Can prayer actually bring about physical healing in a person’s life? Is it right to pray for someone to be healed? How do we make sense of those times when we pray and the person is not healed? Are “divine healings” really just fraudulent parlor tricks?
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In the final sermon of this series, Pastor David helps us investigate a scandalous Old Testament story: an attempted extramarital affair involving Joseph and the wife of Potiphar, found in Genesis 39. How do we misuse human sexuality – and other relationship aspects – in today’s world? And how do we make use of self-control to battle temptation? Listen in to this week’s sermon:
Who is the Old Testament heroine known for her gentleness? Did you say “Esther”? If so, you are right – but probably not for the reason you think. Listen in to Pastor David’s message on Esther 4:6-5:2 – a risky confrontation involving this young Jewish woman.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. The fiery furnace. They were faithful to God, so God was faithful to them…right? Guess again. Listen in as Pastor David preaches on Daniel 3 and what it means to be faithful to God, in the ancient world and in ours.
What does it take to be “good”? Are we good because of the things we do? Listen in as Pastor David tells the story behind “good” King Asa from 1 Kings 15:9-15.
Remember the story of Rahab the prostitute from Joshua 2? She is a complicated character, but not because of her profession. How does she show the same kindness as Jesus does in Matthew 14:22-33? What does this fruit of the Spirit look like? Listen in to Pastor David’s sermon from this week:
What does patience look like? How does God want us to show patience to each other and to our communities? And what does this have to do with the strange story of Hosea and Gomer, found in Hosea chapters 1 and 3? Listen in to Pastor David’s sermon on these two chapters.
Jeremiah 29:1-9 is an ancient letter encouraging Israelites in exile to settle down peacefully and not to revolt against the Babylonians, their captors. God wants us to pray for and work toward peace, even for our enemies. How does this apply to the present day? Listen in to Pastor David’s message on this passage.
Hannah was the mother of the Old Testament Kingmaker named Samuel. The saga of 1-2 Samuel begins with her story, which is one of joy despite great pain. What does this story have to do with our prayer life and our attitude toward the world? Listen in to Pastor David’s message on 1 Samuel 1:9-28.
In this new series, Pastor David helps us explore the intersection of the fruit of the Spirit with Old Testament stories. The dramatic story of David and Jonathan illustrates the first fruit of the Spirit: love. Check out 1 Samuel 20, and listen to this week’s sermon: