This morning I want to talk to you on the subject matter of Listening 

There are times when we are so busy so distracted 

That we find ourselves filled with all the noise of the world 

And we get so focused on the next step 

The next chapter the new journey 

Or even the moment that we simply don’t hear the lord 

But we hear everything else 

This morning I want to break down these first few Verses in

1 Samuel 3 — KJV, Verse by Verse

1 Samuel 3:1

“And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.”

Explanation: Samuel was serving God under Eli. God’s word was rare in those days. The nation was in a spiritually difficult season.

Verse 2

“And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;”

Explanation: Eli was getting old and losing his physical sight. But the chapter is also setting up a contrast between Eli’s fading sight and Samuel beginning to see spiritually.

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Micah 7:1–6 is brutally honest.

Micah describes a world where things are not right. He sees corruption, disappointment, broken relationships, and people he can’t trust. It feels like everything around him is falling apart.

A lot like Micah 

“We begin to believe we’re stuck in the struggle.”
 “We believe we’re in a rut.”
 “We can’t see the purpose in the pain.”

Micah doesn’t pretend everything is fine.

But then comes verse 7:

“Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.”

That’s the turning point.

Micah basically says:

I’m going to look to God.
 I’m going to wait on God.
 I’m going to trust God.
 And I’m going to believe God hears me.

Then verse 8 hits:

“Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.”

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Isaiah 6:1–10

Isaiah had a vision of the holiness of God, and his immediate response wasn’t pride—it was conviction.

He saw God clearly, and when he saw God clearly, he began to see himself clearly.

Isaiah cried out:

“Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips.”

Isaiah didn’t point at somebody else.

He didn’t blame the people around him.

He didn’t say, “Lord, fix them.”

He said, “Woe is me.”

And then comes the beautiful part.

God didn’t leave Isaiah in his brokenness. A seraphim took a live coal from the altar and touched Isaiah’s lips.

His iniquity was taken away.

His sin was purged.

And then Isaiah heard the voice of the Lord:

“Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?”

Isaiah responded:

“Here am I; send me.”

Notice something about that passage.

Before Isaiah was ready to go, he had to be willing to let God start with him.

I want to share this beautiful moment with you all. 

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Over the years, we’ve heard it said:

“The church is dying. The church is dwindling down. The church is in decay.”

Ladies and gentlemen, I’m here to tell you—it’s becoming more and more true.

There’s an old country song that asks, “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes?”

Today, I want you to ask yourself that same question:

Who’s going to fill your shoes?

Who’s going to sit in your pew?

Who’s going to carry the torch?

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Hebrews 11:1

I want to ask you a simple question:

Are you willing to go the next mile?

Not the extra mile—the next mile.

Are we willing to step out in faith?
 Are we willing to take the NEXT STEP?

Sometimes we look at what is in front of us and all we can see is the obstacle.

We see the hurdle.
 We see the mountain.
 We see everything that could go wrong.

But faith says, “I may not see the whole path, but I trust the One who is leading me.”

Hebrews 11:1 says:

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

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Do You Care?

Mark 5:1–20

This morning, I’m not asking you to doubt your salvation. I’m not asking you to question whether you’re saved.

But I am asking you a very real question:

Do you care?

Do you care that you have loved ones who are dying lost and don’t know Jesus—and that they will spend eternity separated from Him?

Do you care that you may have parents who are distant from God and have never experienced a true relationship with Jesus?

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Psalm 63:1:

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David wasn’t writing these words from a palace, and he wasn’t writing when life was easy. He was in the wilderness—a dry, lonely, uncertain place. Yet instead of focusing on what he lacked physically, his greatest desire was for God.

How different we often are.

We are quick to panic when the things we desire aren’t the very things God is showing us to pursue. 

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In this message coming from first King chapter 19 verse nine we see that Elijah is hiding in a cave and God asked the million dollar question if you will Elijah what are you doing here? Here’s today’s message. I hope you enjoy

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I want to be honest with you.

This isn’t the message I thought I would be preaching.

In fact, if you had asked me a few days ago what I would be standing here to proclaim, it wouldn’t have been this.

But I have a burden this morning.

A burden that has weighed heavily on my heart, and I cannot ignore what the Holy Spirit has laid upon me.

There are moments when God changes our plans because He has something His people need to hear. I believe this is one of those moments.

This burden isn’t just for me. I believe it’s for every one of us. It is something we should not ignore—something we cannot afford to ignore.

The message comes from such a simple text.

A passage many of you have probably heard preached dozens, maybe even hundreds, of times.

Yet I’ve learned that familiar Scripture often carries fresh conviction when the Holy Spirit breathes upon it.

So before we go any further, I want to ask you a question.

Are you blessed… or are you pressed?

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Hebrews 10:23
 

The writer of Hebrews doesn’t tell us to hold on because life is easy. 

He tells us to hold on because the One who made the promise is faithful. 

Our confidence is not in our strength—it is in God’s unchanging character. God is faithful, even when we find ourselves feeling alone, abandoned, or isolated.

He is faithful. His mercies are new every morning.

His heart is pure, holy, and righteous.

I want you to understand this: I came to tell you that it is the faithfulness of God that holds us together and keeps us from falling apart.

When everything around us seems uncertain, God remains the one constant thing in our life 

 His faithfulness never changes, never weakens,

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