Sermon Outline

1 Samuel 27:1-28:2

“Don’t Follow Your Heart”

Introduction 

Context 

Sermon in a sentence: Don’t follow your heart, follow the Savior who served God with all his heart.

1. Follow the King Who Conquered Fear [1 Samuel 27:1-7]

• The Heart of the Matter [1 Samuel 27:1, cf. 1 Sam. 26:10, 23:9-14; 21:10-15; Gen. 12:10-20; Jer. 17:9; Prov. 3:5]

• The Matter of a Home [1 Samuel 27:2-7, cf. 1 Sam. 25:39-44; Gen. 2:18-25; Deut. 17:17; 1 Sam. 26:19; Matt. 26:39-42; Romans 8:31-39]

1. Follow the King Who Kept God’s Commands [1 Samuel 27:8-11]

• The Command for Holy War? [1 Samuel 27:8-9, cf. Deut. 7:1-5, 20:16-18; Gen. 12:7, 15:13-16; Deut. 9:4; Exo. 34:13-16; Deut. 12:2-3; Lev. 18:21; Deut. 23:17; Lev. 18:24-30; Heb. 11:10, 16; Matt. 6:24]

• The Command for Honesty? [1 Samuel 27:10-11, cf. Ex. 20:16; Ecc. 12:13-14; Luk. 12:4-7; Isa. 53:9]

• Follow the King Who Defeated Your Enemies [1 Samuel 27:12-28:2]

Ephesians 2:1-10

Conclusion