1. Stone
Creek
You are
welcome
www.rossvillechurch.com
781 Salem Road, Rossville, GA 30741
December 9, 2012
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2. The Bowmans will be here
Saturday, December 29 at
6:00 to lead in worship.
We will have our Fifth Sunday dinner and
fellowship December 30 at
Constitution Hall in Fort Oglethorpe.
Pure Heart will be here
Sunday morning, January
13, 2013 to lead worship.
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3. 1 Samuel 28 1 And it came to
pass in those days, that the
Philistines gathered their
armies together for warfare,
to fight with Israel. And
Achish said unto David,
Know thou assuredly, that
thou shalt go out with me to
battle, thou and thy men.
Not a request
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4. 2 And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know
what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David,
Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for
ever.
You are fixing to see what I can do!
David sounds cocky, but he is
in a tight place.
Will he fight against his
brothers, the Israelites?
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5. 3 Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had
lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in
his own city. And Saul had put away those that had
familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.
Samuel had been the Voice of God unto Saul.
Wizards and others with familiar spirits claimed to
be able to talk to the dead or to other spirits.
Understand that any power they had
came from demon spirits.
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6. 4 And the Philistines
gathered themselves
together, and came and
pitched in Shunem: and
Saul gathered all Israel
together, and they pitched
in Gilboa.
God is not speaking to
Saul, and Saul is scared.
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7. 5 And when Saul saw the host
of the Philistines, he was
afraid, and his heart greatly
trembled. 6 And when Saul
enquired of the LORD, the
LORD answered him not,
neither by dreams, nor by
Urim, nor by prophets.
Backsliders are always scared!
And well they should be!!
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8. God won’t answer their prayers;
He doesn’t even talk kindly to them.
There’s no fellowship.
Job 34 26 He striketh them as wicked men in the
open sight of others; 27 Because they turned back
from Him, and would not consider any of His
ways: No blessing.
Plenty of trouble!
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9. Psalm 85 8 I will hear what God the LORD will
speak: for He will speak peace unto His
people, and to His saints: but let them not turn
again to folly. Sin is folly.
Proverbs 14 14 The backslider in heart shall be
filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be
satisfied from himself.
God doesn’t have to punish a backslider.
The results of his own ways are
punishment enough.
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10. Hebrews 10 38 Now the just shall live by faith: but
if any man draw back, My Soul shall have no
pleasure in him. 39 But we are not of them who
draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe
to the saving of the soul.
One who is born into the family of God by the
Power of the Holy Spirit will always be saved.
But we can choose to walk obediently unto
God and His Holy Scriptures,
Or we can turn back unto our own ways.
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11. King Saul turned from God and walked in
his own prideful arrogance.
He is now at his time of reckoning, and he is afraid.
God is silent toward him.
Instead of repenting and drawing nigh to God,
he seeks another answer.
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12. 7 Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a
woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to
her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to
him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar
spirit at Endor.
She claimed to speak with the dead.
They were camped very near Endor.
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13. 8 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other
raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and
they came to the woman by night: and he said, I
pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and
bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.
Saul has hit
God won’t talk to
him, so he goes to
one who communes
with evil spirits.
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14. Be careful where you seek answers.
And men and
women who know
and live God’s
Word.
Blessed answers
and a blessed life.
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15. You will be led farther astray from the Good Ways
of God, and into sin and trouble.
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16. Whole
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17. God loves you!
If you are not yet His child, He loves you and
wants to save you from sin and from hell.
He wants to bring you into His family.
If you believe in the God of the Bible and
His Son, Jesus Christ,
Just ask the Lord to save you, and He Will.
He will save you from sin and from hell,
And you will be born of the Spirit of God.
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18. God loves you!
If you are already a son or daughter of God, but
have been walking in your own way,
Choosing to turn from God’s Way --
God loves you and wants to restore you to
fellowship with Him and with the church.
James 4 8 Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh
to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify
your hearts, ye double minded.
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