BULLETIN OUTLINE

Pursuit: David A Man and His God

The Waiting Room 1 Samuel 18:1-16

12/14/14 Matt Murphy, Family Life Pastor

God is a God of process.
1. God uses the waiting room to draw us closer to Him.
2. God uses the waiting room to make us more like Christ.
3. God uses the waiting room to prepare us for whats next.
LOOKING BACK
Pursuit: David A Man and His God

The Waiting Room

1 Samuel 18:1-16

We are very familiar with waiting in our day and age. For most of us, we cant stand it. But God doesnt always
operate on our time table, and just like David, we can find ourselves in the waiting room for a considerable
amount of time. God is not passive when were in that place. Hes actively drawing us to Him, making us more
like Christ and preparing us for the future.
Thinking It Through (agree/disagree consider/contemplate)

Wait on the Lord" is a constant refrain in the Psalms, and it is a necessary word, for God often keeps us waiting.
He is not in such a hurry as we are, and it is not his way to give more light on the future than we need for
action in the present, or to guide us more than one step at a time. When in doubt, do nothing, but continue to
wait on God. When action is needed, light will come.
~ J.I. Packer, Knowing God

Working It Out
1. How would you summarize the dynamics going on in 1 Samuel 18:1-16?

2. When is a time that you were thrust into the waiting room like David? When you look back, how do
you see God working through that time?

3. How do the principles of the message apply to what is happening to your life right now?

LOOKING AHEAD
Pursuit: David A Man and His God

Peace on Earth
Isaiah 9:1-7

Jesus is indeed the Son of David come to sit on the throne of David, come as the promised Prince of Peace.
Yet the contrast with our human experience cannot be more obvious. Everywhere we turn we see conflict,
brutality, pain and struggle. If we are one of the lucky ones we experience peace at home and in our hearts. If
so, that seems to be the exception. In what ways, then has the Prince of Peace come to earth?
1. Read Isaiah 9:1-7 and jot down in one column all the dark words of despair, conflict, and oppression.
Then in a parallel column list the light words of hope, deliverance, and peace. Reflect on the changeagent that turns dark into light.

2. Compare and contrast Isaiah 9:6-7 with the description of Jesus in Luke 1:30-33 and Luke 2:10-14.

3. From these passages and your understanding of Scripture, what are the ways that Jesus, the Prince of
Peace, actually brings peace to our world?

4. Why is Jesus called the Prince of peace and not the King of peace?