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Announcements. Bible Studies Thursday Night except on 1/26 (Winter Jam at the Sovereign Center) Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser 1/21 from 5-8. We are praying for 200 people. Please help Service Opportunities Berks Women in Crisis Ramp for homebound senior citizen. Overcoming the haqqaton.
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Announcements • Bible Studies Thursday Night except on 1/26 (Winter Jam at the Sovereign Center) • Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser 1/21 from 5-8. We are praying for 200 people. Please help • Service Opportunities • Berks Women in Crisis • Ramp for homebound senior citizen
Let’s set the scene • They had just left the time of the judges because Israel wanted a King • The last words of Judges sum it up pretty accurately • The Philistines to the Hebrews were like • A 2012 700 HP Corvette to a 1980 Pacer • Lebron James to a 6 year old basketball player • The New Orleans Saints to the Phila Eagles
More background • The priesthood was corrupt (Eli’s sons) • Saul, the newly appointed king, was physically impressive and spiritually disconnected • The Philistines had taken the ark, the Hebrews dignity, and the leader would not lead • In one battle, there were only 2 swords. • The leader of the people defied God and the followers all knew it • Unlawful sacrifice, and sparing King Agag
The search for the next king (1 Sam 16) • Samuel was in a low place – mourning the disappointment of Saul • Samuel knows his life could be in jeopardy by anointing a new King • Samuel jumps to conclusions about who is the next king • 7 sons later, Samuel is a little puzzled
David, the haqqaton • The Hebrew word haqqaton means the forgotten, the outcast, the overlooked, the runt • On such a significant occasion, one was left out in the field • Do you know that feeling? • The last one picked for the team • The one that seems to lag behind
How about some other haqqatons • Moses was an orphan plucked out of a basket • Boaz was the son of Rahab – you remember her, the prostitute • Peter was an uneducated fisherman • Joseph was a dreamer not to be taken seriously • Jacob was a deceiver who ran away from his problems • David was the haqqaton left in the field
But God….. • The orphan became the leader of the Israelites • The prostitute shows up in the bloodline of our Savior • The fisherman preaches the first Spirit Filled message • The ex-con becomes the ruler over his family • The deceiver becomes the father of the tribes • The haqqaton - Man after God’s own heart, the psalm writer, the poet, the King of Israel, and Jesus name sake (Son of David)
Inadequacy • You ever feel that way? • Others have convinced you that you don’t measure up? • Convinced that who you were will hinder who you can become? • The antidote for overcoming the haqqaton … be a person after God’s heart
Don’t forget the Spirit of the Lord • There is an anointing to do what God has called you to do • A transaction occurred between verse 13 and 14 • It is only engaged once you’ve accepted the role • That anointing is through Him, by Him, and of Him, but you need to accept it