Under God’s instructions, Samuel travels to Bethlehem and to anoint a new king, a son of Jesse, in place of Saul.  After rejecting Jesse’s first seven sons, God chooses the youngest, David the shepherd.  “For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart…  Then Samuel took the horn of oil and…

Audio file includes communion message at the end As God had commanded through the prophet Samuel, Saul musters an army and attacks the Amalekites.  However, he spares King Agag and the best of the livestock, disobeying God’s command to completely destroy all the people and everything that belongs to them.  Confronted by Samuel after the battle, Saul makes excuses for his incomplete…