Message 2
Fall of the Tragic Hero
Ben Stuart
09.23.21
37 min
How can we look at the failures and flaws of King Saul and choose to take a different path? Pastor Ben continues in our new series, Kings and Kingdoms, and shows us how the tragic story of Saul points us towards the one true king, Jesus. 1 Samuel 12:19-25
Message 3
Great Gospel, Loud Worship
Brett Younker
09.27.21
36 min
This week we are joined by Brett Younker, part of Passion Music and the Young Adults pastor for our Passion City Church family in Atlanta. Continuing in our series Kings & Kingdoms, Brett walks us through David's words in Psalm 30 and shows us how the gospel leads us into a life of worship. Psalm 30
Message 4
Who God Anoints
Ben Stuart
10.07.21
36 min
What can we learn from the character of God's anointed king? This week, Pastor Ben continues teaching in our series, Kings and Kingdoms, as we reach the pivotal moment in the book of 1 Samuel: the arrival of the future king, David. What did God see in David that turned a lowly shepherd boy into the King of Israel, and what does that mean for how we live today? 1 Samuel 16
Message 5
David and Goliath
Ben Stuart
10.14.21
33 min
Is the story of David and Goliath only meant to be a legendary pump-up speech about how to face our problems? This week, we kick off the second part of our series, Kings and Kingdoms. Pastor Ben takes us through one of the most famous stories in scripture and shows us how David’s victory over Goliath is a beautiful reflection of the gospel: God has sent us a hero to defeat our ultimate enemy, death. 1 Samuel 17
Message 6
The King and the Cave
Ben Stuart
10.18.21
42 min
Our circumstances can take a turn for the worse in an instance. How should we respond when our trials begin to mount up? As we continue in our series, Kings & Kingdoms, Pastor Ben shows us how David reacts when everything in his life begins to fall apart. What does the character of the future king look like when he has to handle a crisis? And what does that mean for us as we try to navigate hard times?
Message 7
Keeping Your Soul Sane in Seasons of Change
10.26.21
37 min
What does it looks like for us to live as though Jesus is our Good Shepherd? This week in our series Kings & Kingdoms, we are joined by our friend, Pastor Clay Scroggins! Pastor Clay walks us through each verse of Psalm 23 and reminds us how we were created to navigate the valleys and pastures of our hectic lives. Key Verses // Psalm 23
Message 8
Inconvenient Obedience
Ben Stuart
11.02.21
46 min
God uses the wilderness to forge a kingly character in David, and He can do the same for us today. As we continue in our series, Kings & Kingdoms, Pastor Ben walks us through some of the stories of David on the run from Saul and challenges us not to choose expedience over obedience. When we find ourselves in difficult seasons, do we try to find the easy way out or do we let God work on us in the wilderness? Key Verses // 1 Samuel 22-26
Message 9
Lockstep with the King
11.08.21
29 min
God is on the move towards the broken and lost in the world, and He invites us to move with Him. This week in our series Kings & Kingdoms, we are joined by our friend Mike Distefano, Director of Faith and Justice Initiatives at Amirah! Mike walks us through one of the Psalms of Ascent explains how true worship leads to action. As people rescued and redeemed by God, we are called to play a part in God's redeeming work in the world. Key Verses // Psalm 124
Message 10
Message 11
Four Attributes of God-Honoring Friendships
11.22.21
40 min
What does it look like for us to build friendships that are honoring to God and help us to flourish? This week in our series Kings & Kingdoms, we are joined by our friend Pastor Gregg Matte, Lead Pastor of Houston's First Baptist Church! Pastor Gregg highlights four times in David's life when he demonstrated how to be a God-honoring friend, and how the friendship we have in Jesus helps us to become a good friend to someone else. Key Verses // 1 Samuel 18:1–4, 2 Samuel 9
Message 12
David and Bathsheba
Ben Stuart
11.29.21
45 min
What can we learn from King David's greatest failure to help prevent our own downfalls? As we continue in our series, Pastor Ben walks us through David's affair with Bathsheba and shows us how sin always starts with a series of small choices that take us down the wrong path. What guard-rails can we put into our lives to help us to not compromise our character? Key Verses // 2 Samuel 11-12