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Heaven is NOT a Right. It is a Privilege.

Acts 13:44-52 New King James Version (NKJV)

44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God. 45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they opposed the things spoken by Paul. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, “It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles. 47 For so the Lord has commanded us:

‘I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”

48 Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed. (all who were disposed (inclined or willing) to eternal life believed, in light of v. 46)

49 And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region. 50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. 51 But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and came to Iconium. 52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

Paul continues to try to reach the Jews with the gospel. The Gentiles must not have the gospel  brought them until the Jews have refused it. This restraint on the apostles was only on their first mission.

Wherever they went, they proclaimed the kingdom of heaven is at hand. They preached to establish faith and that men must prepare for that kingdom.

They preached repentance and forgiveness of sins, to the Jew first and then to the Gentile- for the Jews were God’s chosen people from all the people of the earth.

But now, they have rejected the gospel and Paul has been directed how to act toward them who refuse his words.

Matthew 10:14 (NKJV) And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.

As a sign of indignation, the very dust of a heathen land brought defilement with it- treat that place as a heathen land that has been polluted, possibly like grave dust.

To the Jews- theirs is no longer the kingdom of God. It has been given to those who will receive the death and resurrection of Jesus.

The Jews thought that heaven was their right. A RIGHT is an inherent, irrevocable entitlement held by citizens or all humans from the moment of birth. As Americans, we have unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness that cannot be alienated by government.

But heaven is not a right. It is a privilege. A privilege is a certain entitlement to immunity granted by an authority to a restricted group, on a conditional basis.

Heaven is a kingdom to a restricted group, ONLY those IN CHRIST, on the condition of love and obedience to Him- this is the foundation of Christianity.

Acts 4:12 (NKJV)Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

The servant of Christ is an ambassador to where ever he is sent our message is to the vilest of sinners and to the most upright and seemingly moral person. We do not get to decide heaven’s citizens. All lives are at sake.

We are to pray for all and to conduct ourselves courteously to all.

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1 sam 17:38-58- End of story with fight of David and Goliath. With God- you can win

Battles come when you least expect it- job, finances, health, family, work, spiritual

But if you’re going to win these battles- you have to operate on some spiritual principles

If you want to win the battle- Do not go into battle with someone elses armor

Read v 38-39Saul does David a solid here and tries to help him out with his armor- wants him to winGives him his armor- David can’t make it work- never used the armor before- has to take off.

David is battle tested for the Lord- knows what it takes- you got to be ready on your own

Psalm 26:2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; Try my mind and my heart. (Make me ready)Interesting that Saul wants to help David by giving him his armor- and not actually stepping inDavid can’t use Sauls armor for this fight- He has to depend on God and HIS experience to winDavid is a strong man of faith- He trusts in God- he is willing to fight- but he is someone who trusts God- he is going into this fight on the back of his personal relationship with the creatorPsalm 144:1 Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle 2 My loving kindness and my fortress, My high tower and my deliverer, My shield and the One in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me.Remember- he was trained by Fighting the bears and the lions from the sheep. He didn’t have this armor last time he fought- he aint gonna need it this timeWhat David understands- you can’t go into battle with someone elses armor and defense you need your own- you must know and trust God on your own if you are entering into battle

What does it mean to you

you can’t go into battle on someone elses armor – you can’t ride on someone else’s faithWhen push comes to shove- you can’t rest on ‘someone else will pray for me’ you got to fight your own- your parents faith, your spouse, your pastor, your friend will not be enoughYou- like David- trying to put on someone else’s Armor will find yourself unable to do so

You better grow in your relationship with God on your own terms- you can’t expect to go into battle and win if you’re not training yourself in righteousness building some spiritual muscle

Galatians 6:4  But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.You got to look at yourself and constantly upgrading your approach- what else can I learn?Acts 19:11-16 15 “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?”Its not about earning your salvation- you’re saved- but you need to grow in your OWN faith1 Timothy 4:7  But reject profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise yourself toward godliness.Prayer life- Word life- Fellowship life-Ps Ong- Daughter dying- in St Louis- he is supposed to go to Ghana- he trusted that God will save- she was fine- he had his own armor- he’s a battle tested soldier- he’s got his own armorAre you setting your own life up to win? How to do that?

