#684: God’s Plan, God’s Promises & God’s People—A Heart for God

Allen Jackson Ministries

Ben Hayes

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🗓️ 10 August 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

It’s not often talked about in our culture today, but we can experience both God’s intervention in our lives and the consequences of our sin. In this sermon, Pastor Allen Jackson discusses the anointing of King Saul over Israel in the book of 1 Samuel. He shares how the Israelites chose complaints over godliness, and how Samuel was obedient to the Lord even through rejection. The history of Israel teaches us many lessons, and in this chapter, we get to reflect on the condition of our hearts—so let’s practice repentance and strive to honor God daily.

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0:00.0	I would remind you just in case you don't remember that there have been grumblers and complainers
0:09.1	since Moses walked in out of the desert way back in Exodus.
0:11.8	There were grumblers and complainers before they got out of Egypt.
0:15.0	There were grumblers and complainers when there were three days on the other side of the Red Sea.
0:20.1	There were complainers and grumblers all through the book of judges.
0:24.2	So for hundreds of years, there has been a steady stream of people who said,
0:29.3	we're not cooperating.
0:31.2	So may I ask you a question?
0:33.2	What would you deduce from that about the generation in which we live?
0:39.9	You're listening to Alan Jackson Ministries.
0:42.8	You can get the outlines for this episode at Alanjaxon.com slash podcast.
0:48.0	If these messages help build you up, or encourage you to be a more fully devoted Christ follower,
0:53.7	leave us a five-star rating and review.
0:56.5	Hopefully, that will help others find out about them as well.
0:59.7	Now it's on to Pastor Allen.
1:02.2	Be blessed.
1:08.0	I had really intended to begin a new series this weekend. I had prepared to do that. But as I was doing the Bible reading, I hope you're reading the Bible with us. Every year we read through the Bible systematically, and it has become one of the most transformational parts of the church. I really get no credit for that.
1:31.9	I wasn't aware of it for a long time, and I was surprised by the impact it's had.
1:36.5	That's a very painful, truthful confession.
1:41.5	But I can tell you it's been one of the most transformational things we've ever done as a community.
1:46.8	And one of the benefits is as we do that, and you can read the Bible any way you choose to.
1:48.1	I'm not saying ours is better.
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