How many choices do you think you make in a day? It starts from the moment you wake up: will you hit snooze or get up now? What will you wear? What route will you take to work? What project to work on first? And so on and so on until you fall asleep at night. Today, Pastor Mike reminds us that among the myriad of choices you make every day, the most important choice is to choose to walk in the Spirit. When you choose to follow the Spirit, all of your other choices become much easier!

David’s rise to the throne was a bumpy ride. It took many twists and turns. He was anointed King as a boy, but it wasn’t until a few years later that he took the crown and sat on the throne. Solomon on the other hand made sure to make it clear to his people that he wouldn’t be as easily shaken in the transition of power. As Pastor Mike will explain in today’s message, Solomon started his reign with a heavy hand on Justice. All the people knew where Solomon stood on Justice in his kingdom.

David’s reign ended with his passing, and Solomon takes over as the established king and ruler of Israel. David had come a long way from being the youngest and smallest son of Jesse, and a humble Shepard. He slayed Goliath, became a war hero, and took over as king. But he also sinned, killed an innocent man, went against God, and did many other things to fall short. In today’s message Pastor Mike will share that despite all these ups and downs in David’s life, He was a man after God's Heart.

At the end of David’s life, he has a lot of reflection on his life and his rule as king. We can look back and see all the ups and downs and David can see where he fell short. He realizes that he had begun to become complacent with carrying out Justice in his kingdom! In today’s message, Pastor Mike will be looking at what this transition from one king to another looked like. It will also be clear that Solomon will be much stricter than David when it comes to carrying out justice during his reign!

The Lord gives a promise in this book, and throughout the rest of his word, to prosper us! This promise however is conditional as Pastor Mike will explain in today’s message! The law was meant to push us to a dependence on God. When we meditate on the teachings of Jesus, we know how to obey him! When we live life in God’s way, we can navigate the difficulties of life better. But God will also bless us for our obedience! One of the ways that we can show our love to God, is by keeping his Commandments!

The Book of 1 Kings tells the stories of the people who would serve as King of Israel throughout the years. God calls these Kings with certain and specific responsibilities as the leader of the people. Some kings did a good job, others not so much. In today’s message, Pastor Mike will remind us that God gives us certain responsibilities as well! While we might not be kings over nations, we are still adopted into a royal family. God gives us instructions on how to live according to this new calling!

As we come to the end of David’s life, we can look back at it and see that it was full of ups and downs. The situation following the succession of his throne was just as stressful. Throughout all of David’s life though, we can clearly see the Lord guiding him and working in him despite the times when he fell short! In today’s message, Pastor Mike will encourage us that God has been just as faithful in our lives! As we go throughout life, we must trust that God is working through the ups and downs that this world gives!

Throughout the Bible, we have seen people intentionally cause great harm or evil. Whether it was a pharisee or a bad king in the Old Testament, they would go against God's way of life! However, God often uses people to stand against injustice and to proclaim his truth! In today’s message, Pastor Mike will encourage us to stand for the truth of God. We must not be afraid of the darkness in the world but rather stand against it as a light! When we stand against these things we are not alone, God is with us!

As we start 1 Kings, the book begins with David at the end of his life and the question of who is going to take over the throne. We can learn a lot from David’s life. We can learn lessons about how he reacted to situations around him, but we can also learn about the character of God! In today’s message, Pastor Mike will be reminding us that the God that we read about in the Old Testament is the same God we read about in the New Testament. We can learn a lot from how he acts in these Old Testament books!

When we really think about what happened at the fall of man in Genesis three, we see how serious sin is. Sin led us to death and out of a relationship with the God who created the universe. In today’s message, Pastor Mike will encourage us to not entertain sin because it leads to death! Because of Jesus, there is now nothing that can separate us from God, but when we sin, we willingly reject God and choose sin. Thankfully God shows us Grace and welcomes us back when we realize what we’ve done!