When Heroes Disappoint

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When Heroes Disappoint

1 Samuel 27

October 20, 2024 • Pastor Paul Edwards • 1 Samuel 27, 1 Samuel 28:1–2

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From the time David slew Goliath in 1 Samuel 17, have had a front row seat to the valor, courage, and integrity of David as he lived as a fugitive from Saul. We have come to love him, to respect him, to expect nothing but honorable behavior from him.

And yet in our study today we come to a very disturbing story which reveals the depravity of David in murderous deceit. How did David fall to such a low place, and what can we learn about how we are to respond when our heroes fail?

Going Home...And There is No Home

November 17, 2024 • Pastor Paul Edwards • 1 Samuel 30:1–10

How can it cany any worse? All of us have asked this question when circumstances have overwhelmed us. Almost since our first meeting David in 1 Samuel 16, he has lived his life as a fugitive from Saul and the unrelenting object of Saul's wrath. And just when you think it can't get any worse, he loses everything.

Questions Raised When Raising Samuel

October 28, 2024 • Pastor Paul Edwards • 1 Samuel 28:7–14

When the Lord does not answer Saul's inquiry, Saul seeks out a woman with a familiar spirit to conjure Samuel from the dead. This episode in our Bibles raises some questions about the legitimacy of the occult, the ability of this woman to bring up Samuel from the dead, and whether it is actual Samuel who appears or a demonic apparition.

The Sound of Silence

October 27, 2024 • Pastor Paul Edwards • 1 Samuel 28:3–25

The running theme of 1 Samuel 28 is the silence of God. Saul is distressed to the point of a mental breakdown. The Lord is not responding to his inquiry about a coming battle with the Philistines. He has used every legitimate means in an attempt to get God's attention to no avail, so he turns to a woman who practices divination to conjure the prophet Samuel from the dead.