1 Samuel 14:24-52 || False Spiritual Leadership

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1 Samuel 14:24-52 || False Spiritual Leadership

June 9, 2024 • James McPherson • 1 Samuel 14:24–52

How do you know whether you are living according to God’s standard as a true spiritual leader? In today’s text, we will focus on three specific situations where King Saul behaved as a false spiritual leader. During the sermon, we will discuss a biblical standard for discerning whether you are living as a true or false spiritual leader.

Ask God to show you what you need from Him to shine as lights in this crooked and twisted

generation.

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1 Samuel 25 || A Beautiful and Good Advocate

November 3, 2024 • John Zimmer • 1 Samuel 25:1–39

This week in I Samuel 25, the narrative takes a break from the Saul-David conflict and instead describes an interaction between David and some of the people of Israel he has been anointed to lead, including a wealthy kinsman of David’s, Nabal, and Nabal’s wife, Abigail. Each of them will take on an identity in one of the most compelling relationship triangles in all of the Bible.

1 Samuel 24 || An Unlikely Mercy

October 27, 2024 • Jacob Collins • 1 Samuel 24

In the past several weeks we've seen David on the defensive.This week is different. He literally catches Saul with his pants down, and he has a choice to make: Does my enemy live or die? How would you respond to such an opportunity? Given Saul's wicked conduct the previous few chapters, it might seem like an obvious choice. But David isn't your average guy. He is seeking God's will and God's heart. So what would God want him to do? Read all of 1 Samuel 24 before Sunday and come ready to be blown away by God's great mercy!

1 Samuel 23 || An Unlikely Ally

October 20, 2024 • Jacob Collins • 1 Samuel 23

This week in 1 Samuel 23, David hears back from Yahweh (unlike Saul). Some of what he hears is comforting…but there’s also confusion. Just because God speaks, it doesn't mean that David necessarily understands it or agrees with it. The same could be said for us. Do you hear from God? What does He say? How can you know His will for your life? On Sunday we’ll see what David depended on to hear from God. And we’ll see how that foreshadowed the Better David. And we’ll see what that means for how we can hear Him and know His will, today.