Once again Saul plots against David, but this time leaving Jonathan in the dark. As David brings it to light, Jonathan must now choose between honoring his father and obeying the Lord, and David must find a way of escape. What will become of them? Of Saul? Of Israel? Yet God is faithful, even when his king is not, and his people tremble.

Three more times Saul seeks to get rid of David; a third time, David evades his spear. Three posses can’t round him up but prophesy, instead—as does Saul, naked and shamed, divested of his robes of office by his own hand under the influence of God’s spirit. What will become of Saul’s reign as his own family publicly sides not only with David but against their father? What will become of David as he flees under cover of darkness? And what is up with the household idol, and what kind of field was he hiding in, anyway?

God has delivered Israel from Goliath and the Philistines by the hand of David—but it begins to dawn on Saul what that may mean. As all Israel and his own household fall in love with his new general, Saul fights against the Lord’s favor with secret plots. What will become of this jealous leader? How does God protect his people in the face of those who view gifted colleagues as a threat? Lord deliver us from this body of death!

What do sea monsters have to do with facing our giants, and what does a little brother have to do with either?

A king with a tormenting spirit, a court scrambling for an answer, a warrior who happens to be a smash lyre player….

Tonight our focus shifts momentarily from the rejected king to the selection of his replacement.

Tonight we follow Saul on mission to execute God’s judgment. Confronted w/ sin, will he repent? Who will deliver us from this body of death?

We continue to consider Saul as Isreal’s first king and the dynasty that could have been continued in his son, Jonathan.

Saul is the king we asked for, and this is the fight we were told to watch for—but something is terribly wrong!