This Sunday we come to 1 Samuel 23:1-24:22. Saul hunts David every day and can't lay a hand on him, and when God finally puts Saul in David's hand, David won't close his hand on the kingdom. Read the ...  Read More

A tired, frightened man showed up at the tabernacle in Nob with no bread, no sword, and no story anyone would like. He was the most famous soldier in Israel, and he was completely alone. When Ahimelec...  Read More

Preparing for SundayThis Sunday we follow David out of the palace and into the wilderness, running with no bread, no sword, and no one beside him. Before you gather, read 1 Samuel 21-22 slowly and wat...  Read More

He was five years old when everything ended.The news came from Jezreel that Saul and Jonathan were dead on Mount Gilboa, and the household went into a panic. A nurse snatched up Jonathan's little boy ...  Read More

This Sunday we're in 1 Samuel 20, and it's the chapter where David's old life ends. Two men swear a covenant out in a field, in a hurry, while a king back at the palace sharpens a spear for one of the...  Read More

Sunday we watched one victory split two hearts. Jonathan heard the same song Saul heard, and Jonathan took off his royal robe and handed it to David, while Saul started watching him. "Saul eyed David ...  Read More

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Yesterday we stood in the valley of Elah and watched a shepherd drop a giant with a sling and a stone. And we learned that the battle is the LORD's. Israel did not win that day by being brave. Israel ...  Read More

This Sunday we come to one of the most familiar stories in the whole Bible, David and Goliath, and it's a story we almost always tell backward. Before you gather, spend some time in 1 Samuel 17 asking...  Read More

Preparing for Sunday - July 5, 2026This Sunday we start something new: Anointed and Hunted, our walk through the back half of 1 Samuel. Chapter 15 ended with Saul rejected and Samuel grieving him till...  Read More

This past Sunday we closed our series on the rise and rejection of King Saul. But here is something worth noticing. We did not close the book on Saul. He does not walk offstage when the series ends. H...  Read More

There is a moment fear loves. The situation is pressing, the clock is running, and a voice starts up inside you. Do something. Anything. You cannot just sit here.Saul knew that voice. In 1 Samuel 13 t...  Read More