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We are starting a new series this morning. Tilted Yes, You: Fulfilling God’s Purpose. This four-week series explores the lives of a few unlikely people whom God used to do amazing things. Through the stories of David, Rahab, John Mark, and Gideon, we will see that God uses the small, the outsider, those…

I want to begin with a fun document I found. Report from the Pastor Search Committee — did you ever wonder how great Bible characters would be rated by a typical church committee? Now, the truth can be revealed. We do not have a happy report to give. We have not been able to find a suitable candidate…

Introduction 1 Samuel 25:2-13 2 A certain man in Maon, who had property there at Carmel, was very wealthy. He had a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel. 3 His name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband…

Psalm 78 : A Song of His-Story Unlearned We will wrap up the reflections on Psalm 78 this morning. If you haven’t yet done it, I encourage you to read Psalm 78 for yourselves. Although it is the 2nd longest Psalm in the Bible, it does not take a long time to read. Read it clear through at least once…

Psalm 4 When you trust in God and encourage others to do the same, but our circumstances worsen rather than improve, how do you respond? That’s the situation David finds himself in as God’s king. As he encouraged the people of Israel to trust in God, they experienced some tough times, bringing David’s…

1 Samuel 27:1-12 Fear - “I will perish one day by the hand of Saul” Escape - “I should escape to the land of my enemies God told him to stay in Judah (22:5) he tries Achish again (21:10-15) last time they started to turn on him so he pretended to be insane Getting by - “give me a place to live” : Ziklag…

5 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord , when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. A Righteous Branch Reign as King Deal Wisely Execute Justice and Righteousness 6 In his days Judah…

What is true madness? Who will be a martyr? Who makes up his motley crew?

Rebellion & Mercy

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A Geek Moment Giant! What comes to your mind? Rephaim! What came to the ancient Israelites mind? 14 They are dead, they will not live; they are shades, they will not arise; to that end you have visited them with destruction and wiped out all remembrance of them. Here Rephaim is translated as shades.…

What does it mean to be a friend? Do you have deep friendships with people?We see deep friendships in our cultureC.S. Lewis thought so. C.S. Lewis: “Friendship arises out of mere Companionship when two or more of the companions discover that they have in common some insight which the others do not share…

1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned from striking down the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag. 2 And on the third day, behold, a man came from Saul’s camp, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. And when he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage. 3 David said…

Welcome Prayer God our Father in Heaven we thank you for this day, this time together and the fellowship we have through your Spirit… Giving Tithes / Offerings Camp - $350 Announcements Baptisms Logan Youth Pastor Intro Look at our Nation & Sadly our Churches Republican & Democrat Black & White Male…

4 Jonathan, the son of Saul, had a son who was crippled in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and his nurse took him up and fled, and as she fled in her haste, he fell and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth. 1 And David said, “Is there still…

Three golfers got struck by lightning and ended up at the pearly gates of heaven. They asked St Peter if there was golf in heaven. St Peter assured them that there was incredible golf in heaven, but there was just one rule: Don’t hit a duck . As they played, one of the guys hit a duck . St Peter approached…

Why you need an Avenger.

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! 24 And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! 1. _Search my heart_ 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? 1. Search my heart 2. _Know my thoughts_…

Psalm 23 in the NKJV A Psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow…

For more then 3000 years the mighty have been falling, how can you avoide it?

The explanation lies in their response after they were confronted. Saul rationalizes, and David confesses. What a blessing it is to know we are redeemed today. Released from the penalty of our sin by the payment Christ made with His own blood. Redemption is exactly what we will see today, as we enter…

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil…

In Psalm 3, King David recalls the bitterness of the terrible time when his son Absolom turned against him, but also the way that he reacted to that in the presence of God. We, too, are betrayed, and we can learn much from David's reaction. Let's reflect on this beautiful poem from the pen of King David.