1 Samuel: Looking for a Leader
John Woodhouse, R. Kent Hughes (Series Editor)

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What kind of leaders should you follow? What kind of leader should you be? And what does God have to do with it? This perceptive Preaching the Word commentary on 1 Samuel explores God's solution to ancient Israel's leadership crisis while offering scriptural discernment for leaders and followers today.

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• ISBN-10: 1581348738
• ISBN-13: 9781581348736
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 672

• Size: 6 x 9 inches
• Published: Jan 18, 2008

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• Excerpt: A Word to Those Who Preach the Word, Chapter 1, and Chapter 2 - 194K PDF
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Contents

A Word to Those Who Preach the Word	11
Preface	13
Part One. Samuel: The Leader God Provided (1 Samuel 1-7)
1. The Leadership Crisis 1 Samuel 1:1, 2	17
2. Does God Care? 1 Samuel 1:3-28	25
3. The God of Knowledge 1 Samuel 2:1-10	39
4. Corruption and Ineptitude 1 Samuel 2:11-26	51
5. God and Corruption 1 Samuel 2:27-36	63
6. When God Speaks 1 Samuel 3	73
7. The Problem of the Power of God I 1 Samuel 4:1-11	85
8. Where Is the Glory? 1 Samuel 4:12-22	95
9. The Problem of the Power of God II 1 Samuel 5	103
10. Knowing the Power of God 1 Samuel 6	111
11. Effective Leadership 1 Samuel 7	123
Part Two. Saul: The Leader the People Asked for (1 Samuel 8-15)
12. The Leader Israel Wanted 1 Samuel 8	139
13. Lost Donkeys and the Word of God 1 Samuel 9	153
14. The Secret of the Kingdom 1 Samuel 10:1-16	167
15. The King and the Kingdom 1 Samuel 10:17-27	181
16. The Kingdom at War 1 Samuel 11:1-11	191
17. Kingdom Renewal I 1 Samuel 11:12-15	203
18. Kingdom Renewal II 1 Samuel 12	211
19. The Fool 1 Samuel 13	227
20. A Leader Who Trusted God 1 Samuel 14:1-23	239
21. Disobedience and Foolishness 1 Samuel 14:24-52	247
22. The Leader Who Let Them Down 1 Samuel 15:1-11	257
23. The Rejected King 1 Samuel 15:12-35	267
Part Three. David: The Leader "According to God's Own Heart" (1 Samuel 16-31)
24. Seeing As God Sees 1 Samuel 16:1-13	281
25. Two Kings: A Confusing World 1 Samuel 16:14-23	291
26. The Enemy 1 Samuel 17:1-11	301
27. The God of the Unexpected 1 Samuel 17:12-30	313
28. The Gospel of David 1 Samuel 17:31-40	325
29. David and Goliath 1 Samuel 17:41-58	335
30. Do You Love Him? 1 Samuel 18:1-16	345
31. Love Him or Fear Him 1 Samuel 18:17-30	357
32. ". . . Against the Lord and Against His Anointed" 1 Samuel 19:1-10	365
33. ". . . The Lord Holds Them in Derision" 1 Samuel 19:11-24	375
34. What Do You Fear? 1 Samuel 20:1-23	385
35. "If Anyone Does Not Hate His Own Father . . ." 1 Samuel 20:24-42	397
36. "Have You Not Read What David Did?" 1 Samuel 21:1-9	407
37. Out of the Frying Pan . . . 1 Samuel 21:10-15	415
38. "God Chose What Was Low and Despised in the World" 1 Samuel 22:1-5	425
39. The Antichrist 1 Samuel 22:6-23	433
40. The Christ Must Suffer 1 Samuel 23:1-14	443
41. "Therefore We Do Not Lose Heart" 1 Samuel 23:15-29	453
42. "He Did Not Revile in Return" 1 Samuel 24	461
43. Vengeance Belongs to the Lord 1 Samuel 25	471
44. Righteousness and Faithfulness 1 Samuel 26	485
45. Clever and Cunning Success 1 Samuel 27	497
46. "Having No Hope and Without God" 1 Samuel 28	507
47. The "Trial" of David 1 Samuel 29	519
48. A King Who Gives 1 Samuel 30	529
49. The King Is Dead 1 Samuel 31	543
Notes	555
Scripture Index	633
General Index	659
Index of Sermon Illustrations	667
About the Book Jacket	671

About the Author

R. Kent Hughes, Senior Pastor Emeritus of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, earned his DMin from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has authored numerous books for Crossway, including a number of volumes in the popular Preaching the Word series. He is also the series editor.