Poplar Springs Christian Church

What does God have in store through you? Normally we ask what does God have in store for me. We go to Him for help, wisdom, provision, etc.  As we should! But, when we give our lives to Christ we commit ourselves to allowing God to take over our story.  We commit ourselves to His will for our lives above anything else. Listen and hear our final message in the "Whole Heart" series and how...

We don't hear the word "honor" that much anymore. We like to honor our veterans and maybe certain people for special occasions and achievements.   The questions for us is how do we honor the Lord with our lives?   In 1 Samuel 26 David is faced with a major decision and he can take matters into his own hands and potentially make his life much easier.  But, he doesn't, because th...

Every season is different.   We see it in God's creation.  The difference in all four of the seasons God has made.  They make us feel different, we don't do the same things in summer that we do in the winter.  And as we know, the seasons keep changing. It's the same in our lives.  We have good seasons and bad ones.  We enjoy some more than others.  Sometimes we live in a season of b...

Worship is more powerful than we think. 1 Samuel 16 finds Saul in a bad place.  Struggling with the consequences of his rebellion towards God and in need of relief.  God uses David's musical skills to bring him to the palace to sooth Saul's issue with the evil around him. This story opens us up to the power of worship.  Worship is giving God His worth.  We find relief when we take our mi...

How do you respond to other people's success?  Our culture teaches us to make everything a competition.  Where we are in life, our career, our family, homes, cars, etc.  How do we compare to those around us?  It's a constant challenge to avoid the comparison trap. Griffin takes us through our last message on King Saul when he has to deal with this issue.  Everyone is singing the praises...

The world provides us with many voices to listen to.   We are consistently battling the push and pull of what direction we should go and what decisions we should make.  It's often hard to sift through all the noise to know how to move forward. In the story of Saul from 1 Samuel we see how difficult this can be.  Do we please God and follow Him or fall into the trap of trying to please people...

The issue of pride is something that pops up in all of our lives.   Being preoccupied with ourselves is natural.  We easily get caught up in our plans, needs and hopes and we can allow it to supersede anything else in our lives.  Often times, if we aren't careful, pride in ourselves will take our focus off of what really matters: bringing glory to God through our lives. In the next message of...

Do you ever feel that life is out of control? We all struggle with our limitations.  We wish we could control our future, our health, what other people do around us, politicians and so on.  The messier things get in our lives the more we want to take control. As believers we have to remember who God is and who we are.  God is ultimately in control.  And even when fear, anxiety and the messes come...

How's your heart? It's a question we should ask regularly.  The Bible is clear that our heart is paramount to everything we do.  We must protect it and guard it so we can be as healthy as possible.   In 1 Samuel 9 we are shown the beginning of King Saul's story.  He is a man who never dreamed of becoming the King of Israel but as he walks through a humble circumstance he discovers t...

It's good to know what to do.  But it's better and even necessary to know why we do what we do. the Bible gives us so much practical application to strive towards in our lives.  Whether it is with our relationships, finances, dreams or responsibilities the word of God is beneficial to all of it.   But, if we don't understand why we follow Christ and why we live for Him then it won&a...

Christianity is a we thing. We were not meant to take the journey alone.  59 times in the New Testament the scripture fives us a "one another" verse.  It calls us to find and live in a community where we join together to pursue a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. Hebrews 10 calls us to "spur one another on to love and good deeds."  It's an encouragement to ensure tha...

The tongue has the power of life and death.   It's a sobering truth God lays out for us.  Our words carry weight and make a tremendous impact in people's lives around us.   In week two of our One Another series Griffin touches on Paul's call for us to encourage one another.  With so many challenges we face in life we are called to build one another up through encouragement.  And we...