Sermons King's Cross Lyons

As we go through the book of 1 Samuel, we take a break to consider one of David's prayers. It is a stirring reminder that appealing to God can be raw, honest, and full of life.

When the perfect opportunity to get revenge lands in your lap again, it is difficult to resist. We need a reason to love our enemies that goes beyond ourselves. How do we see their value even in the midst of their offense towards us?

We need deliverance not just from some theoretical enemy, but we need deliverance from ourselves. In this story today, hear how God intervenes to deliver us from ourselves.

This sermon continues the story of David as he flees for his life from Saul. He goes into dark and desperate places, but finds the faithfulness of God there. God is working in his desperation and even in the evil of those pursuing him.

Dr. Glenn Butner preaching at King's Cross Church in Lyons Kansas.

Revelation often feels like a mystery, but Dr. Roy Millhouse explains how this story of a dragon and a baby from Revelation 12 gives us great hope for how Jesus already has won.

Our response to God leads us either into a life of fear or favor. In this story from 1 Samuel we see two very different paths taken by Saul and David, and the way a covenant friendship is the hero of the story.

The story of David and Goliath is one of the most famous stories from the Bible. It is often used to encourage us as if we are the underdog who can overcome our giants, but the story has a deeper meaning than this---someone else is fighting our battle.

Judgment based on external appearance is all too easy. But thankfully God looks on the heart. What is more, he is not deceived by the outward performance we put on for others but knows our deepest motives. And as he looks on our hearts, what is he looking for?

Modern secular people struggle with the notion of God's judgment, especially in passages like what we see today in 1 Samuel 15. How can a God who is love also give a command to wipe out a group of people? This sermon explores several ideas as a tentative way forward.

We often feel lost and disoriented in life. Are we headed in the right direction? Are we making the right choices. Here the good news that God is leading our lives.

In the midst of our divisive political world, how does the Bible point us in a different direction of hope and unity? In this story from 1 Samuel, we are told about the real hope and king we have in God.

When we feel hopeless where can we find confidence and hope? In this story from 1 Samuel, hear how we have incredible hope that God lifts up the brokenhearted.