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1 Samuel 10 1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon (Saul's) head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over His inheritance? SET ASIDE

God has set apart Saul to be king of Israel.Why? We know that wasn't God's perfect Will.

The people demanded a king.

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This was not God's Plan.

In fact God told Samuel to warn them against it.

But they demanded a king to be like other nations.

We will never have God's Best by demanding

our own way in anything.We will never have God's Best when we try to

be like the world.

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(Samuel is still speaking to Saul:) 2 When thou art de-parted from me today, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

1st sign

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3 Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:

2nd sign

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4 And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.

To be blessed as God Wills, we must receive (accept) His provision.

Salvation Healing FinancesPride will block us from God's Best.

Samuel told Saul to receive the bread from the men.

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5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret (tambourine), and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:

3rd sign

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6 And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. 7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee. 4th sign

God would turn a country boy into a king.

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Very often God calls a man or a woman to a certain job or ministry, and he or she is afraid.

"I'm not qualified to do that."

"I don't have the training to do that."

"I don't think I would enjoy doing that."

God can turn us intoanother man or woman.

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[Samuel to Saul] 8 And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.

The Plan

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9 And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart (feelings, will, intellect) and all those signs came to pass that day. "And it was so"

All that God says will come to pass.

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"God gave Saul another heart."

Not only a new mindset from country boy to king,

But also the anointing of the Holy Ghost that he would have the ability to follow God,

and people would follow him.

Old Testament times were different from the church age.

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2 Corinthians 6 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

During Old Testament times the Holy Ghost came upon men for specific missions.

Today He dwells in the hearts of His children.

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10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. 11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

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The change in Saul was so obvious that the people all saw the difference.

He would never have been among the prophets before this time.

He didn't hang with that kind of men.

The Spirit of God changes things.

"From a Tavern to a Temple"

Where the Holy Spirit dwells.

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12 And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

(TLB) 11-12 When his friends heard about it, they exclaimed, "What? Saul a prophet?" And one of the neighbors added, "With a father like his?" So that is the origin of the proverb, "Is Saul a prophet too?"

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God can take the most worldly-minded man, and give him a new mindset and a heart toward God.

Pleasure seeking

Toward God

All he must do is submit to the Holy Spirit.