S189P5 – The man David: a blessed husband

1 Sam. 19:13‭-‬17a And Michal took an image and laid it in the bed, put a cover of goats’ hair for his head, and covered it with clothes.  So when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, “He is sick.”  Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying, “Bring him up to…

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S189P4 – The man David: just as duplicitous

1 Sam. 18:23‭-‬25  So Saul’s servants spoke those words in the hearing of David.  And David said, “Does it seem to you a light thing to be a king’s son-in-law, seeing I am a poor and lightly esteemed man?”  And the servants of Saul told him, saying, “In this manner David spoke.”  Then Saul said,…

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S189P3 – The man David: a targeted hero

1 Sam. 18:6‭-‬9 Now it had happened as they were coming home, when David was returning from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women had come out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments.  So the women sang as they…

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S189P2 – The man David: tested early

1 Sam. 17:4‭-‬7 And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.  He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. …

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S189P1 – The man David: purpose fulfilled

Acts 13:36‭-‬37 For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was buried among his fathers and experienced decay [in the grave]; but He whom God raised [to life] did not experience decay [in the grave]. No father should have to bury his son, but there would…

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S188P10 – Acts of worship: the dance

2 Sam. 6:12-15 And it was told King David, “The Lord has blessed the household 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 rejoicing.  And when those who…

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S188P9 – Acts of worship: thanksgiving

Eph. 5:17-21 Therefore, do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.  And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving…

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S188P8 – Acts of worship: in spirit and in truth

Jn. 4:21-24 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.  You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.  But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the…

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S188P7 – Acts of worship: serving others

Heb. 13:15-16 Therefore, by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.  But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. He came from a long line of traditionalists, but he…

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S188P6 – Acts of worship: songs of praise

Psa. 95:1-2 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.  Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. The first few times he attended service there, he could not believe how wonderful the music was.  He dreamt of…

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