Sound Doctrine

We’re going to bring you the second half of pastor Jeff’s message in First Samuel twenty-one, and it’s a pretty amazing scene we see here. David is fleeing from his father, Saul, and he ends up in Gath, before King Achish. David was a pretty smart guy, and in order to buy some time as he fled Saul, what does he do? He acts like a deranged nut! Of course, there’s a method to his madness, and here to tell us about it is pastor Jeff.

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We’re going chapter by chapter through First Samuel and we’ll meet up with Pastor Jeff Johnson in chapter twenty-one in just a moment. Here’s the scenario we are observing today - David is on the run, fleeing from Saul. It’s interesting to note that the first place David went was the house of God. Hopefully that’s an encouragement to us to turn to the Lord first and foremost when we’re in a difficult spot

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Jonathan and David certainly had a fabulous friendship. And in First Samuel twenty we get a glimpse of the last time they’d see each other. It’s a touching scene, and a reminder of how God can use a friend in our life for good.

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God knew David needed an encouraging word, and so He sent Jonathan to remind David that God was faithful and He was going to keep His promises. That’s a good friend to have, wouldn’t you say? Pastor Jeff Johnson says we need friends like that. Let’s join pastor Jeff in First Samuel twenty for a great lesson on the power of encouragement.

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Whether we see it or not, God protects His children and restrains evil. We’ll see a good example of that today on Sound Doctrine as we open First Samuel nineteen. If you’ll recall, Saul is envious of David and wants to kill him. But the Lord restrains Saul from harming David. Just as He protected David, He can protect you too.

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How do you respond when you see something great happen to someone you know? Let’s say you’re passed over for a promotion at work, and your coworker receives it instead? It’s about that time that envy so often invades our heart! Today on Sound Doctrine we’ll notice Saul’s envy, and it’s not a pretty sight. It actually provoked him to want to kill David! We continue to take you through First Samuel, chapter nineteen.

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Today on Sound Doctrine we’ll draw your attention to one of the all time great friendships... David and Jonathan. And we’ll see what we can learn and apply to our interpersonal relationships as we do. Pastor Jeff Johnson is in the midst of a series from the book of First Samuel right now. Today, we’ll make a return visit to chapter eighteen

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Today on Sound Doctrine - Pastor Jeff Johnson will show us what God considers a true friend to be. Pastor Jeff is about to continue his verse by verse study in the book of First Samuel and we’ll consider the value of godly friends. If asked to name one of the all time great friendships in the Bible, what names come to mind? I’d venture to say many of us would say Jonathan and David.

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Today, Pastor Jeff takes us to first Samuel seventeen. The entire Hebrew army was frozen in fear - of one Philistine Giant. Here we find a young man who would not even be old enough to join the military, yet he stepped out to fight the most feared man in the Philistine army.

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. There are a lot of great stories in the Bible that we tell our kids. There is one however that I think young boys love more than almost any other. The story of David and Goliath. Here’s a little teenaged kid named David who went to the battle front, choosing only to carry his favorite sling shot and some rocks. The result - he defeated a giant of a man trained for war.

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