THREE TYPES OF AGONY

1 SAMUEL 4-6

Pastor Rick Jackson

I. THE AGONY OF DEFEAT [1 SAM. 4]

1. Misplaced Faith [v. 1-5]

2. Misplaced Fear [v. 6-11]

3. Misplaced Fidelity [v. 12-22]

II. THE AGONY OF VICTORY [1 SAM. 5:1-6:12]

1.  The Picture (of things to come) [5:1-7]

2. The Plagues [5:8-10]

3.  The Proof [5:8-6:12, Acts 17:30]

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

III. THE AGONY OF ARROGANCE [1 SAM. 6:13-15]

1. The Offering [6:13-15]

2. The Offense [6:16-19]

3. The Object Lesson [6:20-21]