WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:15.080 The Pew Bible, it is page 238. 00:00:17.760 --> 00:00:23.019 So we've been doing a series through this book of 1 Samuel, and this is the halfway 00:00:23.019 --> 00:00:30.500 point in the book, and we'll see that as we dig in. 00:00:32.840 --> 00:00:37.820 But 1 Samuel introduces us to first the prophet Samuel, and then the first king of Israel, 00:00:37.820 --> 00:00:45.519 Saul, and finally tonight it introduces us to the one who would become the greatest king 00:00:45.519 --> 00:00:47.140 of Israel, King David. 00:00:48.019 --> 00:00:52.159 So let me read chapter 16, and then we'll dig into it together. 00:00:53.020 --> 00:00:58.240 And then what we usually do in our evening service is at the end, we have five or ten 00:00:58.240 --> 00:01:00.320 minutes for Q&A, for questions and answers. 00:01:00.500 --> 00:01:04.460 So if you have questions as we go along, you can jot them down or save them in the back 00:01:04.460 --> 00:01:07.200 of your mind and ask them at the end. 00:01:08.420 --> 00:01:12.939 All right, 1 Samuel chapter 16, the Lord said to Samuel, how long will you grieve over Saul 00:01:12.939 --> 00:01:16.140 since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? 00:01:16.300 --> 00:01:17.659 Fill your horn with oil and go. 00:01:18.120 --> 00:01:22.359 I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among 00:01:22.359 --> 00:01:23.040 his sons. 00:01:23.980 --> 00:01:25.260 And Samuel said, how can I go? 00:01:25.920 --> 00:01:27.400 If Saul hears it, he will kill me. 00:01:28.140 --> 00:01:32.000 And the Lord said, take a heifer with you and say, I've come to sacrifice to the Lord. 00:01:32.620 --> 00:01:35.599 And invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. 00:01:36.120 --> 00:01:39.259 And you shall anoint for me him whom I declare to you. 00:01:40.159 --> 00:01:42.340 Samuel did what the Lord commanded and came to Bethlehem. 00:01:42.799 --> 00:01:46.960 The elders of the city came to meet him trembling and said, do you come peaceably? 00:01:46.959 --> 00:01:50.719 And he said, peaceably, I've come to sacrifice to the Lord. 00:01:51.299 --> 00:01:53.699 Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice. 00:01:54.379 --> 00:01:57.500 And he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. 00:01:57.719 --> 00:02:03.939 When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, surely the Lord's anointed is before him. 00:02:03.939 --> 00:02:10.960 But the Lord said to Samuel, do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, 00:02:11.039 --> 00:02:12.539 because I have rejected him. 00:02:13.060 --> 00:02:15.819 For the Lord sees not as man sees. 00:02:16.699 --> 00:02:20.099 Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. 00:02:21.039 --> 00:02:25.360 Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel, and he said, neither has the 00:02:25.360 --> 00:02:26.300 Lord chosen this one. 00:02:27.180 --> 00:02:30.919 Then Jesse made Shammah pass by, and he said, neither has the Lord chosen this one. 00:02:30.919 --> 00:02:36.159 And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, and Samuel said to Jesse, the Lord 00:02:36.159 --> 00:02:37.139 has not chosen these. 00:02:38.339 --> 00:02:40.859 And Samuel said to Jesse, are all your sons here? 00:02:41.579 --> 00:02:45.979 And he said, there remains yet the youngest, but behold, he is keeping the sheep. 00:02:46.879 --> 00:02:50.500 And Samuel said to Jesse, send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here. 00:02:50.539 --> 00:02:55.839 And when he sent and brought him in, now he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was 00:02:55.839 --> 00:02:56.159 handsome. 00:02:56.159 --> 00:03:01.219 And the Lord said, arise, anoint him, for this is he. 00:03:02.000 --> 00:03:05.719 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers, and the spirit 00:03:05.719 --> 00:03:10.340 of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward, and Samuel rose up and went to Ramah. 00:03:11.099 --> 00:03:16.819 Now the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the Lord tormented 00:03:16.819 --> 00:03:17.120 him. 00:03:17.960 --> 00:03:22.219 And Saul's servants said to him, behold, now a harmful spirit from God is tormenting you. 00:03:22.219 --> 00:03:26.680 Let our Lord now command your servants who are before you to seek out a man who is skillful 00:03:26.680 --> 00:03:27.699 in playing the lyre. 00:03:28.379 --> 00:03:32.219 And when a harmful spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well. 00:03:33.219 --> 00:03:37.340 So Saul said to his servants, provide for me a man who can play well, and bring him to 00:03:37.340 --> 00:03:37.560 me. 00:03:38.319 --> 00:03:43.360 One of the young men answered, behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who 00:03:43.360 --> 00:03:48.319 is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good 00:03:48.319 --> 00:03:50.500 presence, and the Lord is with him. 00:03:50.500 --> 00:03:56.560 Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, send me David your son, who is with 00:03:56.560 --> 00:03:56.960 the sheep. 00:03:58.060 --> 00:04:02.080 And Jesse took a donkey laden with bread, and a skin of wine, and a young goat, and sent 00:04:02.080 --> 00:04:03.500 them by David his son to Saul. 00:04:03.580 --> 00:04:09.400 And David came to Saul and entered his service, and Saul loved him greatly, and he became his 00:04:09.400 --> 00:04:10.240 armor bearer. 00:04:11.120 --> 00:04:16.579 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, let David remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight. 00:04:16.579 --> 00:04:22.079 And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played 00:04:22.079 --> 00:04:22.939 it with his hand. 00:04:23.419 --> 00:04:29.079 So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed from him. 00:04:30.060 --> 00:04:33.399 How do you recognize a great leader? 00:04:33.399 --> 00:04:40.739 You know, if you think about how people become leaders in different organizations or different 00:04:40.739 --> 00:04:47.199 countries, a lot of time it's based around who you know, right? 00:04:47.319 --> 00:04:48.159 It's all who you know. 00:04:48.259 --> 00:04:53.500 Your connections get you in the door, and maybe get you to the top. 00:04:53.500 --> 00:04:59.839 Or sometimes, on the other end, people say, no, it shouldn't be about who you know. 00:04:59.920 --> 00:05:02.579 It should be about what you can achieve, your merit. 00:05:03.300 --> 00:05:07.060 And so it becomes your score on a test, right? 00:05:08.060 --> 00:05:15.259 And the highest score gets you to the best job or the best, the highest place. 00:05:16.339 --> 00:05:17.740 Sometimes it's just popularity. 00:05:17.740 --> 00:05:23.540 I mean, you know, at one level, isn't that what voting is, right? 00:05:23.780 --> 00:05:28.100 Whoever gets the most number of people who say, I like so-and-so, they win. 00:05:31.439 --> 00:05:34.840 You know, it's interesting to think about how we think of a great leader. 00:05:35.879 --> 00:05:40.400 You know, maybe it's someone with a charismatic or outgoing personality who can draw a crowd. 00:05:40.500 --> 00:05:42.139 Maybe it's someone who's attractive or handsome. 