1 Corinthians

Passage: 1 Samuel 12

Join us as our lead pastor, Jonathan Brooks, teaches on 1 Samuel 12. The people are wondering as they stand before Samuel: How do we renew the kingdom in our lives after we have sinned against the living God? What do we do with our wickedness and rebellion?

Samuel's speech gives us a blueprint for how the Lord wants us to respond when we are moving forward from sinful actions. What does God want from us? 1 Samuel 12 lays out 5 important steps we need to take so that the kingdom of God is renewed in our hearts.

Listen to trustworthy leaders.

Remember God's faithfulness.

Acknowledge your sin.

Follow the Lord in obedience.

Fear the Lord.

Passage: 1 Samuel 11

Join us as our lead pastor, Jonathan Brooks, teaches on 1 Samuel 11. In this passage, we see that God provides salvation to undeserving people.

The root word for salvation appears three times in 1 Samuel 11 (verses 3,9, and 13), which will help us see the shape of this passage. That shape is the theme of the Scriptures: Is there anyone to save? God promises to bring a Savior, and then, the Lord works salvation. Seeing how God provides salvation to undeserving people is really important for us because we so often fail to remember that the OT most often shows God as a patient, long-suffering God. He puts up with a lot from his people and still pours out grace and mercy on them. So, once again we are reminded of the grace and mercy of the God who provides salvation to an undeserving people.

A Faithless Response: Who will save us? (1-4)

God’s Faithful Rescue: You shall have salvation. (5-11)

The Kingdom Renewed: The Lord has worked salvation. (12-15)

Passage: 1 Samuel 10

Join us as our lead pastor, Jonathan Brooks, teaches on 1 Samuel 10.  In this passage, we see God in his grace and kindness to a rebellious people preparing a king for his kingdom.

Further, as we see him at work among his people in the days of Samuel, we are reminded that God continues to pour out grace and mercy on his people today, even in the midst of our disobedience.

So, let’s look at the three ways God graciously provides a king for his kingdom:

God gives strength to the humble (1-16)

God shows grace to the rebellious (17-24)

God establishes authority over his people (25-27)

Passage: 1 Samuel 9

Join us as our lead pastor, Jonathan Brooks, teaches on 1 Samuel 9. In this life, our challenge is to trust the Lord’s skill to weave the tapestry of our lives for the glory of his name, even when we can’t see the full picture he’s creating.

One of the ways we can build our confidence in the Lord’s handiwork is by seeing him at work in the lives of his people in the Old Testament. Romans 15:4 tells us,  “4 For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” So, in 1 Samuel 9, the veil is pulled back on what seems to be an ordinary, frustrating three days in Saul’s life only to see that it was the glorious work of the Lord all along. As we see this veil pulled back, we will be reminded that God is no less actively involved in the events of our lives for the glory of his name.

We are going to see:

A Son Looks for Lost Donkeys

God Sends a Son to be Anointed as King

The Strange Providence of God

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Passage: Acts 20:17-32

Join us as our lead pastor, Jonathan Brooks, teaches on Acts 20:17-32. When Paul gathers with the Ephesian elders one final time, the one thing he wants to be sure to leave with them is the importance of making the Word of God the central part of their local church. So, as we look at Paul’s final words to the Ephesian elders we will see the Sufficiency and Sanctifying power of the Word of God. 

There are three ways Paul demonstrates the importance of God’s Word:

Sacrifice for the Word (17-21)

Sufficiency of the Word (22-27)

Sanctifying Power of God’s Word (28-32)

Passage: 1 John 4:7-12

Join us as our lead pastor, Jonathan Brooks, teaches on 1 John 4:7-12.

There is a radical love we are called to have for our brothers and sisters in Christ that demonstrates we belong to God, have been adopted as his children, and have been redeemed by the blood of Christ. This is the argument John makes in 1 John 4:1-7: He is telling us that love for fellow Christians should be a defining characteristic of followers of Jesus.

We are going to see the three reasons why this should be true:

Love proceeds from knowing God. (7-8)

Love is motivated by the incarnation. (9-11)

Love displays the unseen God. (12)

Passage: Isaiah 51:1-11

Join us as Nathaniel Miller teaches on Isaiah 51:1-11. This passage teaches us that those who seek the LORD for salvation, delight, and satisfaction are promised everlasting joy. That joy is fulfilled in the incarnation of Jesus and his coming advent when he reigns as King over the new creation.

We are going to see:

Joy in the Lord's new creation (v. 1-3)

Joy in the Lord's coming kingdom (v. 4-5)

Joy in the Lord's unending salvation (v. 6-8)

Joy in the Lord's ultimate victory (v. 9-11)

Passage: Luke 2:8-14

Join us as our lead pastor, Jonathan Brooks, teaches on Luke 2:8-14. How can we have lasting and meaningful peace that is free of fear?

We can find the answer to that question in the angelic announcement to the shepherds about the birth of Jesus! They move from great fear to a command not to fear at all, to an announcement of peace on earth! So, what brings them from great fear to peace on earth? The same reasons the angels give them to be at peace are the reasons we also can be at peace with God.

We are going to see:

Fearful Encounter (8-9)

Fear Removed (10-12)

Peace Declared (13-14)

Passage: Romans 15:8-13

Join us as our lead pastor, Jonathan Brooks, teaches on Romans 15:8-13. Here Paul wants believers to be filled with hope. As we look at chapter 14 leading into this passage, we see one side is hope destroying disunity and the other side is hope abounding among God’s people.

In this passage, Paul says to cross over from one side to the other, we need to look to the manger (the incarnation of Christ.) This is the journey Paul wants us to go on so that we will be a people spilling over with hope for our good and for the glory of Christ.

We are going to see:

1.     Hope Destroying Disunity

2.     Hope Established in the Incarnation

3.     Hope Abounding Among God’s People

Passage: 1 Samuel 8

Join us as our lead pastor, Jonathan Brooks, teaches on 1 Samuel 8. This chapter is a roller coaster ride. The highs are high and the lows are really low.

Chapter 1 and the start of chapter 2 seem like we are at the top of a hill. But then, we learn about the wickedness of Hophni and Phineas and we head down a depressing and tragic low. Then God brings victory on his own against the Philistines when the ark of God is among them in chapter 5. When it returns to Israel in chapter 6 we find that they are still living in disobedience to the Lord, Then, in chapter 7 God brings them Samuel who faithfully leads them to victory and deliverance from the Philistines. But, no sooner than Samuel seems to be approaching the end of his life, the people rebel once again.

This reminds us that walking faithfully with Christ is not a one day, one week, one year, or even one decade endeavor. It is a lifetime of pursuing faithfulness. That is why Hebrews 10:36 tells us that "we have need of endurance". 1 Samuel 8 warns us about the dangers of complacency and the path that leads to sin and disobedience.

God's Faithfulness Forgotten (1-8)

Gracious Warning Ignored (9-18)

Sovereign King Rejected (19-22)