Sermon 2026.06.07 (Pastor Tim Lindner)

SERMON NOTES – June 7, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 15:1-11Topic: The Beginning of the End for King SaulAttribute: Praise Christ both Judge and SaviorGOD’S DM: “Nothing other than complete and total obedience is acceptable in the Lord’s sight, but the Judge can be your Savior!”Notes: 1 Samuel 13:13-14L_____________ to the Lord (vs. 1-3)Exodus 17:8Deuteronomy 25:17-18Exodus 17:14Deuteronomy 25:19Incomplete O________________ (vs. 4-9)Response: R___________, A__________, and T_________ (vs. 10-11)Genesis 6:5-7“This day when God’s appointed king did not listen to the sound of the voice of the Lord was like those far-off days when human wickedness came close to destroying all that God had made.” -John Woodhouse “Saul’s failure to carry out Yahweh’s orders signals something deeper than failure - ‘He has turned his back from following me.’ He would no longer be the follower or servant of the Lord.”-Dale Ralph DavisIMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Complete and Wholehearted Obedience is what God always requires.Obey the Lord immediately, completely, and wholeheartedly! See anything and everything else for what it is: sin, rebellion, and defiance against your Creator, God, and King!2) King Jesus is both Judge and Savior.You will experience and deal with King Jesus either as your Judge or Savior. Believe and trust only in Jesus and His work to rescue and save you from yourself, your sin, and God’s wrath! Acts 10:423) How do you respond to other people’s sin?Learn from and follow Samuel’s example. This is how God’s people in every age respond to the sin of other people, even great sin.