00:05:42.259 --> 00:05:43.300 That never hurts. 00:05:43.300 --> 00:05:49.379 Maybe it's someone who has awards or achievements or skills behind their name. 00:05:50.800 --> 00:05:54.439 One of the major themes in the book of Samuel is godly leadership. 00:05:55.939 --> 00:06:01.540 And as I said, in this chapter, we're introduced to the one who had become the greatest leader, 00:06:01.819 --> 00:06:04.980 perhaps the greatest leader in the history of Israel, King David. 00:06:04.980 --> 00:06:13.920 And what this passage is showing us is how to recognize the leader God chooses. 00:06:16.080 --> 00:06:21.040 And what we'll see here, we'll see four things. 00:06:21.120 --> 00:06:23.000 We'll see one way, one thing. 00:06:23.319 --> 00:06:25.480 First, how not to recognize a leader. 00:06:26.180 --> 00:06:29.180 And then three qualities of how we can recognize a leader. 00:06:29.180 --> 00:06:34.519 So first, you can't recognize a leader by outward appearance. 00:06:35.579 --> 00:06:37.139 Okay, this is verses 1 to 12. 00:06:38.240 --> 00:06:41.360 And really, verse 7 is a key verse. 00:06:42.120 --> 00:06:43.240 What the Lord says to Samuel. 00:06:43.759 --> 00:06:50.019 He says, don't look on his appearance or on the height of his stature because I have rejected him. 00:06:50.100 --> 00:06:53.139 For the Lord sees not as man sees. 00:06:53.519 --> 00:06:56.579 Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. 00:06:56.579 --> 00:06:59.219 There's this theme of seeing throughout this chapter. 00:07:00.259 --> 00:07:06.379 And especially in this verse about the difference between how God sees things and how people see things. 00:07:07.879 --> 00:07:11.439 And so, Samuel, it's pretty clear here. 00:07:11.539 --> 00:07:12.860 Don't look on the outward appearance. 00:07:13.000 --> 00:07:19.219 Now, if you read the story of Saul, or if you've been here the last several weeks as we've been looking at the story of King Saul, 00:07:19.459 --> 00:07:24.199 at the beginning, Saul seemed great by outward appearances. 00:07:24.199 --> 00:07:34.959 He's described in the beginning of chapter 9 as from a wealthy family, had the connections, a handsome young man, a head taller than anyone else. 00:07:35.959 --> 00:07:42.779 And in a society where he was going to be a military leader, not just an administrator shuffling papers somewhere, 00:07:42.879 --> 00:07:45.039 but he was going to lead the armies out to battle. 00:07:45.879 --> 00:07:47.379 Man, he was a head taller than anybody else. 00:07:47.459 --> 00:07:49.919 He was, that's the man you want to follow. 00:07:49.920 --> 00:07:53.680 Look at him. 00:07:55.340 --> 00:08:00.580 But in the end, as we saw last week, Saul didn't listen to God's word. 00:08:01.780 --> 00:08:05.300 And at the end of chapter 15, God says to Samuel, or Samuel says to Saul, 00:08:05.439 --> 00:08:10.180 because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has rejected you as king. 00:08:10.900 --> 00:08:12.280 Chapter 15, verse 23. 00:08:12.279 --> 00:08:16.419 And so in this chapter, God says to Samuel, it's time to move on. 00:08:17.599 --> 00:08:24.759 You know, we're not just going to, you're not just going to spend the rest of your life being sad over Saul not working out. 00:08:25.359 --> 00:08:26.619 I've got another plan. 00:08:26.819 --> 00:08:27.639 We're going ahead. 00:08:29.000 --> 00:08:31.859 And I'm not waiting for the people to demand another king. 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:34.600 I'm going to go, I'm going to lead you on my own initiative. 00:08:34.600 --> 00:08:38.980 And so he tells him, go to Jesse, who lives in Bethlehem. 00:08:39.480 --> 00:08:40.240 You know, it's interesting. 00:08:40.360 --> 00:08:44.180 God doesn't tell Samuel in advance exactly who he's supposed to anoint. 00:08:45.180 --> 00:08:48.420 He sort of gives him enough instructions to lead him to the next step of the way. 00:08:49.379 --> 00:08:53.639 And, you know, if you've been following, if you've been following God for some time, 00:08:53.700 --> 00:08:59.840 sometimes you realize God has this pattern where he only sort of shows you the next step that you need to take. 00:09:00.519 --> 00:09:03.200 And he doesn't show you three or four or five, six steps ahead. 00:09:03.200 --> 00:09:05.940 He's doing this here with Samuel. 00:09:06.540 --> 00:09:10.420 Sometimes if we knew what was three or four or five or six steps ahead, we wouldn't do any of it. 00:09:11.820 --> 00:09:12.220 Right? 00:09:12.920 --> 00:09:14.580 So he leads us one step at a time. 00:09:14.660 --> 00:09:15.379 That's a side point. 00:09:16.200 --> 00:09:22.160 But so Samuel gets there and he looks on Eliab, who is the oldest son. 00:09:23.000 --> 00:09:27.440 And he says, he's tall, he's handsome, strapping young man. 00:09:28.120 --> 00:09:29.120 It's got to be him. 00:09:30.259 --> 00:09:30.420 Right? 00:09:30.419 --> 00:09:35.379 And in that society, the firstborn son got the double portion of the inheritance. 00:09:35.719 --> 00:09:38.139 He was sort of carrying on the family line. 00:09:40.139 --> 00:09:41.519 And Samuel says, it's got to be him. 00:09:41.719 --> 00:09:43.259 And God says, oh no. 00:09:44.939 --> 00:09:47.199 God says to Samuel, don't look for another Saul. 00:09:47.200 --> 00:09:51.379 That was the mistake. 00:09:52.500 --> 00:09:54.120 Saul was the king the people wanted. 00:09:54.680 --> 00:09:55.680 And the people demanded. 00:09:56.400 --> 00:09:57.759 They demanded a king now. 00:09:59.320 --> 00:10:00.840 And it wasn't really God's timing. 00:10:02.980 --> 00:10:05.100 But God said, okay, make them a king. 00:10:05.280 --> 00:10:06.460 Give them the king that they want. 00:10:07.440 --> 00:10:08.680 And they got the king that they wanted. 00:10:08.679 --> 00:10:13.899 And God says to Samuel, but we're not doing that all over again. 00:10:15.159 --> 00:10:16.159 It's not my way. 00:10:17.139 --> 00:10:17.599 We're not. 00:10:17.879 --> 00:10:19.519 Don't judge by outward appearances. 00:10:20.179 --> 00:10:22.079 Don't look on how tall he is. 00:10:22.739 --> 00:10:24.299 How strong he seems to be. 00:10:26.359 --> 00:10:27.159 You know, it's interesting. 00:10:27.239 --> 00:10:32.079 He goes through this whole, means this long verse, from verse 6 all the way to verse 11. 00:10:32.840 --> 00:10:35.620 He's just going through, sort of going through the list of Jesse's sons. 00:10:35.720 --> 00:10:36.460 Not this one. 00:10:37.200 --> 00:10:38.200 Not that one. 00:10:38.780 --> 00:10:39.600 Not that one. 00:10:39.860 --> 00:10:40.540 None of these. 00:10:41.320 --> 00:10:42.200 Do you have any more? 00:10:43.100 --> 00:10:44.120 Is this all you have? 00:10:44.820 --> 00:10:46.060 Oh yeah, there's one more. 00:10:46.160 --> 00:10:47.220 He's the smallest one. 00:10:47.340 --> 00:10:52.200 He's, he goes and takes care of the sheep so the rest of us don't, can do more important things. 00:10:54.620 --> 00:10:55.020 Right? 00:10:56.160 --> 00:10:59.540 We didn't, you see, no one expected David to be chosen. 00:11:00.280 --> 00:11:01.420 Samuel didn't expect it. 00:11:01.419 --> 00:11:02.879 Jesse didn't expect it. 00:11:02.939 --> 00:11:04.559 The rest of the brothers didn't expect it. 00:11:04.899 --> 00:11:09.319 Samuel was, they were all looking for a guy like Saul. 00:11:09.679 --> 00:11:11.679 A guy with an impressive outward appearance. 