Sermon Notes:
1. King Saul was given the opportunity of a lifetime and everything to succeed. (1 Samuel 10:1; 1 Samuel 10:6-7)
2. Saul wasted his opportunity of a lifetime because he wouldn’t follow God. (1 Samuel 13:13-14)
3. The difference between Saul and David was their heart.
4. A fool is someone who won’t apply knowledge to their life decisions. (Book of Proverbs)
5. God says a fool is someone who won’t recognize Him on their journey of life. (Psalm 14:1)
Follow-up Questions from Sunday’s Message:
Intro question:
When you think of a person who lived a good life, who do you think of? What was it about their life that was so successful?
Digging deeper:
1. In the Bible, King Saul is seen as a person who was given so much and wasted it. According to 1 Samuel 10:1 and 1 Samuel 10:6-7, what did he have going for him at the beginning of his life as King?
2. When you think of a person who lived up to their opportunities and expectations of life, who do you think of?
3. When you think of a person who didn’t live up to their opportunities and expectations of, who do you think of?
4. When you reflect on the life of Saul what are the biggest reasons why he failed?
5. In 1 Samuel 26, Saul is trying to hunt down David again and God delivers Saul into David’s hands again. In vs 21, Saul repents again of his actions and calls himself a fool. What do you think is a good definition of a fool?
6. If Saul was one of the greatest fools of the Old Testament, who do you think are some of the biggest fools of the New Testament?
7. If Saul lived a foolish life, we read in 1 Samuel 31 he also died a tragic death. What do you think is the saddest part of this chapter?
8. Do you think 1 Samuel 31 was Saul’s master plan for how his life would end and how he would be remembered? What do you think he thought was going to happen to his life by making the decisions he was making day to day?
9. When you think on your life today are you happy with your path and your journey? What do you think people will say about your life one day and how you lived it?
Exercise on how to not be like Saul:
How to develop a life mission statement:
Imagine at the end of your life all the most important in your life are at your funeral talking about you.
What do you hope they will remember most about you? What do you hope they will say about: how you treated them? our character qualities? core values of your life? Whatever that is, live it out today.
Write it out:
What do you hope your mother/father, siblings say about you?
What do you want your close friends to say about you?
What do you hope your marriage partner will say about you?
What do you want your children to say about you?
What do you want your bosses and work associates to say about you?
How do you want people to define your Christian Walk?
What do you want your church to say about you?
What do you hope people will say that you accomplished in your life?
In Luke 19:10 Jesus quotes His life mission verse: “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
What verses in the Bible would you say are your life mission verses?
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Prayer:
Pray this week for God to give you wisdom to live each day and see the big picture of life.
Meditation for the week:
God has given you something very precious–your life. The question is how will you choose to live it.
You get to write your own story.