Walking in Truth

As a child of God, you've been given specific spiritual gifts to minister to the saints and to help further the Kingdom of God. As Pastor Johnny continues his teaching series through the book of 1 Samuel, he'll be encouraging you to use the gifts God has given you. If you are not sure what your gifts are, pray and ask Him to reveal them to you. Don't allow the enemy to discourage you from stepping out in faith. Purpose to cooperate with the Holy Spirit, and allow Him to work in and through you.

As Pastor Johnny continues his teaching series through the book of 1 Samuel, he'll be reminding you that God is the one you should first and foremost be seeking help from. Many times, people place their hope in a political leader or the government, but man and the world system are greatly flawed and only God can truly provide! Everything belongs to the Lord, and He's sovereign over all. As a Christian, you should be placing your faith in God alone, not in man or any other worldly system.

The prophet Samuel was used mightily by the Lord and was faithful to speak on God's behalf to all of Israel. Samuel purposed to spend quality and quantity amounts of time with the Lord, to hear Him speak, and obeyed His Word. Today, Pastor Johnny will be explaining how important it is to take time out of your busy day to seek the Lord and hear His voice. If you feel as though you're not hearing God speak to your heart, perhaps there's something getting in the way that God wants you to repent of.

Pastor Johnny is working his way through 1 Samuel and today's message is one we all need to hear! Put away your idols and prepare to seek the Lord. It's as simple as that. This message can save your life; it can save your marriage and your family. Anything that comes in the way of serving God is an idol. Sometimes those things are good but sometimes they're dark and poisonous. Put it away today. Relieve yourself of the poisonous fumes and prepare to seek the Lord today!

The enemy is always out to distract you from serving the one true God and offers you many idols every day to serve in God's place. And the thing is, he will hold up good things and tell you that these good things will keep you secure. Did any of the good things Pastor Johnny mentioned strike a nerve with you? Ask yourself that question another way; is there anything you couldn't live without? What if it was taken away, you would be afraid. Take that thing to Jesus today and offer it up to him.

When we hear the words, “you shall have no other gods before me” the picture in our minds is often little wooden idols in a shrine. You can't get much more removed from modern life in the western world. But what is a god? It's anything we look to for security or salvation. So what are the gods in your life? Maybe your job or your bank account. Maybe a relationship. But Pastor Johnny reminds us today that none of that compares to the one true God. Let's turn it around today and put God first!

If you've been wanting to hear the voice of God, you're going to love today's message! Pastor Johnny is diving into the time when God spoke to the boy Samuel. You can facilitate hearing the voice of God and Pastor Johnny is going to break it down for you. He's going to give you profound truth broken down into basic principles! This is a message you won't want to miss. When you follow these principles, you'll see God move in your life in extraordinary ways and your life will never be the same!

Have you been longing to hear the voice of God? You've watched him speak to others but you just can't seem to hear him? Pastor Johnny is going to share with us today that God's voice often isn't in the noise. It's not in the thunder or the fire. If you want to hear God speak to you, it's up to you to listen for the still, small voice. And that means turning off the noise! After you've listened to today's message, go find a quiet spot and turn it all off. Ask God to speak and wait for the still, small voice!

You might feel like you're too young to be of much use in the kingdom of God. What can a 12-year-old kid do that an adult couldn't? Pastor Johnny shares a different story today, though. When you take a look at the story of Samuel, you're going to find that God chose Samuel, just a boy, to speak to the high priest of Israel. You may be just a kid, but God knows your heart. If your heart is turned toward him and you're ready to listen and obey, he knows it! And he will use you in great and mighty ways!

As you go through your life you'll find many times where you need to make a choice. Will you honor God or your spouse? Will you honor God or will you place your children's desires over God's command? Pastor Johnny is going to remind us today that as followers of Christ we have one allegiance. We honor God above all. And we can't let our spouse or our friends or our kids stand in the way of what we know God has called us to do! Honor God with your life and you will teach your kids to do the same!