00:11:11.759 --> 00:11:15.120 And God says, no, that's not how you can decide. 00:11:15.419 --> 00:11:19.120 That's not how you can discern a godly leader. 00:11:20.459 --> 00:11:21.679 By outward appearances. 00:11:22.659 --> 00:11:24.059 Or by physical characteristics. 00:11:26.379 --> 00:11:27.519 So that's the first thing. 00:11:27.519 --> 00:11:30.779 The leader God chooses isn't necessarily the one we'd expect. 00:11:30.779 --> 00:11:34.019 And you can't determine that by outward appearances. 00:11:34.799 --> 00:11:38.699 But now we see three qualities of the leader that God does choose. 00:11:38.740 --> 00:11:39.339 Of David. 00:11:40.059 --> 00:11:43.059 Verse 13 is a key verse in the chapter. 00:11:44.519 --> 00:11:45.059 It says, 00:11:45.059 --> 00:11:48.500 Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. 00:11:48.579 --> 00:11:52.139 And the spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. 00:11:52.579 --> 00:11:55.579 It's the first time that David's name is actually mentioned. 00:11:56.119 --> 00:11:56.519 Right? 00:11:56.559 --> 00:11:58.159 There's this sort of tension in the story. 00:11:58.859 --> 00:11:59.659 It's not this one. 00:11:59.779 --> 00:12:00.579 It's not that one. 00:12:00.699 --> 00:12:01.339 Not that one. 00:12:01.399 --> 00:12:01.819 None of these. 00:12:01.959 --> 00:12:02.779 Who's it going to be? 00:12:02.779 --> 00:12:04.559 And he's finally introduced. 00:12:05.059 --> 00:12:06.519 And finally he's named. 00:12:07.720 --> 00:12:09.379 And what do we learn about him? 00:12:09.439 --> 00:12:11.839 The spirit of the Lord rushed upon him. 00:12:11.939 --> 00:12:12.720 Came upon him. 00:12:13.639 --> 00:12:16.600 That's how he's defined as someone who is spirit filled. 00:12:17.600 --> 00:12:21.100 So that's the first characteristic that we see of a godly leader. 00:12:21.740 --> 00:12:24.179 Someone who's filled with the Holy Spirit of God. 00:12:24.179 --> 00:12:26.359 And what's distinctive about David. 00:12:26.879 --> 00:12:29.759 Is that the spirit of God rushed upon him. 00:12:29.899 --> 00:12:32.120 And it says from that day forward. 00:12:33.459 --> 00:12:34.879 Because it also says. 00:12:35.599 --> 00:12:36.339 If you were. 00:12:36.599 --> 00:12:38.759 Again if you were here for the story about Saul. 00:12:39.199 --> 00:12:41.839 It also says the spirit of the Lord rushed upon Saul. 00:12:42.039 --> 00:12:42.919 At one point. 00:12:43.500 --> 00:12:44.699 At a couple points actually. 00:12:46.899 --> 00:12:47.799 But it was. 00:12:49.099 --> 00:12:50.639 God empowered Saul. 00:12:51.039 --> 00:12:52.439 For specific tasks. 00:12:52.439 --> 00:12:53.899 At specific times. 00:12:54.179 --> 00:12:56.620 But. 00:12:58.779 --> 00:12:59.679 It was sort of. 00:12:59.799 --> 00:13:01.339 The spirit was sort of upon Saul. 00:13:01.759 --> 00:13:04.459 But never completely inside him. 00:13:04.959 --> 00:13:05.179 Never. 00:13:05.620 --> 00:13:08.779 And the spirit did not remain with him. 00:13:11.519 --> 00:13:12.659 But here it says. 00:13:13.079 --> 00:13:16.159 The spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. 00:13:17.739 --> 00:13:18.279 It's the same. 00:13:18.459 --> 00:13:18.740 I mean. 00:13:18.819 --> 00:13:19.559 It's interesting. 00:13:19.559 --> 00:13:22.219 It's the same language that we use in a wedding ceremony. 00:13:22.419 --> 00:13:22.519 Right. 00:13:22.599 --> 00:13:23.639 From this day forward. 00:13:24.179 --> 00:13:25.019 You know. 00:13:25.359 --> 00:13:25.759 Permanently. 00:13:26.219 --> 00:13:28.159 And that's what we see is throughout David's life. 00:13:28.959 --> 00:13:31.500 The spirit of God remained upon him. 00:13:32.279 --> 00:13:34.719 And even when he had his greatest failure. 00:13:34.959 --> 00:13:35.739 Later on. 00:13:35.819 --> 00:13:36.379 Years later. 00:13:36.620 --> 00:13:37.799 When he had his greatest failure. 00:13:37.919 --> 00:13:39.279 And committed adultery with Bathsheba. 00:13:39.579 --> 00:13:41.239 And then had Uriah killed. 00:13:41.339 --> 00:13:42.439 To try to cover it up. 00:13:42.440 --> 00:13:45.060 He cried out to God in prayer. 00:13:45.060 --> 00:13:45.540 He said. 00:13:45.540 --> 00:13:48.680 God don't take your Holy Spirit from me. 00:13:49.680 --> 00:13:50.440 In other words. 00:13:50.520 --> 00:13:52.980 Don't let me become like Saul became. 00:13:53.980 --> 00:13:55.280 A desolate man. 00:13:56.660 --> 00:13:58.640 Who was far from God. 00:13:58.720 --> 00:13:58.980 He said. 00:13:59.040 --> 00:14:00.540 God don't take your spirit from me. 00:14:00.880 --> 00:14:01.840 Restore to me. 00:14:02.340 --> 00:14:03.960 The joy of your salvation. 00:14:04.140 --> 00:14:06.060 And grant me a willing spirit to sustain me. 00:14:06.059 --> 00:14:07.679 That was David's prayer. 00:14:08.299 --> 00:14:10.959 That God would never take his Holy Spirit away from him. 00:14:11.379 --> 00:14:12.099 And he didn't. 00:14:12.100 --> 00:14:16.360 So that's. 00:14:16.600 --> 00:14:17.379 What we see. 00:14:18.340 --> 00:14:20.120 And if you look at verse 18. 00:14:20.840 --> 00:14:22.000 We see the same thing. 00:14:22.120 --> 00:14:23.560 This man describes David. 00:14:23.680 --> 00:14:26.320 And he gives some attractive characteristics of David. 00:14:26.500 --> 00:14:28.779 And perhaps of David's family as well. 00:14:29.700 --> 00:14:31.220 But he ends by saying. 00:14:31.940 --> 00:14:32.940 The Lord is with him. 00:14:33.980 --> 00:14:36.080 That's sort of the climax of how he describes David. 00:14:36.160 --> 00:14:38.240 He says he's a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite. 00:14:38.240 --> 00:14:39.899 And he's skillful in playing music. 00:14:40.200 --> 00:14:41.639 And can do all these other things. 00:14:41.639 --> 00:14:42.799 And the Lord is with him. 00:14:43.299 --> 00:14:45.179 And that's what matters more than anything else. 00:14:45.240 --> 00:14:46.259 The Lord is with him. 00:14:47.860 --> 00:14:49.080 So he's filled with the spirit. 00:14:49.179 --> 00:14:49.759 The Lord is with him. 00:14:49.799 --> 00:14:50.559 The second thing. 00:14:50.860 --> 00:14:51.799 That we see. 00:14:52.059 --> 00:14:52.840 About David. 00:14:52.960 --> 00:14:53.860 Is that he's a servant. 00:14:55.460 --> 00:14:56.480 Now most of. 00:14:56.720 --> 00:14:57.299 Most of you. 00:14:57.759 --> 00:14:58.679 If I ask you. 00:14:59.299 --> 00:15:01.559 What's the first thing David does. 00:15:02.240 --> 00:15:03.799 When he's a young kid. 00:15:05.120 --> 00:15:06.080 What would you say? 00:15:07.039 --> 00:15:09.179 Well he goes out and he kills Goliath. 00:15:09.259 --> 00:15:09.460 Right? 00:15:10.559 --> 00:15:11.539 Isn't that the most famous. 00:15:11.639 --> 00:15:12.679 Story about him. 00:15:13.720 --> 00:15:15.939 He kills this great giant Goliath. 00:15:17.220 --> 00:15:17.439 But it's. 00:15:17.519 --> 00:15:18.220 And he does. 00:15:18.319 --> 00:15:19.039 That's the next chapter. 00:15:19.139 --> 00:15:19.799 But it's interesting. 00:15:21.559 --> 00:15:21.919 That. 00:15:22.439 --> 00:15:24.100 The way he's presented to us. 00:15:24.639 --> 00:15:25.699 In the book of Samuel. 