DR. MOYER'S BIBLE STUDY - Sunday - Wednesday

Sunday, July 13

David and Saul, 1 Samuel 18-31

"God's Instructions for Life on the Run"

Aren't you glad God doesn't always show you what tomorrow holds?


Instruction #1 - Stay Flexible

• Be ready to move!

• Allow God to move us in new directions


• God may be ready to do something brand new in your life

Instruction #2 - Stay Humble

• Its not about you.


• Its always about what God wants to do through you.

Instruction #3 - Stay Patient

• David spends at least 15 years running from Saul.


• Patience required that he go against the flow of opinion.


• Patience required that he not seek revenge.

Instruction #4 - Stay Teachable

- Because he stayed teachable:

• The cave dweller became a champion.


• Whining turned to winning.


• Helplessness became holiness.


• Loneliness became a longing for God.


• Running turned into rest


• Testing resulted in triumph.

Monday, July 14

David and Jonathan, 1 Samuel 18-31

"God's Model for Biblical Friendship"

1. Communion over Compromising, 18:1; 20:42, a faith-based relationship

2. Commitment over Circumstances, covenant, 18:3; 20:16-17; 20:42; 23:18

3. Communication over Chit-Chat (light-hearted talk), chapter 20

4. Courage over Convenience

• Jonathan warned David, 19:1-2


• To Saul, "You're wrong about David," 19:4


• Saul angry with Jonathan, 20:30-33

5. Constructive over Competitive, spoke well of David, 19:4

6. Costly over Comfortable, 18:1, 3; 20:17

• Love always carries a price; it always involves sacrifice.

Tuesday, July 15

David and Nabal and Abigail, 1 Samuel 25

"How to Respond Right When Things Go Wrong"

1. Delay Your Response

2. Deliberate With Reason

- To deliberate with those who are responding in anger, respond with:

• Humility


• Wisdom and understanding


• Truth

3. Determine to Leave the Results With God

• David kept his reputation as a man of God intact


• Kept a clear conscience


• Kept the glory of God ahead of his own

David and . . .

1. Saul - Showing Compassion in My Conquests

2. Isbosheth and Abner - Practicing Charity with My Competitors

3. Shimei - Staying Calm, Cool, Collected with My Critics

4. Mephibosheth - Maintaining Consistency with My Commitments

Wednesday, July 16

David and Bathsheba

"God's Instructions for Staying True"

1. It doesn't matter how high you are . . . you can still fall.

• Laziness - in bed when he should have been in battle


• Lingering - his glance became a gaze


• Listening - listened to his passion rather than listening to a person who tried to warn him

2. It doesn't matter what others think . . . only what God thinks.

3. It doesn't matter how you cover up sin . . . there are always consequences.

4. It doesn't matter how bad you've been . . . God's grace can restore you.