This week's message from 1 Samuel 2 exposes the scandal at Shiloh, where Eli's sons abused their authority through entitlement, while Eli's passivity allowed their sin to continue unchecked. The passage challenges us to examine our own hearts, asking where we choose comfort, self-preservation, or personal desires over obedience to God. While Samuel stands as a faithful contrast, the sermon reminds us that even he is only a sign pointing to someone greater. Our true hope is found in Jesus Christ—the perfect and eternal High Priest who doesn't take from His people but gives Himself for them, offering forgiveness, and the power to live faithfully for God.

Hannah's prayer in 1 Samuel 2 reminds us that true worship is rooted not in our circumstances, but in the unchanging character of God. Whether we are waiting for answered prayers or surrendering the blessings God has given us, our greatest need is not changed circumstances but a clearer vision of who He is. This message explores three truths from Hannah's song: there is no one like our God, no one who acts like our God, and no one more worthy of our trust. Ultimately, Hannah's prayer points beyond her own story to Jesus Christ, the greatest reversal in history, through whom sinners are made saints and the dead are made alive. No matter what season you're in, you can rejoice because there is no one like our God.

This week we begin our journey through 1 Samuel by looking at the life of Hannah, a woman whose years of pain and unanswered prayers became the starting point of God's greater plan. In a world where everyone did what was right in their own eyes, Hannah shows us what it looks like to bring our deepest burdens to the Lord in humble dependence and surrender. Her story reminds us that God never wastes our suffering—He often uses it to shape our hearts and accomplish purposes far bigger than we can see. Ultimately, Hannah's life points beyond Samuel to Jesus, the true King who bears our grief, carries our sorrows, and is worthy of our complete trust.

In Galatians 6:11-18, Paul closes his letter to the Galatians in his own handwriting, driving home a warning against those pushing circumcision just to avoid persecution and to boast in outward religious performance. He contrasts that hollow boasting with his own only boast: the cross of Christ. This message explores the main message of the book of Galatians. The Gospel has freed us, therefore our only boast is in the cross of Christ. Because of Jesus, we are saved and set free to live a transformed life.

In Galatians 6:1–10, Paul teaches that every believer is sowing something—either to the flesh or to the Spirit. This message explores what it means to bear one another's burdens, restore those who have fallen with gentleness, and faithfully continue doing good even when it feels exhausting. Most importantly, we see that Jesus first carried our greatest burden on the cross, empowering us to live lives that reflect His love. Join us as we discover how sowing to the Spirit produces an eternal harvest and transforms both our hearts and our church community.

We all long for the abundant life Jesus promised, yet many of us still find ourselves exhausted, anxious, and striving. In Galatians 5:16–26, Paul teaches that our greatest struggle isn’t simply with sinful behavior—it’s with the competing desires of our hearts. This message explores how lasting transformation doesn’t come through willpower or trying harder, but through abiding in Christ and walking by the Spirit. As the Gospel moves from our minds into our hearts, God begins to reshape our desires and produce the fruit of the Spirit in us. Discover how true freedom is found not in striving, but in resting in the love of God and allowing Him to transform you from the inside out.

What if the exhaustion you feel isn’t because you’re failing—but because you’re trying to earn something Christ has already given? In Galatians 5:1–15, Paul reminds us that true freedom is not the ability to do whatever we want, but the freedom to rest in who God says we are. This message explores how performance, comparison, and self-protection leave us empty—and how the gospel invites us into a different way of living. Jesus gave up His freedom to secure ours, freeing us from striving and empowering us to love others from a place of grace. Discover what it means to stand firm in the freedom Christ has already won for you.

What happens when we stop trusting God’s promises and start trying to take matters into our own hands? In Galatians 4:21–31, Paul points to Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, Isaac, and Ishmael to show the difference between living by faith and living by human effort. This message explores how striving to earn God’s approval only leads to slavery, while trusting in Christ brings true freedom. Through Jesus, we are not children of performance—we are children of promise. The Gospel reminds us that salvation isn’t something we achieve; it’s something God has already accomplished.

In Galatians 4:8–20, Paul pauses his theological argument to reveal the heart of a pastor who deeply loves his people. He grieves that the Galatians, who once tasted the freedom of God's grace, are turning back to a form of spiritual slavery rooted in performance and religious effort. Paul reminds them that they are known by God and that true freedom is found not in earning God's approval, but in resting in Christ. His willingness to speak hard truths comes from a genuine love that desires their good, not their admiration. Like a parent laboring for a child, Paul longs to see Christ fully formed in them because that is where lasting freedom is found.

In Galatians 3:27–4:7, Paul reminds us that through faith in Christ we are no longer slaves striving to earn God's approval, but sons and daughters who have already received it. Jesus entered our slavery—born under the law—to redeem us and bring us into God's family through adoption. Because we are united with Christ, we are clothed in His righteousness, filled with His Spirit, and made heirs according to the promise. The Christian life is not about performing for a status we hope to gain; it's about living from the security of a status we've already been given. Stop living like a slave—in Christ, you are a son.