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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
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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
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Breaking the Pattern of Sin in Your Life
Ben Stuart
12.10.21
42 min
The poor choices of the aging king lead to catastrophic consequences within his family. How does the story of one of David's lowest moments shed light on the corrosive effects of sin in our lives? As we continue in our series, Kings & Kingdoms, Pastor Ben takes us through the tragic story of King David and his son Absalom. Sin can often pass down and amplify through generations, but we have hope because God is in the business of bringing beauty from our ashes. Key Verses // 2 Samuel 13-19
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Last Words
Ben Stuart
12.15.21
44 min
As we approach the end of King David's life, what can we learn from the legacy of a faithful servant of God? Continuing in our series, Kings & Kingdoms, Pastor Ben shows us three different accounts from the end of David's life and explains how his parting words in each story emphasizes the character of the king and points us towards the true king, Jesus. Key Verses // 1 Chronicles 28-29, 2 Samuel 22-23, 1 Kings 1-2
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Back to Bethlehem
Brad Jones
12.20.21
39 min
As we approach Christmas, how should we respond to the greatest gift ever given: Jesus? This week in our Kings & Kingdoms series, we are joined by Passion City Church’s Atlanta City Pastor, Pastor Brad Jones. Pastor Brad takes us back to Bethlehem and the story of Jesus’ arrival, and encourages us not to lose sight of the way God has been working out His plan throughout history. Key Verses // Luke 2, Genesis 49:10, Numbers 24:17, 2 Samuel 7:16, Isaiah 9:6
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?