First Baptist Church of River Falls

First Baptist Church of River Falls Phone 715-425-5220
Services:
-Sunday School - 9:45AM
-Sunday AM - 11AM
-Sunday PM - 6PM. All are welcome!
-Wed - 6:30PM Are You Born Again? How Are We Born Again?

Note that on the first Sunday of each month, we observe the Lord's Supper, have a potluck lunch and early afternoon service at ~2pm. Changed from an ugly caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly! This transformation that takes place in nature is a good illustration of what happens when a person experiences the new birth. New Birth Is Needed
In God’s eyes, our natural state is unattractive, too, since we are born in sin and formed in iniquity (Psalm 51:5). As we grow, we continue to live after the desires of the flesh and mind (Ephesians 2:3). This is opposed to God’s purpose in creating us, and shows our need to be made new creatures in Christ Jesus. Only the new birth can give us new desires and a new life. The caterpillar does not become a butterfly by education, religion, or self-effort. Likewise, it is only by the miraculous metamorphosis of new birth that your life and mine can be made beautiful to God. New Birth Is From God
John 1:12,13 state the facts of the new birth: “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” Only those born of a certain man have the right to be recognized as the children of that man. So only those who are born of God have the right to be recognized as the children of God. Thus it is that those who receive Christ as Saviour and Lord become children of God. To receive Christ is to have true repentance to God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. John 3:5 tells how we receive the new birth—“water and the Spirit.” What the water signifies is plainly told in Ephesians 5:26. The water is the Word of God—the gospel of Christ preached to sinners like you and me—which, by the sovereign power of the Holy Spirit, produces the new birth. (See also 1 Peter 1:23; James 1:18.) When Are We Born Again? John 20:31 gives us the time of the new birth: “and that believing you may have life in His name.” It is immediately upon believing that we receive life eternal. “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life” (John 3:36). You Must Be Born Again
Nothing that we can do will enable us to “see” or “enter the kingdom of God.” For this, the Lord Jesus says, “You must be born again” (John 3:7). Without the new birth, we have no life toward God. By being “born again” through faith in the Lord Jesus, we receive everlasting life. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). Without the new birth, we are “condemned already” (John 3:18). By being born again, we are freed from judgment (John 5:24). If you are to be eternally saved, it is absolutely necessary for you, dear reader, to be born again.
“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out” (Acts 3:19). “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved” (Acts 16:31).

08/27/2026

Nuggets of Truth
Characteristics of Wisdom
Proverbs 8:10-16
August 19, 2026
Wisdom is personified in this chapter, and her _________ is that every
person would listen and ____________ her counsel. The characteristics
of wisdom are many and they are closely connected to _____________
in both spiritual and material ways.
A. Wisdom is Better than _________________ (vv. 10-11)
1. It is to be preferred to wealth because it belongs to a __________
sphere.
a. The mind of man must be used to find the __________, not the
reverse.
b. Mental intelligence is far _____________ than material wealth.
2. It is to be preferred to wealth because it had an _______________
before wealth.
a. God and His _____________ mind were before all things exist.
b. Mental wealth is ___________; material wealth is __________.
3. It is to be preferred to wealth because it is an ________________
necessity to a person’s well-being, which _____________ is not.
a. Adam in his state of sinlessness had no _________ for material
wealth.
b. Many who inherit wealth lose it because they lack __________
to use it rightly.
c. Wealth does not increase _____________________.
4. It is to be preferred to wealth because wealth may be __________
to character, but wisdom is _____________________.
a. Everything gained ___________ wisdom ends up being a curse.
b. “The ______ of money is the root of all evil.” (1 Timothy 6:10)
B. Wisdom and Prudence (vv. 12-13)