If you want to win the battle You have to Arm Yourself

Read v 40-44Davids Choice to fight the Goliath was 5 stones- lots of speculation on why he did thisSome people think that this shows he lacked faith- but God didn’t promise one stone would doI think that 2 sam 21-15-22 is a more likely answer that Goliath had 4 brothers whom David eventually takes out as wellBut he was PREPARED- he didn’t go into this battle just on Faith alone- he was going to be used by God- he wasn’t going to just stand back and watch God move- he was...

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– 2 weeks ago I preached the beginning of Acts 13, Paul and Barnabas were “separated and sent out” by the Holy Spirit, and “preach the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews.”

– In the verses today, that is exactly what Paul is doing.

– Often when we think of being “sent out” to share the gospel, we picture some far off mission field, but we’re also called to share the gospel in our own backyard. All people need the truth about Jesus.

– You may have heard it said, “The greatest mission field is inside the local church.” Maybe not the “greatest”, but it is vitally important to evangelize those who think they already know the truth too!

– Paul is sharing the Good News about Jesus the Messiah in a Jewish church during their worship service. All of these people know God, and know the scriptures, still Paul is trying to show them what they are not seeing.

This is what effective evangelism looks like.

– Paul knows his audience. He knows their culture and beliefs, and can speak their language.

– Example: Preaching in Cambodia, Matt 6:26 sermon, used freezing hummingbirds as my  example. I should have learned their struggles for provision, their birds, etc… BEFORE I spoke!

– Read Acts 13:14-16. “…Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.”

– “Synagogue on the Sabbath” is like church on Sunday for us. They read from “the law and   prophets” just like we would read scripture from the bible. These are “church people.”

– Paul was trained as a Jewish Pharisee. He knows their traditions and speaks with credibility.

– To establish common ground, Paul shows them how their own history, all points to Jesus.

– Read Acts 13:17-37  (This is long, but listen to his purposeful progression.)

– He starts with Moses, their hero, freeing their ancestors from Egypt, and God sustaining them in the desert. This is a key moment of God saving His people from slavery and death.

– He talks about King David, another hero of theirs, from whom the Messiah would come.

– Verse 23, From this man’s seed, according to the promise, God raised up for Israel a Savior, Jesus.

– Verse 32-33, And we declare to you glad tidings—that promise which was made to the fathers. 33 God has fulfilled this for us their children, in that He has raised up Jesus.

– Many people witnessed his death on the cross, and him raised to life, walking among them.

– By the words of their own prophets, Isaiah and the Psalms, Jesus fulfills the promise of the coming Messiah and Savior of God’s children. They should have seen this coming.

This is what they are not seeing.

– Acts 13:38-39, Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins; 39 and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

– From the outside they see the Law, but the Law could not save them. Jesus is the life saver inside!

– Matthew 5:17, Jesus said, “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.”

* EXAMPLE: MCIWS, waterproofing your pack, the key to surviving in the water in full gear.

–  You cannot see the difference by looking at the outside of the pack. You must know what is inside.

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“I will strike you and take your head from you” 1 sam 17:31-47

Serving God isn’t for the faint of heart- if you want to serve God- Got to have right mind

I’ve seen people that say that they want to serve God- but heart and mind is wrong

To serve God- Think of others32 Then David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”One of the greatest things that is missed in the story of David and

Goliath is that the courage and passion that David had wasn’t for

himself it was for others“Let no man’s heart fail” is much different than “Let me show you how awesome I am”many Christian ministers and people who are clearly for themselves and not for others and GodPhil 2:4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.David was concerned with Israel and God “he has defied the armies of the living God”David wanted to beat Goliath for the Glory of God and Israel- not because he wanted recognitionMany people want to serve God but it comes from a position of selfishness and self recognitionWho will see me? What can I get? Can I get on TV or get a webpage? Who will know me?Rom 15:1 We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

What does it mean to you?Firstly- you should want to serve God by serving others- This should

be your heart- but if it IS- you should be checking your heart on what

you’re doing and why you’re doing it.1 Corinthians 10:33 just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.Today- it works out- I promise I didn’t plan this- we’re signing up

for the Easter outreach. We wont be slaying any Goliaths that day- but

the work is worthy. Loving and serving people in our community.It doesn’t matter what you do- serve God in any capacity and you should always be thinking of others1 Corinthians 10:24 Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being.When you serve others with the mindset of doing it for others- God can get the glory and not you.You must check your heart- what am I doing? Remember what Christ did for you-Matt 20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”Its always a sacrifice to serve others- but it’s a loving thing that we do and it pleases the heart of God.Mark 9:35 And He sat down, called the twelve, and

said to them, “If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all

and servant of all.”

