SUNDAY TEACHING NOTES
April 28, 2024 (Sunday Worship @ 9:00am and 11:15am)
FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIBLE | WEEK 16: SAMUEL & SAUL
PERIOD: _________________________ PLACE: _________________________
SUMMARY: Samuel and Saul bridge the time between the Judges and Israel's united kingdom.
KEY VERSE: Then Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant is listening." (1 Samuel 3:10)
LISTENING TO GOD'S VOICE:
1. It takes ______________________ to learn to discern God's voice.
2. Before God calls you to something, He calls you to ______________________.
3. If we stop ______________________ , God may stop ______________________ .
SIX QUESTIONS FOR DISCERNING GOD'S VOICE (Dr. Adam Flint)
G. ______________________ Glory: Will this decision primarily be about God's glory or my glory?
O. ______________________ Christians: What do other Christ-centered, wise friends say about it?
S. ______________________: Does the Bible command, permit, or prohibit this?
P. ______________________: Have you listened and waited on God in this decision over time?
E. ______________________: Will this decision allow me the opportunity to share the Gospel?
L. ______________________: Will this decision lead me to live a lifestyle of love and holiness?
SUMMARY: Samuel and Saul bridge the time between the Judges and Israel's united kingdom.
KEY VERSE: Then Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant is listening." (1 Samuel 3:10)
LISTENING TO GOD'S VOICE:
1. It takes ______________________ to learn to discern God's voice.
- I Samuel 3:7, Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord...
2. Before God calls you to something, He calls you to ______________________.
- I Samuel 3:10, The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, "Samuel! Samuel!"
3. If we stop ______________________ , God may stop ______________________ .
- I Samuel 15:26, But Samuel said to him, "...You have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you..."
G. ______________________ Glory: Will this decision primarily be about God's glory or my glory?
O. ______________________ Christians: What do other Christ-centered, wise friends say about it?
S. ______________________: Does the Bible command, permit, or prohibit this?
P. ______________________: Have you listened and waited on God in this decision over time?
E. ______________________: Will this decision allow me the opportunity to share the Gospel?
L. ______________________: Will this decision lead me to live a lifestyle of love and holiness?
Our WEEKLY GUIDE is a great resource for group discussion questions and a deeper study into this week's lesson.
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