Sermons on “1 Samuel”

Returning to the Call 8 – David, The Early Years
Luke talks about David’s life experience in 1 Samuel 16:14-23, and how David was then ready to serve God in new ways.
“Being in the right place at the right time.”

Dangerous Prayers – Speak to me
Luke explores the example of Samuel learning to hear God’s voice and praying the prayer ‘Speak to me’ in 1 Samuel 3.1-13. The things we learn are Be Still and listen, Be Willing to wait, and Be Ready to act.
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David: Living God’s Story – Where do you hide?
Jon explores David’s story in 1 Samuel 22 and asks ‘Where do you run to when things get tough?’
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David: Living God’s Story- Running
David uses 1 Samuel 21 to explore how we can run towards God in times of trouble
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David: Living God’s Story- friendship
Caitlyn uses I Samuel chapter 20 and the story of David and Jonathan to explore what friendship means for us today
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David: Living God’s Story- Favour
Jon continues our message series looking at the life of king David (in 1 Samuel, chapter 18) and what living as part of God’s story looks like.
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David: Living God’s Story- The Giant
Jon talks about David’s encounter with Goliath and how we all have Giants in our lives- and how we deal with them.
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David: Living God’s Story- Preparation
Luke talks about how God prepares David to become king in I Samuel 16: 14-23 and what this might mean for us
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The Story Continues: Faithful in Service
Jon looks at three examples from Scripture (1 Sam 17.17-18, Lk 19.28-35, Jn 13.4-5), recognising our identity as servants of the Most High God, and the invitation to join with God’s story by serving. When we serve others we are serving Jesus (Mat 25.40) and in the Kingdom of God the little things are big things.
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