June 2, 2024

Clearwater Community Church - FL

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June 2, 2024

Wait on the Lord

June 2, 2024 • Pastor Josh Kee • 1 Samuel 24

1 Samuel 24 Sermon Notes

Series: Rise & Fall

Title: “Wait on the Lord”

I. CONTEXT: The strongholds of Engedi (23:29)

a. Meaning – “spring of the wild goat”

b. Oasis in the desert; “living water” (Ps 36:7-9; Ezek 47:1, 10; Jer 17:5-8; John 4:13-14; 7:37-38)

II. David and Saul in the cave (24:1-7)

a. Saul continues to pursue David (24:1-3; “enmity” Genesis 3:15; Pharisees seeking Jesus)

i. Saul is obsessed with finding and killing David (1)

ii. Saul outnumbers David 5:1; 3000:600 (2)

iii. WARNING: Self-obsessed insecurity causes us to take extreme (and irrational) measures to secure our desires

iv. Saul, a mere man, must succumb to his humanity and becomes vulnerable (3)

b. David spares Saul (24:4-7)

i. The tables turn: Saul is alone with David and his men - 600:1

ii. David’s men invoke God’s name for vengeance (4)

iii. David “cuts off” Saul’s royal robe (24:5; see Ps 37: 9, 22, 28, 34, 38)

iv. David is convicted (“struck in the heart”, invokes God’s name, and tears into his men to spare Saul (5-7)

v. WARNING: We are tempted to assume God’s will based off of circumstances and human wisdom, but we must test everything against God’s Word.

III. David confronts Saul (24:8-15)

a. David humbly honors Saul as king (8)

b. Saul had listened to men; David listened to Yahweh (9-11)

c. David invokes God’s name to judge and vindicate (12-15)

d. WARNING: God is just and will carry out justice in righteousness. God’s people must leave judgment and retribution in God’s hands, and to God’s timing.

IV. Saul’s confession (24:16-22)

a. Saul acknowledges David’s righteousness (16-19)

b. Saul acknowledges David’s kingship (20-21)

c. David makes a covenant with Saul (affirming his covenant with Jonathan, 18:3; 20:16)

Main Point: The Lord’s chosen people (see 1 Peter 2:9-12) must wait on the Lord to fulfill his promises, refusing to take matters into their own hands. God will surely vindicate the righteous in due time (Psalm 37:39-40)

Discussion Questions:

1. What does the geographical setting (Engedi) teach us about God’s promise of living water?

2. How does a refusal to embrace God’s will (God’s timing, God’s means, God’s methods, God’s provision, etc.) cause us to become obsessed with the wrong things and, therefore, waste our lives?

a. Are you fixated on some area where you believe God is holding out on you? What is it producing in your life?

b. How does genuine faith lead to rest and contentment?

3. What do you think David was doing all those years living in the wilderness? What do you think God was doing in David all those years in the wilderness? How has God used long “wilderness seasons” to shape your character and your hope (see Romans 5:1-5; James 1:2-4; 1 Peter 1:6-9)

4. How do you think you would have responded if you were in David’s position? What would your rationale be for your actions?

5. What is the church but a community of believers who persist in doing good to others as they wait for the Lord to fulfill his promises, and in all of this with hope and with rejoicing?

a. Read the following and passages and note how they shape our expectations and our hope as we wait for the Lord: Romans 15:13; 2 Corinthians 1:20; Hebrews 11:1; 1 Peter 1:3-9; 2 Peter 3:8-13

b. How are you at waiting? Where are you prone to become impatient and take matters into your own hands?

6. Spend some time reading Psalm 37, 57, 63, and 142 this week. Let the Lord love you through his Word as you learn to wait on him.

July 21, 2024

July 21, 2024 • Pastor Phil Burggraff • 1 Samuel 31

Theme: The Fall of a King Passage: 1 Samuel 31 A life lived exclusively following one’s own way: 1. Discovers life working against them 2. Reaps destruction and ruin 3. Results in a great fall no matter strength and stature 4. Ends losing what was hoped to gain Biblical Truth: The prophetic word inevitably finds fulfillment. Solution: There is only one perfect king who continues to work through a faithful remnant who honor Him. · Humble yourself under God’s mighty hand. · Honor Him. Application Questions 1. Why does Saul seem such a tragic figure as we read of his death? What can we, who have been given so much, take from this tragedy? 2. From what is seen in this text, how is God’s glory diminished when we forge our own path rather than submit our lives to God? 3. In what ways have you tragically seen or experienced the effects of forging your own way only to find God’s Word never fails (see Gal. 6:7)? 4. How is this text calling you to humble yourself under God this week? What needs to be addressed in your life to return glory to God? 5. How is this passage calling you to honor Him with your life this week?

July 14, 2024

July 14, 2024 • Pastor Phil Burggraff • 1 Samuel 30

Theme: Finding Strength in the Lord Passage: 1 Samuel 30 Main Idea: Amid life’s crises, believers find their strength in the Lord. Means of finding strength in the Lord -Prayer: Turning to God -Word: Living according to His revealed will -Evidence of finding strength in the Lord -Sharing in God’s grace equally -Sharing God’s grace generously Application Questions: 1. Why can believers find it difficult to turn to the Lord for their strength amid crisis or difficulty? How have you struggled with this in the past? 2. What obstacles do you find that hinder your turning to God in prayer? Is prayer a regular habit in your life? What difficulties do you experience with prayer? 3. What is it about the Word of God that produces strength and direction for our lives? How are you strengthened when you are in God’s Word? 4. In what ways have you found it difficult to share in God’s grace equally with others? What might this reveal about your own hang-ups or prejudices concerning God’s grace? 5. How has this passage challenged you to share God’s grace toward you generously with others?

July 7, 2024

July 7, 2024 • Pastor Phil Burggraff • 1 Samuel 29

Theme: God amidst Wavering Faith Passage: 1 Samuel 29 Main Idea: God works to renew the faith of His chosen ones even when their faith wavers. Characterization of God’s Work in 1 Samuel 29: - Providential - Protective - Patient Application Questions: 1. Exposing the deep recesses of your heart, what has caused or is causing your faith in God to waver? 2. Looking back over times of seeming distance from God, how have you seen his providential work in your life? 3. How has God protected you from your own sinful and foolish choices? How did you respond? 4. What has this message taught you about God’s patience towards you? Why do we seemingly continue to doubt his goodness and love toward us? 5. What actions has this passage challenged you to take?