00:15:26.580 --> 00:15:27.759 The first thing he does. 00:15:27.860 --> 00:15:28.240 Isn't. 00:15:29.080 --> 00:15:30.220 Some heroic feat. 00:15:31.379 --> 00:15:32.120 It's not. 00:15:32.980 --> 00:15:34.879 Standing up in front of thousands of people. 00:15:35.000 --> 00:15:36.159 And giving a rousing speech. 00:15:36.220 --> 00:15:37.159 And having everybody saying. 00:15:37.299 --> 00:15:38.080 Yay David. 00:15:38.200 --> 00:15:39.100 He doesn't. 00:15:39.100 --> 00:15:41.259 It's not immediately getting a great following. 00:15:41.360 --> 00:15:42.519 The first thing he does. 00:15:43.320 --> 00:15:44.899 Is he enters the service. 00:15:44.899 --> 00:15:46.000 Of King Saul. 00:15:46.720 --> 00:15:47.840 He becomes. 00:15:48.200 --> 00:15:49.600 A kind of therapist. 00:15:50.100 --> 00:15:50.740 For Saul. 00:15:51.120 --> 00:15:52.580 And a personal assistant. 00:15:52.840 --> 00:15:53.759 His armor bearer. 00:15:54.759 --> 00:15:56.060 He becomes a servant. 00:15:57.720 --> 00:15:58.279 To. 00:15:58.620 --> 00:15:59.040 Actually. 00:15:59.540 --> 00:16:00.460 A man who was. 00:16:00.680 --> 00:16:02.000 Far worse than he was. 00:16:02.600 --> 00:16:02.860 In. 00:16:02.860 --> 00:16:03.620 In some senses. 00:16:04.899 --> 00:16:05.639 As a leader. 00:16:07.519 --> 00:16:08.340 That's interesting. 00:16:12.080 --> 00:16:13.460 So he's a spirit filled. 00:16:13.820 --> 00:16:14.259 Servant. 00:16:14.659 --> 00:16:15.220 And third. 00:16:15.360 --> 00:16:16.259 He's a peacemaker. 00:16:17.620 --> 00:16:18.360 David brought. 00:16:18.740 --> 00:16:19.620 Some relief. 00:16:20.300 --> 00:16:21.320 Even though it was temporary. 00:16:21.639 --> 00:16:21.980 Relief. 00:16:22.100 --> 00:16:22.240 But. 00:16:22.580 --> 00:16:23.500 David brought relief. 00:16:23.860 --> 00:16:24.720 To Saul's troubled. 00:16:25.120 --> 00:16:25.460 Soul. 00:16:26.300 --> 00:16:27.000 Verse 23. 00:16:27.159 --> 00:16:27.340 Says. 00:16:27.420 --> 00:16:29.120 Whenever the harmful spirit from God. 00:16:29.639 --> 00:16:30.600 Was upon Saul. 00:16:30.600 --> 00:16:32.360 David took the lyre. 00:16:32.460 --> 00:16:33.399 And played it with his hand. 00:16:33.500 --> 00:16:34.480 So Saul was refreshed. 00:16:34.680 --> 00:16:35.320 And was well. 00:16:35.899 --> 00:16:36.779 And the harmful spirit. 00:16:36.940 --> 00:16:37.259 Departed. 00:16:37.659 --> 00:16:38.040 From him. 00:16:38.779 --> 00:16:39.180 Now. 00:16:39.340 --> 00:16:40.240 Maybe you have questions. 00:16:40.600 --> 00:16:41.779 About a harmful spirit. 00:16:41.779 --> 00:16:42.460 From the Lord. 00:16:42.560 --> 00:16:43.580 What's going on there. 00:16:44.440 --> 00:16:45.360 Was it a demon. 00:16:45.500 --> 00:16:46.259 Afflicting Saul. 00:16:46.340 --> 00:16:47.120 Was it an angel. 00:16:47.259 --> 00:16:48.279 Who was punishing him. 00:16:48.320 --> 00:16:49.180 Or convicting him. 00:16:49.220 --> 00:16:50.220 And Saul didn't want to listen. 00:16:50.779 --> 00:16:52.460 Was it just a general malaise. 00:16:52.460 --> 00:16:53.279 That overtook him. 00:16:53.379 --> 00:16:53.620 Was it. 00:16:53.860 --> 00:16:54.879 Does it overlap at all. 00:16:54.879 --> 00:16:55.800 With what we would call. 00:16:56.120 --> 00:16:57.160 Mental illness today. 00:16:57.279 --> 00:16:58.060 Or is it something. 00:16:58.200 --> 00:16:58.920 Completely different. 00:16:59.240 --> 00:17:00.160 These are good questions. 00:17:00.159 --> 00:17:01.000 We can talk about them. 00:17:01.019 --> 00:17:01.620 In the Q&A. 00:17:01.779 --> 00:17:03.319 But they're not the main point. 00:17:03.439 --> 00:17:04.440 Of this passage. 00:17:05.019 --> 00:17:06.500 So I'm happy to get into them later. 00:17:07.000 --> 00:17:07.579 But the. 00:17:07.579 --> 00:17:08.579 The main point. 00:17:08.659 --> 00:17:10.279 That the author wants us to see here. 00:17:11.700 --> 00:17:12.159 Is that. 00:17:12.940 --> 00:17:14.279 Is not exactly. 00:17:14.859 --> 00:17:15.339 Precisely. 00:17:15.460 --> 00:17:16.359 What was the nature of. 00:17:17.119 --> 00:17:18.579 The spirit afflicting Saul. 00:17:19.319 --> 00:17:20.319 But that David. 00:17:20.879 --> 00:17:21.700 Was able. 00:17:22.119 --> 00:17:22.980 To bring a relief. 00:17:23.759 --> 00:17:24.180 To Saul. 00:17:25.420 --> 00:17:25.740 When. 00:17:26.319 --> 00:17:27.019 It seems like. 00:17:27.099 --> 00:17:27.799 Nobody else could. 00:17:29.240 --> 00:17:29.480 I mean. 00:17:29.480 --> 00:17:30.400 I mean. 00:17:30.440 --> 00:17:31.019 Whatever it was. 00:17:31.039 --> 00:17:32.360 It was a pretty serious thing. 00:17:33.860 --> 00:17:35.799 This was really eating Saul up. 00:17:36.880 --> 00:17:37.880 And when David came. 00:17:37.960 --> 00:17:38.799 And played his music. 00:17:40.980 --> 00:17:41.779 There was a peace. 00:17:41.860 --> 00:17:42.660 That came over Saul. 00:17:43.380 --> 00:17:44.519 He experienced the kind of peace. 00:17:44.559 --> 00:17:45.740 He didn't find anywhere else. 00:17:50.700 --> 00:17:52.299 So that's how we're introduced to David. 00:17:53.839 --> 00:17:55.200 Is the one God has chosen. 00:17:55.200 --> 00:17:56.160 To lead his people. 00:17:56.160 --> 00:17:59.220 Not because of his outward appearance. 00:17:59.980 --> 00:18:00.519 But God. 00:18:00.600 --> 00:18:02.019 We see him as a spirit filled. 00:18:02.560 --> 00:18:03.000 Servant. 00:18:03.160 --> 00:18:03.960 And a peacemaker. 00:18:05.700 --> 00:18:06.060 Now. 00:18:06.519 --> 00:18:07.279 There's a lot more. 00:18:07.360 --> 00:18:08.200 We'll learn about David. 00:18:09.200 --> 00:18:10.259 In the weeks to come. 00:18:10.440 --> 00:18:11.480 As we keep going through. 00:18:11.840 --> 00:18:12.160 Samuel. 00:18:12.240 --> 00:18:13.320 And David was a great leader. 00:18:13.420 --> 00:18:14.300 Whose legacy endured. 00:18:14.400 --> 00:18:15.320 For generations to come. 00:18:15.340 --> 00:18:15.779 But you know what. 00:18:16.060 --> 00:18:16.320 David. 00:18:16.860 --> 00:18:17.960 There's a psalm that says. 00:18:18.040 --> 00:18:19.380 David served God's purpose. 00:18:19.440 --> 00:18:20.140 In his generation. 00:18:20.140 --> 00:18:20.780 And then. 00:18:21.440 --> 00:18:22.240 He died. 00:18:25.800 --> 00:18:26.580 So you might ask. 00:18:26.620 --> 00:18:27.800 Well what's the point of learning this. 00:18:28.160 --> 00:18:29.400 Learning all of this about David. 00:18:31.240 --> 00:18:32.280 He's not here today. 00:18:33.080 --> 00:18:34.360 He's not going to lead you. 00:18:36.300 --> 00:18:36.840 But you know. 00:18:36.900 --> 00:18:37.800 Throughout the Old Testament. 00:18:38.380 --> 00:18:39.460 There was a promise. 00:18:40.280 --> 00:18:41.660 That God would raise up. 00:18:41.920 --> 00:18:43.020 Another leader. 00:18:43.800 --> 00:18:45.480 Who would be like David. 00:18:46.020 --> 00:18:46.960 The greatest leader. 00:18:46.960 --> 00:18:48.060 In all the history of Israel. 00:18:48.059 --> 00:18:48.899 Who would be like David. 00:18:49.000 --> 00:18:50.179 But even greater. 00:18:50.359 --> 00:18:51.259 Even better. 00:18:52.899 --> 00:18:54.240 So the prophet Isaiah. 00:18:55.879 --> 00:18:57.679 Spoken about another leader. 00:18:58.720 --> 00:19:00.119 Someone who is yet to come. 00:19:01.000 --> 00:19:02.220 In some of these same terms. 