[Sunday] Saul - Ordinary Sinners
Action Item:
This week look for places where some have made mistakes that affected you and forgive them.
Questions for the Week
Share about a time when you or your neighbor thought you were right in a decision but actually were in the wrong. What effect did this have on those around you?
Read 1 Samuel 15:1-9. How did King Saul, not do what God had commanded?
Read 1 Samuel 15: 10-15. How does King Saul react, when God’s prophet Samuel, calls out what King Saul did wrong?
Read 1 Samuel 15:20-23. What does God require? What are some ways you can better obey the voice of God?
How has Jesus obeyed the voice of His Father for you? What hope does this give you?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
Our masks aren’t just signs of embarrassment; they’re declarations of independence from God.
We traced Revelation 21–22 as the climactic reunification of heaven and earth, connecting its temple/tabernacle imagery, priestly stones, and the Bride/City to Eden’s river and tree of life, contrasting Babylon’s coercive economy with God’s freely given water of life and the Lamb’s healing light for the nations.
Overturning the common belief that grace is reluctantly earned, the freely given reality of the Gospel is that God's salvation flows from His eager delight to love and forgive us.
We are the recipients of God's overflowing grace and boundless love. This gift transforms our very identity, compelling us toward a life of radical gratitude and contagious generosity. Let's fully embrace this joyful way to live by sharing our time, talents, and resources.
Shifting focus from the temple as a static building, the freely shared reality is that God desires to dwell among us, using our diverse and imperfect gifts as the very means to make His presence known for the benefit of all.