To serve God- Don’t get easily discouraged

33 And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this

Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war

from his youth.”It is easy to become discouraged when people are resistant to your attempts to serve GodIt doesn’t matter what you do- take a step towards serving God and

someone will come along and discourage you- it will become difficult and

they’ll try to dissuade youDavid had the right heart- he knew that He could beat this Goliath- he wanted toBut the King looks at him like “Come on now- not you- someone else” can’t see it.Psalm 27:1 A Psalm of David. ] The Lord is my light

and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my

life; Of whom shall I be afraid?David is not going to allow anyone- not even Saul from discouraging him. He’s killing Goliath.2 Tim 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.Discouragement can come in many forms- typically and usually through a PERSONS MOUTH

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Read Acts 13:1-5

They prepared in advance to be sent out.

– “The separation is in the preparation.”

Russell Wilson said during the Seahawks championship run. They weren’t

surprised to win the Superbowl, even if everyone else was. They said, “Why NOT us?!”

– Paul and Barnabas positioned themselves to be selected and sent out. (Read verses 2 and 3 again) They were preparing in advance for the work that they have been called.

– Because they had already prepared, they didn’t have to decide. Their decision was already made.

– The bible doesn’t describe them

saying, “I need to pray about it.” Or “Let me see if I can afford it.”

Or “Maybe after I get out of debt I will be ready to answer the call…”

– They were prepared, and were separated and sent out.

– FF example: I never liked training

on low frequency stuff. Tech rescue, etc… but you have to be prepared if

it ever happens… 2 perspectives on being ready:

FF said, “I guess I’m just confident that we will figure out something. We always have.” LT used to come up with outlandish scenarios and spend an hour coming up with a plan…

– But then… plane crash onto a soccer field during a tourney, train derailed over rush hour traffic, 3 houses on fire at once, “Snowmagedon” so only 2 P/M make it to CPR call…

– You can’t wait until the “call comes out” to try to figure out what you will do!

– Proverbs 20:4, The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing. (Don’t make excuses for not getting to work now, or you will starve later.)

– Read 1 Peter 5:6-10, because this is excellent instructions for being spiritually prepared.

– The enemy will attack you. Do you know his schemes, and how to resist them?

– You will need encouragement. Do you know where to find it in the scriptures?

– Example: Sheryl, floor of hallway needing a verse and I couldn’t think of even one!

– You must be prepared in advance, because you know these things will come!

You should expect hardship.

– Up until this point the followers

of Christ had been beaten, disowned, and even killed. Peter had been

imprisoned, and James was just murdered by King Herod. They all knew the

cost.

– Practice

fasting, denying your fleshly desires, praying for those who persecute

you, forgiving immediately… these kinds of things will prepare you to

endure the hardship to come.

– “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis

– God will allow fiery trials to refine you like gold. You must learn from them, or they are wasted.

– 2 Cor. 12:10, (Paul’s words) Therefore

I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in

persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then

I am strong.

– Example:

Missionaries I met in India… 50 years of ministry to the spiritually

dark territories. Just jungle and forests back then, 8 years before the

first native convert, miracle of the cup of water…

– Right out of the Bible Institute in 1966, he headed straight to northern India, “in search of that land where the name of Jesus was unknown.”

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Acts 12:20-25 AMP – Now Herod [Agrippa I] was [a]extremely

angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and their delegates came to

him in a united group, and after persuading Blastus, [b]the

king’s chamberlain [to support their cause], they asked for peace,

because their country was fed by [imports of grain and other goods from]

the king’s country. 21 On an appointed day Herod dressed himself in his [c]royal robes, sat on his throne (tribunal, rostrum) and began delivering a speech to the people. 22 The assembled people kept shouting, “It is the voice of a god and not of a man!” 23 And

at once an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give

God the glory [and instead permitted himself to be worshiped], and [d]he was eaten by worms and died [five days later].

People are saying that Herod is a God, they are praising him as a GodThe guy gets stuck down by an angel and for 5 days, he is eaten by worms and dieMoral lesson, don’t call yourself God, otherwise you will die- Painfully

In order to really understand what’s happening here, lets look at the story of King David

II Samuel 6:12-15 – 12 Now it was told King David, saying, “The Lord has blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that belongs to

him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark

of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with gladness. 13 And so it was, when those bearing the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, that he sacrificed oxen and fatted sheep. 14 Then David danced[a] before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod. 15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.

