The God Factor

 God is not a factor in the lives of many people, but people of faith live and move and have their being in God. The Lord was surely the key factor in David's life. Four incidents from David's life form the  biblical basis for this four-lesson study.
 The first lesson tells how God led Samuel to anoint a shepherd boy to be the next King of Israel. The lesson entitled "God Chooses and Equips" is  based on 1 Samuel 16:1-13. Samuel was told to go the house of Jesse in Bethlehem. Samuel was so impressed with the looks of the oldest son that the at first assumed that son was God's choice. God told Samuel that people look on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
 The second lesson, "God Empowers," is based on David's victory over Goliath as found in 1 Samuel 17. This familiar story has become in our culture a sign that ta brave and resourceful person can defeat seemingly insurmountable obstacles. The Bible, however, doesn't give David credit. God enabled him to defeat the giant.
 The third lesson, "God Values Human Life," is based on Psalm 139:13-16, a key passage on the value of human life, and verses from 2 Samuel 11-12 that describe David's sins, confession, and forgiveness. This lesson for the Sanctity of Human Life Sunday is applied to those who have failed to  respect and protect human life.
 The fourth lessons, "God Works in His Time," is based on 1 Samuel 26. David spared Saul's life. David showed patient forbearance by leaving Saul's fate and his own future in God's hands.

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