Let Nothing Move You

Who is Mephibosheth and how is he important? How do we help those who feel unwanted in church? Is it loving to accept someone else's sin? How does David show the love of God to people who don't deserve it? Who should we surround ourselves with? How do we avoid digging in our heels when we're wrong?

How does God honor David's heart to serve Him and still tell him no? How do we handle God telling us no? Did God need the Temple to be built? How did God help David protect Israel through war? Who are some of the unsung heroes of the Bible?

How does David start his kingdom in Israel? Why did the Jebusites need to die and not the Canaanites of Tyre? How do the Philistines imperil Israel and how does God deliver them again? When should we seek God's help? Why is Uzzah to blame for trying to help the Ark of the Covenant? How does God's holiness mean that we are impure? How do we make things right between God and our sins? What is Michal's sin? How does this also showcase David's sins?

How does David's polygamy cause problems for him? Why would God bless David even when he sins? Why is Abner's defection sinful even when choosing the right side? What is Joab's sin? How does he abuse the cities of refuge for his own interests? How does Ish-bosheth die? What ends the Israeli Civil War?

How does David respond to the death of Saul and Jonathan? How do we mourn and grieve properly? Why is David righteous to kill the Amalekite who claimed to kill Saul? Is there any evidence for the idea that David and Jonathan were gay? How does David become king? How does the Israeli civil war begin?

How does God take care of David in the midst of his distress and how is this a sign of God's favor? How does David show great leadership characteristics here? Did the Amalekites deserve to be wiped out? What are Saul's greatest flaws? Did he deserve to die? How does 1 Samuel end?

Why is David right to join Philistia this time around? Is it ever right to lie? How did God protect David from protecting Israel? What is so wrong with consulting mediums and psychics? How does Saul prove he doesn't serve God by going to the Witch of En-dor? What is going on supernaturally with the ritual?

What is Samuel's legacy after his death? How does David show his righteousness, but also his sin by his dealings with Nabal? How do we avoid becoming morally deficient? Who is Abigail and how does she prove her righteousness in how she handles David? Why does Saul resume his feud with David? How does David show mercy to Saul again?

How should we treat those who betray us? How is David able to consult God? Why should he care about those who persecute him? What are Saul's sins? Is forgive and forget a biblical principle? Why would it be wrong for David to kill Saul when he's been promised the kingdom of Israel? How is God sovereign throughout all of this?

How does David escape Saul? How does he sin against Abiathar and the priests and why is this different than lying for the sake of preserving life? What does Abiathar do that proves his righteousness in following higher laws of God and why would Jesus praise him in the gospels? Why would David flee to the land of the Philistines? What is the difference between our plans and God's? How does Saul showcase his pride and fear in how he orders the murder of the priests? How does God preserve David despite his sins?