CALL TO CONFESSION

Matthew 5:17-20

 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19 Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Merciful Father, we confess we have failed at every turn to walk in your holy ways. 

We plead Jesus’ blood to pay our debts of wrong.

Accept his worthiness for our unworthiness,

his sinlessness for our transgressions,

his purity for our uncleanness,

his sincerity for our duplicity,

his truth for our deceits,

his meekness for our pride,

his constancy for our backslidings,

his love for our hatred,

his fullness for our emptiness,

his faithfulness for our disloyalty,

his obedience for our lawlessness,

his glory for our shame,

his devotedness for our waywardness,

his holy life for our impure ways,

his righteous faithfulness for our faithless works,

his death for our life. Amen.

(Adapted from The Valley of Vision)

“Take a few moments to personally confess your sins to the Lord.”

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

“Hear these words of comfort and assurance.” 

Titus 3:4-7

 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 

• Over 2,000 years ago, the dust was kicked up by sandaled feet on the road from Bethany to Jerusalem. Sounds filled the air, palm branches being ripped from trees, children screaming as they ran alongside a rider on a donkey, and the thundering voices of the crowd that gathered crying in unison, “Hosanna! Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!”
• Today, believers all over the world are celebrating Palm Sunday and remembering a procession.
• The crowd cried out, “Hosanna in the highest.” Hosanna means, “save us now!”
• The crowds believed Jesus to be the long awaited King, the Lord's Messiah, who would save his people.
• A thousand years before that crowd shouted “Hosanna,” , there was another procession, another moment of public presentation, and another crowd gathered shouting words that echo across the centuries, “Long live the King!” Same hope. Same hunger. Very different king. 
• It happened in a place called Mizpah.

• This is the scene before us in 1 Samuel chapter 10. On this Palm Sunday as we continue our journey through first Samuel, I want us to hold these two processions side-by-side, the public presentation of Saul at Mizpah and the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.
• We'll see an answer to one of the deepest questions of the human heart, "What kind of king do we really need? Who can save us?"
• Our main theme is: God equips and confirms those He calls, even the reluctant, as a foretaste of the true Anointed King who rode into Jerusalem, not to seize a throne but to mount a cross. 
• This morning, we will walk through our text in three movements. First, the private anointing, where God sets his king apart, second, the peculiar assurance, where God confirms his calling in astonishing ways; thirdl, the public appointment, whee God presents his king to a divided crowed. 
• At every point, I want you to see the shadow of Saul and the substance of Christ, because this is what Palm Sunday is really about.
• It is about the King who came and who truly saves his people.

1 Samuel 10:1-8

Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head and kissed him and said, “Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince over his people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the Lord and you will save them from the hand of their surrounding enemies. And this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you to be prince over his heritage. 2 When you depart from me today, you will meet two men by Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, ‘The donkeys that you went to seek are found, and now your father has ceased to care about the donkeys and is anxious about you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?”’ 3 Then you shall go on from there farther and come to the oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. 4 And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from their hand. 5 After that you shall come to Gibeath-elohim, where there is a garrison of the Philistines. And there, as soon as you come to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying. 6 Then the Spirit of the Lord will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. 7 Now when these signs meet you, do what your hand finds to do, for God is with you. 8 Then go down before me to Gilgal. And behold, I am coming down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Seven days you shall wait, until I come to you and show you what you shall do.”

• The story of Saul began with a search for his father’s lost donkeys. Through the providence of the Lord, Saul encountered Samuel. The Lord had already revealed to Samuel that he was to anoint Saul as prince over his people. 
• God had been in control of all the seemingly trivial circumstances that led to this moment. Nothing happened by chance. 
• Chapter 9 ended with Samuel instructing Saul to send his servant on ahead so that he could make known to Saul the word of the Lord. 

• The scene begins with a private moment.
• And Saul is now standing there with oil running down from his head. 
• The Hebrew word for “anointed” is the verbal form of the Hebrew noun, ‘mashiach,’ or ‘Messiah.” 
• The priests were consecrated with oil and set apart for holy service in the Tabernacle. 
• The oil was a visible, physical sign, of an invisible, spiritual reality: God has chosen this person for this work. 
• Notice, though Samuel is performing the action, he tells Saul, “Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince over his people Israel?”
• Samuel did the pouring but it is the Lord who is doing the anointing. 
• And he is anointed to be a “prince” not “king.” The Hebrew word means ‘leader.’
• Israel is getting a human king, but the Lord remains the sovereign King over Israel. 
• The Lord was not under any circumstances surrendering his claim on his people even though they had rejected him as King in demanding a human king like all the nations. 

