Welcome to 12 13 Need to talk with

Welcome to 12: 13! Need to talk with your friend? Before or after class is OK, but not during. Need to use the bathroom? Ask one of the parent volunteers. Need to borrow a pen? Loan the parent volunteers a shoe and they will loan you a pen! Did you bring something for soldiers? Put notes in offering; items beside wall. Today’s “Starting Point” Set-up Crew 6 th Grade Boys

SOLDIERS’ ANGELS DAY! Seize The Opportunity To Serve Your World!

CARE PACKAGES: At the end of class we will be assembling care packages for our three soldiers 6 th Grade: Burton Martin 7 th Grade: Maria Prater 8 th Grade: Jeffrey Crouch

The Greatest Story Ever Told How To Read And Understand OLD TESTAMENT NARRATIVES (I Samuel, Part 2)

Quick Review of Last Week ___ types of biblical literature n ________: The science and art of biblical interpretation. n n General Special _____: Process of using hermeneutics to reach a correct understanding of a text.

What Does It Mean To Me? n Letter to the Naphtunkians n n n “I let the cat out of the bag and told my friend about Ben’s birthday party. ” Tunky 1: Cats as messengers Tunky 2: Liberating cat as a symbol of overcoming fear Tunky 3: Cat as birthday gift for Ben What did it mean to you?

Interpretation’s Golden Rule n Skillfully use the rules of hermeneutics to understand what the text meant to the original author.

Mad Gab Mania! n Sample: Ask Rude Arrive Her n Ape Arrows Uncle As His n Any Lack Tricked Ball Hank Hit n Ape Any Fur Youth Halts

King Saul: A Great Start n Handsome n Humble n Heroic n Filled with the Spirit n “The Spirit of God rushed upon him…” (10: 10, 11: 6)

A Proud Heart n Burns the sacrifice n Builds himself a monument n Bends God’s Word to suit his needs n “To obey is better than sacrifice” (15: 22) Steps For My Path: God, in what ways am I disobeying you? n Begs Samuel to honor him with the people

Rejected By God n Lost kingdom n n “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day…” (15: 28) Lost Spirit n “Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the Lord tormented him. ” (16: 14)

A King Ruled By Pride n Stung by a song n n Murder he wrote n n “Saul has struck down his thousands, and David has slain his ten thousands. ” (18: 7) Pin him to the wall Kill him in bed Slaughter the priests Hide and seek n “And Saul sought him every day…” (23: 14)

The Bitter End n Surrounded by Philistines n n Abandoned by God n n “His heart trembled greatly…” (28: 5) “God has turned away from me and answers me no more…” (28: 15) The last battle n “Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together” (31: 6)

A Tragic Lesson n “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. ” (Proverbs 16: 18)

12 chairs Table for water/OJ podium Tall, black table 12 chairs Tall chair (fro 12 chairs m breakroom if necessary) Starting Point 4/20/08 and forward Table for coffee 12 chairs