2. The Heart Matters Most to God (Part 1 of “A Heart that Pleases God”)

4. The Heart Matters Most to God (Part 1 of “A Heart that Pleases God”)

6. ESV 1 Samuel 13:14 But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.

7. How Did David Develop a Heart for God?

8. ESV 1 Samuel 16:1 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”

9. ESV 1 Samuel 16:6 And he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.”

10. ESV 1 Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”

11. How Did David Develop a Heart for God?

12. He Put God First

13. ESV 1 Samuel 16:10-11 And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.” Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, but behold, he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.”

14. ESV 1 Samuel 16:12-13a And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.” Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward.

15. How Did David Develop a Heart for God? He Put God First

16. How Did David Develop a Heart for God? He Put God First He Grew by Getting to Know God

17. The Heart Matters Most to God (Part 1 of “A Heart that Pleases God”)

19. The Heart Matters Most to God (Part 1 of “A Heart that Pleases God”)

20. How Did David Develop a Heart for God? He Put God First He Grew by Getting to Know God

21. How Did David Develop a Heart for God? He Put God First He Grew by Getting to Know God He Enjoyed his Time with God

23. The Heart Matters Most to God (Part 1 of “A Heart that Pleases God”)

24. ESV Psalm 63:1 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

25. The Heart Matters Most to God (Part 1 of “A Heart that Pleases God”)

26. ESV James 4:8a Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.

27. The Heart Matters Most to God (Part 1 of “A Heart that Pleases God”)

28. Challenge:

29. Spend more time with God.