Big Idea: God can use anything for his purposes.

King David isn’t our hero – he’s a lens through which we can see the beauty of Jesus, the true hero.

            1 Samuel 19:1a

God uses:

• an unlikely friend.
  1 Samuel 19:1b-5

• an untrustworthy oath.
  1 Samuel 19:6-8

• a king controlled by evil.
  1 Samuel 19:9-10

• a complicated marriage.
  1 Samuel 19:11-14

• an uninvited spiritual experience.
  1 Samuel 19:19-21, 23-24

Will you look for God’s hand at work, or will you miss it?

            Psalm 59:8-10

            Psalm 59:16-17

What can you praise God for even in the midst of your trials?