1. They dwell together to show ________________ of action.
a. “When the _______________of time had come” (Galatians 4:4)
b. Our world was chosen to be the _____________ of the battle
between the powers of good and evil.
c. The manner was the life of the _______________ Son of God
given in death to redeem man, and His __________________
to conquer sin.
2. They act together for the _______________ of moral goodness.
a. To _____________ retribution is not to ____________ sin.
b. It is impossible to hate evil ________________ loving good.
c. Hating evil will lead a man to __________________ the evil
way, and __________________ goodness will lead him to do
what is right in the sight of God under the _______________
of the Holy Spirit.
C. The Source of ______________ Power (vv. 14-16)
1. Moral wisdom is the _____________ strength of kings.
a. The _________________ of all lasting, true government is to
be found only in moral wisdom.
b. A righteous leader will rule _________________ before he
attempts to rule others.
2. Without ______________ wisdom there can be no righteous
government.
a. A man’s laws will be the _______________ of his character.
b. He will not make righteous laws unless he has himself
_______________________ to moral rule.

08/23/2026

David Flees Saul’s Wrath
1 Samuel 21:1-22:5
August 23, 2026 PM
Where do you turn in the __________________ days of your life when
your expectations are _____________ and it appears God has forsaken
you? David’s ____________________ career took an abrupt turn.
A. The Outcast Heads to Nob.
1. At that time the tabernacle and legal _____________ were at Nob.
a. A priest’s city located a _____________ distance northeast of
Jerusalem
b. It was __________________ Anathoth and Jerusalem.
2. Ahimelech was _______________.
a. He _____________________ something unusual.
b. David’s _________________ appearance, and not having royal
attendants
3. David’s _______________
a. The king had commissioned him with a confidential ________.
b. He needed:
(1). To supply his ______________ necessities, so he asked for
bread
(2). _____________________ comfort and counsel
4. The high priest apparently _________________ the oracle.
a. An ___________________ to use the consecrated bread was
specially ___________________ by God Himself.
b. The men had been consecrated and ceremonially _________.
(1). The priest gave them the ________________.
(2). He also gave David Goliath’s _______________.
B. David goes to Philistine _______________________.
1. Arrival in ___________
a. It’s the _______________ city of the conquered giant.
b. He’s ____________________ Goliath’s sword.
2. The __________________ of Achish recognized him.
a. David heard them and was ___________________.
b. He behaved himself like a ___________ (insane) man.
C. David _________________to Adullam.
Solitude with God is better than ________________ of the world.
1. The ___________________ of those who came to David
a. The __________________
b. The __________________
c. The ______________________
2. _____________ they came to David
a. Because they _____________________ in him
b. Because they were ____________________ for him
c. Because they were prepared to _________________ to him
3. _____________ David became to them
a. For ______________________
b. For ______________________
c. For __________________

08/23/2026

Jesus and the Father
John 5:19-29
August 23, 2026
Jesus continued His claim to be __________with God even though the
Jewish leaders were ______________ enough to kill Him. The truth is
the ____________, like it or not, and everyone must come to ________
with it. The choice each person has is either to ______________ Jesus
as Savior or continue to ____________ Him and face the consequence
in hell.
A. The _____________________ of the Divine Son
1. There is _____________ in the activity of the Father and the Son.
a. Jesus is identified with the Father in ______________ (1:3) and
upholds the ___________________ (Colossians 1:17)
b. In all the Father’s works of love and ______________, the Son
was there with Him.
c. He has shared in the ____________________ love over the sin-
ruined race.
2. The Son’s work during His life on earth was the Father’s ______.
a. The Jewish leaders __________________ Him of breaking the
Father’s will and law in _________________ the impotent man
and telling him to take up his bed and walk.
b. Jesus pointed out He could _______ have acted any other way,
because the Father is always performing acts of ____________.
c. The __________________ of the miracle proved that the Father
must have been in purpose and ___________ one with the Son.
3. The ______________ will testify to this unity in action as the past
has done.
a. The Father gave His Son the power of resurrection __________
to those who hear His Word and _____________ on His name.
b. He has also delegated to Him the _____________ of judgment.
B. Jesus is Our _____________
1. He awakens us from the spiritual ______________ of death.
a. It is a place of __________________.
b. It is a place of _____________________
c. It is a place of _____________________
2. Jesus brings the believer into a state of ______________.
a. _______________________ from the power of sin and death.
b. ____________________ of
c. Happiness and ____________
3. The passage __________________ death and life
a. It is a ______________ passage. (done in a moment of time)
b. It is a ____________ passage. “him that cometh to me I will
in no wise cast out.” John 6:37
c. It is a ____________ passage. “he that heareth my word and
believeth on him that sent me.”
Hearing the word of Christ ___________ to believing in God
the Father.
d. It is a ____________ passage. “Whosoever will may come.”
(Revelation 22:17)

