Sermon Notes

1 Samuel 11:1-15

“Only God Can Save You”

Introduction

Context

Sermon in a Sentence: You need to be saved and only God can save you.

1. You Need to Be Saved [1 Samuel 11:1-3]

2. The Charge on Jabesh-gilead [1 Samuel 11:1]

3. The Condition of Nahash [1 Samuel 11:2]

4. The Compromise of the Elders [1 Samuel 11:3]

2. Only God Can Save You [1 Samuel 11:4-11]

3. The Report of the Messengers & the Return of Saul [1 Samuel 11:4-5]

4. The Rush of the Spirit & the Request of Saul [1 Samuel 11:6-7]

5. The Readying of Troops & the Report of Messengers [1 Samuel 11:8-9]

6. The Response of Jabesh-gilead & the Rout of the Ammonites [1 Samuel 11:10-11]

3. Only God Gets the Praise for Salvation [1 Samuel 11:12-15]

4. Seeking Vindication for Saul’s Victory [1 Samuel 11:12]

5. Lives Spared & the Lord’s Salvation [1 Samuel 11:13]

6. Go to Gilgal & Renew the Kingdom [1 Samuel 11:14]

7. Sacrifice to the Sovereign & Rejoicing for Israel [1 Samuel 11:15]

Conclusion