The God of King David | Week 1 | The Lord Looks at the Heart
Pastor Adam Barnett kicks off The God of King David series with The Lord Looks at the Heart.
MESSAGE NOTES
The God of King David
May 11, 2025
The Lord Looks at the Heart
1 Samuel 15-16
Teacher: Adam Barnett
“Through writing and reflecting, journaling keeps you alert to God’s presence and activity in, around, and through me.” – Adele Calhoun
“David’s story isn’t a stain-glassed window of a saint, but a cracked mirror in which we see ourselves and the God who loves us anyway.” - Eugene Peterson
But Samuel replied: “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. - 1 Samuel 15:22
“Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has rejected you as king.” - 1 Samuel 15:23b
Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned. I violated the Lord’s command and your instructions. I was afraid of the men so I gave in to them.” – 1 Samuel 15:24
Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors—to one better than you.” - 1 Samuel 15:28
Until the day Samuel died, he did not go to see Saul again, though Samuel mourned for him. And the Lord regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel. – 1 Samuel 15:35
The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.” But Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me.” The Lord said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what to do. You are to anoint for me the one I indicate.” – 1 Samuel 16:1-3
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” - 1 Samuel 16:7
So he asked Jesse, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse answered. “He is tending the sheep.” Samuel said, “Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.” So he sent for him and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome features. Then the Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; this is the one.” So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah. – 1 Samuel 16:11-13
Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. – 1 Corinthians 1:26-29
David loved God – “The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart…” - 1 Samuel 13:14
David was faithful – Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much. – Luke 16:10
David had integrity – He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens; from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance. And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them. – Psalm 78:70-72