Sunday, October 26, 2025 | "O come, let us worship and bow down... before the Lord our Maker." (Psalm 95:6)

Sunday School @ 9:30 am | Worship Service @ 10:30 am | Prayer @ 5:30 pm

Announcements/Reminders

1. TODAY - Pastor Appreciation Potluck following morning worship
2. TODAY - Trunk or Treat @ 5:00 pm
3. Oct. 27, 29, 31 - Manna House
4. Weekly Reading for 10/27 - 11/2 Revelation 10-22

Sermon Notes for 10/26/2025

TITLE: God Call for David

SCRIPTURE: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

God speaks not according to human standards, but according to His divine sight, calling and empowering those whose hearts are His.

God Speaks to Move Us Forward (v.1-3)

• Samuel was mourning Saul’s actions
• God called Samuel to prepare for the next king, “Fill your horn with oil and go…”
• Seek out Jesse and his sons

God Speaks to Correct Our Vision (v.4-10)

• Samuel told Jesse and his sons to consecrate themselves for the sacrifice
• Jesse lined them up to be examined
• “… the Lord looks at the heart.”
• God looks at the heart. And as He speaks, His speech reveals His sight.

God Speaks to Empower His Servants (v.11-13)

• “… The youngest is still left, but behold, he is tending the sheep.”
• Ritually, David was unclean or common. Yet, God spoke to Samuel and said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is he.”
• Only God can cleanse a person’s heart. Through the filling of the Holy Spirit, God creates in us a new heart.

Jesus, too, was overlooked and unassuming. Yet, He was filled with the Holy Spirit! The God who spoke to Samuel and called David still speaks through His Son today: “Follow me.” Will we listen? Will we trust God’s choice, even when it defies our expectations?

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