The Toxic Effects of Guilt and the Glorious Grace of God

Today we are going to talk about poisoning. Poisoning is when a substance enters your body and makes you sick, sometimes even to the point of death. In Psalm 32 we see the guilt of sin is indeed a poison with very real effects and it afflicts everyone. Fortunately, this poisoning has a cure which is also revealed in Psalm 32. I hope you will join us as we look both at the effects of sin and the antidote that God provides, as taught to us by King David.

Following God’s Unfolding Plan – 2 Samuel

Triumph, transgression, and tragedy. Those three words form the outline for most of 2 Samuel. We see David’s victories, his beautiful choices, but then some disastrous ones made because he wasn’t focused on obeying God. The cost of his sin was great, but we also get to see that God’s grace and faithfulness was greater. I hope you will join us for this last installment in the Bible survey series for a while. Net week will begin a series of topical sermons, some from the Psalms of David.  

Following God’s Unfolding Plan – 1 Samuel

In this historical record book of Israel, we see them struggling with wicked religious leaders and oppressive enemy neighbors. We see some hope when God in His grace answers not only the prayers of a godly woman wanting a child, but blesses the nation with a godly prophet and leader who will help them get back on the right path. Through the ministry of Samuel, God speaks to His people and even gives them the king they wanted. Unfortunately, this king who starts out so well ends up trusting himself instead of God and things go downhill fast, wrecking the …