From the Pulpit

We often assume that resisting God’s will and ways carry little consequence—that we can delay obedience, hold back, or quietly push against what he is doing without much cost. But 1 Samuel 19:18–24 tells a different story. As Saul relentlessly opposes God’s chosen king, his defiance reaches a breaking point. God steps in—not only to interrupt Saul’s plans, but to expose and overrule them completel...

In 1 Samuel 18–19, as God advances his plans and purposes by raising up David as king, people begin to respond. Some—like Jonathan, Michal, and the people—recognize what God is doing and align themselves with it in trust and loyalty. Others—like Saul—resist, attempting to control, manipulate, and oppose what God has clearly set in motion. The result is striking: alignment leads to participation in...

Sermon from 2026 Easter service. Josiah Boyd preaching.

Sermon from March 29, 2026 service. Josiah Boyd preaching.

Sermon from March 22, 2026 service. Brian Hartnett preaching.

In a world that prizes visible strength, proven experience, and measurable success, it is easy to assume that security and victory belong to those who appear most impressive. Yet Scripture repeatedly challenges that instinct. In 1 Samuel 17, a familiar battlefield becomes the setting for a deeper revelation about how God’s people are meant to interpret reality. While fear spreads through the ranks...

In 1 Samuel 16, a kingdom teeters between turmoil and peace. Saul still sits on the throne, a king who seems strong, capable, and in control—but the Spirit of the Lord has departed from him. Fear replaces faith, and his world begins to unravel. At the same time, a young shepherd named David, unnoticed by most, is quietly anointed and filled with God’s Spirit. Where Saul falters, David brings relie...

Sermon from March 1, 2026 service. Cliff Donaldson preaching.

There are seasons in the life of a church family when what’s needed is not new direction, but grateful recognition—moments to pause and notice what God is doing in and through his people. Faithfulness deserves to be named, grace deserves to be acknowledged, and God’s work deserves to be celebrated, not for human commendation, but for divine glory. Today’s gathering is shaped by appreciation and in...

We live in a world that is constantly wearing down—bodies weaken, strength fades, and loss touches every life. The pressure of suffering, the weight of uncertainty, and the quiet anxiety of waiting shape the human experience more than we often admit. Yet Scripture tells a deeper story. Though everything visible is temporary, God is doing an unseen work—renewing his people inwardly, dwelling in the...

Sermon from February 8, 2026 meeting. Godsgrace Agu preaching.

Scripture reminds us again and again of the big difference between how and what we see and how and what God sees. We are quick to draw conclusions based on what is visible—success or failure, strength or weakness, danger or security, prominence or obscurity. God, however, works according to purposes that often lie beyond human judgment, his thoughts being far above human thoughts. His plans unfold...

Warnings are often ignored not because they are unclear, but because they are outmatched. Other voices speak louder—voices of confidence, momentum, pragmatism, and self-assurance. What sounds reasonable in the moment can slowly eclipse what is right, especially when obedience carries cost and delay. Scripture repeatedly exposes the danger of selective listening. God’s word may be acknowledged and...

Faith is often tested in quiet, ordinary moments—when the way forward feels uncertain, when waiting stretches patience, and when doing something seems easier than trusting someone. In those moments, it is possible to be sincere, active, and even religious, while slowly drifting from simple dependence on the word of the Lord. Scripture speaks tenderly but clearly to that condition, reminding God’s...

Waiting is never easy. We want answers, results, and direction—and we want them now . But the life of faith often asks us to do the opposite: to wait. First Samuel 13 recounts a scene from the life of Saul, Israel’s first king, standing at the edge of a crisis. The enemy is at the gates, his army is small, weak, and afraid, and the moment demands action—or so it seems. Saul faces a choice: trust G...

In 1 Samuel 12, Israel finally reaches a moment of relief. The threat has passed, the king has been established, and the people gather in celebration. Yet instead of simply affirming the moment, God speaks—because something deeper still needs attention. Through Samuel, the Lord confronts how fear shaped Israel’s choices, reminds them that he alone has always been their true King, and calls them ba...

Sermon from December 21, 2025 service. Harold Peasley preaching.

At Christmas, we often talk about what happened : a baby lying in a manger, angels singing in the sky, shepherds watching in the field. But Titus 2 tells us what the birth of Christ did . When the grace of God “appeared,” Paul says, it wasn’t simply the beginning of a beloved story ; it was the beginning of a new reality .  Zechariah, speaking of the coming birth of Jesus, said that he would “ app...

Sermon from December 07, 2025 service. Jim Rennie preaching.

Advent begins with longing—with God’s people sitting in the dark and remembering what it means to wait. And when we look back through the Old Testament, we discover that this longing isn’t new; it’s been woven into the story since Eden. From the garden to the patriarchs, from Moses to David, from the poets to the prophets, Scripture builds a rising expectation: Someone is coming . Today, as we beg...

First Samuel 11 drops God’s people into a moment of real vulnerability: a city surrounded, a nation unsure, and a threat far greater than their ability to handle. Yet this chapter showcases a familiar pattern woven throughout Scripture—when human strength runs out, God’s deliverance steps in. The events at Jabesh-gilead remind the church today that overwhelming pressures, persistent fears, and see...

There’s a kind of judgment in the Bible that doesn’t come as fire or thunder. It comes when God steps back and lets people have exactly what they keep reaching for. Most have tasted a little of that in their own lives—a job that seemed perfect but slowly hollowed life out, a choice that looked wise until consequences started piling up, a desire that promised joy but delivered something thinner and...

We all want clarity in a confusing world—leaders we can trust, plans that make sense, and some sign that God is still in control. But what do we do when everything feels uncertain? When leaders disappoint us, when our own choices go wrong, and when God seems silent? In 1 Samuel 9–10, we meet Saul—an ordinary man from an ordinary family on an ordinary errand—who finds himself caught up in God’s ext...

In 1 Samuel 8, Israel asks for a king “like all the nations,” revealing a temptation that still confronts us today: to trust what we can see rather than the God we cannot. The people were drawn to human leadership—Samuel’s aging authority, the failures of his sons, the stability and power of surrounding nations—because it promised security, predictability, and control. Yet human rulers are fallibl...

Sermon from October 26th, 2025 service. Godsgrace Agu preaching.