00:19:02.359 --> 00:19:02.919 Isaiah said. 00:19:03.220 --> 00:19:04.299 Isaiah 42.1. 00:19:04.379 --> 00:19:04.519 Says. 00:19:04.700 --> 00:19:05.119 Behold. 00:19:05.419 --> 00:19:06.639 My servant. 00:19:07.679 --> 00:19:08.960 My chosen one. 00:19:09.720 --> 00:19:11.940 I have put my spirit upon him. 00:19:12.819 --> 00:19:13.960 He will bring justice. 00:19:14.359 --> 00:19:15.319 To the nations. 00:19:16.859 --> 00:19:17.919 And then later on. 00:19:17.920 --> 00:19:19.440 He described the servant of the Lord. 00:19:19.519 --> 00:19:20.140 And he said. 00:19:20.300 --> 00:19:21.220 You won't be able. 00:19:21.340 --> 00:19:22.340 You would never guess. 00:19:22.600 --> 00:19:24.060 From his outward appearance. 00:19:24.440 --> 00:19:25.400 That this was he. 00:19:26.240 --> 00:19:27.160 Isaiah 52. 00:19:28.480 --> 00:19:28.960 13. 00:19:29.080 --> 00:19:29.259 Says. 00:19:29.340 --> 00:19:30.000 His appearance. 00:19:30.740 --> 00:19:31.580 Was marred. 00:19:31.980 --> 00:19:33.840 Beyond human resemblance. 00:19:34.840 --> 00:19:36.259 He had no form. 00:19:36.340 --> 00:19:36.940 Or majesty. 00:19:36.940 --> 00:19:38.140 That we should look at him. 00:19:38.360 --> 00:19:39.400 And no beauty. 00:19:39.500 --> 00:19:41.019 That we should desire him. 00:19:41.100 --> 00:19:42.060 He was despised. 00:19:42.140 --> 00:19:42.720 And rejected. 00:19:43.720 --> 00:19:44.519 By men. 00:19:45.740 --> 00:19:47.019 A man of sorrows. 00:19:47.920 --> 00:19:49.080 But then he says. 00:19:49.259 --> 00:19:50.340 This man. 00:19:51.259 --> 00:19:52.800 Would bring peace. 00:19:53.360 --> 00:19:54.160 Would make peace. 00:19:54.160 --> 00:19:55.000 Between God. 00:19:55.140 --> 00:19:56.279 And man. 00:19:57.080 --> 00:19:57.680 Forever. 00:20:00.140 --> 00:20:01.060 Isaiah says. 00:20:01.440 --> 00:20:02.740 This man would be pierced. 00:20:03.000 --> 00:20:04.640 For our transgressions. 00:20:04.800 --> 00:20:05.300 Crushed. 00:20:05.400 --> 00:20:06.400 For our iniquities. 00:20:06.600 --> 00:20:07.160 Upon him. 00:20:07.220 --> 00:20:07.880 Was the punishment. 00:20:07.880 --> 00:20:08.940 That brought us. 00:20:09.400 --> 00:20:09.820 Peace. 00:20:09.819 --> 00:20:12.439 And with his wounds. 00:20:13.159 --> 00:20:14.139 Were healed. 00:20:15.980 --> 00:20:16.919 You might ask. 00:20:16.980 --> 00:20:17.759 Who's this man. 00:20:18.039 --> 00:20:19.539 That Isaiah was talking about. 00:20:19.619 --> 00:20:21.139 And describing in the same way. 00:20:21.359 --> 00:20:22.000 That David. 00:20:22.240 --> 00:20:23.259 Was described. 00:20:24.799 --> 00:20:25.579 Well in the New Testament. 00:20:25.720 --> 00:20:26.439 We see the answer. 00:20:27.240 --> 00:20:28.539 That it's Jesus himself. 00:20:30.139 --> 00:20:31.179 Jesus was the. 00:20:31.559 --> 00:20:32.279 A descended. 00:20:32.899 --> 00:20:33.159 From. 00:20:33.960 --> 00:20:34.240 David. 00:20:34.240 --> 00:20:37.980 But Jesus is. 00:20:38.160 --> 00:20:39.000 Introduced in exactly. 00:20:39.160 --> 00:20:39.620 The same way. 00:20:39.680 --> 00:20:40.420 In the gospels. 00:20:40.700 --> 00:20:41.099 Right. 00:20:41.160 --> 00:20:42.259 When Jesus comes on the scene. 00:20:42.259 --> 00:20:42.779 As an adult. 00:20:42.859 --> 00:20:44.000 What's the first thing he does. 00:20:44.220 --> 00:20:45.339 He gets baptized. 00:20:46.900 --> 00:20:47.779 And the spirit. 00:20:47.900 --> 00:20:48.640 Descends upon him. 00:20:48.640 --> 00:20:49.259 Like a dove. 00:20:50.160 --> 00:20:51.059 And a voice from heaven. 00:20:51.140 --> 00:20:51.339 Says. 00:20:51.500 --> 00:20:51.819 This. 00:20:52.200 --> 00:20:52.539 Is. 00:20:52.880 --> 00:20:53.079 My. 00:20:53.480 --> 00:20:53.759 Son. 00:20:54.539 --> 00:20:55.579 I'm well pleased. 00:20:55.579 --> 00:20:56.039 With him. 00:20:58.779 --> 00:20:59.500 And in Jesus. 00:20:59.620 --> 00:21:00.640 First public speech. 00:21:01.720 --> 00:21:02.500 In the synagogue. 00:21:02.500 --> 00:21:03.200 At Nazareth. 00:21:03.299 --> 00:21:04.059 In Luke chapter 4. 00:21:04.119 --> 00:21:04.339 He said. 00:21:04.420 --> 00:21:04.880 The spirit. 00:21:05.059 --> 00:21:05.740 Of the Lord. 00:21:05.819 --> 00:21:06.640 Is upon me. 00:21:07.519 --> 00:21:08.359 Because the Lord. 00:21:08.440 --> 00:21:09.359 Has anointed me. 00:21:10.819 --> 00:21:12.140 To preach good news. 00:21:13.039 --> 00:21:13.900 To the poor. 00:21:14.440 --> 00:21:15.819 To proclaim liberty. 00:21:15.819 --> 00:21:16.700 To the captives. 00:21:16.779 --> 00:21:18.140 And recovery of sight. 00:21:18.180 --> 00:21:18.819 To the blind. 00:21:19.359 --> 00:21:20.539 To free those. 00:21:20.539 --> 00:21:21.140 Who are oppressed. 00:21:21.240 --> 00:21:22.059 To proclaim the year. 00:21:22.140 --> 00:21:23.579 Of the Lord's favor. 00:21:25.960 --> 00:21:26.500 You see. 00:21:26.579 --> 00:21:27.039 Like David. 00:21:27.099 --> 00:21:27.599 But even more. 00:21:27.680 --> 00:21:28.559 Jesus was filled. 00:21:28.880 --> 00:21:30.079 With the spirit. 00:21:30.220 --> 00:21:30.880 Of God. 00:21:30.880 --> 00:21:32.740 From start. 00:21:32.840 --> 00:21:33.400 To finish. 00:21:35.000 --> 00:21:35.440 Completely. 00:21:36.400 --> 00:21:36.840 Constantly. 00:21:39.000 --> 00:21:39.820 And like David. 00:21:39.900 --> 00:21:40.800 Jesus was a servant. 00:21:43.220 --> 00:21:44.000 What did Jesus. 00:21:44.280 --> 00:21:44.660 Do. 00:21:44.740 --> 00:21:45.500 When he was on earth. 00:21:47.060 --> 00:21:48.220 He never wrote a book. 00:21:50.420 --> 00:21:51.260 Didn't publish. 00:21:52.460 --> 00:21:52.900 Something. 00:21:53.900 --> 00:21:55.120 Go on a speaking tour. 00:21:55.119 --> 00:21:56.959 He didn't become. 00:21:56.959 --> 00:21:57.919 A military leader. 00:21:59.279 --> 00:22:00.899 And drive the Roman army. 00:22:01.319 --> 00:22:02.099 Out of Israel. 00:22:05.799 --> 00:22:06.379 In fact. 00:22:06.439 --> 00:22:07.519 He had a relatively small. 00:22:07.519 --> 00:22:08.039 Group of people. 00:22:08.119 --> 00:22:08.799 That followed him. 00:22:10.579 --> 00:22:11.419 And there were others. 00:22:11.459 --> 00:22:12.139 Who opposed him. 00:22:14.279 --> 00:22:15.319 He spent time. 00:22:16.179 --> 00:22:16.819 With people. 00:22:16.959 --> 00:22:17.219 Who were. 00:22:18.819 --> 00:22:19.219 Lepers. 00:22:20.239 --> 00:22:21.259 And he cleansed them. 00:22:21.259 --> 00:22:23.180 He spent time. 00:22:23.180 --> 00:22:23.519 With people. 00:22:23.660 --> 00:22:23.879 Who were. 00:22:25.079 --> 00:22:25.480 Afflicted. 00:22:26.319 --> 00:22:26.720 With. 00:22:27.240 --> 00:22:28.160 Evil spirits. 00:22:29.400 --> 00:22:30.619 He brought peace to them. 00:22:30.700 --> 00:22:30.819 He. 00:22:31.559 --> 00:22:32.460 He healed the sick. 00:22:32.700 --> 00:22:33.240 And he fed. 00:22:33.960 --> 00:22:34.879 Multitudes of people. 00:22:35.960 --> 00:22:37.160 And he lived as a servant. 00:22:37.500 --> 00:22:37.960 And ultimately. 00:22:38.160 --> 00:22:38.839 His life ended. 00:22:39.379 --> 00:22:40.839 By giving his life on the cross. 00:22:42.660 --> 00:22:43.599 Jesus said once. 00:22:43.680 --> 00:22:44.059 Jesus said. 00:22:44.119 --> 00:22:44.819 The son of man. 00:22:45.039 --> 00:22:45.680 Referring to himself. 00:22:45.819 --> 00:22:46.039 He said. 00:22:46.099 --> 00:22:47.019 The son of man came. 00:22:47.379 --> 00:22:48.599 Not to be served. 