May 16, 2021
DAVID Part 1:
A Man After God’s Own Heart
(1 Samuel 13:14) But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command.
- It’s not ___________.
- It’s not ____________________________.
- It’s not ____________________.
(Psalm 25:5) Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
(1 Samuel 16:1 NLT) Now the Lord said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.”
The Preparation of a King
(1 Samuel 16:4-13 NLT) So Samuel did as the Lord instructed. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town came trembling to meet him…When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, “Surely this is the Lord’s anointed!” But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”… But Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.” Then Samuel asked, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied. “But he’s out in the fields watching the sheep and goats.” … So Jesse sent for him. He was dark and handsome, with beautiful eyes. And the Lord said, “This is the one; anoint him.” So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah.
- He was faithful in the ______________.
- He was faithful in the ______________.
- He was faithful in the ______________.
- He was faithful in the ______________.
How to Become a Man/Woman After God’s Heart
(1 Samuel 15:9-10 NLT) Saul and his men spared Agag’s life and kept the best of the sheep and goats, the cattle, the fat calves, and the lambs—everything, in fact, that appealed to them. They destroyed only what was worthless or of poor quality. Then the Lord said to Samuel, “I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command.”
(Acts 13:22) After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’
- _________________________ of God.
(Psalm 16:11) You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
(Exodus 33:15) Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.
2. __________________________ of God.
(Psalm 119:92) If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
3. __________________________ of God.
(Psalm 34:1 NLT) I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises.
(Psalm 104:33) I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
4. __________________________ of God.
(Acts 13:36) For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers
5. __________________________ of God.
(Psalm 139:24) Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.