Sermon 2026.05.31 (Pastor Tim Lindner)

SERMON NOTES – May 31, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 14:24-52Topic: The King’s Foolishness ExposedAttribute: Praise Christ as the True King and SaviorGOD’S DM: “King Saul’s foolishness led Israel into sin and would have resulted in the death of his own son, Jonathan, if the people had not ransomed and saved him. King Jesus’ wisdom allows him to save and ransom his people from their own foolishness and the death they deserve!”Notes: Rash V_____________ (vs. 24)1 Samuel 14:6Unintended C________________ (vs. 25-35)Genesis 9:4Leviticus 7:26-27“The man who did not obey God in chapter 13 and expressed no confidence in God when faced with his enemies, who devised the crazy plan to save himself by starving his troops, now sounded so concerned about the people’s act of disobedience! He tried to put it right by playing the priest, building an altar where the animals could be slaughtered and eaten properly. But there is not the slightest suggestion that he saw how he had caused the problem.” -John Woodhouse 3All A______________ (vs. 36-46)1 Samuel 8:181 Samuel 13:111 Samuel 14:29-30S______________ of Saul’s Reign (vs. 47-52)“Although we have much more to hear about Saul, there is a sense in which the essential story has now been told. And as though to signal this, the narrative provides at this point a summary of Saul’s reign. Effectively Saul’s reign was now over.” -John Woodhouse 1 Samuel 9:161 Samuel 8:11-12IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) See yourself.Take a look in the mirror and see yourself as King Saul! Learn from his sins, foolishness, failures, and consequences, so that you do not have to face them yourself! 2) See the True King and Savior!Let King Saul’s failures and foolishness in this story help you see and highlight the glories and wonders of King Jesus!