This sermon presents a sobering warning about the danger of seeking guidance outside the will of God. Centered on King Saul’s visit to the medium of Endor in 1 Samuel 28, the sermon exposes how spiritual desperation, when unaccompanied by repentance, can drive a person toward forbidden and destructive sources of truth.
Saul’s tragic descent began long before Endor. His pattern of partial obedience, fear of people, and rejection of God’s commands ultimately led to the departure of the Spirit of the Lord. By the time the Philistines threatened Israel, Saul was spiritually hollow. When he finally sought God, heaven was silent—not because God was cruel, but because Saul had consistently treated God as a last resort rather than Lord. Instead of humbling himself in repentance, Saul turned to the very occult practices God had explicitly condemned and that Saul himself had outlawed.
The consultation at Endor reveals a chilling truth: the occult may provide information, but it never provides hope. Saul received confirmation of judgment, not deliverance. The appearance of Samuel served as divine judgment, not guidance, sealing Saul’s fate rather than rescuing him from it. Seeking truth in the wrong place led not to salvation, but to despair.
The sermon then draws powerful parallels to modern “Endors”—astrology, psychics, tarot, false prophecy, and spiritual practices that bypass Scripture and the Holy Spirit. These practices are exposed as acts of idolatry and unbelief, inviting demonic deception rather than divine guidance. Scripture consistently warns that such practices provoke God’s anger and align people with darkness.
Yet the message ends with hope. In Christ, believers have no need to fear the occult. Jesus has triumphed over all spiritual powers, offering true guidance, protection, and life. The lesson is clear: when God seems silent, the answer is repentance and trust—not forbidden shortcuts. We need not go to Endor; we are invited instead to the cross and the empty tomb, where truth, mercy, and life are found.