• Saul’s anointing was private before it was ever made public. 
• The same was true of Jesus. Before the Lord’s triumphal entry, Jesus was anointed privately. 
• Just days before, at Bethany, a woman named Mary took a pound of expensive ointment and anointed the feet of Jesus (Mark 14:3-9). 
• Jesus said she had anointed his body beforehand for burial. 
• The private anointing preceded the public procession both for Saul and for Christ. 

• Samuel also kissed Saul. It was a a fatherly gesture.
• We reminded of another kiss, the kiss of Judas in the garden, which would betray the true King into the hands of wicked men. 
• Saul receives the kiss of commissioning; Jesus the kiss of betrayal. 
• Both were part of God’s sovereign plan.  

• God’s calling upon a person is at first private.
• His calling often comes quietly, in a small moment of conviction when God places something on your heart. 
• But don’t despise the private, hidden seasons when God is shaping you, and equipping you, and working in you for public service. 
• Luke’s gospel says of John, “and the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.” (Luke 1:80)

• Notice then in v3, Samuel says that the Lord will give him assurance that it is the Lord who is anointing him to be prince over his heritage. 
• Three very specific signs are given to confirm this calling is genuinely from God. Each of the signs have echoes of events that happened earlier. 
• First sign: You will meet two men at Rachel’s tomb, near the border of Benjamin. They will tell you that the donkeys have been found and that your father is now worried about you. 
• Second sign: As you get closer to home, at the oak of Tabor, you will be met by three men going up to worship the Lord at Bethel. One of them carrying three goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another a skin of wine. And you will be given two loaves of bread which you will receive from them. 
• Third sign: At Gibeah (‘the hill of God’), where a Philistine garrison is stationed, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place of worship, playing their instruments and prophesying. And the Spirit of the Lord will rush upon you and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. 
• This sign has great theological significance.
• The Spirit of the Lord will rush upon Saul. The Hebrew word conveys sudden, overwhelming, powerful force. This is the sovereign, irresistible power of God's Spirit, seizing a man and transforming him into another man, that is to do something he would not be able to normally do in his own power. 
• The transformation of Saul here is not the same as regeneration.
• What we see in the Old Testament is the Spirit of the Lord coming upon people for specific tasks and seasons.
• This will be a sign to Saul that God's empowering accompanies God's calling. The task God his given him to do, to lead his people Israel, will come with what he needs to accomplish it.

• Why three signs? 
• I believe this is the kindness of God who does not simply call us and leave us to wonder if the call was real or not. 
• He confirms his word. He strengthens wavering faith.
• God didn't just give him one sign, he gave him three. They came from different directions, different people, different places.
• When God is guiding you, look for where his Word, the counsel of godly people, and the movement of his providence are all pointing in the same direction.

• There is also rich typological significance in this signs. 
• Among these signs is the donkey. That was the whole reason Saul left his home in the first place, to find some lost donkeys. It seems so mundane and yet, God used a search for donkeys to bring a king to his anointing.
• Is it any coincidence that when the true King made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, he came riding on a donkey?
• Matthew tells us in his gospel that this was to fulfill the prophecy of Zechariah (Zech 9:9)
• The start of Saul's reign and kingdom began with donkey lost and found.
• Christ's kingdom was publicly proclaimed on the back of one as he rode into the Holy City to die on a Roman cross.
• The donkey is a divine thread connecting shadow to substance.

• The predicted signs were the prelude to two instructions that Saul was commanded to follow.
• The first in v7, Samuel tells Saul, “Do what your hand finds to do, for God is with you.”
• Empowered by the spirit of God, Saul was to act, he was to take action, because God was with him. His presence accompanied him.
• The second instruction was to wait at Gilgal for further instruction. A command that will become critically important later in our series.
• One thing is abundantly clear through all of this, Saul’s leadership of Israel was to be subordinate to Samuel.

1 Samuel 10:9-16

9 When he turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. And all these signs came to pass that day. 10 When they came to Gibeah, behold, a group of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied among them. 11 And when all who knew him previously saw how he prophesied with the prophets, the people said to one another, “What has come over the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?” 12 And a man of the place answered, “And who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets?” 13 When he had finished prophesying, he came to the high place.