00:22:48.599 --> 00:22:50.139 But to serve. 00:22:50.659 --> 00:22:51.480 And to give his life. 00:22:51.539 --> 00:22:52.079 As a ransom. 00:22:52.480 --> 00:22:53.159 For many people. 00:22:54.519 --> 00:22:55.019 He says. 00:22:55.059 --> 00:22:55.759 That's why I've come. 00:22:56.399 --> 00:22:57.259 To be a servant. 00:22:59.480 --> 00:22:59.939 You know. 00:22:59.959 --> 00:23:00.740 Even more than that. 00:23:01.599 --> 00:23:01.819 He's a. 00:23:01.959 --> 00:23:02.279 He was. 00:23:02.519 --> 00:23:03.379 Filled with the spirit. 00:23:03.500 --> 00:23:04.099 He was a servant. 00:23:05.159 --> 00:23:05.539 He was the. 00:23:05.779 --> 00:23:06.559 Greatest peacemaker. 00:23:06.659 --> 00:23:07.500 The world has ever known. 00:23:08.919 --> 00:23:09.519 And you know. 00:23:09.879 --> 00:23:10.279 David. 00:23:10.859 --> 00:23:11.259 Played. 00:23:11.419 --> 00:23:11.859 The harp. 00:23:11.919 --> 00:23:12.559 Or the lyre. 00:23:12.819 --> 00:23:13.919 When Saul was troubled. 00:23:14.000 --> 00:23:14.740 And Saul got some. 00:23:14.879 --> 00:23:15.759 Temporary relief. 00:23:16.099 --> 00:23:16.699 But you know what. 00:23:16.700 --> 00:23:19.019 It kept acting up again. 00:23:20.640 --> 00:23:21.440 In the same problem. 00:23:21.620 --> 00:23:22.600 As we'll see. 00:23:23.480 --> 00:23:23.759 Saul's. 00:23:24.160 --> 00:23:25.840 Saul is continually troubled. 00:23:27.120 --> 00:23:28.019 Even pretty much. 00:23:28.039 --> 00:23:29.080 Until the day of his death. 00:23:32.580 --> 00:23:34.299 And David brings temporary relief. 00:23:34.340 --> 00:23:35.039 At times. 00:23:36.480 --> 00:23:37.140 But it was. 00:23:37.620 --> 00:23:38.340 A limited. 00:23:38.880 --> 00:23:39.620 Kind of peace. 00:23:39.660 --> 00:23:40.160 He could bring. 00:23:40.799 --> 00:23:41.799 But Jesus brings. 00:23:42.140 --> 00:23:42.620 Lasting. 00:23:42.880 --> 00:23:43.180 Healing. 00:23:43.759 --> 00:23:44.539 And lasting. 00:23:44.960 --> 00:23:45.400 Deliverance. 00:23:45.840 --> 00:23:45.980 You know. 00:23:45.980 --> 00:23:47.599 One of the most extreme stories. 00:23:47.599 --> 00:23:48.339 In the whole Bible. 00:23:49.380 --> 00:23:50.599 It's one of my favorite stories. 00:23:50.720 --> 00:23:51.700 But it's pretty extreme. 00:23:51.839 --> 00:23:53.059 Is in Mark chapter 5. 00:23:53.099 --> 00:23:53.559 When Jesus. 00:23:54.500 --> 00:23:55.380 Encounters a man. 00:23:55.440 --> 00:23:56.059 Who's literally. 00:23:56.259 --> 00:23:56.960 Killing himself. 00:23:57.599 --> 00:23:58.440 He lives in. 00:23:58.640 --> 00:23:59.299 The graveyard. 00:24:00.460 --> 00:24:01.339 He's tormented. 00:24:01.460 --> 00:24:02.079 Not just by. 00:24:02.240 --> 00:24:03.160 A harmful spirit. 00:24:03.160 --> 00:24:03.680 From the Lord. 00:24:03.740 --> 00:24:04.120 But he's. 00:24:04.319 --> 00:24:05.500 By a legion. 00:24:05.720 --> 00:24:05.980 Literally. 00:24:05.980 --> 00:24:06.759 An army. 00:24:06.920 --> 00:24:07.599 Of demons. 00:24:10.120 --> 00:24:11.720 Says he was crying out. 00:24:12.440 --> 00:24:13.460 And cutting himself. 00:24:13.579 --> 00:24:14.140 With stones. 00:24:14.140 --> 00:24:16.920 He was isolated. 00:24:16.920 --> 00:24:18.340 From all human contact. 00:24:20.259 --> 00:24:22.060 People would just try to tie him up. 00:24:22.580 --> 00:24:23.940 And he'd break the chains. 00:24:25.140 --> 00:24:26.180 He was restless. 00:24:26.300 --> 00:24:27.340 Like a raging sea. 00:24:27.440 --> 00:24:28.500 It says night and day. 00:24:28.580 --> 00:24:29.440 He would cry out. 00:24:29.500 --> 00:24:30.500 In anguish and rage. 00:24:30.540 --> 00:24:31.480 He could never rest. 00:24:32.960 --> 00:24:34.380 He was living like an animal. 00:24:35.259 --> 00:24:36.520 No one else cared for him. 00:24:37.140 --> 00:24:38.000 No one else dared. 00:24:38.000 --> 00:24:38.860 To come near him. 00:24:38.980 --> 00:24:40.040 Except one day. 00:24:40.399 --> 00:24:40.720 Jesus. 00:24:41.599 --> 00:24:42.579 Took his disciples. 00:24:42.759 --> 00:24:43.200 In a boat. 00:24:43.299 --> 00:24:44.500 All the way across the lake. 00:24:44.579 --> 00:24:46.019 In the middle of a raging storm. 00:24:46.399 --> 00:24:47.759 To go visit this man. 00:24:48.960 --> 00:24:49.639 It's interesting. 00:24:49.740 --> 00:24:50.720 Jesus crosses the lake. 00:24:50.879 --> 00:24:51.599 Visits this man. 00:24:51.740 --> 00:24:52.899 And crosses all the way back. 00:24:52.980 --> 00:24:54.059 The only man he visits. 00:24:55.200 --> 00:24:56.379 And it was a crazy. 00:24:56.879 --> 00:24:58.200 Journey in the middle of the night. 00:24:58.319 --> 00:24:59.460 With a crazy storm. 00:24:59.539 --> 00:25:00.000 That he went through. 00:25:00.039 --> 00:25:00.579 To get there. 00:25:01.500 --> 00:25:02.619 Jesus was very intentional. 00:25:02.720 --> 00:25:03.819 To visit this man. 00:25:04.339 --> 00:25:05.539 And he comes on the scene. 00:25:06.519 --> 00:25:07.379 Where no one. 00:25:07.700 --> 00:25:08.720 Would dare to go. 00:25:09.480 --> 00:25:10.240 To this man. 00:25:10.279 --> 00:25:11.019 Who is literally. 00:25:12.700 --> 00:25:13.960 Tearing his life apart. 00:25:16.859 --> 00:25:18.399 And the guy doesn't quite know what to do. 00:25:18.899 --> 00:25:20.359 He's both attracted to Jesus. 00:25:20.500 --> 00:25:21.659 And repelled by him. 00:25:21.680 --> 00:25:22.559 At the same time. 00:25:26.720 --> 00:25:28.139 But Jesus with his word. 00:25:29.180 --> 00:25:29.940 Cast out. 00:25:30.519 --> 00:25:31.539 That army of demons. 00:25:31.539 --> 00:25:33.759 And at the end of the story. 00:25:34.519 --> 00:25:35.839 The man is sitting there. 00:25:37.000 --> 00:25:37.440 Clothed. 00:25:37.879 --> 00:25:38.920 And in his right mind. 00:25:41.059 --> 00:25:42.619 He was crying out in rage. 00:25:42.700 --> 00:25:44.059 He was cutting himself in anguish. 00:25:44.139 --> 00:25:45.019 He's sitting peacefully. 00:25:45.299 --> 00:25:46.119 At Jesus feet. 00:25:47.700 --> 00:25:48.180 Clothed. 00:25:49.200 --> 00:25:49.680 Decently. 00:25:49.799 --> 00:25:50.720 Thinking clearly. 00:25:50.879 --> 00:25:52.240 For the first time in years. 00:25:54.180 --> 00:25:55.039 His humanity. 00:25:55.220 --> 00:25:55.639 His dignity. 00:25:55.879 --> 00:25:55.920 His dignity. 00:25:55.920 --> 00:25:55.940 His dignity. 00:25:56.639 --> 00:25:56.960 Is restored. 00:25:56.960 --> 00:25:59.880 This man was. 00:26:00.059 --> 00:26:00.960 Out of control. 00:26:01.100 --> 00:26:01.660 And Jesus speaks. 00:26:01.779 --> 00:26:02.680 Peace to his soul. 00:26:03.539 --> 00:26:04.100 Just as he. 00:26:04.480 --> 00:26:05.759 Stilled the storm at sea. 00:26:07.299 --> 00:26:08.000 And you know what. 00:26:08.140 --> 00:26:09.600 It wasn't just a temporary thing. 00:26:10.680 --> 00:26:12.299 That man never went back. 00:26:12.920 --> 00:26:14.140 To his old life. 00:26:14.720 --> 00:26:15.559 Living in the graveyard. 00:26:16.940 --> 00:26:17.579 And said. 00:26:17.759 --> 00:26:18.900 He wanted to come with Jesus. 00:26:19.740 --> 00:26:20.680 And Jesus actually said. 00:26:20.740 --> 00:26:21.059 No. 00:26:21.480 --> 00:26:22.700 I want you to go. 00:26:23.279 --> 00:26:24.299 And tell others. 00:26:24.299 --> 00:26:26.359 How you've experienced. 00:26:26.359 --> 00:26:27.079 God's mercy. 