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 Benevolence Fund  R.E.A.P. (P-Team)  Monthly Fellowships  April 28- Spring picnic  May  June  Dinner Out Friday (NA for Apr)  5th Sunday Breakfast (29 April)  Quarterly Service Project  Ends of the earth project:  Savage family care package  Jerusalem Project  School yard work (5 May)  Spring Revival (29 Apr – May 2)  Construction Begins (3 May)  Mother/Daughter Tea (5 May)  Graduation Recognition (6 May)  Men’s Camp Out (11-12 May)  Mother’s Day (13 May)  Youth End of Year Party (25 May)  Budget Cmte Mtg (6 June)  Kid’s Kamp (11 – 14 June)  Qtrly Business Mtg (13 June)  Ladies’ Prayer Breakfast (23 June)

Adult II Couples Class

Iva May and Dr. Stan May

Creation: God reveals His goodness through creation and His mercy in response to sin. Patriarchs: God reveals His response to the faithful-ness of men (Job, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph). Exodus: God liberates Israel, and leads them to the Promised Land and shapes them into a nation holy to Himself. Conquest: Joshua, relying on God’s presence and power, leads Israel to possess and settle the Promised Land. Judges: Every man does what is right in his own eyes, and Israel falls into a cycle of disobedience, judgment, oppres- sion and deliverance (the sin cycle).

Israel asks for a king to be “like the peoples” around them. God grants their request first through Saul, son of Kish. Saul loves the praise of men more than the praise of God and be- gins a 40 year reign of disobedience. The LORD raises up David, a man after His own heart. David reigns for 40 years, and while not perfect, is faithful overall. God honors His rule by building Israel into a world power. David is seceded by his son Solomon who fulfills David’s desire to build a temple for the LORD. But in his later years, his heart turns away from God and the kingdom divides.

Overview 400 years prior to the end of the Judges era, God gave Moses in- structions regarding Israel’s future, and one of those instructions is per-tinent to where Israel finds itself.400 years prior to the end of the Judges era, God gave Moses in- structions regarding Israel’s future, and one of those instructions is per-tinent to where Israel finds itself. The people of Israel now begin to demand a king to lead them like all the nations around them.The people of Israel now begin to demand a king to lead them like all the nations around them. They approach the aging prophet and judge Samuel with their demands.They approach the aging prophet and judge Samuel with their demands. Samuel warns them of the cost of a king (taxes, conscrip- tion and servitude)Samuel warns them of the cost of a king (taxes, conscrip- tion and servitude) Determined to be like their neighbors, the people ignore the warnings and persist in demanding a king.Determined to be like their neighbors, the people ignore the warnings and persist in demanding a king. God gives Israel the king they think they want.God gives Israel the king they think they want.

Regulations for Enlisting a King

Reality of having a King

Conclusions

Can you think of an example of a political or religious leader whom people wanted but later regretted?Can you think of an example of a political or religious leader whom people wanted but later regretted? What was the ultimate cause of Saul’s complete failure in destroying the Amalekites?What was the ultimate cause of Saul’s complete failure in destroying the Amalekites? How can churches and organizations discern God’s choice of the right leader?How can churches and organizations discern God’s choice of the right leader? What should they look for?What should they look for?

 What was the name of the daughter of Saul whom David married?  “So Saul gave him Michal his daughter for a wife.” (1 Sam 18:27b)  David’s second wife’s name was _________ and her deceased husband’s name was __________ which means __________?  “When Abigail saw David…she fell at his feet and said…“Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name—his name means Fool, and folly goes with him.(1 Sam 25:23-24)  Instead of killing Saul as he slept in his camp, what two items to David take?  “So David took the spear and water jug near Saul’s head, and they left.’”(1 Samuel 26:12)  In what town was David anointed king over Judah?  “Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the tribe of Judah.” (2 Sam 2:4)

 Where was Samuel buried?  “Then Samuel died; and all Israel gathered together and mourned for him, and buried him at his house in Ramah.” (1 Samuel 25:1)  In whose home did David leave the Ark of the Covenant after abandoning the effort to move it out of fear following the death of Uzzah?  David was afraid of the LORD that day and said, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”….Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite..” (1 Samuel 25:1)

Adult II Couples Class