1 SAMUEL 25:36-26:25 (David Spares Saul - The Second Time) || Matthew HOBBS
A wedding, a funeral and an opportuntity to kill your enemy - David’s life is anything but dull!
The days of David hiding in the wilderness are drawing to a close, but first David needs to face King Saul one more time.
The Lord has taught David many things in his time on the run, and through the encounter with Nabal and the wisdom of Abigail he has learnt to leave his enemies in God’s hands.
However that lesson now needs to be tested and proven.
Saul is one the war path for David and is camped at the Hill of Hachilah, but the Lord has sent the entire company into a deep sleep.
David creeps into the camp with Abishai and once again is presented with hte oporutnity to kill his enemy. Will he leave his enemy to God, or will he take matters into his own hands once more?
The thirty-third sermon in a series by Pastor Matthew Hobbs.
Teaching delivered on Sunday 28th January 2024
http://calvarychapelmaidstone.uk/?ctc_sermon=1-samuel-2536-2625-david-spares-saul-the-second-time
14 Jan 2024
1 SAMUEL 25:1-35 (Nabal & Abigail) || Matthew HOBBS
It's sheep shearing season!
The richest man in the land, Nabal, is cashing in on his flocks and it is a time for celebration! He is paying his under-shepherds, holding a feast and everyone is high spirits.
All year David and his men have worked hard to help protect Nabal's sheep and so now they rightly expect a cut in the celebration and the pay.
Yet, this businessman dismisses David, his men and the work they have done, insulting him and rejecting the anointed of God into the bargain.
Incensed and on the war path, David looks to take matters into his own hands...but God has other plans.
A noble woman, the wife of Nabal, seeks to intercede for her husband, appease David's wrath and bring balance and perspective to this future king of Israel.
Has there ever been a more godly woman in Scripture, whose actions parallel this of Christ?
How then are we to understand her criticism of her husband and her acting behind his back.
A dense passage, with much to unlock...the account of Nabal and Abigail is fascinating.
The thirty-second sermon in a series by Pastor Matthew Hobbs.
Teaching delivered on Sunday 14th January 2024
http://calvarychapelmaidstone.uk/?ctc_sermon=1-samuel-251-35-nabal-abigail
31 Dec 2023
1 SAMUEL 24:1-22 (David Spares Saul - The First Time) || Matthew HOBBS
At the end of chapter 23 David had almost fallen into the hands of Saul, now the tables are reversed as Saul now falls into the hands of David.
Saul steps into a cave in En Gedi, unaware that in the dark recesses of the cave David and is men are in hiding.
David resists the urging of his fellow men to take Saul's life, but does cut off the corner of Saul's robe.
David, convicted by God, then steps out of the cave making himself known to Saul and what he has done.
What is the significance of the robe and its hem?
Why is it such a sin to cut of the corner of that robe?
What will happen when David comes out from hiding?
Is David in Saul's hands, or the hands of the Lord?
The thirty-first sermon in a series by Pastor Matthew Hobbs.
Teaching delivered on Sunday 31st December 2023
https://youtu.be/hGcJOBI77tE (https://youtu.be/hGcJOBI77tE)
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