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Title: By Many or By Few

Subtitle: 1 Samuel

Speaker: Brian Jensen

Broadcaster: Grace Family Church

Event: Sunday Service

Date: 6/18/2017

Bible: 1 Samuel 14:1-46

Length: 48 min.

Overview: What do you do when 30,000 chariots are on your doorstep- What hope is there when the odds are stacked against you- Saul's son, Jonathan knows- -Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the Lord will work for us, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.-

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Family Church is now available on SermonAudio.com with the following details:

Title: Kings Are Subjects Too

Subtitle: 1 Samuel

Speaker: Brian Jensen

Broadcaster: Grace Family Church

Event: Sunday Service

Date: 6/11/2017

Bible: 1 Samuel 13

Length: 39 min.

Overview: When God asked Saul to wait for seven days until Samuel's arrival, he was asking him to do a difficult thing, seeing that a massive foe was on his doorstep. But this reminds us that the arena where faith is exercised is -down here,- in a broken and fallen world, where we sometimes face devastating odds, humanly speaking. But it's in situations like these that obedience and faith grow up into maturity, and the Lord shows himself strong.

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Title: Present Yourselves Before the Lord

Subtitle: 1 Samuel

Speaker: Brian Jensen

Broadcaster: Grace Family Church

Event: Sunday Service

Date: 5/21/2017

Bible: 1 Samuel 10

Length: 40 min.

Overview: At last Israel receives what they had asked for-a king like all the nations. God delivers on their request, but Saul's public proclamation as king is not your typical coronation. An ominous tone hangs over the whole affair, as Samuel rehearses God's gracious acts, and Israel's rejection of Yahweh their King -18-19-. Nevertheless, Israel remains the Lord's heritage -v1-, and it is his unfailing love that encourages us to submit to his lordship and walk in the obedience that springs from a transformed heart.

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Family Church is now available on SermonAudio.com with the following details:

Title: Missing Donkeys and the Providence of God

Subtitle: 1 Samuel

Speaker: Brian Jensen

Broadcaster: Grace Family Church

Event: Sunday Service

Date: 5/14/2017

Bible: 1 Samuel 9

Length: 42 min.

Overview: God gives the people just the sort of king they are looking for. This sets the stage for Israel's future disappointment and humbling, and underscores that while man looks on the outward things, God looks on the heart.--Nevertheless, Israel's disobedience does not result in their abandonment by Yahweh. They are unrepentant and idolatrous, but God continues to show mercy and compassion to them

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Family Church is now available on SermonAudio.com with the following details:

Title: God of Gods

Subtitle: 1 Samuel

Speaker: Brian Jensen

Broadcaster: Grace Family Church

Event: Sunday Service

Date: 4/23/2017

Bible: 1 Samuel 5-6:12

Length: 43 min.

Overview: After capturing the ark of God at Ebenezer, the Philistines bring it home to Ashdod to gloat in their victory. Has a wicked nation triumphed over Israel- Has Yahweh been defeated- In a comical turn of events, the Lord shows his supremacy and self-sufficiency, toppling idols and bringing judgment. The passage shows us that Yahweh is willing to suffer shame -down here--among the idols of the earth, going into exile and being humiliated, in order that he might ultimately triumph over the powers and principalities of this age. This points us to Christ, who suffered -outside the camp- for us, delivering us from sin and shame.

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Title: Firstfruits

Subtitle: 1 Corinthians

Speaker: Brian Jensen

Broadcaster: Grace Family Church

Event: Sunday Service

Date: 4/16/2017

Bible: 1 Corinthians 15:20-23

Length: 30 min.

Overview: The consequences, if Christ has not been raised, are disastrous. We are still in our sins. Our preaching is vain- our faith is vain. But Christ has been raised, and the empty tomb is the guarantee to all who believe that we will share in his resurrection. In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul uses the Old Testament principle of firstfruits to show how Christ acts as our representative Head, securing our redemption and giving us the lively hope that we too will experience resurrection life through faith in his name.

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Title: Glory in Exile

Subtitle: 1 Samuel

Speaker: Brian Jensen

Broadcaster: Grace Family Church

Event: Sunday Service

Date: 4/9/2017

Bible: 1 Samuel 4

Length: 39 min.

Overview: If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again. After suffering a catastrophic defeat, the Israelites get desperate. This time, they go into battle bearing the ark of the covenant of God. Surely this will guarantee their success- But 1 Samuel 4 shows the folly of treating God's power as something that can be manipulated to our own advantage. Our text exposes how possessing a form of godliness without the power leads inevitably to spiritual superstition. His grace toward sinners carries a call to glory in him for who he is and the greatness of our salvation, not merely for his usefulness to us.

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Family Church is now available on SermonAudio.com with the following details:

Title: They Did Not Know the Lord

Subtitle: 1 Samuel

Speaker: Brian Jensen

Broadcaster: Grace Family Church

Event: Sunday Service

Date: 4/3/2017

Bible: 1 Samuel 2:12-36

Length: 43 min.

Overview: For all of the outward forms of religion Eli's sons were associated with, they were ignorant of God. They -did not know the Lord.- By making a mockery of the sacrifice, they despised the one means of atonement that God had supplied. This passage points forward to God's provision for sinners through Christ's blood, and to the necessity of true conversion. Jesus is the perfect fulfillment of 1 Sam 2-35. -----Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people,- -Hebrews 2-17-

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Family Church is now available on SermonAudio.com with the following details:

Title: God Hears

Subtitle: 1 Samuel

Speaker: Brian Jensen

Broadcaster: Grace Family Church

Event: Sunday Service

Date: 3/12/2017

Bible: 1 Samuel 1:1-20

Length: 47 min.

Overview: The book of 1 Samuel opens by placing a spotlight on the barren condition of a woman named Hannah. What does her inability and fruitlessness have to do with the future of God's people- What can Hannah's desperate prayer teach us about the way to approach the Lord in prayer-

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Family Church is now available on SermonAudio.com with the following details:

Title: Greetings and Grace

Subtitle: Philippians

Speaker: Brian Jensen

Broadcaster: Grace Family Church

Event: Sunday Service

Date: 3/5/2017

Bible: Philippians 4:21-23

Length: 46 min.

Overview: At first glance, these verses seem like little more than a formality, the letter-writing convention of the day. But then we remember that all scripture is breathed out by God and profitable. Why was it important that the grace of God be the final thought ringing in the Philippians' ears- Why do Christians still need grace-