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Who doesn't enjoy a good love story? Love stories are woven into the fabric of all our entertainment.  They are a consistent undercurrent in our movies, television, music, and books. Not only this, but the desire we all feel for the love portrayed in these stories is woven into our very DNA because we've been created and sought by the One who defines what true love is. Yet so often we walk through life failing to believe that God loves and delights in His people. This Sunday we will see in Psalm 45 that we are invited to walk in the greatest love story ever - the one personally orchestrated by God our King. 

Ps 45

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Psalm 51 is a prayer of repentance. We are shown that forgiveness is available by God’s grace because of his steadfast love and abundant mercy. It also serves as a model prayer and illustrates the need to have a repentant heart always.

Psalm 42 is a lament of longing that reminds us that even in our darkest moments, God remains faithful, offering us our ultimate satisfaction and our lasting hope.

We begin our summer in the Psalms this week looking at Book 2 of the psalter. This week we focus on our human need for safety and strength. When we face trouble, where do we turn? The psalmist considers different sources of our fear and troubles and he shows how God is the fortress we need for each of these challenges. The message of the psalm is not complex, but in feeling the emotional importance of this psalm we will see how it is relevant in our modern and predictable lives just as much!Psalm 46

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With our last sermon in 1 Samuel before spending our summer in book 2 of the Psalms, we focus on the most known story of this book: David & Goliath.This chapter drives home a lesson that the Lord saves. He delivers His people. The methods, manner, and motivation might not be what we expect. He delivers & saves nonetheless -in keeping with His nature.It is the profound implications of this well-known-story’s simple, message that will grip us this Sunday.

1 Samuel 17

1 SAMUEL 16:14-23

We find King Saul is in a bad position, a harmful one, and worse of all maybe, it's spiritual. It's from God. We see that the judgment of God has fallen on Saul and with it, Saul's torment is realized. And yet in the same passage we see David, like a cool breeze, with the strum of the harp like angels, anointed and blessed by God, and with the coming of David comes the favor of God. Where Saul is tormented, he meets David's touch, and we see something of Jesus for us in both contrasts.

We’ve reached a sliding doors moment in the book of Samuel.
The LORD rejected King Saul, and the kingdom was given over to someone better than Saul.

But who is this next king? What makes him better than Saul?

Samuel evaluates potential kings based on what the last king looked like on the outside. The LORD, however, chooses the next king by what noone can see: the inner workings and ambitions of his heart.

God chooses what’s best. All the time, every time. His choice is the youngest son of Jesse, the second-greatest king in God’s story.

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Do you fear God?Do you give yourself exceptions to his good commands?This week, we will examine the kingdom-shattering moment when King Saul disobeyed God.Saul feared the people and obeyed them rather than fearing God and his word.Although it grieves God, Saul has the kingship torn away as a consequence.This passage reminds us of the gravity of our disobedience and how much we need the good news of God’s true king, Jesus.