00:26:27.720 --> 00:26:28.359 From me. 00:26:30.359 --> 00:26:31.799 Now the whole point of this story. 00:26:32.720 --> 00:26:34.259 Is if Jesus could save. 00:26:34.259 --> 00:26:35.000 And heal. 00:26:35.680 --> 00:26:36.480 And deliver. 00:26:36.619 --> 00:26:37.779 A man like that. 00:26:39.839 --> 00:26:40.940 He can surely. 00:26:41.500 --> 00:26:41.960 Save. 00:26:42.259 --> 00:26:42.720 And heal. 00:26:43.059 --> 00:26:43.519 And deliver. 00:26:43.960 --> 00:26:44.159 You. 00:26:45.759 --> 00:26:47.159 No matter what you've been through. 00:26:47.240 --> 00:26:47.879 No matter how. 00:26:48.240 --> 00:26:49.200 Tormented you are. 00:26:49.319 --> 00:26:50.039 On the inside. 00:26:50.379 --> 00:26:51.339 No matter what you've done. 00:26:51.399 --> 00:26:52.379 To yourself in the past. 00:26:52.460 --> 00:26:53.180 No matter how. 00:26:53.180 --> 00:26:54.400 Dark. 00:26:54.640 --> 00:26:55.200 Your world. 00:26:55.500 --> 00:26:55.980 Feels. 00:26:56.980 --> 00:26:58.779 No matter how alone you feel. 00:26:59.360 --> 00:27:00.420 If you feel that no one. 00:27:00.620 --> 00:27:01.759 Can ever come close to you. 00:27:01.820 --> 00:27:03.340 Or ever would want to come close to you. 00:27:03.580 --> 00:27:03.900 Jesus. 00:27:04.400 --> 00:27:04.820 Does. 00:27:06.200 --> 00:27:06.860 He can. 00:27:07.019 --> 00:27:07.700 And he will. 00:27:09.539 --> 00:27:11.000 And he can bring peace. 00:27:11.720 --> 00:27:12.660 To your soul. 00:27:15.080 --> 00:27:16.240 He can bring hope. 00:27:16.720 --> 00:27:17.380 To your life. 00:27:17.380 --> 00:27:21.740 He can cast out. 00:27:23.060 --> 00:27:24.260 The evil spirits. 00:27:24.740 --> 00:27:26.100 By the power of his word. 00:27:28.560 --> 00:27:29.680 Jesus is stronger. 00:27:31.140 --> 00:27:32.680 Than everything that afflicts you. 00:27:33.920 --> 00:27:35.200 And he's come to set. 00:27:35.780 --> 00:27:36.160 Us free. 00:27:37.840 --> 00:27:38.960 Jesus came to bring us. 00:27:39.060 --> 00:27:39.540 Lasting. 00:27:39.860 --> 00:27:40.180 Peace. 00:27:40.560 --> 00:27:41.200 And wholeness. 00:27:41.200 --> 00:27:44.120 In Colossians. 00:27:44.200 --> 00:27:44.380 It said. 00:27:44.460 --> 00:27:45.080 He made peace. 00:27:45.080 --> 00:27:45.900 Through his blood. 00:27:46.039 --> 00:27:47.240 That he shed on the cross. 00:27:47.580 --> 00:27:48.920 He paid the price. 00:27:50.240 --> 00:27:51.120 So that we could. 00:27:51.759 --> 00:27:53.080 Be at peace with God. 00:27:54.039 --> 00:27:55.700 And be forgiven of our sins. 00:27:56.360 --> 00:27:57.279 And be set free. 00:27:57.340 --> 00:27:57.960 To live for him. 00:27:57.960 --> 00:28:01.720 And Jesus said to his disciples. 00:28:01.900 --> 00:28:02.480 My peace. 00:28:03.000 --> 00:28:03.680 I give you. 00:28:03.840 --> 00:28:04.160 I give. 00:28:04.400 --> 00:28:05.940 Not as the world gives. 00:28:06.019 --> 00:28:06.920 Do I give to you. 00:28:07.740 --> 00:28:08.680 Jesus gives peace. 00:28:08.680 --> 00:28:09.779 That the world can't give. 00:28:09.840 --> 00:28:11.360 You can't find it anywhere else. 00:28:12.500 --> 00:28:13.620 But Jesus gives. 00:28:13.960 --> 00:28:14.840 That deep. 00:28:15.079 --> 00:28:15.620 And lasting. 00:28:16.279 --> 00:28:16.640 Peace. 00:28:18.180 --> 00:28:19.539 He's the ultimate peacemaker. 00:28:20.559 --> 00:28:20.799 You see. 00:28:20.860 --> 00:28:21.160 David. 00:28:21.299 --> 00:28:22.220 Was a great leader. 00:28:22.420 --> 00:28:23.660 And we'll learn more about him. 00:28:25.480 --> 00:28:26.360 But the goal. 00:28:26.500 --> 00:28:26.799 In life. 00:28:26.920 --> 00:28:27.180 Our goal. 00:28:27.180 --> 00:28:28.580 Our goal here tonight. 00:28:28.720 --> 00:28:29.940 Is not to emulate David. 00:28:30.860 --> 00:28:32.340 When we look at David's life. 00:28:32.580 --> 00:28:34.700 The goal is not to be exactly like David. 00:28:34.740 --> 00:28:35.299 In every way. 00:28:36.019 --> 00:28:36.340 In fact. 00:28:36.360 --> 00:28:36.860 There are some ways. 00:28:36.900 --> 00:28:37.720 You shouldn't be like him. 00:28:39.560 --> 00:28:41.140 But David points forward to Jesus. 00:28:42.799 --> 00:28:43.600 And that's. 00:28:44.799 --> 00:28:45.799 Who we can trust. 00:28:45.980 --> 00:28:47.279 That's the greatest leader of all. 00:28:47.340 --> 00:28:48.680 And that's who we're called to emulate. 00:28:48.880 --> 00:28:49.420 And to follow. 00:28:50.820 --> 00:28:51.320 You see. 00:28:51.360 --> 00:28:52.720 This is who we're called to be. 00:28:52.779 --> 00:28:53.940 As followers of Christ. 00:28:53.940 --> 00:28:58.039 People who are filled with the spirit of God. 00:28:58.840 --> 00:28:59.980 Who are servants. 00:29:00.539 --> 00:29:02.000 Who are peacemakers in the world. 00:29:04.539 --> 00:29:04.980 You know. 00:29:05.019 --> 00:29:06.559 It doesn't really matter what you look like. 00:29:06.620 --> 00:29:07.340 On the outside. 00:29:09.180 --> 00:29:10.340 Your outward appearance. 00:29:10.339 --> 00:29:13.359 Kind of clothes you wear. 00:29:14.299 --> 00:29:15.500 That's not how God. 00:29:16.740 --> 00:29:17.439 Judges you. 00:29:22.379 --> 00:29:24.439 But if you trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. 00:29:26.519 --> 00:29:27.159 You are. 00:29:27.160 --> 00:29:28.940 He will send. 00:29:28.940 --> 00:29:29.580 His spirit. 00:29:30.259 --> 00:29:31.540 To come upon you. 00:29:31.920 --> 00:29:32.779 And to fill you. 00:29:34.000 --> 00:29:34.620 And to. 00:29:35.340 --> 00:29:36.380 Live in you. 00:29:37.320 --> 00:29:38.500 And to assure you. 00:29:38.580 --> 00:29:38.840 Of his. 00:29:39.340 --> 00:29:39.779 Love. 00:29:41.140 --> 00:29:42.279 And his salvation. 00:29:43.360 --> 00:29:44.240 And his promise. 00:29:45.620 --> 00:29:46.060 Jesus said. 00:29:46.140 --> 00:29:46.880 The heavenly father. 00:29:47.060 --> 00:29:48.019 Will give the holy spirit. 00:29:48.120 --> 00:29:49.259 To those who ask him. 00:29:50.820 --> 00:29:52.100 He loves to do that. 00:29:53.540 --> 00:29:54.140 And you know. 00:29:54.200 --> 00:29:55.540 We're also called to be servants. 00:29:55.539 --> 00:29:57.299 Like David was. 00:29:57.379 --> 00:29:57.599 You know. 00:29:59.940 --> 00:30:00.339 Sometimes. 00:30:01.700 --> 00:30:02.200 You know. 00:30:02.240 --> 00:30:03.180 Sometimes I talk to people. 00:30:03.319 --> 00:30:04.180 Who have just. 00:30:04.399 --> 00:30:05.659 Begun to believe in Jesus. 00:30:06.200 --> 00:30:07.319 And just begun to follow him. 00:30:07.339 --> 00:30:07.819 And sometimes. 00:30:07.980 --> 00:30:09.240 They get really excited. 00:30:09.379 --> 00:30:09.639 And they. 00:30:09.819 --> 00:30:10.240 They say. 00:30:10.460 --> 00:30:10.659 Man. 00:30:10.899 --> 00:30:11.839 I want to go and. 00:30:12.139 --> 00:30:13.259 Preach to thousands of people. 00:30:13.359 --> 00:30:13.539 How to. 00:30:13.659 --> 00:30:14.680 Teach me how to preach. 00:30:15.039 --> 00:30:15.339 Or. 00:30:15.500 --> 00:30:16.619 I want to go and. 00:30:17.799 --> 00:30:18.920 Go to other countries. 00:30:18.920 --> 00:30:19.159 And. 00:30:19.579 --> 00:30:19.740 You know. 00:30:19.899 --> 00:30:20.740 Lead mission trips. 