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1. Welcome 2013 Adult II Couples Class discoverjoy.com

2. What is your favorite type of ethnic food? Question of the Day

3. Prayer Requests Haraway Family Heils in Brazil -Xukari tribe Lauren and Matt Evans-pregnancy SS Classes Morning Service Spring Revival -Ryan Fontenot -Doug Landrum Abraham Garcia Dennis Lee

4. Events Calendar Class Events Church Events • REAP Visitation (P) • Benevolence Fund • Monthly Fellowships • April • May 4th – Spring Fellowship • June • Dinner Out Friday (26 Apr) • 5th Sunday Breakfast (30 June) • Quarterly Service Project • Jerusalem-First Aid Kits for Jennifer May • Crochet Classes (10am Saturdays) • E-Sunday & Kid’s Day (28 April) • Men’s Prayer Breakfast (4 May) • Spring Revival (May 5-8) • Youth Summer Camp (3-7 Jun) • Vacation Bible School (10-14 Jun) • Youth Mission Trip to Alaska (15-23 Jun)

5. What is your favorite type of ethnic food? Question of the Day

6. Chronological Bible DiscipleshipIva May & Dr. Stan May Week No. 17 1 Samuel 26 – 2 Samuel 17 Psalms 1 Chronicles 3 - 20

7. End Times Missions Chronological Bible DiscipleshipIva May & Dr. Stan May Church Gospel Silent Return You are here Captivity Div. Kingdom Kingdom Judges Conquest Exodus Patriarch Creation

8. Review Creation: God reveals His goodness through creation and His mercy in response to sin. Patriarchs: God reveals His response to the faithfulness of men (Job, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph). Exodus: God liberates Israel, and leads them to the Pro-misedLand and shapes them into a nation holy to Himself. Conquest:Joshua, relying on God’s presence and power, leads Israel to possess and settle the Promised Land. Judges: Every man does what is right in his own eyes, and Israel falls into a cycle of disobedience, judgment, oppres-sion and deliverance (the sin cycle).

9. CONTEXT Kingdom Era “Where the word of the king is, there is power.” (Ecc 8:4) A Short History of the Bible’s early Kings • Nimrod is history’s first king (Gen 10) • Establishes his kingdom over early Babylon • May have led revolt against God in building the tower • Abimelech presumes to be king for a brief time during the Judges Era • Israel appeals to Samuel for a king “like all the other nations” • Receive the bitter fruit of their request-the man of pride, Saul • Eventually forfeits his throne because of disobedience to God • His life is characterized by jealousy and paranoia

10. Overview • David Learns in the Wilderness with his Sheep that God is Bigger than any and all Foes • Learns to know God in song • Grows confident of his strength in struggles with wild animals • Learns self-discipline in all his ways • Sees Goliath is not a Foe too Big, but a Target too Big to Miss • He is Revealed as the Future King during Saul’s Reign • Becomes more famous than Saul • Becomes targeted for death by Saul • Receives on the job training in the difficulties of the wilderness • He has none of the Trappings of Royalty, yet in his Heart, he is already Becoming a Man of God

11. Kingdom Era 1 Samuel 16 & 17 Psalm 56 The King God Wants A King inObscurity A King in the Midst of Crisis

12. A person’s high view of God grows from a habit of personal develop-ment of their faith in God which prepares them to face the unknown and endure hardship.

13. A King In Obscurity 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-13

14. A King in Obscurity • God Sends Samuel to the Home of Jesse to Anoint Saul’s Replacement (1, 6-13) • Seven likely candidates pass before Samuel • Samuel is inclined to pick the eldest • God restrains Samuel from choosing any of the older sons • Samuel requests that the youngest son be brought in from the field • The Spirit says to Samuel, “Arise, anoint him; for this is he.” • Samuel anoints David and the Spirit falls on him immediately

15. A King In Obscurity 1 Samuel 16:15-19

16. A King in Obscurity • David Develops his Character and Abilities as a Young Man Watching over the Sheep • Protects his flock from a lion and a bear • Hones his slingshot skills • Spends time learning to praise God in music • Develops discipline and faithfulness in service to his father • David First Appears on Saul’s Radar (14-19) • Sought out to use his gift for praising God in music to lift the spirit of a depressed king • Referred by a nameless servant of Saul

17. A King In Obscurity 1 Samuel 17:12-19, 34-36

18. A King in Obscurity • All of these Disciplines Converge into a Critical Moment of Truth • Jesse sends an unsuspecting David with a ‘care package’ for his oldest brothers • They are serving in Saul’s army, in a standoff with the Philistines • David, offended by Goliath’s insults, volunteers to challenge him and uses his sling abilities to kill Goliath • Who knew that ‘David the singer’ was also ‘David the slinger’? • God knew

