SERMON NOTES – March 1, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 4:12-22Topic: Ichabod! Where is the Glory?Attribute: Praise Christ as the Glory and Presence of GodGOD’S DM: “The gracious gift of the presence of My glory is reserved only for those who love, trust, and obey Me!”Notes: The D_________ of Eli (vs. 12-18)Judges 2:18a“After forty years of Eli’s leadership, the Israelites had suffered a crushing defeat, and for the first time ever the ark of God has been taken from them. That is the kind of “judge” Israel could do without.” - John WoodhouseThe B_________ of Ichabod (vs. 19-22)“She taught more theology in her death than Phinehas had done in his whole life.” - Dale Ralph DavisIMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Jesus Christ is the fullness of the glory of God! If you want to see, experience, and dwell in God’s glory and presence in this life and continue in it for all eternity, look to Jesus and behold the glory of your God! John 1:14 and 16-182) Feel the horror of Ichabod!Don’t leave this passage without feeling the horror of Ichabod and God’s glory departing from Israel. Then, allow those thoughts, feelings, and fears drive you to and stir up your love and affections for Jesus.Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License Kaleb Brasee - https://www.youtube.com/@kbrasee for the piano accompaniment:Come Thou Almighty King (RED 120)Jesus What a Friend for Sinners (RED 121) Higher Ground (RED 357)

SERMON NOTES – February 22, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 4:1-11Topic: God’s Presence in JudgementAttribute: Praise Christ as the One Who Brings God’s Judgement and Mercy!GOD’S DM: “I am not a god you can use and manipulate for the success of your own agenda! The blessings of the covenant are reserved for those who love, trust, and obey Me faithfully.”Notes: Romans 1:18-23Right Q______________, but Wrong A______________ (vs. 1-4)Leviticus 26:14-17“To think that the presence of the ark with them would reverse their fortunes without any change of heart in Israel’s leaders was a measure of their insensitivity to spiritual things.” - Joyce Baldwin Vastly Different R______________ (vs. 5-9)1 Samuel 2:2-3 and 9-10Predictable R______________ (vs. 10-11)“In the Old Testament it is equalled only to the fall of Jerusalem in 587 BC. The very foundations of the world were shaken.” - Joyce BaldwinIMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) There is only one way to be saved from God’s judgment and wrath and receive His salvation and blessing!There is no other way to escape God’s judgment and wrath than by repenting of your sin and trusting in Jesus Christ and His work for you on the cross, and there is no other way to secure God’s blessing and salvation except by hiding yourself in Christ! 2) Religion is no substitute for loving relationship and obedience. Don’t settle for the cheap substitute of religion that cannot save or satisfy. We were made for a relationship with God in and through Jesus Christ! He is the greatest gift and blessing God could give us.

SERMON NOTES – February 15, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 3:1-21Topic: God Calling, Speaking to, and Establishing SamuelAttribute: Praise Christ as God’s Word!GOD’S DM: “My Word changes everything and brings hope and salvation to even the darkest of places!” Notes: P______________ & S______________ (vs. 1-3)The Lord’s C__________ & Samuel’s R______________ (vs. 4-10)Genesis 22:1 & 11Exodus 3:4“It has taken half the chapter for the word of the Lord to be heard. But at last there was a servant in Shiloh who was hearing.” - John WoodhouseR______________ & S______________ God’s Word (vs. 11-18)E______________ & C______________ as prophet (vs. 19-21)IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) God has spoken!Jesus is the living Word of God! Only He can change your heart and life. Receive and respond to Him with faith and obedience. Hebrews 1:1-32) God is speaking!To hear God speak today, read the Bible and sit under His preached Word! 3) Everything can (and will!) change overnight!Don’t lose heart, brothers and sisters, over the present darkness of this world! In an instant, it will be cast out by the light and Word of Christ!

