1st Samuel 11-12 “Surrounded but Not Defeated” 1. The serpent’s threat (ch.11:1-11) 2. An attack of division (ch.11:12-15) 3. Samuel’s farewell (ch.12:1-15) 4. Choose your Master (ch.12:16-25)
Why exist if we're like every other church? We'd rather join others than take up space. In a special message drawn from Pastor Chuck Smith’s book Calvary Chapel Distinctives, Pastor…
1st Samuel 9-10 “Chosen and Anointed” 1. Saul’s search for donkeys (ch.9:1-14) 2. Saul and Samuel meet (ch.9:15-27) 3. Samuel anoints Saul (ch.10:1-16) 4. Saul publicly chosen (ch.10:17-27)
1st Samuel 7-8 “Returning and Rejecting” 1. Israel returns to God (ch.7:1-6) 2. Raising up Ebenezer (ch.7:7-17) 3. Guarding the heart (ch.8:1-9) 4. Israel wants a king (ch.8:10-22)
1st Samuel 4 "Ritual Over Relationship Brings Ruin" 1. The Ark of the Covenant (v.1-4) 2. The Ark captured in battle (v.5-11) 3. The death of Eli the Priest (v.12-22)
1st Samuel 2:12-36 "Mentoring and Serving" 1. The danger of serving without surrender (v.12-17) 2. Serving like Samuel, and growing in God (v.18-21) 3. The cost of neglect to discipline…
1st Samuel 1:1– 2:11 “A Mother’s Prayer” 1. Hannah’s hurting heart and being childless (ch.1:1-7) 2. Praying quietly to The Lord for His help (ch.1:8-18) 3. The power of preserving…
Palm Sunday “The King's Triumphant Entry” 1. Matthew 21:1-11 - Jesus comes to Jerusalem as King 2. John 12:16-19 - The whole world has gone after Him 3. Luke 19:39-44…
Ruth 3 “The Gift of Redemption” 1. From provision to protection (v.1-4) 2. A humble request for rescue (v.5-9) 3. The portrait of a redeemer ( v.10-18)
Judges 21 “Anarchy and Chaos” 1. Foolish vows in a lawless land (v.1-3) 2. Stolen brides from within Israel (v.4-14) 3. Kidnapping brides at a feast (v.15-25)
Judges 20 “Civil War and Moral Collapse” 1. Resolve to punish the guilty (v.1-17) 2. Civil War breaks out in Israel (v.18-28) 3. Tribe of Benjamin defeated (v.29-48)
Judges 19 “Sexual Depravity and National Decay” 1. The chaos of a nation without God (v.1-2) 2. Compromise can lead to danger (v.3-21) 3. Rationalizing sin leads to decay (v.22-30)
Judges 17-18 “The Danger of DIY Spirituality” 1. Idolatry worship in the home (ch.17:1-6) 2. A peddling priest for hire (ch.17:7-13) 3. A spiritual sellout to a mob (ch.18:1-21) 4.…