Any room on your plate?         

This sermon study from 1 Samuel 23 explores David’s obedience and faith during a season of danger and self-preservation. When David learns that the Philistines are attacking Keilah, he seeks God’s direction rather than reacting from fear or self-interest. God instructs him to fight for His people, showing that obedience, even when risky, brings freedom—not imprisonment. The message calls believers to resist the pull of self-preservation, to keep room on the “plate” of life for God’s purposes, and to trust that surrender always leads to increase. Through David’s example, we learn that faith is not passive; it listens, acts, and holds fast to the “rope” of trust in God, especially when life feels uncertain.