Mothers Day celebrates the impact of women and mothers on our society. Perhaps no area of Christianity is more complex, fearful and sometimes heartbreaking than parenting. Therefore, on Mothers Day the pastor preached on four biblical areas he and his...

I Samuel 12 is often called the “Farewell Address of Samuel.” That is probably not the most accurate description of that chapter. Although this is Samuel’s last public address, he will live and function as a powerful prophet and spiritual leader for...

This is the sermon I preached “in view of a call” 10 years ago at Faith Baptist… well, kind of. I have given the old and the new title. The three points are the same. But the meat of the passages, the understanding, the heart and hopefully the...

The Easter season is a great time of year to reflect on our lives and what the power of Christ and His resurrection are accomplishing. In the Gospels and Peter's New Testament epistle we look closely at Peter and how the Easter story unfolded...

Jesus is the promised “Messiah” of the Old Testament and the “Christ” of the New Testament. Both titles mean “the Anointed One of God.” In I Samuel 11 Saul is the “anointed” king/prince who delivers Israel from her enemies; a type or pattern of Jesus!...

I Samuel 10 details God's introduction of King Saul to Israel, but Romans 15:4 says all scripture written in the past is for our instruction today. None of us will be appointed by God as the king of Israel, but would you be surprised to know that...

Why Do We Need the Cross?

Hebrews  11: 39 -12:2

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The Cross Provides What has Been ____________________.

Hebrews 9:11-12; 22-24; 10:19-20

A.   A ____________________sacrifice

B.   A ____________________ sacrifice

II. The Cross...

God’s will is always at work. God’s will can be done in our lives even though it is not His perfect will or decree for us. Decisions we make can result in God’s permissive will being applied in our lives instead of His perfect plan being carried out...

Chapter 8 of I Samuel begins one of the most significant events in the Old Testament: the transition of leadership in Israel from judges to kings. God had been Israel’s King! Why would the Israelites want a human king like the nations around them? Why...

Throughout the Bible there is a common pattern of God’s people of falling away from Him, experiencing deep pain, crying out to the Lord and being delivered. I Samuel 7 is a picture of that exact cycle in the nation Israel. It has been said that “so...