Bible Text: 2 Samuel 13 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By
Since the fall, every family experiences enmity and strife. Instead of belonging and safety, some people experience great violence in their families. The Bible is not silent on the depths of family dysfunction. This Sunday we continue our series in 2 Samuel and hear the story of a young woman named Tamar who came from a royal, but deeply harmful family.
Bible Text: 2 Samuel 12 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By
If you were deceived would you even know it? One of the first things sin does is to deceive us and distort our view of the world. Today with Christians around the world we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. This is good news for those deceived by sin because the Spirit was given to lead us into all truth, especially the truth about our true condition and the truth about God’s amazing grace.
Bible Text: 2 Samuel 11 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By
This Sunday we celebrate the Ascension of Jesus—the reality that God became a man, who now rules and reigns over the universe. As we will see this week: this is good news, especially where our sin is concerned. Because the Ascension reminds us that there is no sin that can ultimately thwart the purposes of God’s grace.
Bible Text: 2 Samuel 6 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By
Is there a right and wrong way to worship God? If God looks at the heart, shouldn’t good intentions be enough?
Bible Text: 2 Samuel 23:13–17 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By
Introverted or extroverted, we all crave community–a group of people who will never let us down and always let us in. This Sunday we continue our sermon series on First and Second Samuel.
Bible Text: Romans 4:16–25 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: Easter Sunday
Bad news. The more we look around the world, the more there is reason to doubt that anything good will happen. Yet, the resurrection of Jesus tells us that hope is rooted not in what we see around us, but in the God who sees us, and who brings salvation through his miraculous power.
Bible Text: 1 Samuel 18:1-5, 19:4-6, 20:40-42 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By
We’ve all seen the headlines: loneliness is on the rise; communities are fragmented; adult friendship is harder than ever. Most of us have felt those headlines personally and deeply. We know the pain of isolation and the unrequited desire for companionship. Many of us give up on friendships and pour ourselves into work and busyness instead. Is there a better way?
Bible Text: 1 Samuel 17 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By
Many of the problems we face are simply beyond us. I suppose this is the reason we love hero stories. It is also why we live in fear. We relate to the need to have someone who can fight our battles and rescue us from danger. But, unfortunately, in the real world such heroes do not exist. Even when we initially think we have found a savior, we are often left dissolution when they turn out to have clay feet. But the Bible tells us that God’s people don’t have to live in fear.
Bible Text: 1 Samuel 8:4–7; 10:17–19, 22–24; 13:1, 13–14 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By
Some of us have the tendency to take credit for our successes while blaming circumstances for our failures. But if God is sovereign, we must see our best traits—even our hard work and determination—as gifts that are not earned but received. Join us this week as we learn from the story of a king named Saul the danger of entitlement and the reward of trusting God.
Bible Text: 1 Samuel 4:1-11 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By
Some people carry a rabbit’s foot for good luck; others call upon a favorite saint to give them fortune; others still suppose that a cross around their neck will ward off calamity. Yet the God of the Bible cannot be conjured or manipulated. How can we trust a God whom we cannot control?