In this verse, the Israelites have received the ark after it had been

taken by the Philistines. It’s a great story and all can be found is 1

Samuel. I encourage you read it.

Today we are going to take just a part of that experience where David

is dancing for the Lord with all his might to a point of taking off his

loyal clothes and dancing in his Ephod which was his inner clothes.

This is such a contrast because David would have been praised by the

people because of getting the Ark back. We are not immune …. (2nd sermon ever)

Every Israelite was on the streets and saw him give God glory but

some were not so pleased, like his wife Michal who thought that it was

degrading.

However, David did not care what people thought, all he wanted to was to give God the glory he deserved.

This begs for an explanation, why David would go to the extent of dancing this way knowing that his position requested otherwise.

He has already sacrificed many oxen’s and sheep. Was that not enough?

And why choose to dance with all his might to a point of laying his

loyal robes down?

How many of you know that God’s heart is not necessary turned by sacrifice? That a sacrifice of praise has to come from deep inside and that our outside expressions is a confirmed of what is on the inside.

Proverbs 21:2 – Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the heart.

God looks deeper in our hearts and knows those things that you and I are doing, those things that ARE for His glory but He also sees those things that we WANT to be for his Glory

So what moved David to dance with all his might to a point of undressing?

If you may,

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Goliath shows up in this story and challenges Israel to a fight once again. This story describes what he says, how he looks, and what the challenge is- Win and we’ll be come your servants- lose and you become ours. Goliath becomes a large taunting enemy before Israel getting in their faceA formidable foe- a destroyer. Israel loses this one- they lose it all. They must winSome of you understand what it means to be in  the fight of your life- Such it is with the Goliaths in our own lives. This is a literal historical story from the Bible. We don’t fight Goliaths anymore- but we do have fights we need to fight. Fight the good fight of faith. Fight the flesh. Fight the Devil. You gotta fight. “everyone fights- no one quits” As your pastor- you must know- I’m fighting for you. I’m fighting for this churchPast few months- cult trying to infiltrate our church- moonies- rebuke them HARSHLY

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1 tim 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnessesIt not to say that its not difficult or dangerous, but its worth it. We must FIGHT1 cor 9:26 Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. 27 But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.Col 1:29 “for this I toil” Eph 6:12 “we wrestle not against flesh and blood” WE are all usually in some sort of fight in our lives. Some sort of sin. Something we need to start doing. Something we need to stop doing. Here’s the problem tho- Goliaths are bad.

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1.Here’s what Goliaths do in your life- the figurative ones- Goliaths take your territory- v1 Now the Philistines gathered their armies together to battle, and were gathered at Sochoh, which belongs to Judah; they encamped between Sochoh and Azekah, in Ephes Dammim.When a Goliath comes into your life- they take more than you thought and stay longer than you intended- You think “its not a big deal’ and next thing you know, you’ve changedYou’re less loving. Less disciplined. Less controlled. Less spiritual. You’re differentMatt 4: 8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”That’s what satan does! Jesus already had the land- Satan wanted to take it!Goliaths scheme against you 3 The Philistines stood on a mountain on one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side, with a valley between them.Psalm 26:9-10 Do not gather my soul with sinners, Nor my life with bloodthirsty men, 10 In whose hands is a sinister scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes.

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The Goal of Goliath was simple- Destroy the Israelites- and they had a plan- WAR

Those things in your life are coming after you have a plan to destroy you- strategic

Goliaths look big 4 And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

Whenever you’re going through something- it always looks bigger than you thought it would be

A proverbial hill that seems to big to climb. Too much debt, weight, sin, addiction, pain

Goliaths protect themselves at all costs-  Read v 5-7

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James, the brother of John (sons of Thunder) has been killed and Peter thrown into prison- Jesus inner circle of guys

Herod Agrippa- not the same Herod that beheaded John the Baptist- from Acts 2 until now is about 14 years. The church prays for Peter. An angel comes to deliver Peter and leads him out

King Herod is vexing the church, coming after her members and ultimately the apostles. Herod began with fining them, afflicting them, imprisoning them, spoiling their houses and goods and afterwards proceeded to greater instances of cruelty.

It is important to recognize, that Peter had no idea what was going to happen to him. James had been recently killed and Peter possibly faced the same outcome. He did not assume that God would deliver Him from prison, in fact he had no way to expect that he would be delivered. That James should die and Peter continue is the mysterious way of God and well within His rights.