19. A King in Obscurity • All of David’s Developed Disciplines (courage, music, sling and obedience) Prepare Him • To go from unknown shepherd boy to mighty warrior • From mighty warrior to Israel’s greatest king • David would be the King by whom all Future Kings are Measured • As a lone shepherd boy he learned to accept the truth of Psalm 144:15; “Blessed are the people of whom this is true; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.” • David was well on his way to becoming a faithful practitioner of his knowledge of the LORD • Under his leadership, Israel experiences its greatest days

20. DISCUSSION Why might Samuel have been predisposed to select Eliab? Jesse was old and advanced in years His three oldest were likely in their 20s or older By comparison, David was just a “youth” What is it about working alone as David did that could be conducive to his development as a leader? Does God use solitude to develop His people today?

21. A King in the Midst of Crisis Psalm 56 1 Samuel 17

22. A King in the Midst of Crisis • David’s Anointing by Samuel did not imply an Immediate Coronation as King • 1 Samuel 16:13- Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah. • His Victory over Goliath Leads Propels him into the Role of a Leader in Israel’s Army • His reputation and stature in Israel skyrockets • He is seen as a threat by an already insecure king • 1 Samuel 18:5-9 • King Saul begins seeking to Kill David • David is forced to spend the next 13 years on the run • Psalm 56 is a song of David’s plight in the midst of this crisis

23. A King in the Midst of Crisis • David’s View of his Situation (Ps. 56) • Though David was a skilled and powerful warrior, he refused to lift his hand against the King of Israel • He is the one who now must have a rescuer, a helper • His hotly pursued by Saul and his men (1-2) • He is afraid, but uses his fear as motivation to trust God (3) • He is misunderstood, maligned, and vulnerable to a watching and plotting enemy (5) • He weeps from the continual emotional strain of running (8) • David’s anointing demands God’s protection and David readily seeks out God’s obligation to protect him

24. A King in the Midst of Crisis • David’s View of God (Ps. 56) • David is familiar with the stories of God’s promises to the patriarchs, beginning with Abraham • He believes God’s promises for him, but understands that He uses trying circumstances to strengthen faith • He is therefore quick to take his fears to God (3-4) • He focuses on God instead on the hopelessness of his situation (9) • David’s habit of worshiping God in the fields as a lone shepherd now sustains him as he flees his enemies

25. A King in the Midst of Crisis • David’s View of his Enemies (Ps. 56) • He looked at those who threatened him through the lens of his sure anointing as the next king • It was God’s responsibility to protect him until the day of coronation • This trust in the LORD fortifies his faith as he declares: • “In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?” (11)

26. DISCUSSION How does lack of discipline hinder people from moving forward in grace and usefulness to God? How does discipline play a part in the truth of sanctification by grace? How can we instill a lofty view of God and courage in His faithfulness to us? In our family In our workplace relationships In our friends What understanding of God’s role in his life gave David such confidence in leadership, even in the midst of crisis?

27. Conclusions What does this lesson teach us about God? Man? Sin? Redemption? • Godwill use threats and stresses in our lives to purify our faith and mature us spiritually. • Our view of God determines how we respond to outside pressures. • Man grows through the disciplines and lessons learned in youth; these become the vehicles through which God works in adulthood. • A lack of personal discipline can often disqualify a person from greater service. • Sinborn of pride causes insecure leaders to attack those whose position or ability threatens their own. • Redemptionfrom God sets us up for greater service in His plan for our lives. • God’s plan implies His protection, provision and promotion to accomplish it in His own time.

28. Bible Trivia Test 1 Samuel(1pt) • What excuse did David’s wife, Michal, give to Saul’s servants who had been sent to capture and kill David? • “Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him, in order to put him to death…When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, ‘He is sick.’ ” (Ruth 4:13-17) • Whose sword did Ahimelech the priest give to David when he first fled from Saul? • “Then the priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, behold…if you would take it for yourself, take it. For there is no other except it here.” (1 Samuel 21:9) • How did David fool Achish, the king of Gath, into believing that he was harmless? • “So he disguised his sanity before them, and acted insanely in their hands, and scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva run down into his beard.” (Judges 8:24)

29. Bible Trivia Test Bonus Round (2pts) • What was Solomon’s ‘other’ name? • Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba…and she gave birth to a son, and he named him Solomon. Now the Lord loved him and sent word through Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah for the Lord’s sake.” (2 Samuel 12:24-25) • What was Abigail’s first husband’s name and what did it mean? • “Please do not let my lord pay attention to this worth-less man, Nabal. For he is just like his name-his name is Fool, and folly is with him!” (1 Samuel 25:25)

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