14 Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, “Where did you go?” And he said, “To seek the donkeys. And when we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.” 15 And Saul's uncle said, “Please tell me what Samuel said to you.” 16 And Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found.” But about the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he did not tell him anything.

THE FULFILLMENT OF THE SIGNS

• The very moment that Saul turned around to head back home, God gave him another heart. 
• Some profound change happened to equip Saul for the task ahead of him and the change began without delay. 
• And then we have a summary statement that everything that the prophet said would happen, happened. Every sign came to pass that very day. 
• Just like Jesus instructed his disciples, prior to his triumphal entry, to go ahead into the village, and they would find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. They were to untie them and bring them to Jesus.  And Matthew stated that this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Zechariah. 
• The same sovereign God who arranged every detail of Saul’s confirming signs arranged every detail of Christ’s triumphal entry, down to the donkey and the colt, the crowds and the branches. 

• The attention is focused on the fulfillment of the third sign and the consequences that followed. 
• It happened exactly as Samuel told him. The Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him and he prophesied among them. 
• Notice what’s missing: no mention of action against the Philistine garrison. They very task he was empowered to do, he didn’t do.

THE PEOPLE’S REACTION

• V11-12 reflects the people’s reaction to what they witnessed. It was clear that something had happened to Saul. 
• They were not privy to the word of the Lord made known to him, and because he had not yet acted, all they saw was how he behaved among the group of prophets.
• The people who knew him are stunned and said, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is he also among the prophets?”
• This became a proverb in Israel; an expression of astonishment at something unexpected. 
• These people know Saul, he is a farmer’s son from Benjamin, not a trained prophet. 
• And here he is caught up in the Spirit’s power, prophesying alongside men who had given their lives to this calling. 
• One of them asks, “Who is their father?” Probably a reference to Samuel. Saul doesn’t belong with the prophets. 
• This is similar to what happened to Jesus. As he rode into Jerusalem, the city was stirred up and people asked, “Who is this?” The crowds answered, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.” We know earlier in Jesus’ ministry, the saying was, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” And here is a carpenter’s son riding in like he’s the king. 
• The astonishment is the same, “Is Saul among the prophets?” 
• God delights to confound expectations. He choses the unlikely to shame the wise. 

• God’s work in your life will sometime surprise the people who think they know you. 
• But when God transforms a heart, the world notices.

SAUL’S SILENCE

• Saul climbs the hill the prophets had come down and he is encountered by his uncle who possibly witnessed some of the spectacle and saw that something had happened to Saul. 
• He asks what happened and Saul tells him about the donkeys and his visit with Samuel to help with the recovery of the lost animals.
• Naturally, his uncle wants to know what Samuel said. Saul only says that Samuel told him that the donkeys have been found.
• He didn’t tell him about the word of the Lord. He didn’t tell him about the anointing. 
• The bigger secret was left unsaid, “About the matter of the kingdom” he didn’t say anything. 
• A massive shift in Israel’s leadership structure was coming. 
• How are we to interpret his silence? The text doesn’t tell us. 
• But Jesus did not keep silent about who he was. He did not hide his identity. Where Saul was silent, Jesus pressed forward, into the city, into the temple, into the days that would culminate at Calvary. 
• This was a moment when the King must be be proclaimed. And Jesus knew that moment had come. 

1 Samuel 10:17-27

17 Now Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah. 18 And he said to the people of Israel, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ 19 But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses, and you have said to him, ‘Set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your thousands.”

20 Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. 21 He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its clans, and the clan of the Matrites was taken by lot; and Saul the son of Kish was taken by lot. But when they sought him, he could not be found. 22 So they inquired again of the Lord, “Is there a man still to come?” and the Lord said, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.” 23 Then they ran and took him from there. And when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. 24 And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen? There is none like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”

25 Then Samuel told the people the rights and duties of the kingship, and he wrote them in a book and laid it up before the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home. 26 Saul also went to his home at Gibeah, and with him went men of valor whose hearts God had touched. 27 But some worthless fellows said, “How can this man save us?” And they despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

• Now the scene shifts from private anointing to public appointment. 
• Samuel once again summons all of Israel to Mizpah.
• Samuel beings with a word from the Lord that is a rebuke, he calls out their unrighteous request for a king.
• He calls it exactly what it is, a rejection of God’s kingship.
• He has been their King and Deliverer from the very moment he brought them out of Egypt and delivered them from all their oppressors.
• God had proven to be faithful over and over again. 
• But now they are clamoring for a king to be set up over them. They want a replacement for the Lord. 
• The crowds at the Passover wanted a political deliverer, to overthrow Rome and restore Israel’s national glory.

