Saul's excuse1 Samuel 15:10-23Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this show me about God?

   • God says he would rather have obeying than a big religious show. What does that tell you about what God actually wants?

2. What does it show me about people — and about me?

   • Saul says the animals were for a sacrifice — a religious reason. Why is a good-sounding excuse more dangerous than a bad one?

3. What will I obey this week?

   • What excuse do you use most often? What will you say instead this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who needs to hear that God cares more about obeying than about looking good?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).