Description
Book Synopsis60 readings from the stories of Samuel, Saul and above all David
Table of ContentsCONTENTS
About the Straight to the Heart Series 11
Introduction: The Kind of Person God Can Use 13
1 SAMUEL 1–7: A HUMBLE PERSON
Why God Makes People Cry (1:1–28) 18
How to Make God Your Enemy (2:1–26) 22
Water Flows Downhill (2:27–36) 26
Far Away from Witnesses (3:1–21) 30
Act like a Little Girl (3:18) 34
Pint-Sized God (4:1–6:21) 38
The Glory Has Not Departed (4:19–22) 42
Success Where Samson Failed (7:1–17) 47
1 SAMUEL 8–15: AN OBEDIENT PERSON
The People’s Choice (8:1–22) 52
What Humility Is and Isn’t (9:1–10:27) 56
Advertisement for Obedience (11:1–15) 60
How to Persuade People to Obey (12:1–25) 64
How to Sin without Doing Anything (12:23) 68
How to Disobey in Five Easy Steps (13:1–22) 72
Perhaps (14:1–15) 76
Too Busy to Listen (14:16–52) 81
Rejected (15:1–35) 85
1 SAMUEL 16–31: A PURE PERSON
Skin-Deep Isn’t Deep Enough (16:1–13) 92
Spirit-Filled? (16:13–23) 96
Don’t Try to Be a Hero (17:1–58) 100
Lions, Bears and Philistines (17:32–37) 104
Back to Where It All Began (17:54) 109
The School of Purity (18:1–19:24) 113
Little White Lies (20:1–21:9) 117
Madness and Sanity (21:10–22:23) 121
The Return of the Ephod (23:1–14) 125
Second Fiddle (23:15–29) 129
The Messiah (24:1–7) 133
How to Shout at Your Enemies (24:8–22; 26:1–25) 137
How to Save a Nation (25:1–44) 141
Man-Made Plans (27:1–29:11) 145
Sweet Discipline (30:1–30) 149
To Reign in Hell (31:1–13) 153
2 SAMUEL 1–10: A PERSON WHO LOVES GOD’S NAME
David’s Greatest Passion (1:1–2:7) 158
Joab, Son of Saul (2:8–3:39) 162
When a Nation Says Yes (4:1–5:5) 166
Priority One: Jerusalem (5:6–25) 171
Priority Two: God’s Presence (6:1–19) 176
Priority Three: Worship (6:12–23) 181
Priority Four: The Temple (7:1–7) 185
Priority Five: The Covenant (7:8–29) 189
Priority Six: The Nations (8:1–18; 10:1–19) 194
Priority Seven: The Gospel (9:1–13) 199
2 SAMUEL 11–24: A REPENTANT PERSON
The Comeback King (11:1–27) 204
A Pure Heart (12:1–25) 209
Do Babies Go to Heaven? (12:18–23) 213
Domino Rally (12:26–13:39) 217
What God Desires (14:1–22) 222
The Home Front (14:23–24) 226
King Saul II (14:25–15:12) 230
How to Respond to Opposition (15:13–17:29) 234
Harder Than Following (15:24–37; 16:15–17:23) 238
Time to Repent (18:1–19:43) 243
How to Repent (20:1–26) 248
What Stops Repentance (20:9–13) 252
Kingdom Army (21:1–22; 23:8–39) 256
Weak People Wanted (22:1–23:7) 261
God Has a Better Messiah (24:1–25) 265
Conclusion: The Kind of Person God Can Use 269