08/23/2026

Communicating the Truth in Love and Compassion – Part 2c
Romans 10:1-21; Acts 17:15-34
August 23, 2026
Sunday School
Seeing the need for salvation is often a big hurdle for a person to cross.
Satan has so blinded the eyes of sinners that few people see the danger
they face. They depend on their own righteousness (which is not really
righteousness at all), thinking they will get points with God. We must
share the facts with them so they are informed about heaven and hell.
Those facts are true, and are not myths or fantasy.
A. A Hell to Escape
1. Sheol – in the Old Testament the term “is used of the grave
(Job 17:13; Psalm 16:10) and of the place of the dead both good
(Genesis 37:35; Job 14:13; Psalm 6:5) and bad (Psalm 55:15;
Proverbs 9:18). It was conceived of as a world below our world
where darkness, decay and forgetfulness prevail and one is remote
from God” (Psalm 88:3-12; Isaiah 38:18). – Wycliffe Bible
Encyclopedia
2. Hades – “the Greek word which corresponds most closely to
sheol, and the name of the Greek god of the underworld. Christ
taught that the realm of departed human spirits is divided into two
parts: the one described as Abraham’s bosom to distinguish it
from the other which is called Hades and is the place of the
wicked dead (Luke 16:23).” (Matthew 11:23; 16:18; Luke 10:15)
3. Gehenna – the valley of Hinnon, a ravine on the south side of
Jerusalem where rites of the heathen god Moloch were celebrated
(1 Kings 11:7; 2 Chronicles 28:3). Converted by good King
Josiah into a place of abomination by the strewing of dead men’s
bones (2 Kings 23:13), it became the garbage and rubbish heap of
Jerusalem, and as a place of continuous fires, a symbol of the
place of lost spirits in torment.”
4. Tartaroo – a Greek verb which means “to send into Tartarus”
found only in 2 Peter 2:4. It referred to a place lower than Hades
where divine punishment was meted out.”
5. There are several _____________________ for hell:
a. “Unquenchable __________” (Matthew 3:12)
b. “The blackness of ______________________” (Jude 13)
c. “______________________ of fire” (Matthew 13:42, 50)
d. “______________________ with fire and brimstone”
(Revelation 14:10)
e. “Lake which burneth with fire and ____________________
(Revelation 21:8)
f. “Where their _______________ dieth not” (Mark 9:48)
g. “The place prepared for the ______________ and his angels”
(Matthew 25:41)
B. A Heaven to _______________
1. God’s _______________ place, or the place where His presence
is made ________________. (John 14:2)
2. There will be no ________, death, sorrow, crying, or ________,
nothing that defiles, and no more _____________. There will be
no night, nor will there be _________ for light, because the Son
of God will be the light of heaven (Revelation 21:4, 27; 22:3, 5)
3. Facts concerning the inhabitants and the activities of heaven
a. God is present in a ___________ sense, dispensing judgment,
grace and glory. We pray to Him as “our Father which art in
heaven” (Matthew 6:9).
b. Jesus Christ _______________ from heaven (John 3:13) and
He was __________________ up into heaven (Acts 1:9-10).
c. Redeemed souls are _______________ with Christ in heaven
(1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Revelation 19:1-4).
d. It is the dwelling place of ______________ beings (Matthew
18:10; Ephesians 1:10; Hebrews 12:22) and from there they
go to minister to the ______________________ of the earth
(Luke 2:13-15; 22:43).C. Praying with Love and Compassion
Make a list of two or three people you know who need to be saved, and
begin to pray for them specifically. The points below can help you be
focused.
1. I pray, Lord, that you draw ______________________ to yourself
(John 6:44).
2. I pray that _______________________ will seek to know you
(Acts 17:27).
3. I pray that _____________________ will hear and believe the
Word of God (1 Thessalonians 2:13).
4. I ask you to prevent Satan from blinding ___________________ to
the truth (2 Corinthians 4:4; 2 Timothy 2:25-26).
5. I ask the Holy Spirit to convict _________________________ of
his/her sin and his/her need for Christ’s redemption
(John 16:7-11).

