Southwest Christian Church

John gives us three important truths about responding to false teaching: 1. Awareness to Antichrists (v 7-8)2. Abiding in Christ (v 9)3. Associating with Christians (v 10-13) This sermon was first preached at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA on 11-09-25. For more information, visit ⁠⁠us⁠⁠ .

The Apostle John gives us three foundational reasons of the importance of truth and love as a Christian: 1. The Unity of Truth and Love (v 1-2)2. The Trinity and Truth and Love (v 3)3. The Walk in Truth and Love (v 4-6) This sermon was first preached at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA on 11-02-25. For more information, visit ⁠⁠us⁠⁠ .

The tragic and shameful death of Saul teaches us three critical implications about dying as a Christian: 1. God is Sovereign Over Death (v 1-6)2. God is Victorious by Death (v 7-10)3. God is Honored in Death (v 11-13) This sermon was first preached at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA on 10-26-25. For more information, visit ⁠⁠us⁠⁠ .

The rejection and rescue of David teaches us three crucial realities to remember about hardship in the Christian life: 1. Driven to God's Strength (29:1-11, 30:1-6)2. Entrusting to God's Providence (30:7-15)3. Resting in God's Reward (30:16-31) This sermon was first preached at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA on 10-19-25. For more information, visit ⁠⁠us⁠⁠ .

The desperation of Saul and the medium teaches us three startling realities about neglecting God and his Word: 1. God's Fearful Silence (v 3-6)2. Man's Desperate Search (v 7-15)3. God's Promised Sentence (v 16-25) This sermon was first preached at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA on 10-12-25. For more information, visit ⁠⁠us⁠⁠ .

David's story of finding refuge and success in the land of the Philistines teaches us three important realities about Christ's kingdom: 1. Christ's Gentile Kingdom (27:1-3)2. Christ's Global Kingdom (27:4-7)3. Christ's Conquering Kingdom (27:8-12; 28:1-2) This sermon was first preached at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA on 10-05-25. For more information, visit ⁠us⁠ .

David's sparing of Saul's life again teaches us four important lessons about facing temptation as a Christian: 1. Christ's People Will Face Repeated Temptations (v1-9)2. Christ's People Have God's Help (v 10-16)3. Christ's People Are Strengthened in Fellowship (v 17-20)4. Christ's People Look to God's Reward (v 21-25) This sermon was first preached at Southwest Chri...

The conflict between David, Nabal, and Abigail teaches us three important truths about how to live as Christians in a hostile world: 1. The Reputation of Christ's Name (v 1-13)2. The Wisdom of Christ's Word (v 14-31)3. The Vengeance of Christ's Judgment (v 32-44) This sermon was first preached on 09-21-25 at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA. For more information, visit us .

David's sparing of Saul's life teaches us how to love our enemies by asking us three crucial questions: 1. Do You Trust in God's Timing? (v 1-7)2. Can You Wait on God's Justice? (v 8-15)3. Will You Imitate God's Son? (v 16-22) This sermon was first preached on 09-14-25 at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA. For more information visit us .

David's narrow escape of Saul helpfully illustrates for us the three-fold view of God's will: 1. God's Sovereign Will of the Wilderness (v 14)2. God's Revealed Will for the Wilderness (v 15-18)3. God's Providential Will in the Wilderness (v 19-29) This sermon was first preached on 09-07-25 at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA. For more information visit us .

The contrasting responses of David and Saul teach us three crucial lessons about prayer in the Christian life:1. The Primacy of Prayer (v. 1-2a)2. The Dependency of Prayer (v. 2b-6)3. The Enemy of Prayer (v. 7-13) This sermon was first preached at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA on 08-31-25. For more information, visit us.

1. Boldness in Proclaiming2. Words to Proclaim3. Why Proclaim This sermon was first preached by Richard LaPorte at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA on 08-24-25. For more information, visit us.

1. We Must Always Be at the Ready2. Fear Has No Place in the Life of a Believer 3. The Four "Alls" of Prayera. Pray at All Timesb. Pray All Kinds of Prayersc. Pray with All Perseveranced. Pray Making Supplication for All the Saints This sermon was first preached by Randy Taylor at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA on 08-17-25. For more information, visit us.

1. Strength for the Battle (v 10)2. The Nature of the Battle (v 11-12)3. Stand Firm in the Battle (v 13) This sermon was first preached by Richard LaPorte at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA on 08-10-25. For more information, visit us.

David's wilderness wanderings teach us three essential realities about Christ as a King: 1. The Wilderness Provisions for the King (v 1-3)2. The Work of the Priest-King (v 4-9)3. The Wisdom of the Pursued King (v 10-15) This sermon was first preached at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA on 07-27-18. For more information visit us.

The covenant life between Jonathan and David teaches us fourshared life realities between Christ and his people:1. The Persecution of the Righteous (v1-11)2. The Security of the Righteous (v 12-17)3. The Enemy of the Righteous (v 18-34)4. The Return of the Righteous (v 35-42) This sermon was first preached at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA on 07-20-25. For more information visit us.

The risky life of David teaches us three common realities about following Jesus:1. Delighting in His Name (v 1-7)2. Welcoming His Reproach (v 8-17)3. Depending on His Spirit (v 18-24) This sermon was first preached at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA on 07-13-25. For more information visit us.

The rising popularity of David teaches us three necessary implications about following Jesus:1. Losing Your Identity (v 1, 3-4)2. Forgetting Your Glory (v 2, 5-11)3. Praising Your Savior (v 12-16) This sermon was first preached at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA on 06-29-25. For more information visit us.

The battle between David and Goliath teaches us three crucial truths about the work of Christ: 1. God's Champion (v 1-23)2. God's Name (v 24-40)3. God's Judgment (v 41-58) This sermon was first preached on 06-22-25 at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA. For more information, visit us.

The anointing of David as king teaches us three important realities about the work of the Holy Spirit: 1. The Anointing of the Spirit (v 13)2. The Power of the Spirit (v 14-18, 23)3. The Evidence of the Spirit (v 19-22) This sermon was first preached on 06-15-25 at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA. For more information, visit us.

The Lord's anointing of David shows us three lessons on God's way of seeing: 1. The Lord's Provision (v 1-5)2. The Lord's Choosing (v 6-11)3. The Lord's Shepherd (v 12-13) This sermon was first preached on 06-08-25 at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA. For more information, visit us.

The Lord's rejection of Saul as king teaches us four critical truths about obedience to God: 1. The Lord's Judgment on Sinners (v 1-3)2. The Lord's Regret of Sin (v 4-11)3. The Lord's Desire in Obedience (v 12-23)4. The Lord's Glory in Worship (v 24-35) This sermon was first preached at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA on 06-01-25.

The foolish vow of Saul shows us three types of exchanges in the history of redemption:1. God's Law Exchanged for Man's Rules (v. 24-30)2. God's Presence Separated by Man's Sin (v. 31-40)3. God's Son Substituted in Man's Place (v. 41-52) This sermon was first preached at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA on 05-25-25. For more information, visit us.

The boldness of Jonathan illustrates for us three realities aboutChristian courage:1. The Threatening Circumstances (13:15-23)2. The Godward Courage (14:1-15)3. The Shared Contagion (14:16-23) This sermon was first preached on 05-18-25 at Southwest Christian Church in Temecula, CA. For more information,

The foolish decisions of Saul show us three sinful steps of worry: 1). The Root of Worry (v. 1-4) 2). The Logic of Worry (v. 5-12) 3). The Cost of Worry (v. 13-14) This sermon was first preached at Southwest Christian Church on 05-11-25 in Temecula, CA. For more information, visit us.