1. Don't be Alarmed

2. Don't be led Ashtray

3. The Return of the King

4. Be Ready for the King

1. Binning the Invitation

2. The King Responds

3. Accepting the Invite

4. Ignoring the T&Cs

Saul Chooses Himself - God Rejects Saul

1. Saul's Selective Hearing

2. Saul Justifies His Son

3. Saul is Sorry...for himself

Victorious Tragedy

1 Samuel 14:1-52

Introduction

1. The Story

A. Scene One

B. Scene Two

2. What Do We Learn and Why it Matters

1. Buried with Christ

2. Raised with Christ

3. Victory with Christ

1. The Catalyst

2. The Consequences

a. Philistines

b. Israel

c. Saul

3. The Command

Last Farewell

Introduction

1. Looking Back (1-12)

2. A Warning (13-18)

3. Looking Forward (19-25)

a) For Israel

b) For Us

1. The Threat (1-3)

2. The Rescue (4-11)

3. The King (12-15)

4. The Gospel

i. 1 Samuel 11 foreshadows the good news of Jesus

ii. We need to recover the Biblical worldview of warfare

iii. We are engaged in a real war and it is spiritual

iv. The gospel changes the way we fight

v. Our weapons are God's Word, Spirit, and prayer

1. God's Hidden Kindness

2. God's Revealed Kindness

3. Saul the Man of God?

i.Fatally Flawed?

ii.Saviour?

1. The People Demand a King

2. Rejecting the True King

3. A King with a High Price Tag