6. I ask you to send someone who will share the gospel with
__________________________ (Matthew 9:37-38).
7. I also ask that you give me (and/or my fellow disciples) the
opportunity, the courage, and the right words to share with
____________________ (Ephesians 6:19-20; Colossians 4:3-6).
8. Lord, I pray that ____________________ will turn from his/her sin
(Acts 17:30-31; 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10).
9. Lord, I pray that _____________________ would put all of his/her
trust in Jesus Christ (John 1:12; 5:24).
10. Lord, I pray that _______________________ will confess Christ as
Lord of his/her life, that his/her faith would take root and grow,
and that he/she would bear much fruit for your glory (Luke 8:15;
Romans 10:9-10; Colossians 2:6-7).
D. Being Aware of __________________________ (Acts 17:15-34)
1. The _________________________
a. He was thoroughly in _____________ with Jesus.
b. He realized the ____________ of others were the same as his.
c. He was ______________________ with his efforts.
2. The __________________________
a. He knew the Scriptures well and _______________ studying.
b. He ___________________ the surrounding country and city.
c. He was ___________________ to the Holy Spirit’s direction.
3. The _________________________
a. It was first the _____________________ and market place.
b. It was then before___________ the Areopagus on Mars Hill.
c. ___________ religious and non-religious
4. The _______________________
a. He _____________________ with where they were.
b. He explained about God, every man’s __________________,
the need to ________________, the resurrection of the dead.
5. Varied _____________________
a. Some ____________________.
b. Some said this needs further ____________ and discussion.
c. Some ______________________.

08/20/2026

Nuggets of Truth
Wisdom Personified
Proverbs 8:1-9
August 19, 2026
Proverbs chapter 8 is one of the passages in this book where wisdom is
___________________. Most ancient expositors consider that wisdom
refers here exclusively to the Divine ____________, the Eternal Son of
God. He has a __________ to be heard and to be obeyed and ________
by men.
A. The Intense Desire of Wisdom to __________ Disciples (vv. 1-3)
1. Wisdom takes the ____________________.
a. She addresses man _________________.
b. The _______________-doer is not usually the one who will try
to reconcile.
c. The greater the offense, the more ________________ the sinner
is to make things right.
d. Christ took the initiative to ___________________ the world to
Himself. (1 Corinthians 5:19)
2. Wisdom’s voice is heard from a _________________ of places.
a. When someone wants to __________ something, he goes where
he is most likely to find ________________.
b. Jesus went to many places to _______________ the gospel and
reach people.
3. Wisdom’s call is _____________________.
a. Jesus was moved with __________________. (Matthew 14:14)
b. He verbally _________________ over Jerusalem. (Luke 19:42)
B. God’s Speech Meeting Man’s _______________ (vv. 4-9)
1. Divine Wisdom has spoken because God’s _____________ would
mean human death.
a. A criminal on death row who has petitioned for a ___________
and hears nothing in return knows death is ________________.
(Psalm 28:1)
b. God has ________________ this silence. (John 6:63; 10:10;
Ephesians 5:14)
2. Human nature needs the ________________ of Divine Wisdom
because the soul cannot __________ on uncertainties. (vv. 6-8)
a. Not knowing for sure something is right leads to _________.
b. Jesus brings rest to the ________________ and heavy laden.
(Matthew 11:28)
3. The wisdom of God can only be __________________ by those
who have realized its ____________________ to human needs.
(v. 9)
a. There is ______________________ understanding.
b. There is ______________________ understanding.

