Open Bible Church of Kingsville Sermons

Sermon 2026.07.19 (Pastor Tim Lindner)

SERMON NOTES – July 19, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 17:31-40Topic: The Savior (and King!) Has ComeAttribute: Praise Christ as Your Savior and KingGOD’S DM: “Knowing that I have fought for you and delivered you in the past should give you confidence that I will fight for and deliver you in the present and future!”Notes: Royal S____________ (vs. 31)1 Samuel 17:26 and 29F________ verses F________ (vs. 32-37)1 Samuel 17:8-9“In young David’s mind, all the enemies of God are reduced to the same level; they are nothing but dumb beasts. Regardless of size or strength, the Lord will provide victory over all.” - Bill ArnoldBattle P______________ (vs. 38-40)IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Don’t let your heart fail; the King has come! He has and will deliver you! King Jesus has already entered the story, won the victory, saved His people, defeated His enemies, and secured the final outcome! He has and will deliver us. We have nothing to fear. 2) Trusting in anyone or anything other than Jesus is foolishness.Repent and turn away from all the lesser things that you are prone to believe in, hope in, and trust in. There is victory and salvation in nothing and no one other than Jesus and the cross! 3) Remember God’s past acts of faithfulness and salvation in your life. Our faith is sustained through the present trials we face by remembering God’s past acts of faithfulness to us (and other Christians). Remember and remind yourself often of God’s past acts of faithfulness and salvation.

Sermon 2026.07.12 (Pastor Dave McCurley)

SERMON NOTES — July 12, 2026Series: 1 Samuel: Shadows of the King & His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 17:12-30Topic: The Difference MakerNotes:1. Meanwhile back at the ranch Ruth 4:21-222. The Original DoorDash3. The Difference Maker4. A Big Brother’s Snobbery Mathew 13:54-57IMPLICATION FOR LIFE RESPONSE1. What is God doing in your life right now in the place where you live?2. Remember that God is using the ordinary events in your life to position you in a place where you might be used to glorify our Savior?3. Who do you see as the Difference Maker in your life, in your world? It is the living Jesus who is the resurrection and the life. All of our hope is in him. How does this truth affect the way you view life and what is going on right now in youR life situation?4. Do not let anyone turn you aside from following Jesus. He is the way, the truth and the life.

Sermon 2026.07.05 (Pastor Tim Lindner)

SERMON NOTES – July 5, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 17:1-11Topic: Sizing Up the Enemy and the OddsAttribute: Praise Christ as Your Representative and KingGOD’S DM: “Don’t be too quick to judge by appearances. I am working, moving, and saving, even when things look impossibly dark. I have already provided a Representative and King to defeat your greatest enemies and save you from slavery and death!”Notes: The B____________ L_______ (vs. 1-3)1 Samuel 9:15-161 Samuel 14:30“Separating the two camps geographically was a wadi, a usually dry water bed. Separating the Israelites from the Philistines psychologically, as the following verses indicate, was a chasm of fear.”-Robert BergenThe E_________: Goliath (vs. 4-7)1 Samuel 16:7The C________________ (vs. 8-10)1 Samuel 8:18 & 12:13“Goliath is not merely the big goon from Philistia; Goliath’s blabbering dishonors Israel’s God.” - Dale Ralph DavisThe R______________ (vs. 11) Chosen - 1 Samuel 8:18 & 12:13 Tall - 1 Samuel 9:2 & 10:23 Called and Appointed - 1 Samuel 9:16 King to Go Out and Fight - 1 Samuel 8:201 Samuel 2:10IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) We need a representative to fight for us and save us from certain slavery and death!Choose Jesus to be your Savior, King, and Representative, or prepare to suffer the consequences of your failure to do so! 2) Don’t be too quick to make judgements based on external appearances!Don’t be too quick to make judgements based on external appearances. Instead, learn to look at everything with eyes of faith!

Sermon 2026.06.28 (Pastor Dave McCurley)

SERMON NOTES – June 28, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 16:14-23Topic: The God of the UnlikelyAttribute: Praise Christ as the True King and SaviorGOD’S DM: “I choose to use unlikely individuals in unlikely ways to do what are often unlikely things.”Notes: The SourceIsaiah 45:7Job 2:10The Symptoms The SolutionZechariah 4:6Acts 1:8IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Our lives will continue to be restless until we find our rest in Jesus Christ. Come to Jesus and he will give rest to your soul.2) What is ruling our hearts is an indication of how we are doing spiritually. Are we being ruled by the Spirit of God or another spirit.3) Our anger, our pride our selfishness, our bitterness are symptoms of a deeper issue in our heart. Submit to the Spirit of God and His Word to you, for you.Realize that you are a servant of the Lord and He has you in the place He wants you. Be available to Him, ready to speak a timely word to others. God knows you by name and you are a part of God's plan and program for this time. Try not to be too surprised for how God uses your life. He is the God of the unlikely.SERMON NOTES – June 28, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 16:14-23Topic: The God of the UnlikelyAttribute: Praise Christ as the True King and SaviorGOD’S DM: “I choose to use unlikely individuals in unlikely ways to do what are often unlikely things.”Notes: The SourceIsaiah 45:7Job 2:10The Symptoms The SolutionZechariah 4:6Acts 1:8IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Our lives will continue to be restless until we find our rest in Jesus Christ. Come to Jesus and he will give rest to your soul.2) What is ruling our hearts is an indication of how we are doing spiritually. Are we being ruled by the Spirit of God or another spirit.3) Our anger, our pride our selfishness, our bitterness are symptoms of a deeper issue in our heart. Submit to the Spirit of God and His Word to you, for you.Realize that you are a servant of the Lord and He has you in the place He wants you. Be available to Him, ready to speak a timely word to others. God knows you by name and you are a part of God's plan and program for this time. Try not to be too surprised for how God uses your life. He is the God of the unlikely.

Sermon 2026.06.21 (Elder Chip Bauer)

SERMON NOTES – June 21, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 16:1-13Topic: A New King AnointedAttribute: Praise Christ as the True King and SaviorGOD’S DM: “In addition to your expected obedience, you must understand that your heart is wicked, and needs to be saturated by the truth of my Word, and changing from a hard heart, which only my Spirit may work in you.”Notes: Everyone Loves a Coronation! A New C______________ to Samuel (vs. 1)1 Samuel 15:351 Samuel 15:28Bethlehem: Genesis 35:19 Micah 5:2The E___________ and Samuel (vs. 2-5)A R____________ Roll Call (vs. 6-13)Jeremiah 17:9-10Isaiah 53:2b-31 Samuel 13:14Acts 2:1-4IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) You do NOT know your own heart! “…God has the superior vantage point of seeing the heart. Since we are not God, we cannot know who will answer his call and who will be effective in his service. This means both that we should be cautious about judging other people and their potential effectiveness in the kingdom of God, and also that we should not question our own abilities and gifts for service. We may feel that we do not have much to offer God - but that would be a superficial evaluation, based on our own limited perspective. If God calls, he also empowers.” - Bill Arnold2) Ask the Lord for forgiveness, and to give you a clean heart and walk according to his Word in the light of his salvation. Psalm 51:103) Only Jesus is the perfect King, and is worthy of our praise and adoration! Revelation 19:16