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1 Samuel 24:1-22 · 1 Samuel 26:1-25

1 Samuel

God's Timetable

Through David's refusal to kill Saul despite repeated opportunities, this sermon demonstrates that genuine faith requires waiting on God's timing rather than taking matters into one's own hands, even when circumstances seem to justify action.

1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

God's Will: Holiness

This sermon examines how to live pleasing to God through holiness—avoiding sexual immorality and practicing genuine brotherly love by seeing other Christians as family rather than taking advantage of their generosity.

Acts 12:20-24

Acts

God's Word Spreads

Despite political opposition and human arrogance, God's purposes cannot be derailed. The church must focus on spreading God's word through compassion, grace, and forgiveness rather than political power.

1 Chronicles 13 · Exodus 25:10

Chronicles

Good Intentions

Familiarity with God must not breed contempt or presumption upon his holiness. David's good intention to bring the ark to Jerusalem demonstrates that honoring God requires following his explicit commands, not merely pursuing well-intentioned goals.

Judges 17:1-18:31 · Joshua 21

Judges

Good Luck Charm

This sermon examines how the lack of personal discipline leads to idolatry and disobedience to God. When we do what seems right in our own eyes rather than following God's will, we treat God as a good luck charm and miss His true calling to radical transformation and sacrifice.

Acts 8:26-39 · Deuteronomy 23:1

Good News

God's word powerfully transforms those who encounter it with open hearts. When we read scripture and remain unmoved, the limitation lies not in God's word but in the hardness of our own hearts.

Romans 13:1-7 · Mark 12:17

Governing Authority

Christians must submit to governing authorities as God's established servants, paying taxes and respecting leaders while maintaining conscience and standing against government only when it violates God's law.

2 Samuel 9 · 1 Samuel 20

Grace

A promise made to Jonathan is fulfilled through David's kindness to Mephibosheth, demonstrating grace—undeserved favor given because of relationship rather than merit. Like God's grace toward us through Christ, this account shows how we receive blessings we don't deserve and must respond with gratitude.

Psalm 23 · 2 Corinthians 12

Worship

Gratitude

This sermon calls the assembly to cultivate gratitude as a central attitude in worship, using Psalm 23 to demonstrate God's faithfulness and provision. The preacher challenges listeners to increase thankfulness through specific prayer, reduced complaining, and generous giving.

1 Kings 9:1-9

1 Kings

Greatness

Real success is measured not by wealth or accomplishment but by faithfulness to God and consistency between heart and conduct. God promises blessing to those who maintain integrity and warns of judgment for those who turn away.

Genesis 50:15-21

Grudges and Grace

This sermon examines how unresolved guilt can persist despite clear evidence of forgiveness, and calls believers to embrace God's complete grace by repenting, immersing in Scripture, sharing burdens with trusted others, and extending forgiveness to free themselves and others.

Habakkuk 3:11-19 · Habakkuk 1:1-4

Habakkuk: Prophet of God's Majesty

God is sovereign and operates according to his plan. The righteous live by faith, trusting God's timing even when evil seems to prevail, and finding ultimate confidence in Christ's death and resurrection.

Haggai 1-2 · Philippians 1:6

Haggai: Prophet of God's Encouragement

This sermon examines Haggai's call to the returning exiles to finish rebuilding the temple, drawing parallels to Christian perseverance in completing one's walk with God despite opposition, discouragement, and distraction.

Hosea 7:1-16 · Hosea 6:4

Half-Baked Religion

Ignorance of God's ways causes spiritual compromise that slowly separates us from Him, leaving our lives without true meaning and purpose. The sermon calls believers to stop drifting through motions and return to genuine relationship with God.

1 Peter 3:1-7

Peter epistles

Harmony in the Home

This sermon examines how submission and respect in the home—rooted in Christ's example—quiet unbelievers and strengthen believers' relationships with God, emphasizing inner beauty over outward appearance.

Ephesians 1:3-6

Ephesians

He Chose Us

God, in his perfect planning before creation, chose to adopt us as his spiritual children through Jesus Christ, making us holy, blameless, and members of his family despite our sin.

James 5:13-18 · 1 Corinthians 11:30

James

Healing Prayer

This sermon examines James 5:13-18 in its fuller context, showing how unrighteousness—anger, misuse of the tongue, and oppression—can physically manifest as sickness, and how prayer rooted in confession and righteous living brings healing and restoration.

Mark 2:13-17

Mark

Healing the Sick

Jesus calls Levi the tax collector to follow him and dines with sinners, demonstrating that believers must bring Jesus to sinners rather than waiting for sinners to become worthy first. The challenge is to identify with Jesus's radical inclusion and befriend those others reject.

Revelation 21:1-8 · John 1:14

Heaven

God invites persecuted Christians to endure by fixing their hope on heaven, where He will dwell with His people, wipe away all tears, and end suffering forever.

1 Samuel 3:1-21

Here I Am

This sermon contrasts Eli and Samuel to show that knowing what is right differs from doing it. True obedience to God requires not just listening but willingness to change and act, even at personal cost.

Exodus 32:11-14 · Exodus 33:18

His Name's Sake

God's identity and purpose are inseparable from his character—compassion, grace, and faithfulness. Believers find their identity as God's holy children and their purpose in revealing God's glory to a lost world, all for his name's sake.

Revelation 2:18-29

Hold On

This sermon examines the church at Thyatira's struggle against false teaching and pressure to compromise. Believers must reject substitute authorities and hold fast to God's Word, refusing idolatry in all its forms.

James 1:17

Holiday Dinner Devotional

God's greatest gift is not the baby Jesus but Christ's sacrifice on the cross—salvation and eternal life. This perfect gift, though unsought, transforms all who receive it.

1 Thessalonians 4:1-8

1 Thessalonians

Holiness

God's will is for believers to be sexually pure and holy, separated from worldly practices. God provides his Spirit—whose nature is holiness—to give believers the power to resist sexual sin and demonstrate Christ's character.