08/16/2026

Saul’s Rejection of David
1 Samuel 19:1-20:42
August 16, 2026 PM
In the midst of King Saul’s _______________ treatment of David is a
shining story of ________ friendship and great brotherly ___________
between the king’s son, Jonathan, and the young shepherd, David.
Jonathan appears to ______ for the good in people rather than the bad,
and seemed to have a ________________ time believing that his father
was so set against David.
A. Saul’s Renewed Attempt to ____________ David.
1. The king spoke ____________ to Jonathan and his servants to kill
David.
a. His ______________________ becomes clear
b. Jonathan informs David and tells him to ______________.
2. Jonathan ______________________ for David.
a. He spoke _____________ of David to his father.
b. He convinced him David was an ____________, not an enemy.

3. The king’s ____________________
a. He ________________ that David would not be slain.
b. He showed his oath meant ________________ when he tried to
slay David.
c. Demonic control does not ______________ a person’s good
commitments.
B. David Protected _________________ by Michal.
1. David __________________ and fled to his house.
a. Saul sent messengers to _______________ him in the morning.
b. Michal observes them and ________________ her husband.
2. His wife _____________________ for him to escape.
a. She let him down through a __________________.
b. She arranged a _______________ using an “image” (idol).
c. She lied _______________.
C. David Protected by _____________________.
1. He ___________ to Ramah.
a. Samuel and David went to Naioth.
b. A __________________ of the prophets was there.
2. The evil _______________________ of Saul were thwarted.
a. Three _________________ of captors ended up prophesying.
b. Saul himself removed his outer clothes and ______________.
c. David fled Naioth and went _____________ to Jonathan.
D. David Protected by Jonathan.
1. David ____________ his case.
a. What have I _________? What is my __________________?
What is my ___________?
b. Jonathan didn’t think his father would ____________ his evil
intentions from him.
c. “There is but a __________ between me and death.”
2. ______________ of the covenant between Jonathan and David.
(vv. 20:11-23)
a. The __________________ conversation between two friends.
b. Jonathan _____________________ the covenant.
(1). It showed his _____________ love and deep spirituality.
(2). He wanted _______________ for himself and his family.
(3). He caused David to ___________ it for emphasis. (v. 17)
3. An _____________________ test was arranged.
a. It became _______________ to Jonathan there could be no
reconciliation between Saul and David.
b. Saul used an extremely _____________ expletive. (vs. 20:30)
“confusion” = ____________. “Your mother will be ashamed
that she brought you into this world.”
c. Jonathan’s attempt to reconcile the two almost ended up with
the _________________ of Jonathan..
d. David broke down with _______ as they said their goodbyes.

08/16/2026

Traditionalism vs. Truth
John 5:1-18
August 16, 2026
The world is a universal ____________________ where traditionalism
and truth collide. There are only _____ religions that have ever been in
existence; man’s ideas (___________________________), and God’s
(absolute _________). Jesus exercised His supernatural ____________
to heal the impotent man to give another ______ to the Jewish leaders,
particularly the Pharisees.
A. The Impotent Man
1. His ___________________
a. By the pool of Bethesda (house of _____________)
b. The man’s _____________________
(1). He had the infirmity _______ years.
(2). It was very _________________ (opposite of _________).
(3). He had made many ____________________ attempts.
(3). He is ______________________.

