When a Leader Falls

This sermon explored the tragic fall of King Saul in 1 Samuel 15, examining why a leader with impressive gifts, military success, and religious zeal was ultimately rejected by God. The core issue was not Saul's lack of talent or even his religious activity, but his failure to offer wholehearted obedience to God's word. Through Saul's story, we discovered that the same obstacles that bring down leaders are active in every believer's life. This message was not about earning God's love through performance, but about identifying what keeps us from the intimacy with God and the abundant life Christ promised—a life that flows from wholehearted obedience rather than selective religious performance.