The God of King David | Week 4 | The Gift of Friendship | Pastor Adam Barnett
MESSAGE NOTES
The God of King David
June 1, 2025
The Gift of Friendship
Teacher: Adam Barnett
Saul had a spear in his hand and he hurled it, saying to himself, “I’ll pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice. - 1 Samuel 18:10b-11
David took his men with him and went out and killed two hundred Philistines and brought back their foreskins. They counted out the full number to the king so that David might become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal in marriage. – 1 Samuel 18:27
“What have I done? What is my crime? How have I wronged your father, that he is trying to kill me?” – 1 Samuel 20:1
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me.” - Psalm 23:4
Even as a fugitive, David was not forsaken. God blessed him with a friend.
After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself. From that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return home to his family. And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, and even his sword, his bow and his belt. – 1 Samuel 20:1-4
1 - Jonathan's soul was bound together with David’s soul.
“Jonathan saw that David viewed life from the same divine perspective (God is sovereign and does as He pleases, and all of life is to be lived for Him). And when he saw this, his soul reflexively clung to David’s. Christian friendship exceeds anything that exists between nonbelievers — for such a friendship is founded on a supernatural mutuality of soul. The Holy Spirit makes your souls chorus the same cries. You assent to the same authority. You know the same God. You are going the same way. You long for the same things. You dream mutual dreams. You yearn for the same experiences of holiness and worship. Jonathan’s soul bound itself to David’s soul. You know when this happens, and it is wonderful." – Kent Hughes
2 - Jonathan put spiritual kinship over personal gain.
“True friends don’t compete. They complete.” - Tim Keller
3 - Jonathan’s love was sacrificial and dangerous.
“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” — John 15:13