2. The Story Finding Your Story in God’s Story “Stand Tall Fall Hard”
Series 1 - God Forms His People

3. Review Chapter 9 “Faith of a Foreign Woman”

5. I. Samuel – the Blessing of Dedication

7. Elkanah - Why so downhearted – you have me

8. Hannah’s vow of dedication

9. 1 Samuel 1:27-28
He will belong to the Lord his whole life

10. 1 Samuel 2:11
The boy served the LORD by assisting Eli the priest

11. 1 Samuel 3:1
In those days messages from the LORD were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon
Samuel learns to hear the voice of the Lord

12. 1 Samuel 3:19-4:1
Samuel’s words proved to be reliable
Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of God
1 Samuel 7:15-16

13. II. Be Careful What You Wish For
1 Samuel 8
Israel wants a king
God said - It’s me they have rejected
They don’t want me to be their king
Warn the people what a king will do
Give them a king

14. Saul on a Wild Donkey Chase

15. 1 Samuel 9:15 – 10:1
Anoint Saul leader of Israel
He will rescue the Israelites

16. 1 Samuel 10:6-9
The Spirit of God will come upon you
Changed into a different person

17. I will join you to make sacrifice
God gave Saul a new heart

18. III. To Obey is Better Than Sacrifice
1 Samuel 13:1-14

19. Your kingdom will end
The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart

20. 1 Samuel 15:1-23
Destroy the Amelakites completely – God settling accounts

21. Destroyed only what was worthless
Kept the good stuff for sacrifice
God rejects Saul

22. 1 Samuel 16:1-3

23. I have selected one of the sons of Jesse to be king

24. The Blessing of Dedication
Our children
Our occupation
Our possessions
Be careful what you ask for
Thy will be done
Nevertheless thy will be done
Sacrifice is good – but never trumps obedience