Waiting: The Great Exercise of Faith

1 Samuel #11
Waiting: The Great Exercise of Faith
1 Samuel 13:1-23; Psalm 119:97-104

1. Riding high in the polls
   a) The beginning of Saul's reign
   b) An overview of Saul's reign

2. Johnathan's pre-emptive strike
   a) Israelite initiative
   b) Philistine shock and awe
   c) Israelite despair

3. Saul's pre-emptive strike
   a) When waiting costs dearly
   b) Waiting as a test of faith
   c) Waiting as a test or your faith

4. What you lose by impulsive disobedience
   a) Usefulness lost
   b) Word of God lost
   c) Hope lost

5. Hope in a hopeless situation