A Movement Sunday message by Lead Pastor James Dawson of Anchor Northern Beaches.

What do we do when our heroes are exposed? Where do we turn when those we put our hope in let us down and disappoint us? James Wong points us to the only sure hope we have in the final installment of our series in 1 & 2 Samuel.

A Man After His Own Heart.

In a world of broken promises, we worship a faithful God who does not make promises with his fingers crossed behind his back!

We’re all waiting for things in life. The question is: will we trust God to bring them about in his timing, or will we take matters into our own hands and fast track our future? James Wong takes us through 1 Samuel 24 as David finds himself confronted with this very situation.

Have you ever come face to face with an insurmountable opponent? Where do you turn when confronted with an impossible situation? The famous story of David & Goliath teaches us three lessons about what to do when the odds seem stacked against you.

Does God delight in sacrifice or obedience? Doing things for him or doing what he says? Saul is rejected as king and we learn a key lesson about relating to God.

How often do we think we know better than God? How often do we desire worldly things because we've lost sight of who He has called us to be? These are some of the issues that plagued the Israelites; but they are issues our hearts still wrestle with today. James Wong shows us where hope can be found as he takes us through 1 Samuel 8.

How do we stand in the presence of a Holy God? Israel learnt the hard way the lesson of treating God like a lucky charm. God's holiness is uncompromising! We appreciate Jesus all the more in light of a deepening appreciation of the holiness of God.

Hannah is an example of waiting in faith, her story and song mirror Israels. Who among us can join in this dangerous & daring song, and sing like Hannah to our powerful, intervening, and gracious God?