Sabbath. Study. Serve.

 Sabbath, Study, Serve 

Taking the Sermon Into Our Week 

Scripture of the Week: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 and Psalm 51:10-14

From the Sermon:

God is about to do a ______________ again.

But this time instead of respond, “speak Lord, for your servant is listening” Samuel answers out of _______ - “_______________________?”

We can’t say, Lord, I’m willing to follow, but _________________________________.

Once Samuel realized that God was in control, he _____________ any remaining excuses.

Even when Samuel thought he had laid down his bricks, shed his excuses, he still had ____________________________ that stood in the way from responding to God.

David could not have lived into his call if Samuel would not have been willing to set aside both his ______________________________________ about who is meant to be a King. 

Reflection Questions:

Are we people who more often say, speak Lord, for I am willing to listen and go wherever you send me? Or are we people who seem to think it is our job to tell God all the ways that God’s call could go badly for us?

What excuses do you need to lay aside in order to follow God?

How have the ways of the world distracted you from your calling?

Prayer:

Lord, we cannot live into our calling from you by our own strength. If we try to go about it on our own, we start to slide towards the way of the world. Forgive us, O Lord, and help us to seek to live out of our calling in your strength and power alone. Amen.