Bible Text: 2 Samuel 15:1-12 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By
Betrayal always hurts, but the pain of betrayal is directly related to the measure of love. The greater the love, the greater the pain of betrayal. How can we love those who have betrayed us? Can trust ever be restored? What about when we are the betrayers? How can we be at peace? Join us this Sunday as we conclude our series on the stories of First and Second Samuel.
Bible Text: 2 Samuel 13 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By
Since the fall, every family experiences enmity and strife. Instead of belonging and safety, some people experience great violence in their families. The Bible is not silent on the depths of family dysfunction. This Sunday we continue our series in 2 Samuel and hear the story of a young woman named Tamar who came from a royal, but deeply harmful family.
Bible Text: 2 Samuel 12 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By
If you were deceived would you even know it? One of the first things sin does is to deceive us and distort our view of the world. Today with Christians around the world we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. This is good news for those deceived by sin because the Spirit was given to lead us into all truth, especially the truth about our true condition and the truth about God’s amazing grace.
Bible Text: 2 Samuel 11 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By
This Sunday we celebrate the Ascension of Jesus—the reality that God became a man, who now rules and reigns over the universe. As we will see this week: this is good news, especially where our sin is concerned. Because the Ascension reminds us that there is no sin that can ultimately thwart the purposes of God’s grace.
Bible Text: 2 Samuel 9 | Preacher: Joshua Burdette | Series: The Stories We Live By
We are all longing for home—some place we can looked to and belong, some place where everything just seems right. The Bible tells us that this deep longing is good, and is ultimately met through a relationship with God, who brings us into his family, and serves us at his table.
Bible Text: 2 Samuel 7:1-17 | Preacher: Reed Jolley | Series: The Stories We Live By
We all have trust problems. Some of us trust too much; others have a hard time trusting anyone at all. How do you trust a God you can’t see when everything around you looks like he hasn’t kept his promises?
Bible Text: 2 Samuel 6 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By
Is there a right and wrong way to worship God? If God looks at the heart, shouldn’t good intentions be enough?
Bible Text: 2 Samuel 23:13–17 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By
Introverted or extroverted, we all crave community–a group of people who will never let us down and always let us in. This Sunday we continue our sermon series on First and Second Samuel.
Bible Text: 1 Samuel 25 | Preacher: Joshua Burdette | Series: The Stories We Live By
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. It’s the Golden Rule, but it’s much easier to follow when you’re starting with a blank slate. What do we do when we’ve already been mistreated? Do we repay evil with evil; violence with violence? How do we de-escalate a situation when tensions are high and it seems like everyone is armed to the teeth? This Sunday we look at the story of a peacemaker named Abigail.
Bible Text: 1 Samuel 24:1–22 | Preacher: Johnathan Keenan | Series: The Stories We Live By
It’s hard to wait. It’s especially hard to wait when things are out of your control and you don’t know when the waiting will be over. Waiting tends to bring out our anger and even hatred for those things that make us wait. How can we take seriously the pain of waiting without losing our patience?