Pastor-teacher Don Hargrove

Faith Bible Church

Sunday, March 21, 2010

What is Christianity? Salvation (Jn 3:3-6; 1Pt 1:23; 2 Cor 5:17); the Spiritual life (1 Cor 2:9-3:4); Maturity: the supergrace life (Isa 30:18; Jer 29:11; Eph 3:20; Gal 4:19).

LIFE OF DAVID – Part 9 –

The Tale of Two Believers: “King” Saul and Kingly David

A. David’s kingly soul (heart), 1 Sam 16:1.

1. David’s royal heart of BD, Psa 1; 19

2. David’s royal heart with God, the King of His life, Acts 2:25; Psa 16:8; Psa 89:15.

3. David’s royal heart of sanctification, Psa 23:1; 27:4, 8-9.

4. David’s royal heart of patience regarding the POG and God’s timing, Psalm 37; 130:5; 27:14, 14; cf, Hosea 2:6; Micah 7:7; 1 Pt 5:5-6; Heb 6:12-15; Eph 4:1-2; 2 Tim 4:2; 1 Thess 5:14-18; Col 1:9-11; Isa 30:18; Isa 64:4.

5. David’s royal heart of humility, 1 Sam 17:17-19; Psa 78:70; 89:19-21; cf. Num 12:3; Mt 20:28.

6. David’s royal heart of integrity, Psa 78:72.

7. David’s royal heart had the capacity for solitude.

8. David’s royal heart had capacity for contentment in obscurity, 1 Sam 17:28.

9. David’s royal heart had capacity for contentment in monotony.

10. David’s royal heart of courage through the Lord, 1 Sam 17:33-37.

11. David’s royal faithful heart, cf. 2 Tim 2:2; 4:15-16.

12. David’s royal heart had capacity for promotion.

13. David’s royal heart had capacity for humble service, 1 Sam 17:17-19; cf. Mk 10:32-35.

14. David’s royal heart was full of faith, Psa 19:1-5; 37:3-5; 1 Sam 17:47.

15. David’s royal heart was oriented to authority.

16. David’s royal heart had spiritual strength to handle unjust suffering and parlay all suffering into maturity and greater grace blessings

B. “King” Saul.

1. Saul, the man after man’s heart, 1 Sam 8-9.

2. Rise of Saul at the clamoring of reversionistic nation and the issue of a king for fragmented Israel, 1 Sam 8-9; Dt 28; Lev 26; Gen 17:6; 49:10; Dt 17:14-20.

3. Saul was a “man’s” man – a man of natural talent and ability.

4. Through the permissive will of God, Saul was separated by divine appointment, 1 Sam 10:1.

5. God’s permissive will was related to His desire to deliver the people from the Philistines, 1 Sam 9:16.

6. God gave Saul fantastic promises designed for complete spiritual success, 1 Sam 10:6-7

7. God gave Saul all of the qualities necessary to be king and deliverer of Israel, 10:9.

8. God gave Saul the supernatural enabling ministry of the HS, 10:10.

9. God’s grace resulted in the transformation in Saul, 10:11.

10. Saul began with a sense of humility, 10:21-22.

11. Despite the most fantastic grace provisions supplied to Saul, Saul quickly moved into reversionism by going against God’s Word, 1 Sam 13:9-14; 15: 3, 9, 22-23.

12. Due to rejection of God’s Word, Saul quickly moved into reversionism and was rejected by the Lord, 1 Sam 13-16.

13. Due to reversionism Saul never moved into supergrace and died the SUD after 40 years of divine discipline, 1 Chron 10:13-14;

C. David and Saul – a tale of two believers; a tale of + vol and – vol; a tale of supergrace and reversionism.

1. Both started under the ministry of the HS.

2. David lived a blessed life filled with gratitude; Saul lived a miserable life under divine discipline.

3. Based on attitude to BD: Saul was rejected and David was accepted, 1 Sam 13:14.

4. Both had escrow blessings of an eternal kingdom, 13:14; 2 Sam 12.

5. In reversionism Saul lived in fear, jealousy and paranoia whereas in supergrace David lived with great courage, cf. 1 Sam 17:11, 44-47; Ps 56:3-4; 2 Tim 1:7; Ex 20:20; Ps 111:10; 2 Tim 1:7; 1 Sam 18:12,29. 1 Sam 28:20; Deut 31:6,8; Josh 8:1; 1 Chr 28:20; Isa 41:10; Ps 3:6, 56:3, 11; Heb 11:27.

6. In reversionism Saul lost all ability for leadership and to be any blessing to the family of God whereas in supergrace David became a great leader, a blessing to others, and a man others trusted and loved to be around, 1 Sam 13:14; 1 Chron 12:22; 1 Sam 31:2; 1 Chron 22:9;

7. Due to reversionism Saul lost all capacity to rule the kingdom (or self), whereas in supergrace David gained capacity to rule the nation just as the SG Church Age believer is promised authority over nations,

8. Due to reversionism Saul lived in the misery of jealousy, whereas David the supergrace believer grew in spiritual self-esteem, Psa 16:8; 1 Sam 18:6-9, 12; 1 Sam 19:8ff;

9. Due to reversionism Saul left an eternal legacy of shame, disgrace, and dishonor whereas David left an eternal legacy of honor and having a heart according to God’s own heart, 1 Chron 10:13-14; Psa 89:20-37.

10. Due to reversionism Saul lost all gratitude for God and His grace whereas David in supergrace had enormous appreciation of the marvelous matchless grace of God, 1 Sam 15:12; 1 Chron 17:16.

11. In reversionism Saul died the sin unto death, whereas David in supergrace fulfilled God’s purpose for his life, died in peace full of years, and stands as a type of Christ, 1 Sam 31; Acts 13:36; 2 Sam. 23:1-7.