The world provides us with many voices to listen to.  

We are consistently battling the push and pull of what direction we should go and what decisions we should make.  It's often hard to sift through all the noise to know how to move forward.

In the story of Saul from 1 Samuel we see how difficult this can be.  Do we please God and follow Him or fall into the trap of trying to please people and following them.  Oftentimes, those two options are in opposition to each other.

Listen and hear how to stay committed to the word of God and the ways of God so we don't fall into the trap of listening to the wrong voices.  

The issue of pride is something that pops up in all of our lives.  

Being preoccupied with ourselves is natural.  We easily get caught up in our plans, needs and hopes and we can allow it to supersede anything else in our lives.  Often times, if we aren't careful, pride in ourselves will take our focus off of what really matters: bringing glory to God through our lives.

In the next message of our Whole Heart series Griffin teaches from 1 Samuel 15 where Saul builds a monument to himself.  He is seeking attention and recognition and missing the fact that he is disobeying God.  His focus is in the wrong place.  

Listen and hear the way to live humbly and avoid the downfalls of pride in our lives.  

Do you ever feel that life is out of control?

We all struggle with our limitations.  We wish we could control our future, our health, what other people do around us, politicians and so on.  The messier things get in our lives the more we want to take control.

As believers we have to remember who God is and who we are.  God is ultimately in control.  And even when fear, anxiety and the messes come into our lives we have to remember to trust that He is on the throne and that we are better off with Him in control.

Listen and hear Griffin walk through 1 Samuel 13 which shows us the consequences of overstepping in our role with God.  Usually, the greatest thing we can control is our faith in Him.  We learn from King Saul that when we stop trusting God and try to take over control we get ourselves in more trouble than we realize.  

How's your heart?

It's a question we should ask regularly.  The Bible is clear that our heart is paramount to everything we do.  We must protect it and guard it so we can be as healthy as possible.  

In 1 Samuel 9 we are shown the beginning of King Saul's story.  He is a man who never dreamed of becoming the King of Israel but as he walks through a humble circumstance he discovers that God has a greater calling on his life.

In week one of our Whole Heart series Griffin encourages us to lean into whatever season God currently has us in.  It's often in the humble seasons of life where we get prepared for the calling and purpose He has in store for us.  

It's good to know what to do.  But it's better and even necessary to know why we do what we do.

the Bible gives us so much practical application to strive towards in our lives.  Whether it is with our relationships, finances, dreams or responsibilities the word of God is beneficial to all of it.  

But, if we don't understand why we follow Christ and why we live for Him then it won't be sustainable.  

In our last message in the One Another series Thomas Kiger takes us through Romans chapter 12 and encourages us with five key words the Apostle Paul lays out for us to ensure we know the why behind our faith in Christ.  

Christianity is a we thing.

We were not meant to take the journey alone.  59 times in the New Testament the scripture fives us a "one another" verse.  It calls us to find and live in a community where we join together to pursue a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 10 calls us to "spur one another on to love and good deeds."  It's an encouragement to ensure that we don't let each other pull back or get stagnant in our pursuit of the Lord.  

The tongue has the power of life and death.  

It's a sobering truth God lays out for us.  Our words carry weight and make a tremendous impact in people's lives around us.  

In week two of our One Another series Griffin touches on Paul's call for us to encourage one another.  With so many challenges we face in life we are called to build one another up through encouragement.  And we all need some more encouragement.  

The rock or the sand.  

Jesus wraps up the most important message ever delivered in the Sermon on the Mount by giving everyone two simple options.  Take what He taught and live it out or take what He taught and ignore it.  

This message digs in to the concept of what the foundation of our lives is built on.  It opens up the conversation about where each of us stands on truth and how much authority God's word has in our lives.  

Yes or no?

We get invitation to events all the time.  Maybe it's a wedding, a birthday party, a gender reveal, etc.  And at some point we have to respond to the invite with a yes or a no.

The parable of The Great Feast is centered around the idea that God has sent us a very real invitation.  We've been invited into an eternal relationship with Him through Christ.  Our lives really come down to our response to this invitation.

In this message Griffin unpacks how God is constantly inviting us into a deeper connection with Him.  He shares how we have a battle every day for where our time and attention is pulled.  The goal?  To continue to say yes to God.