2. The merciful ________________________
a. Notice three verbs in verse 6: “saw”, “____________”, “saith”.
b. Jesus asked him, “Do you wish to become ______________?”
(1). It was to attract the man’s attention and awaken ________.
(2). The man said it was not a question of __________, but of
_________________________.
(3). Jesus used three verbs in verse 8: “__________”, “take up”,
and “_____________”
3. Obedience was a ___________ factor.
a. He was commanded to take up his ___________ that he might
recognize that the ____________ was permanent.
b. He was _____________________ made whole.
c. The man ______________ immediately.
B. The _______________________
1. The Jewish leaders _______________________.
a. It was the Sabbath day.
b. The ___________________ of breaking it was made against
the man.
c. The rabbinical __________ added to Ex. 20:8-11; 23:12.
2. The man’s _______________
a. He transferred the _______________ to another.
b. It showed a ________________ law than that of the Sabbath
tradition.
3. Jesus had ___________________ into the crowd.
a. He did not want to be ___________________ .
b. He finds the man in the __________________.
(1). Jesus told him to sin no more lest a _______________
consequence comes to him.
(2). Apparently Jesus was concerned that _____________ his
body might lead the man to further sin.
4. The man _______________ to the Jewish leaders that the healer
was Jesus.
a. They began to __________________ Him (meditate hostile
action on the ground that He was a Sabbath-breaker and
therefore worthy of __________________.
b. They bristled at His ________________.
(1). “________” Father – unique relation
(2). He follows His Father’s ________________ (vs. 17-19).
(3). The Father is always at work & doesn’t ________ to rest.
(4). The Father does not rest from doing ___________ on the
Sabbath.
(5). In charging Him with breaking the Sabbath, they were in
reality charging ____________ with breaking it.
(6). He, in a sense, was ______________ their rabbinical law.
(7). He made Himself ______________with God.

08/16/2026

Communicating the Truth in Love and Compassion – Part 2b
Romans 10:1-21
August 16, 2026
Sunday School
Seeing the need for salvation is often a big hurdle for a person to cross.
Satan has so blinded the eyes of sinners that few people see the danger
they face. They depend on their own righteousness (which is not really
righteousness at all), thinking they will get points with God. We must
share the facts with them so they are informed about heaven and hell.
Those facts are true, and are not myths or fantasy.
A. A Hell to Escape
1. Sheol – in the Old Testament the term “is used of the grave
(Job 17:13; Psalm 16:10) and of the place of the dead both good
(Genesis 37:35; Job 14:13; Psalm 6:5) and bad (Psalm 55:15;
Proverbs 9:18). It was conceived of as a world below our world
where darkness, decay and forgetfulness prevail and one is remote
from God” (Psalm 88:3-12; Isaiah 38:18). – Wycliffe Bible
Encyclopedia
2. Hades – “the Greek word which corresponds most closely to
sheol, and the name of the Greek god of the underworld. Christ
taught that the realm of departed human spirits is divided into two
parts: the one described as Abraham’s bosom to distinguish it
from the other which is called Hades and is the place of the
wicked dead (Luke 16:23).” (Matthew 11:23; 16:18; Luke 10:15)
3. Gehenna – the valley of Hinnon, a ravine on the south side of
Jerusalem where rites of the heathen god Moloch were celebrated
(1 Kings 11:7; 2 Chronicles 28:3). Converted by good King
Josiah into a place of abomination by the strewing of dead men’s
bones (2 Kings 23:13), it became the garbage and rubbish heap of
Jerusalem, and as a place of continuous fires, a symbol of the
place of lost spirits in torment.”
4. Tartaroo – a Greek verb which means “to send into Tartarus”
found only in 2 Peter 2:4. It referred to a place lower than Hades
where divine punishment was meted out.”
5. There are several _____________________ for hell:
a. “Unquenchable __________” (Matthew 3:12)
b. “The blackness of ______________________” (Jude 13)
c. “______________________ of fire” (Matthew 13:42, 50)
d. “______________________ with fire and brimstone”
(Revelation 14:10)
e. “Lake which burneth with fire and ____________________
(Revelation 21:8)
f. “Where their _______________ dieth not” (Mark 9:48)
g. “The place prepared for the ______________ and his angels”
(Matthew 25:41)
B. A Heaven to _______________
1. God’s _______________ place, or the place where His presence
is made ________________. (John 14:2)
2. There will be no ________, death, sorrow, crying, or ________,
nothing that defiles, and no more _____________. There will be
no night, nor will there be _________ for light, because the Son
of God will be the light of heaven (Revelation 21:4, 27; 22:3, 5)
3. Facts concerning the inhabitants and the activities of heaven
a. God is present in a ___________ sense, dispensing judgment,
grace and glory. We pray to Him as “our Father which art in
heaven” (Matthew 6:9).
b. Jesus Christ _______________ from heaven (John 3:13) and
He was __________________ up into heaven (Acts 1:9-10).
c. Redeemed souls are _______________ with Christ in heaven
(1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Revelation 19:1-4).
d. It is the dwelling place of ______________ beings (Matthew
18:10; Ephesians 1:10; Hebrews 12:22) and from there they
go to minister to the ______________________ of the earth
(Luke 2:13-15; 22:43).

