THE STONE OF EZEL (1 Samuel 20:1-42)
A Stone of:
1. DECISION! (v22, 37)
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Do I go or do I stay?
2. DEPRESSION! (v41)
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David weeping and falling
3. DEVOTION! (v42)
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A covenant of love
1) SOMETHING PAINFUL! (v10-11) Division and quarrelling 2) SOMETHING PITIFUL! (v12) Following men 3) SOMETHING PIVOTAL! (v13-19) a) The Oneness of Christ b) The Cross of Christ c) The Lordship of Christ d) The Gospel of Christ
1) HOSTILITY! (v12-14, 19-24) A band of soldiers, a captain, a religious police force, Annas, Caiaphas – Jesus, bound and beaten 2) HUMANITY! (v15-18, 25-27) Peter following and failing 3) HYPOCRISY! (v28) White gloves covering dirty hands 4) HUMILITY! (Luke 22:61-62) “The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered….. and he went out…
The GIANT of: 1. FEAR! (v1-11,24) The fear of man brings a snare (Prov 29:25) What they saw, what they heard, what they felt) 2. FAITH! (v12-39) This is the victory that overcomes the world even our faith (1 John 5:4) Faith honours God in small things (v17-22) Is jealous for His glory (v26) Perseveres…
REQUEST a) From the Lord – Listen! (v3), Hear (v9) b) For the Lord RESPONSES a) The Path = A Hard Heart b) The Rocky Soil = A Shallow Heart c) The Thorny Soil = A Choked Heart d) The Good Soil = A Receiving Heart RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW a) What do…
CONFRONTATION (v1-12) a) Revelation (v5) Sins forgiven: What the paralytic really needed b) Reasoning (v6) Only God can forgive sin. Jesus says He forgives sin… c) Reality (v10) That we may know…. CALL (v13-17) a) Opportunity (v14) “Follow Me” b) Observation (v16) “.. saw [Jesus] was eating with sinners…”! c) Objective (v17) “I came .. to…
A) What is God Like? – Let Mary Answer: He is MINDFUL (v48) He is MIGHTY (v49) He is MERCIFUL (v50) B) How Should We Respond? – Let Mary Teach Us: With careful THOUGHT With growing FAITH With deepening WONDER