Sermon 2026.06.14 (Pastor Tim Lindner)

SERMON NOTES – June 14, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 15:12-35Topic: Obedience is Better Than SacrificeAttribute: Praise Christ as Your Sacrifice and ObedienceGOD’S DM: “I want your whole heart and life, not just cheap confessions and perfunctory sacrifices!"Notes: Saul’s C______________ and Samuel’s C______________ (vs. 12-16)Exodus 17:15-161 Samuel 15:11Samuel’s I______________, Saul’s E______________ & God’s D______________ (vs. 17-23)“To reject Yahweh’s word is to reject Yahweh himself, to reject his authority - in a word, to reject his kingship. Since Saul had rejected Yahweh reject as King over him Yahweh rejected Saul as king over his people. All the smoke and fat on Gilgal’s alter would never replace the pleasure God could have had from the living sacrifice of Saul’s will.”-Dale Ralph DavisSaul: U______________ and R______________ (vs. 24-31)1 Samuel 12:14-151 Samuel 15:11 and 35Samuel: B______________ and B______________ (vrs. 32-35)IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) To obey is better than sacrifice.The Lord wants your whole heart and life. God-glorifying obedience will show up in the small, mundane, normal parts of our lives far more than it will in the big areas and grand gestures. 2) Christ’s obedience and sacrifice is better than your sacrifices and obedience!To obey is better than sacrifice, but Jesus’ sacrifice and obedience are better than anything you could ever offer and the only way to please God the Father! Hebrews 10:1-10