by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 11/26/2017) Last time, we began to see what happened when David reasoned in his own heart about his next course of action, instead of trusting God and seeking His will. He ended up in a land occupied by the enemy, where he and his men were in grave…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 11/26/2017) While David was indeed a “man after God’s own heart,” he nonetheless was a sinner. Today, we begin to look at his defection from Israel into a land controlled by the Philistines. Join us over the next few sermons as we see that, rather than trusting God’s…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10/22/2017) In the first half of this sermon, we saw that the same David who had spared Saul’s life was now seeking the life of Nabal and his entire band, simply because Nabal had insulted David and his men. What a contradiction in responses! But isn’t that just…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10/22/2021) In the previous episode of David’s life, we see him acting in godly obedience and sparing the life of his great enemy Saul. Today, we see him rushing headlong to vengeance against Nabal, a foolish farmer who had done no more than insult him! Isn’t that the…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10/15/2017) In the last post, we saw that David had a great opportunity to destroy his enemy Saul, but instead opted to follow the word of God. You see, even though the circumstances may seem to dictate otherwise, we have not authority to deviate from God’s word! Join…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10/15/2017) We have seen David delivering a city and delivering his men, but today we see him delivering his enemy Saul. In this passage from 1 Samuel 24, the circumstances seem to indicate that David’s time had come and that he should execute vengeance upon Saul. But instead…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10/8/2017) Today we continue looking at the way in which David delivered his men from Saul while in the wilderness of Ziph, and we see that it was – once again – by the providence of God. David himself ascribes this deliverance to God, as we read in…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/24/2017) In the first half of this sermon, we saw that David delivered the city of Keilah from the Philistines. However, God tells him that these men of Keilah will deliver him to King Saul when Saul comes up to surround the city! David was NOT an absoluter:…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/24/2017) As we continue looking at the life of David, we begin top see him as a deliverer. Even while running from Saul, he freed the Israelite city of Keilah from the oppression of the Philistines. David may be out of the will of God in many ways,…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/10/2017) In the previous post, we began looking at the prayer David prayed from the cave of Adullam. When he fled in faithlessness from Saul, he ended up in a place where he was surrounded by ungodly men who did not share his vision of God. This seems…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 9/10/2017) When David fled from Saul, one of the places he ended up was the cave of Adullam. It was here that David seemingly reached his lowest point. We know this because he composed a psalm here, which was a prayer from the cave. Psalm 142 tells us what…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 8/27/2017) Yesterday, we began to see that the result of David’s faithlessness is death and destruction! At Nob, he lied and deceived, and the result was ultimately the death of these innocent priests. Our lack of faith can lead to dire results if we are not careful! Let…
