5. Big in his own eyes Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously"? But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble." James 4:4-6  The Amalekite incident  Lost his focus  God’s enemy

6. When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom. The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them. Prov 11:2-3 By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom. Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase. Prov 13:10-11 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud. Prov 16:18-19 An angry man stirs up strife, And a furious man abounds in transgression. A man's pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor. Prov 29:22-23

7. Saul destroyed himself  A story of rejection  Self-glory  God’s grace  Learn from Saul