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Pastor Dan Rude continues our fall series on the Book of 1 Samuel. Dan discusses the major failures of King Saul, explains what is at the root of each one, and then shows how God desires us to trust Him.

Key Topics: Trust, Failure, Obedience

Pastor Luke Hukee continues our series on the Book of 1 Samuel. Luke discusses how worship is central to human life and as His creation, God has called us to worship him alone. Luke shows how when we fail to worship God with all our heart, God in His grace and mercy will expose us and call us back to Him.

Topics: Worship, Repentance

Pastor Dan Rude continues our series on the Book of 1 Samuel. Dan covers the contrast between Israel's repentance and return to the Lord, and their shocking rejection of God as their leader.

Topics: Idols, Repentance, Worship

Pastor Dan Rude continues our fall series on the Book of 1 Samuel. Dan explains how after a disastrous defeat the leaders of Israel try to use the Ark of the Covenant to gain the upper hand against the Philistines. Dan looks at how God still reigns over everything and is not a means to an end but the end for which we have been created.

Topics: Worship, Holiness, Ark, Control, Using God

Pastor Luke Hukee continues our fall series on the Book of 1 Samuel. Luke explains how God speaks to a boy named Samuel giving him a message to share and discusses how God speaks to us primarily through His word, giving us a message to share as well.

Topics: Hearing God, God's Word, The Gospel

Pastor Dan Rude continues our fall series on the Book of 1 Samuel. Dan discusses how Eli’s sons were worthless men who did not know God and turned the worship of God into a farce. Dan looks at how Samuel learned to walk with God in spite of their wickedness, showing us much of the holiness of God.

Topics: Wrath of God, Intercession, Corruption, Faithfulness, The Cross

Pastor Dan Rude kicks off our fall series in the Book of 1 Samuel. Dan highlights the pain and disappointment of a women who finds herself in a situation that she wishes was much different. Dan discusses how in her distress, she pours out her heart to God and gives us an example of how to endure courageously.

Topics: Pain, Disappointment, Courage

Pastor Dan Rude finishes up our series on the Book of Luke. Dan discusses what Jesus means when he says the harvest is abundant but the workers are few. Dan explains how Jesus spent much of his life developing workers for the harvest to advance God's Kingdom.

Pastor Dan Rude continues our series on the Book of Luke. Dan discusses how Jesus sends out 72 other disciples and walks through the profile of a worker in the harvest.

Topics: Workers, Kingdom of God, Worth of Jesus

Pastor Luke Hukee continues our series on the Book of Luke. Luke discusses Jesus' journey to Jerusalem and the three conversations he has that expose four barriers to following Him.