1 Samuel 23 || An Unlikely Ally

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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.

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1 Samuel 31 - 2 Samuel 1 || An Unlikely Ending

November 24, 2024 • Josh Leftwich • 1 Samuel 31, 2 Samuel 1

David was no stranger to grief. The Psalms are full of his accounts of grief, sorrow, and lament. This is to be expected of a man who lived the kind of life that David did. But what about the people of God today? How are we to respond to hurt in our lives? How are we to respond when people who have hurt us experience their own hurt, pain, or even death? As we prepare to close the book on this journey through the writings of Samuel, I encourage you to turn the page to 2 Samuel 1 and look at how a man after God's own heart responded to the news of the death of Saul, the first king of Israel.

1 Samuel 28 || An Unlikely Story

November 17, 2024 • Josh Leftwich • 1 Samuel 28

This weekend we return to the story of Saul, the first king of Israel. Chapter 28 invites us into the final hours of Saul's life and one final act that will ultimately define Saul's legacy. This is a strange story that includes an overwhelming army, a desperate journey into sorcery, and a theological conundrum about forgiveness, repentance, and rejection.

1 Samuel 27, 29-30 || An Unlikely Kingdom

November 10, 2024 • Josh Leftwich • 1 Samuel 30, 1 Samuel 26, 1 Samuel 27, 1 Samuel 28, 1 Samuel 29

"Then David said in his heart…" These opening words of 1 Samuel 27 introduce a time in David's life when he relied on his own wisdom and chose a path that seemed right to him, but it led him further away from the identity God had given him. Only through God's relentless grace will David be reminded of who he truly is and the purpose God has for his life. As we prepare to dive into God’s Word, take a moment to reflect on areas in your own life where you've relied on your own wisdom and strayed from the identity God has given you. Come ready to worship and be encouraged, knowing that God is a giver of grace and a restorer of the brokenhearted!