For the month of January we have asked this question: What do you think is the most powerful thing we could do if we desired to see individuals and even entire communities transformed for the sake of God and His Kingdom? The answer is simple. Pray. Movements of revival and renewal have always had one … Continue reading Part 4: As We Forgive →

For part three of this month’s series we will spend some time thinking through a short, seven word sentence. Jesus teaches his disciples to pray, “give us this day our daily bread.” These are simple words, but they teach us a difficult concept complete and total reliance on God. This week we learn the importance … Continue reading Part 3: Our Daily Bread →

Last week we began a new year and with it a new series. Here is the question I posed last week: What do you think is the most powerful thing we could do if we desired to see individuals and even entire communities transformed for the sake of God and His Kingdom? The answer is … Continue reading Part 2: Your Kingdom Come →

This week we began a new year, and with it we begin a new series. Consider this question: What do you think is the most powerful thing we can do if we desire to see individuals and even entire communities transformed for the sake of God and His Kingdom? The answer is simple. Pray. Movements … Continue reading Part 1: Praying to See God Clearly →

God chose David to be Israel’s king because he was a man after God’s own heart. When David’s desire was to pursue the heart and will of God, all of Israel benefited and was blessed through and because of his actions. But David forgot what is was that had led God to anoint him as … Continue reading Part 5: Triumph to Trouble →

This Sunday we continue the “KING” message series by taking a step further into the story of David found in the Old Testament books of 1-2 Samuel. These are some of the most fascinating, well-written stories you’ll find anywhere, and they reveal a beautiful truth about Jesus.

This week we move into part three of the series entitled “King.” For the monthof December we are working through the books of 1 and 2 Samuel to see theway that God worked through and with His people, Israel. For part three we willsee the contrast between what people value in those they tend to … Continue reading Part 3: The Heart of the Matter →

In this series we are reconnecting the with the concept of “king” to better understand Jesus and our relationship with him. When we consider the story of Israel’s first king, Saul, we see the results of what life is like when God gives us the kind of king we think we want. That is, when … Continue reading Part 2: How to Avoid Regret →

“In those days Israel had no King…” but they would soon want one. After all, all the other nations had one, and the job of a king was to go before his nation in battle. What could be wrong with wanting a king? To this point the story of Israel within the promised land has … Continue reading Part 1: Just Like Them →

The book of Judges details a turbulent time in Israel’s history. One generation followed God, and for that He blessed them. The next generation forgot all about what God had done, and so He left them to fend on their own. Until, at least, they remember Him again, and in their distress cried out to … Continue reading Part 4: When the King’s Away . . . →