1. The Threat (1-3)

2. The Rescue (4-11)

3. The King (12-15)

4. The Gospel

i. 1 Samuel 11 foreshadows the good news of Jesus

ii. We need to recover the Biblical worldview of warfare

iii. We are engaged in a real war and it is spiritual

iv. The gospel changes the way we fight

v. Our weapons are God's Word, Spirit, and prayer

1. God's Hidden Kindness

2. God's Revealed Kindness

3. Saul the Man of God?

i.Fatally Flawed?

ii.Saviour?

1. The People Demand a King

2. Rejecting the True King

3. A King with a High Price Tag

1. Our Father the Provider

i.For all People

ii.For his Children

iii.For the Fatherless

2. Our Father the Protector

1. Context

2. The Secret

3. Contentment

4. Idols

5. Jesus

6. Application

The Rock That Saves

1. Israel in the Wilderness

2. Israel Repents

3. Ebenezer.2

1. The Problem of the Glory of God (1-9)

2. The Return of the Glory of God (10-18)

3. The Problem of the Glory of God (19-21)

4. Glory to God Alone

Yahweh vs Dagon: The Battle for Glory

1. Dagon Loses Face

2. Yahweh's Glory shines through

2. Yahweh won't stay on the God Shelf

1. The Glory of the Ark (1-11)

2. The Glory of Eli (12-18)

3. Where is the Glory? (19-22)

Here I Am But Where Are You?

1. Where Are We?

2. “Here I Am.”

3. He Is Already Here!

1. Eli's Sons

2. Samuel

3. Eli

1. 1 Samuel in the Big Picture

2. Hannah's Grief

3. Hannah's Prayer

4. God Listens

5. Hannah and the Big Picture

1. Paul's Ambition

2. Paul's Ambition - The Source

3. Paul's Ambition - Teamwork Required

Discussion questions:

1. Reflect on your greatest ambitions in life. Would any of them fit the definition of selfish ambition?

2. In what ways is Paul's ambition - to see Christ preached where he is not known - reflected in your own life?

3. Prayerful before God, do you sense He wants you to be a Zealous Goer or a Zealous Sender? What are practical steps you can take to better serve God in this way?

4. How can you be a Zealous Welcomer to those coming to Sydney from UPGs (Unreached people groups - e.g. international students, refugees, immigrants etc)?

1. Love

2. Love God

3. Love People

Discussion questions:

1. Read 1 Cor 13:4-7. Identify 1 or 2 aspects of love you are in the most need to grow in.

2. Is there an area of your life now where disobedience is hindering your love for God?

3. Who are 1-2 people you are finding difficult to love? What are steps you can take to grow in your love for them?

4. What are some specific ways that love can spur you on to be involved in the Great Commission?

1. The Promise of Blessing

2. The Purpose of Blessing

Discussion questions:

1. How has God blessed you, spiritually and physically, in your life?

2. How are you using those blessings to help others come to know about salvation?

3. How are you using those blessings to help those with no access to the gospel have a chance to hear the good news?

1. For the Stranger

2. In Marriage

3. God, Not Money

4. Follow Your Leaders

5. Looking to the New City

Running Up That Hill

Introduction

1. Keep Running

a. Main Challenge

b. Motivation

c. Throw Off Hindrances

2. Look At Jesus

3. Endure As Children

1. What is Faith?

2. Abraham

3. Moses

4. Israel's Hall of Faith

5. Looking for a Homeland

INTRODUCTION – This passage asks us the question of how are we meant to be bold for the gospel?

ACTS 4:1-3:

· What was the Apostolic message? (practice getting your testimony shared in 30 seconds)

· From the beginning of the Church in Acts till now, Godly men and women are to expect persecution.

ACTS 4:8-12

· Peter and John’s response to the religious courts leads us to see how boldness starts with being submitted to the Holy Spirit.

· We are to share the gospel in all seasons despite our fears which Christ offers to take from us.

ACTS 4:13-22

· God could do it all by himself but chooses to partner with us as very floored people. Peter and John were just ordinary men.

· Mission’s is never about what we do and what method we utilise. It’s about what God has done and will do.

ACTS 4: 23-31

· In being bold and courageous for the gospel it all start’s with prayerful dependence on God by His Spirit.

· The church was emboldened for the gospel in the face of opposition because they recognized that God’s is sovereignty and has filled us with His Spirit

Introduction

1. The Basis For Confidence

2. How To Feed Confidence

a. Draw Near To God

b. Hold Fast To Hope

c. Consider One Another