So Peter lay down to sleep in peace. v.6

He was not terrified with his danger, and there was no visible way of escape. There was but a step between him and death, and yet he fell fast asleep in the midst of his enemies. The old Peter, the Romans 7 Peter, the unregenerated Peter, might have denied Jesus as he did before, but now he has been baptized with the HS from on high and his life has been so drastically changed, he is at peace in prison waiting to be slaughtered.

Faith in God v.3-4

Faith is not in what we want God to do- Faith is in God.

Hebrews 11:6 New King James Version (NKJV)

6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Our greatest reward is finding Him and enjoying His presence

Psalms 16:8 “I have set the LORD always before me; Because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Note the steadfastness that God brings when we put Him always before us

The Psalmists claim is a modest one:

‘Because He is at my right hand, I shall not be’ What? Be triumphant? NO.

Escape sorrows and tribulations? NO. Have my life filled with serenity? NO

I SHALL NOT BE MOVED.

To be able to stand on the spot, with steadfast convictions, with steadfast purposes, with steadfast actions, continuously in one direction; “Having done all, to stand”

Ephesians 6:13 New King James Version (NKJV)

13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

This idea that we will never go through anything, that life will be “easy” when we serve God, is a lie

2 Corinthians 11:22-33

Ex: I am no Paul, but in the last 16 years since we started the church, I have dealt with a panic disorder, been in and out of the ER and doctors offices, have a gastrointestinal disorder, saw a therapist, deal with an ongoing heart arythmia and had to have my heart zapped back into rhythm, had 3 surgeries, lost a toe nail, have had 5 stitches where I bit through my lip, had 7 precancerous moles removed and stitches to follow, had chemotherapy on my skin, I have an ongoing connective tissue disorder, buldging discs in my lower back that flare up from time to time, I have been lied about and talked about, persecuted for being a religious zealot by my own family, AND on top of all this,

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Get Your Hands Up to Worship

Saul is distressed by a spirit and has someone else play worship for him. This is a common misconception with worship in the modern day churchInteresting story- we’re continuing the story of Saul with the distressing spirit. What we find in this story is that Saul sends for a worshipper, and his servants find David, back with the sheep- and bring him before Saul. Saul doesn’t do the worshipping, David does. And when David plays and worships, the bad spirit upon Saul leaves him. V23  And so it was, whenever the spirit from God was upon Saul, that David would take a harp and play it with his hand. Then Saul would become refreshed and well, and the distressing spirit would depart from him.Many church focus on having a ‘worship experience’ or having a ‘worship band’. The décor of the room lends itself to a concert setting in which the congregants become spectators of performanceMany worship bands are hirelings that are playing for money- some of who aren’t savedMusic is great to have in church- but attempting perfection to ‘draw people in’ at the expense of God isn’t good. Met hirelings, seen theatrics, watched dance routines and lighting shows. Wrong spirit.Some with argue with me that its possible to have a polished performance and a correct heart, but I’ve yet to see it. To me its either “coming back to a heart of worship” or it’s a show

Worship starts with you

In v 16 its again, the servants to propose to Saul that they bring in a worshipper to ease the pain of the evil spirit that is upon Saul. Notice- Not that Saul should turn from his wicked ways, repent and worship God, but lets go and get someone to worship for youv 17 So Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.” – Saul Agrees! Yes- I don’t want to worship- I want someone ELSE to! Nice!contrast between the heart of Saul and David begins to take clear shape at this pointPsalm 5:7 But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple.David’s heart is “I will worship” Sauls heart is “find someone to worship for me”This begins to show the contrast between someone who expects others to do the job of worshipping for you- it sounds like “I want a church with a great worship team”The size, skill and cool factor of worship team will not be the key to Saul or your victorySaul needed to worship on his own. He needed to worship God and get HIS heart right

What does it mean to you

You have to stop judging worship by what it sounds and looks like and who is doing itGalatians 6:5 For each one shall bear his own load. 2 Cor 5:10 as wellWe are a collective body of Christ that is redeemed as whole who are indv. acountableYou have to begin to realize that YOU need to become a worshipper. YOU need to do it

Hebrews 13:15 by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. WORSHIP IS MOVING YOUR LIPS

Its not about what YOU sound like. Or if YOU like it. Or if YOU feel comfortable.Romans 12:1 SAYS  present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God,If you’ve been saved from your sin- have  a mindset of your thankfulness

Live a life of worship

it looks like Saul wasn’t living much a life of Worship.