SERMON NOTES – February 8, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 2:27-36Topic: God’s Judgment on EliAttribute: Praise Christ as the Promised Priest-KingGOD’S DM: “I will not let sinful men get in the way of fulfilling My promises and accomplishing My salvation. Through judgment, I will bring salvation!”Notes: O______________ Questions (vs. 27-28)I______________ Question (vs. 29)A______________ of Judgment (vs. 30-36)“By being denied elders, the most socially powerful age group of individuals in clan-based societies, the line of Eli would be denied a significant form of power and influence in society.” - Robert BergenNumbers 25:10-13IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) The Lord will bring judgment on those who sin against Him.Since God is holy, righteous, and just, He cannot and will not tolerate sin! He must punish it with the full weight of His wrath! 2) The Lord will raise up a faithful priest!God sent and raised up Jesus, His own Son, the great and perfect high priest, and true King of kings, to be and do everything His people need! Hebrews 2:17; 4:14; and 5:5-6Hebrews 7:253) The Lord always brings salvation through judgment. As the great High Priest, Jesus offered himself as the sacrifice that takes away sins! He took all of God’s wrath, so that His people could be saved! Honor Him as your priest-king!Hebrews 9:26b and 10:12Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – February 1, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 2:11-26Topic: The Boy Priest and Eli's Worthless SonsAttribute: Praise Christ as the boy who came to save His people from spiritual darkness. GOD’S DM: “I will bring down those who oppose Me and My kingdom, and instead, I will silently go to work through those who grow in favor with Me!”Notes: “… in the P______________ of Eli…” (vs. 11)Eli’s W______________ Sons (vs. 12-17)1 Samuel 1:12-16“… in the P______________ of the Lord.” (vs. 18-21) “…the W_________ of the Lord…” (vs. 22-25)G______________ with the Lord (vs. 26) “While the sins of Hophni and Phinehas were increasing in magnitude, Samuel’s stature and good standing were increasing. As God and society were condemning Hophni and Phinehas, Samuel was being commended. In Samuel God has preserved a remnant of faithful servanthood at Shiloh.”- Robert BergenIMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Samuel is a shadow of the boy who came to rescue His people. Let the shadow of Samuel’s life and ministry direct your gaze to Jesus’ life and ministry! Luke 2:522) Get to know the Lord personally and grow in relationship with Him!Avoid a worthless life by knowing the Lord personally and intimately. Those who know, serve, and live in the Lord’s presence, are used mightily for His glory. Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – January 18, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 2:1-10Topic: Hannah’s PrayerAttribute: Praise Christ as King, Judge, and SaviorGOD’S DM: “All of My works are glorious and worthy of praise, but especially the works of the coming King who will bring about the ultimate exultation of My people and judgment on My enemies!”Notes: Prayer of P______________ P______________ (vs. 1-2)Exodus 15:1-2Exodus 15:11P______________ of God’s Reversals (vs. 3-8)P______________ of a King (vs. 9-10)You must catch the logic of Hannah’s prayer. It is easy to react superficially to these opening scenes in 1 Samuel: “What’s the big deal? So Hannah has a son now - that’s nice - and that rival wife Peninnah who has kids coming out her ears has to eat crow; so now things have calmed down a bit at Elkanah’s flat in Ramathaim-zophim, wherever that is.” No. This is no piddly affair - this is the manifestation of the way Yahweh rules and will bring his kingdom. Hannah’s relief is a sample of the way Yahweh works and of the way he will work when he brings his kingdom in fullness. The saving help Yahweh gave Hannah is a foretaste, a small scale-model demonstration of how Yahweh will do it when he does it in grand style. - Dale Ralph DavisIMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Jesus Christ is the Judge and King of this world!Jesus, God’s Judge and King, is full of grace, mercy, life, and salvation! He will be exalted, and you can be exalted in Him!2) There is a great reversal coming! One day, in God’s perfect timing, Jesus will bring about a great, complete, and perfect reversal, just as He has promised! 3) Pray and Sing! The lives of God’s people should be filled with prayer and singing to our God, King, and Savior! Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – January 11, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 1:3-28Topic: Provocation, Prayers, and ProvisionAttribute: Praise Christ as God’s Provision of a SaviorGOD’S DM: “No one cares about My people’s hopeless and helpless position more than I do! I will provide for them the Savior and Deliverer they need!”Notes: Unremarkable H___________ and F___________ (vs. 3-8)Deuteronomy 12:5-7Her P__________, Her V__________, and a P__________ (vs. 9-18)God’s P______________ and Hannah’s T______________ (vs. 19-28)IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) God provides a Savior for His people! Samuel and the temporary salvation and deliverance he brings (for Hannah and for Israel) are meant to point us ahead and prove to us that God can and will send the Savior and Deliverer His people need! 2) God is there; He does care; He is at work; and He can be trusted in even the most helpless, hopeless, and heartbreaking of circumstances. Know, rest, and walk confidently in the fact that because of Jesus and His work for you, God loves you, cares for you, is at work for your good, and can be trusted with all things!3) God most often works through the ordinary lives of His people who are living faithfully.God can, and He does, work extraordinarily through ordinary people living ordinary lives of faith and faithfulness! Never underestimate this, lean into it, and watch God work! Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – January 4, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 1:1-2Topic: Israel’s Leadership CrisisAttribute: Praise Christ as Your Leader, Deliverer, and Savior GOD’S DM: “I bring salvation for My people from the most unremarkable and unlikely of people and places.”Notes: Current C_____________Judges 21:25Unremarkable P___________ in Unremarkable P___________ (vs. 1)Judges 13:2Judges 17:1Judges 19:1Unremarkable F___________ and Heartbreaking F___________ Life (vs. 2)Deuteronomy 7:14Genesis 11:30Genesis 25:21Genesis 30:22IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) God is Faithful to His Covenant. God’s covenant, salvation, and faithfulness do not depend on anyone or anything other than Himself, His Word, and His perfect character! We can and should remember, rejoice in, and rest in that! 2) God Provides For His People’s Needs.The book of Samuel constantly reminds us that God provides everything His people need by showing us our need for Jesus and pointing us to His greater work for us! 3) God Works Through Unremarkable People and Places. God can, does, and is using unremarkable people (like us!) to make an eternal difference in the hearts and lives of His people all over this world!Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License