• And then the frightening words, “Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord…”
• This is an echo of the events of Joshua 7 and the terrible judgment that came as a result of Achan’s sin. 
• So they assemble by tribes and clans and a selection process takes place through the casting of lots to determine the Lord’s choice. 
• Proverbs 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord. 
• This was God’s instrument for revealing his already determined will. 
• Tribe by tribe, clan by clan, family by family until the one whose name means, “asked for,” Saul, was taken by lot. 
• The one whom God had privately anointed is now publicly selected. 

• Saul’s name is called out and he’s nowhere to be found! 
• Where is the anointed king of Israel? He’s hiding among the baggage and the supplies that the people brought to the assembly. 
• Why was he hiding? Was it fear, insecurity or cowardice? 
• Have you ever felt God calling you forward, maybe into a leadership role or a conversation, some moment of obedience, and your instinct was to hide?
• This is the human experience of divine calling. It is terrifying and overwhelming. 
• Some of you aren't hiding from a dramatic calling, you're hiding from a conversation.
• The baggage you're hiding behind might be busyness, or comfort, or fear of rejection.
• You might feel unqualified for what God is calling you to do. 
• So you hide like Saul. You make excuses like Moses, or you run away like Jonah. 
• But what God is looking for is someone like Isaiah who says, “Here I am. Send me!”
• None of us our qualified, but praise God he qualifies the called by giving His Spirit to equip and empower us. 
• God calls the reluctant, the fearful, the self-doubting, and he pulls them out of their hiding places and sets them before his people. 

• Notice, it was the Lord himself who reveals where Saul is hiding. They had to inquire of God. 
• The Lord says, “He’s hiding among the baggage.”
• You can’t hide from God. He sees you behind the baggage and he's calling you out!

• Saul hid. But Jesus did not. 
• He did not shrink back. He did not hide behind the excuses of fear or inadequacy. 
• He mounted a donkey and rode straight into the most dangerous city on earth for him. 
• He rode past the cheering crowds, he rode toward the temple knowing he would cleanse it and provoke the fury of the religious establishment, He rode toward Gethsemane, toward Pilate’s court, toward the crowds who mocked and yelled, “Crucify him.” 
• He rode toward Golgotha. 
• Saul hid because he was afraid. Jesus set his face like flint toward Jerusalem. H
• Hebrews 12:2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
• He rode on for the joy of redeeming you.

SAUL BROUGHT OUT

• When Saul is brought out, we are given a striking physical description, “He was head and shoulders taller than anyone else.”
• Israel wanted a king who looked the part, someone impressive tall and strong, who could stand before the nations. 
• And God gave them exactly that. Saul looked like a king. 
• Samuel says, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen? There is none like him among all the people.” 
• And they respond, “Long live the king!”

• The true King rode into Jerusalem and he did not look the part by the world’s standards. 
• He wasn't tall or strikingly handsome, Isaiah says, there was no beauty that we should desire him. 
• He didn’t come riding on a military chariot but on a humble, borrowed donkey. 
• And yet, He was the King of kings. 
• The shadow looked like a king. The substance was the King. 

• Saul’s impressive stature was real, but it was never the basis of his calling.
• Don’t ever confuse your gifts, your charisma, or your competence with God’s anointing and calling. 
• Praise God that he doesn’t chose people the way we pick teams, based on who looks the strongest or the most popular. 
• God chooses for his own purposes and he often picks those that nobody else would expect. 
• If you feel small or overlooked remember, God sees you and he has a purpose for your life. 
• 1 Cor 1:26-29 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, 29 so that no human being[d] might boast in the presence of God. 

DIVIDED RESPONSE

• Samuel writes down the rights and duties of the king ship and deposits the document before the Lord. Israel's King was not to be an absolute monarch. He was bound by covenant and accountable to God.
• We talked about this before, Moses anticipated the monarchy and gave instructions and Deuteronomy chapter 17.
• Again, Israel's king ship was never to be like all the nations.
• Don’t miss this. At Mizpah, God outmaneuvered the people. They were bent on abandoning God’s kingship but now that they had a king, they had the written terms by which God’s kingship must be preserved. 
• The king was subject to the prophet who had the words of the Lord. God will rule his people and their king by his word. 
• Samuel’s sends every one away, back to their home. A king was appointed, but this king obeys the prophet of the Lord. He goes back to his home in Gibeah. 

