Sunday Morning SoundBytes – 6/2/2019
Sunday’s message was the first in the new David and Saul series from 1 Samuel 16-31. The message was called The Lord Looks at the Heart, taken from 1 Samuel 16:1-13. Here is a brief outline of the message:
I. Samuel’s heart for God (1-5)
A. Mourning for sin (1)
– Psalm 119:136
B. Trusting God in danger (2-3)
– Psalm 118:6
C. Obeying God’s commands (4-5)
– Deuteronomy 6:5-6
II. God’s rejection of David’s brothers (6-10)
A. God does not look at what man looks at
– Isaiah 55:8-9; Matthew 5:3-10
B. Man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart
– 1 Kings 8:39; 2 Chronicles 16:9
III. David, the man of God’s choosing (11-13)
A. David was the youngest of all his brothers (11)
– 1 Corinthians 1:27,31
B. David was ruddy with a fine appearance (12)
– Proverbs 15:13
C. David was anointed, then filled with the Spirit (13)
– Acts 1:8
D. David was a man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 13:14)
– Psalm 78:72
Applications:
1) Don’t judge others by their appearance (John 7:24)
2) Don’t dismiss your own gifts for service (1 Peter 4:10)
3) Don’t overlook Christ (John 1:10-12)
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