00:30:20.980 --> 00:30:21.000 And. 00:30:21.279 --> 00:30:21.559 And. 00:30:22.000 --> 00:30:22.680 And I want to. 00:30:22.740 --> 00:30:24.259 I want to do great things for God. 00:30:24.259 --> 00:30:25.619 And. 00:30:25.960 --> 00:30:26.720 That may be. 00:30:27.400 --> 00:30:28.779 Part of what he has for you. 00:30:28.839 --> 00:30:29.500 Along the way. 00:30:30.019 --> 00:30:30.599 But sometimes. 00:30:30.720 --> 00:30:31.500 You might need to start. 00:30:31.619 --> 00:30:32.400 Like David did. 00:30:33.759 --> 00:30:34.980 By being a servant. 00:30:35.619 --> 00:30:36.460 Even a servant. 00:30:36.960 --> 00:30:37.559 To someone. 00:30:37.759 --> 00:30:38.619 Who is a difficult. 00:30:39.519 --> 00:30:40.579 Person to work for. 00:30:41.859 --> 00:30:42.119 Saul. 00:30:42.240 --> 00:30:43.039 Was a difficult person. 00:30:43.099 --> 00:30:43.579 To work for. 00:30:45.900 --> 00:30:46.339 Sometimes. 00:30:46.420 --> 00:30:46.619 Jesus. 00:30:46.700 --> 00:30:47.440 Puts us in places. 00:30:47.440 --> 00:30:48.500 Where we can serve. 00:30:49.500 --> 00:30:50.359 Someone else. 00:30:50.819 --> 00:30:51.839 So we can learn. 00:30:52.200 --> 00:30:52.640 Humility. 00:30:52.640 --> 00:30:55.040 Because. 00:30:55.360 --> 00:30:55.780 Before. 00:30:55.940 --> 00:30:56.540 You can learn. 00:30:56.840 --> 00:30:57.400 To lead. 00:30:57.560 --> 00:30:58.080 And rule. 00:30:59.080 --> 00:31:00.220 You have to learn. 00:31:00.300 --> 00:31:00.880 To serve. 00:31:02.140 --> 00:31:02.600 Because. 00:31:02.720 --> 00:31:03.220 If you don't know. 00:31:03.320 --> 00:31:04.020 How to serve. 00:31:04.460 --> 00:31:05.560 You will never be able. 00:31:05.640 --> 00:31:06.120 To lead. 00:31:06.460 --> 00:31:06.740 Well. 00:31:09.300 --> 00:31:09.740 Finally. 00:31:12.320 --> 00:31:13.080 By the power. 00:31:13.120 --> 00:31:13.620 Of Christ. 00:31:14.440 --> 00:31:15.060 We're unable. 00:31:15.100 --> 00:31:15.900 To be peacemakers. 00:31:16.900 --> 00:31:18.140 In a troubled world. 00:31:19.660 --> 00:31:20.300 Jesus said. 00:31:20.380 --> 00:31:20.660 Blessed. 00:31:21.100 --> 00:31:22.140 Are the peacemakers. 00:31:22.140 --> 00:31:23.780 For they will be called. 00:31:23.860 --> 00:31:24.580 Children of God. 00:31:26.820 --> 00:31:27.800 Jesus is the ultimate. 00:31:28.080 --> 00:31:28.400 Peacemaker. 00:31:28.560 --> 00:31:29.140 Who made peace. 00:31:29.220 --> 00:31:30.300 Between humanity. 00:31:30.300 --> 00:31:30.860 And God. 00:31:30.960 --> 00:31:31.400 He makes us. 00:31:31.500 --> 00:31:32.100 A way. 00:31:32.180 --> 00:31:32.840 That we can approach. 00:31:32.920 --> 00:31:33.259 God. 00:31:33.400 --> 00:31:33.960 And be at peace. 00:31:34.000 --> 00:31:34.440 With God. 00:31:34.960 --> 00:31:36.120 And he sends us out. 00:31:36.860 --> 00:31:38.220 That we can be ambassadors. 00:31:38.220 --> 00:31:39.020 Of that peace. 00:31:40.540 --> 00:31:41.200 And sometimes. 00:31:41.280 --> 00:31:41.940 Being a peacemaker. 00:31:41.940 --> 00:31:42.620 It's hard. 00:31:42.740 --> 00:31:43.340 It's painful. 00:31:45.220 --> 00:31:46.200 When you're in the middle. 00:31:46.320 --> 00:31:47.259 Of a tense relationship. 00:31:47.259 --> 00:31:48.320 Between other people. 00:31:48.320 --> 00:31:49.620 And you're trying to help them. 00:31:50.020 --> 00:31:50.700 Be at peace. 00:31:50.700 --> 00:31:51.340 With each other. 00:31:51.340 --> 00:31:52.740 When you've been offended. 00:31:52.740 --> 00:31:54.240 And you are trying to both. 00:31:54.880 --> 00:31:56.019 Honestly confront. 00:31:56.140 --> 00:31:56.960 Another person. 00:31:57.279 --> 00:31:57.980 But also. 00:31:58.220 --> 00:31:59.519 Be willing to extend. 00:31:59.779 --> 00:32:00.220 Forgiveness. 00:32:00.920 --> 00:32:01.440 To them. 00:32:03.279 --> 00:32:04.240 If they admit. 00:32:04.980 --> 00:32:05.799 They're wrong. 00:32:06.779 --> 00:32:07.100 Even. 00:32:07.360 --> 00:32:08.059 Even partly. 00:32:08.380 --> 00:32:08.779 That you're. 00:32:09.140 --> 00:32:09.980 Gracious to them. 00:32:09.980 --> 00:32:13.420 That's a hard place. 00:32:13.420 --> 00:32:13.779 To be. 00:32:14.940 --> 00:32:15.819 Being a peacemaker. 00:32:15.900 --> 00:32:16.579 Is no easy thing. 00:32:16.660 --> 00:32:17.819 You need the power of Christ. 00:32:20.480 --> 00:32:21.480 To be with you. 00:32:24.380 --> 00:32:25.519 But God uses people. 00:32:25.720 --> 00:32:26.200 Like you and me. 00:32:27.240 --> 00:32:27.920 As his way. 00:32:27.960 --> 00:32:28.640 Of bringing peace. 00:32:28.839 --> 00:32:30.440 To troubled souls. 00:32:31.220 --> 00:32:32.640 And between troubled people. 00:32:34.400 --> 00:32:35.599 So that's what we see tonight. 00:32:35.599 --> 00:32:37.480 We see that. 00:32:38.039 --> 00:32:39.379 How we recognize a leader. 00:32:39.500 --> 00:32:40.480 How we become a leader. 00:32:40.599 --> 00:32:41.279 It's not about. 00:32:41.339 --> 00:32:42.179 Outward appearance. 00:32:43.579 --> 00:32:44.619 It's about being filled. 00:32:44.679 --> 00:32:45.279 With the spirit. 00:32:46.539 --> 00:32:47.759 It's about being a servant. 00:32:48.359 --> 00:32:49.419 It's about being a peacemaker. 00:32:52.459 --> 00:32:53.639 And the way we get there. 00:32:54.119 --> 00:32:55.639 Is through the greatest one of all. 00:32:57.099 --> 00:32:58.259 Jesus Christ himself. 00:32:58.799 --> 00:32:59.299 Let's pray. 00:32:59.299 --> 00:33:04.220 Lord God. 00:33:04.259 --> 00:33:04.859 We thank you. 00:33:06.819 --> 00:33:07.819 For King David. 00:33:10.299 --> 00:33:11.759 And for how you shaped him. 00:33:11.759 --> 00:33:13.039 Into the man that he was. 00:33:14.180 --> 00:33:15.099 And we thank you. 00:33:15.099 --> 00:33:15.639 That in him. 00:33:15.759 --> 00:33:16.159 We see. 00:33:16.720 --> 00:33:17.779 A little picture. 00:33:18.619 --> 00:33:20.119 Of our great King Jesus. 00:33:23.899 --> 00:33:24.619 Who was. 00:33:25.460 --> 00:33:26.839 Full of your Holy Spirit. 00:33:29.299 --> 00:33:30.200 Who was a servant. 00:33:31.639 --> 00:33:32.759 And who came to bring. 00:33:33.059 --> 00:33:33.779 Us peace. 00:33:36.200 --> 00:33:37.220 By shedding his blood. 00:33:37.259 --> 00:33:37.799 On the cross. 00:33:40.619 --> 00:33:41.700 Lord we pray that. 00:33:43.680 --> 00:33:45.039 I pray that we would trust. 00:33:45.440 --> 00:33:46.180 Jesus tonight. 00:33:46.819 --> 00:33:48.259 And I pray that by your spirit. 00:33:48.339 --> 00:33:48.940 Working in us. 00:33:49.000 --> 00:33:50.379 That we would become more like him too. 00:33:53.539 --> 00:33:54.480 In your name we pray. 00:33:54.839 --> 00:33:55.099 Amen. 00:33:59.639 --> 00:34:01.220 So we have a question. 00:34:01.879 --> 00:34:02.940 I would like to make a comment. 00:34:03.500 --> 00:34:05.539 Compend your crucifixir time. 00:34:06.180 --> 00:34:06.299 And I傘ingale. 00:34:06.919 --> 00:34:07.799 Like in the church. 00:34:07.799 --> 00:34:08.219 Like in the church. 00:34:08.259 --> 00:34:08.360 Thank you. 00:34:08.360 --> 00:34:08.779 Thank you. 00:34:08.779 --> 00:34:09.199 So I had a question. 00:34:09.199 --> 00:34:09.420 So.'' 00:34:09.420 --> 00:34:11.039 I was a question. 00:34:11.059 --> 00:34:11.340 A relief. 00:34:11.340 --> 00:34:12.079 A relief. 00:34:12.119 --> 00:34:13.079 A relief. 00:34:13.079 --> 00:34:13.139 Thank you. 00:34:13.199 --> 00:34:13.639 To be from it. 00:34:13.639 --> 00:34:14.480 Or I could ask for theENT's. 00:34:14.480 --> 00:34:21.699 March 6 00:34:23.920 --> 00:34:24.619 anything other than night.