People's Church Arnold Podcast

Life with God is not about ownership it's about stewardship. Followers of Jesus live with the awareness that nothing they have truly belongs to them.  Scripture Text: Luke 16:1-13 NLT

The Christian life is not easy. There are challenges in every season. But learning how to walk faithfully through each season is what it means to be a follower of Christ.  Scripture Text: Various

This year God is calling us to something foundational. Not just setting goals—but creating identity . Not just intentions—but building habits . Not just where we’re going—but who we are . Hebrews 6 reminds us that the Christian life isn’t about starting strong—it’s about continuing forward. And it shows us three truths about who we are called to be as the body of Christ. We are called to grow. We...

The Christmas story reminds us how much God loves us and wants to be in a relationship with everyone. No matter what we are going through He is always trying to get our attention and speak to us. The invitation to know Jesus is available to everyone.  Scripture Text: Various  

Gratitude has the power to transform our attitude and outlook on life.  Gratitude changes the way you think, act, and even look. It can even put a smile on your face. Gratitude gives a person a sense of purpose.  Scripture Text: Jeremiah 29:10-14

How can welive in the rest of God in this busy world? God has planned a rest for us. This rest is for today and in the future. The invitation Christ gives includes rest for our souls, minds, and bodies.  Scripture Text: Hebrews 4:1-13 NLT

How can we live victoriously when we feel exhausted, weak, and defeated? Every Christian should know that they are in a battle, but that God has given them the tools to march forward, knowing they have the authority and power to withstand the enemy. Scripture Text: Ephesians 6:10-18 NLT 

Sixty-two chapters are dedicated to David’s life in the scriptures — more than any other person; also, there are 59 references to David in the New Testament. Undoubtedly, David is one of the most important people in the Bible.  David is there for his life, his courage, his faithfulness, and his humility, but he is also here for his failure and his sinfulness. Most of all, he is there for the confr...

The difference between Saul and David was like night and day. David loved God and followed him. Saul was disobedient to God and despised David because he enjoyed God’s blessings. David was a different king—different from Saul and different from any other king. However, the temptation that came with being king was too much for even David. Scripture Text: 2 Samuel 11:14-27

The general view of the world is that it is getting better. The bad could be improved with better education and the mitigation of poverty. However, the Bible does not see it that way. The Bible sees humanity with a depraved a nature. The Bible has a realistic view of human nature not a fantastic view.  Scripture Text: 2 Samuel 11:6-13

When we come to David’s enormous failure we are taken back. This is David, God’s king. How could this have happened to him? This failure has been written about and talked about more than any other  failure in the Bible. Scripture does not try to hide the unsavory parts of biblical characters. It paints them warts and all. We can all thank God that our lives are not being written for the world to s...

We experience God's kindness every day. Every breath we take and each beat of our heart is a gift from God.  The question is, do we accept or reject God’s kindness? David distinguished himself as a king who showed the kindness of God. However, on one occasion the kindness of the king was despised, and those who despised it suffered the consequences.  Scripture Text: 2 Samuel 10:1-19

God is preparing a place for those who believe, to spend eternity with Him. God's presence will be the greatest thing in the city. Seeking the presence of God should be our greatest desire here on earth and the focus of everything we do. We are to be a people longing for our eternal home. Scripture Text: Revelation 21:1-10

John tells the resurrection story through the eyes of several people. First Mary Magdalene, then through the eyes of the disciples, including Thomas, but also one story where seven disciples went fishing. Scripture Text: John 20:1-14

What was it that made Jesus so different? What was it that made people follow him? What makes his story so special?  There are several reasons: First, he was the son of God. He really did come to rescue us from our sins. He really did have a humility about him that made him so attractive. Scripture Text: Mark 11:1-10

The kingdom of God depends on the wisdom, faithfulness, and justice of Jesus Christ, not the qualities in Christian believers.  We work hard to make Christ known, but we always falls short. Our abilities are always less than adequate. However, the kingdom of God and the integrity of Christianity depends on him, not on us.  Scripture Text: 2 Samuel 3:22-39  

In the book of Acts we see that the fuel empowering the Church to complete Jesus' core mission is a gift from God that is available to everyone. Various Scriptures

God gives us unconventional victory when we fall to our knees and are obedient to His unconventional direction. Scripture Text: Joshua 5:13 - Joshua 6:20

The great question for the people of Israel was who their king was. For some, their king was Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, but for others, David was their king. God had chosen David to be king of Israel, so some of these people did not serve God’s king. It is a question to ask ourselves, “Who is our king?” “Do we serve God’s King,” or do we serve some other king?” Many kings declare themselves to...

Our strategies and plans, our negotiations and proposals are no more able to bring peace and harmony, justice and righteousness than the efforts of Abner and Joab. How pathetic are our efforts to advance God's kingdom! We are grateful for any government movement that moves us away from sinful corrupt practices and moves us toward a honest and righteous state. We do not however, put our hope a...

The story of David, his early life, and his life as a fugitive and then as a king is one of the most engaging stories found in literature. It is not fiction but a real story of action, conflict, bravery, exemplary conduct, and personal failure and recovery. However, our interest is not just in the historical significance of the persons and events but much more. We don’t study the Old Testament jus...

In our study of 2 Samuel, we come to the subject of death and grief. Death terrifies us and leaves us confused; often, it brings guilt, shame, anger, loneliness, and despair. Even when we are expecting death to come—it is still hard, and we feel the same emotions. Death is no respecter of a person. It makes no difference in wealth or poverty, famous or unknown, race or culture—all are affected. If...

God rules over his creation. Though we do not see complete evidence that God rules over all aspects of creation on this earth because evil is very present. That is because the kingdom of God has not come to final fruition. Until that happens every man woman and child needs to remember that we all will ultimately give account for our actions before the Judge of all the earth. Scripture Text: 2 Samu...

In this passage we will look at a man who designed a scheme to enrich himself. He went to great trouble to fool many people, especially David, and he almost got away with the scam. Scripture Text: 2 Samuel 1:2-10 

No one likes waiting. Waiting is uncomfortable. We feel we are wasting time that could be spent in a more profitable way. Waiting, however, is part of life. We wait our turn at the checkout, at the doctor’s office, and in traffic, but most importantly, we wait on God. David had been chosen king but wasn’t prepared, so God had him go through a period of waiting that lasted 13 years. Scripture Text:...