• Two groups emerge.
• First group, God touches the heart of men of valor who pledge loyalty to Saul. It was a work of God in their hearts. God was rallying support for his anointed king by moving and human hearts.
• Second group, “worthless fellows.” Literally, 'sons of Belial,' like the sons of Eli. These men despised Saul and openly questioned his ability to deliver Israel. “How can this man save us?”
• Saul showed restraint and held his peace. He doesn’t lash out. 

• When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the response was divided. Crowds shouted, “Hosanna!” But others scorned. The chief priests plotted. And some would later shout, “Crucify!”
• "How can this man save us?" It was asked at Mizapah about Saul.  It was asked at Jerusalem about Jesus. And it still being asked today. 
• Here is where these two stories diverge. Saul's silence was a good beginning, but it did not last. His reign would be marked by increasing disobedience, jealousy, and self-destruction.
• Christ's silence, by contrast, was the silence of a lamb, who knew exactly what he was doing He was going to the cross to save the very ones who mocked him. Isaiah prophesied this.
• "How can this man save us?" That is exactly the right question. And the answer thunders from the empty tomb.
• He saves us by dying in our place, bearing our sins, absorbing the wrath of God, and rising again on the third day.
• He saves us not by military conquest, not by political power, not by impressive stature, but by the foolishness of the cross, which is the wisdom and power of God.

CONCLUSION

• As we become to a close, let's look at these two processions side-by-side one final time.
• At Mizpah, the king was dragged out from behind the baggage. 
• At Jerusalem, the King rode in on his own. 
• At Mizpah, the king was tall and impressive, and ultimately inadequate. 
• At Jerusalem, the King was humble and unimpressive, and infinitely sufficient. 
• At Mizpah, the crowd shouted, “Long live the king!’, and his kingdom crumbled. 
• At Jerusalem, the crowd shouted, “Hosanna!” And his kingdom will never end. 

• Every good thing, we see in Saul, finds its perfect and permanent fulfillment in Christ.
• Jesus is the true Messiah, the Anointed One, anointed not with oil, but with the Holy Spirit poured out without measure. 
• The Spirit did not merely rush upon Jesus for a task, the Spirit rested upon him permanently.
• Jesus had no need to receive another heart, because his heart was in perfect union with a father.
• Jesus was not confirmed by the casing of lots and public ceremony, but by the voice of the Father from heaven, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
• And even though worthless men despised him, not only did he hold his peace, he laid down his life for them.
• This is the gospel. The King we needed was not Saul, who looked the part, but was ultimately broken.
• The king we needed was Jesus, who outwardly didn't look the part, but who came in the power of the living God because his kingdom is not of this world.

• Let me leave you with these final words of application:
• First, stop hiding among the baggage. If God has called you to do something, to serve, to lead, to give, to speak, to go—stop making excuses and step out in faith. God called called you knowing full well who you are. And he has promised to equip you with everything you need. 
• Second, join the procession. Palm Sunday is an invitation. The King is riding into your life today. Will you be among those whose hearts God has touched, who lay down their pride and shout “Hosanna!” Or will you stay at the edge of the crowd with arms folded, sneering, “How can this man save us?” The answer to that question is the cross and the evidence is the empty tomb. Follow the risen King. 
• Third, fix your eyes on the King who did not hide. Every human leader will let you down. But this King, the one on the donkey, the one heading for the cross, He has never failed and he never will. Fix your eyes on him.

• I'd like you to respond by coming out from behind the baggage, and doing what God has called you to do. If you've been doubting, wondering if God really has a purpose for your life, for your family, for this season, look at the signs of his faithfulness all around you.
• Maybe you came here today not sure what you believe about Jesus. Here is what I want you to know. He’s not hiding from you. He is riding toward you. Not to condemn you, but to save you. Stop hiding behind whatever baggage you’re carrying and trust Him. 

• Today Church, we join our voices with every saint who has ever bent the knee to the true King, and we say, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! “Long live the King the kings!”

APPLICATION AND REFLECTION

In light of today's message....

• What did I learn about the gospel?
• How can I apply what I learned about the gospel to my life?
• With whom can I share the gospel this week?