The Lord Looks at the Heart – 24 November 2013

We continue our sermon series, “A Heart for the Heart of God,” and this chapter is the hinge chapter that the entire book turns on. We see that the Lord looks at the heart, and Pastor Matt encourages us to think on this and apply it in three ways: With Others, With Ourselves, and With…

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How To Grieve The Lord – 17 November 2013

Our sermon series is called A Heart for the Heart of God. In today’s chapter, the Bible tells us twice that the LORD was “grieved” that He had made Saul king. V.11 and the very last verse of the chapter, verse 35. The very last sentence, “And the LORD was grieved that he had made…

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Who Knows? 10 November 2013

Our sermon series is called A Heart for the Heart of God, but we see in these two chapters that the king of Israel doesn’t seem to have one. Listen in as Pastor Matt ponders three “Who Knows?”: 1. What You Might Lose Through Disobedience, 2. What God Might Do If You Step Out in…

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From Here On – 27 October 2013

This week we continued our journey through 1 Samuel with Chapter 12. Samuel is giving his final speech to all of Israel. He carries a warning and some advice to the Israelite people that we can also apply to our lives today: (1)Serve the LORD with all your heart, (2)Turn away from useless idols, (3)…

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Go and Look for the Donkeys – 20 October 2013

In last week’s message, the Israelite had asked for a king ‘like all the other nations’ had. We continue the story this week and see God give them exactly what they asked for. Listen to Pastor Matt as he helps us discover three truths within this passage: God’s Providence should encourage us, God’s Discipline should…

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