Sermon Big Idea: Like the people of Israel we want a king to lead us like the rest of the world, but only Jesus is the good and perfect King.
- Saul looked the part.
- 1 Samuel 10:23-24
- 1 Samuel 11:11, 13:11-14
- 1 Samuel 20:30-31
- David had the right heart.
- 1 Samuel 16:7,12-13
- 2 Samuel 12:13; 24:10
- Most of the kings were off the chart.
- 2 Kings 23:22
- 2 Kings 17:6; 2 Kings 24:14
- Problems could have been avoided had they chosen the best King from the start.
- 1 Samuel 8:4-5, 7, 19-22a
Keep going – James 1:12
Imitate – Colossians 2:6-7
Surrender – Galatians 2:20; Luke 14:33
Serve – 2 Samuel 24:24; Matthew 23:11
The people of Israel chose to look like the world instead of the King that was fighting hardest for their hearts.