Have you ever felt lost in your purpose? As Pastor Eric shares in his message, even in the midst of our confusion, God has a plan. His purpose and will is going to prevail regardless of whether we understand it. This is specifically demonstrated in the Bible when God leads Samuel to the anointed King Saul.
We need to be careful what we ask God for. As Pastor Eric shares in his message, the Israelites wanted a king, and they got one. However this request ultimately represented the rejection of God as their king. We’ll see that when our prayers don’t align with God’s will, they can lead to both hardship and destruction.
We need to be careful what we ask God for. As Pastor Eric shares in his message, the Israelites wanted a king, and they got one. However this request ultimately represented the rejection of God as their king. We’ll see that when our prayers don’t align with God’s will, they can lead to both hardship and destruction.
The Lord often allows trials to enter into our life to both strengthen us, and test our faithfulness to rely on Him. Today Pastor Eric uses the example of the Israelites to display God’s faithfulness despite the unfaithfulness of His people. How can you trust God more today as your sole provider in life?
Life throws us curveballs, sometimes on a daily basis. Hardship is a reality for all people at some point in their life. Today Pastor Eric looks at the oppression that the Israelites were under, and uses their response as an example for our lives today. In the midst of chaos and danger, the Israelites chose to cry out to God.
Today Pastor Eric shows listeners how the Gospel message is made evident, even in the book of 1 Samuel. There is only way to attain fellowship with God, and that is by grace, through faith in Jesus Christ. Mankind is fallen, worthy of death and filled with unrighteousness, but Jesus’ sacrifice atones for it all and brings eternal life!
God not only desires your honor and respect, but he deserves and demands it. Today Pastor Eric, through 1 Samuel 6, will help listeners see the importance in acknowledging God’s power. While it is good to recognize The Lord’s power, the fruit of our actions should begin to reflect that He is guiding our every step.
“You shall have no other gods before me.” This is the first, and greatest commandment. Today Pastor Eric studies in 1 Samuel how people failed to follow this. With so many things and people to grab your heart’s attention in the world today, remember that God is a jealous God, and deserving of your utmost worship.
How serious is God about sin? Today Pastor Eric, in his reading of 1 Samuel 4, displays the sin problem that Israel had in God’s eyes. Maybe you have become too careless with a sinful lifestyle, or have not been disciplined in refraining from things you should. Your relationship with God will suffer as long as He is pushed out by sin.
In today’s message, Pastor Eric presents the dilemma that Samuel was faced with: When you hear the call of God, will you run to God and submit your will to His? Or will you run to man and resist His call? Samuel made the right choice. He listened to God. How will you respond?
In today’s message, Pastor Eric presents the dilemma that Samuel was faced with: When you hear the call of God, will you run to God and submit your will to His? Or will you run to man and resist His call? Samuel made the right choice. He listened to God. How will you respond?
The very God who created everything – to the farthest reaches of the universe, knows your heart and He knows mine. He knows us and He cares for us. As Pastor Eric expresses in today’s message, this concept is mind blowing! It is impossible to wrap your head around.
There are countless sermons, books, commentaries, blogs – a seemingly infinite library of opinion on what it means to be a Christian. As Pastor Eric teaches in today’s message, it doesn’t have to be so complicated: Either you’re filled with the Holy Spirit or you’re not.
There are countless sermons, books, commentaries, blogs – a seemingly infinite library of opinion on what it means to be a Christian. As Pastor Eric teaches in today’s message, it doesn’t have to be so complicated: Either you’re filled with the Holy Spirit or you’re not.
We all have struggled with pride. This sin often lies at the root of our struggle with other sins as well. In today’s message, Pastor Eric reminds us that we need to humble ourselves and acknowledge that only God has the ability to redeem. We can’t do this on our own.
In today’s message, Pastor Eric reminds us what a wonderful gift God has given us in prayer. Even when we struggle to know the words to say, God listens and knows what’s in our hearts. He wants to be the first place we turn whether our hearts are burdened or full of joy.
A few careless, negative words can cause a lot of harm. As Pastor Eric leads us through this passage in 1 Samuel, we see Hannah desperate for a child and the words of another take her already aching heart and crush it. We must be careful as Christians that our words are building others up and not tearing them down.
As we begin our study of 1 Samuel with Pastor Eric, we encounter the plight of Hannah. She is barren and she desperately wants a child. Many of us have felt desperation at some point in our lives. Hannah’s response was to cry out to God, and guess what: He heard her hearts’ cry and answered her prayer.
Penance is nothing new. For thousands of years people have attempted to make right their wrongs by, what they think, is an equal measure of good. Friends, this is impossible. We can never make up for our sins!...no matter how many church services we attend. We MUST place our faith in Jesus.
Truly this life is fast paced! Our phones ringing and dinging...constantly reminding us to get to the next appointment. It's easy to lose sight of what's important...Jesus and our relationship with Him. Pastor Eric exhorts us today to slow down and focus on Jesus.
What Pastor Eric just referenced is the armor of God from Paul's letter to the church of Ephesus. But, the glorious truth about this armor is that each and every component points to a characteristic of Jesus. Jesus is our armor! He is the One that guides and protects us as we trust Him!
The unity that is within the Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit is a mystery that we can't fully understand and that we must receive by faith. Today Pastor Eric will remind us that Jesus desires that His Body we One. We need to submit ourselves to the unity that is found in Jesus.
It's easy to look around at all the wickedness that's present in our world these days. It's easy to even start hating those that are committing these sins. Today Pastor Eric reminds us that God's Word teaches us to hate the sin and love the sinner. We need to accept and love sinners while challenging them to consider their sin before God.
Pastor Eric's words a moment ago should certainly strike a chord in most of us. The busyness of life often keeps us from seeing the needs of our brothers and sisters all around us. And even beyond that...the needs that are present within our communities. Today Pastor Eric will exhort us to be servants like Jesus.
The last time you were with us Pastor Eric shared with us the similarities between Ebola and the disease of sin that all of humanity is infected with. Today Pastor Eric will share with us the cure for this disease. We'll learn that it's, none other than Jesus Christ and His blood shed for us on the cross.
At the time Pastor Eric shared this message our world was gripped by the fear of the spreading Ebola virus. The news was peppered with this global pandemic. Today Pastor Eric will parallel this deadly disease with the sin disease that every man, woman, and child on the face of the earth is infected with.
In the midst of difficulties and trials it's easy to retreat into self pity and forget that God is faithful. God is able to carry us through even the darkest times of our lives. Today Pastor Eric reminds us to cry out to God just as a young child cries out for their father...we can cry out Abba Father.
In the midst of difficulties and trials it's easy to retreat into self pity and forget that God is faithful. God is able to carry us through even the darkest times of our lives. Today Pastor Eric reminds us to cry out to God just as a young child cries out for their father...we can cry out Abba Father.
Life with God is pretty simply...love Him and love others. And yet so often we allow the desires of our flesh to have priority in our lives. Today Pastor Eric encourages us to deny the flesh, pick up our cross daily and simply walk in humble submission to God. When we do this, our lives are full of joy and blessing.
Spiritual confusion is something that we all face at times. Today Pastor Eric helps us boil things down to find the source of spiritual confusion. Generally, spiritual confusion comes when we combine ANYTHING with Jesus...when we try to incorporate other things into our walk instead of simply focusing on Jesus.