08/13/2026

Nuggets of Truth
Avoid the Immoral Woman!
Proverbs 7:1-27
August 12, 2026
It is a reoccurring theme in Proverbs that __________________ God’s
Word will keep us from many _________________ sins and the terror
of their _______________________. A life that is filled with the Word
of God will be a ________________________ life!
A. The Source of _______________ Life (vv. 1-5)
1. The true life of man depends upon his _________________ to the
Word of God.
a. It is more than just an ________________________.
b. Existence is not a __________________ unless a person is born
again.
2. The relation that a man should have to the Word of God is like
that which a rich man has to his _________________ in the bank.
a. __________ up God’s commandments in your heart.
b. We can __________________ it out when it is needed.
3. It is to be guarded with the same care as the _________ is guarded
by the eyelid.
a. The eye is carefully protected because it is ________________
and sensitive.
b. The Scriptures give _________________ in the darkness.
4. It should be like the relation a man has with his pure, _________,
and beloved sister.
a. The Word of God is the _______________________ wisdom.
b. We should listen to her ______________ and seek her welfare.
B. A _____________ Picture Taken from a Life (vv. 6-27)
1. Because he did not _________ for the temptation to seek him, but
went where he knew it would meet him.
a. If you are carrying _________________ on you, don’t get near
the door of an open furnace.
b. This gullible victim _______________________ flirted with
temptation by going to her house.
2. He goes to _____________ with his eyes wide open!
a. Notice carefully the enticing ____________ of the adulteress:
(1). _________________ – vs. 13
(2). ____________________ – vs. 15
(3). ____________________ – vs. 16-18
(4). ____________________ – vs. 19-20
b. The woman’s character is plainly _________________ upon
her dress and face.
c. She _______________ of her infidelity to her husband, yet he
yields to her invitation.
d. He believes her professions of ______________________ to
himself.
e. This simpleton takes the ______________ without any bait.
f. The ox resists when he feels he is being driven to _________,
but this fool goes ______________________ to the house of
death.

08/09/2026

Life in the Royal Court
1 Samuel 18:1-19:10
August 9, 2026 PM
How a person handles success can be a barometer for ______________
advancement. One of the significant ______________________ David
evidenced was a recognition of the power of God’s _______________,
intervention, and direction. He in no way ever ______________ God’s
anointing.
A. Getting ____________________ to Court Life
1. The ________________________ of Jonathan and David
a. It began immediately after David’s ___________ over Goliath.
b. Jonathan ___________________ the friendship.
(1). Their ______________ were “knit” together.
(2). Jonathan loved David like he did ____________________.
(3). They were both recognized as men of godly ____________
and as ______________________ warriors.
c. They made a ______________________ with one another.
(1). Jonathan gave David ____________________ gifts.
(a). They were given to _________________ the covenant.
(b). It was a public mark of _______________ since it
came from the apparent heir to the throne.
(2). It was _________-long.
2. The ___________________ of King Saul
a. The __________________ for his jealousy
(1). David had _____________________ the imagination of the
Israelites, and had risen rapidly in ___________________.
(2). Saul’s ___________ of David
b. The ________________ of his deep jealousy
(1). _______________ hatred and anger against David (vs. 8)
(2). Fear of David’s ______________ to power
(3). The ____________________ on David’s life
(a). His personal attempts with a _____________________
(b). More subtle _____________ by battling the Philistines
B. Disappointments with Court Life
1. Broken _____________________ of Saul
a. ___________________ with Merab
b. Relief from _____________ for Jesse?
c. That he would not ___________ David
2. David’s responses demonstrated a _______ level of spirituality.
a. _________________________
b. _________________________
c. _________________________
d. Unreturned ________________
e. __________________________
f. A deep _____________________ that Jehovah is protecting
and directing him

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