In 2 Samuel 1 we see David dealing with grief and loss when Saul dies.  Almost half of the Psalms, many written by David, are Psalms of LAMENT.What does grieving well look like? - If we live in denial of death, we cann...

Are we pursuing what is good, beautiful, and true in our lives?  In 1 Samuel 25, we see Nabal, an independent, self-made and self-interested man reject a request for generosity, insulting David.  David doesn’t take i...

Maybe the comfort and security that we all crave is actually spiritually dangerous for us. In 1 Samuel 24:4-7, we see David in a cave in the wilderness of En Gedi showing great restraint and honor to Saul when it would have been so...

In 1 Samuel 17:57- 18:5, we see David go from a solitary man to a man with a friend. Today's technology has us more connected than ever but at the same time, we have become more isolated than ever before.  We are experiencing ...

In the story of David and Goliath, we see that fear had become the common currency of Israel.  They become immobilized by the taunts of a single man.  Enter David.  Eugene Peterson says of Israel- they have a "failure of imaginat...

As we continue our series in 1 Samuel 16, we see that Saul's lack of leadership had consequences.  In today's passage, Samuel went out on priestly business to anoint a new king.  At first look, he thought he might be replacing one obv...

It's amazing what the Spirit of God can do with willing hearts!The story of Saul's son Jonathan in 1 Samuel 14 shows us that faith requires overcoming paralysis and taking a step.  We can always put off decisions to serve...

Sometimes things and events are not what they seem.  In 1 Samuel 9 we see that a story of lost donkeys actually turns out to be the appointing of a king!  Sometimes God sets up divine appointments for us.  Sometimes ...

What would you do on an ideal day?  This week's sermon explores 1 Samuel 7 as Jeff preached from his office on a livestream while the FBC Shreveport campus was covered with snow and ice!  

If we let politics lead and shape us, if we barter for blessings, or if we treat God like a vending machine, we may be putting God in a box.  He doesn't belong to us, we belong to Him.  Do we obey only when it's convenient?  Is t...

In our second week of looking at the book of 1 Samuel, we take a look at Samuel's calling.  He didn't recognize God's voice at first, but came to understand that God was indeed calling him.  Like Samuel, when we're in close proximity ...

In 1 Samuel, Hannah brought her heart before God in an honest way.  As we work through 1 and 2 Samuel in the coming weeks, we’ll see that God often bypasses the powerful and the impressive and instead will work through the faithful, the ov...

Christmas is the culmination of a long season of waiting.  After Advent, the world settles down and we ask, “what’s next?”In Luke chapter two, we hear again the story of the shepherds- ordinary, lowly, workers that we don’t know a lot abou...

Immanuel, "God with us," has come to speak to the deepest longing of our hearts.  May you find rest in the hope, peace, joy and love of Jesus this Christmas!  

Sometimes we silence ourselves and feel like our voices don’t matter.  We may even feel like we don’t have a voice.  Zechariah was silenced, but sometimes Advent calls for us to speak and maybe even to shout about wh...

How do you feel during a pause?  Do you always try to fill the silence?  What are we afraid of?  What do we think we will find in the silence? When Zechariah was told by the angel that Elizabeth would becom...

Today as we light the first of the Advent candles, we’ll consider Jesus as the Light of the World. “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light of the world.  Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, ...

How do you define home?  A residence or a house?  They say “home is where the heart is” which gets at something more: where we belong, where we can be honest and real.  In John 15:1-8, Jesus says “live in Me… Ma...

John chapter 14 starts with a mood of anxiety, but Jesus responds with words of comfort and promise.  “Do not let your hearts be troubled.  You believe in God; believe also in me… I am the way and the truth and the l...

Crisis moments are never convenient.  In John 11, Mary and Martha sent word to Jesus about their brother Lazarus- “Lord, he who you love is sick.” Jesus loves Lazarus and his sisters and Lazarus is very sick, but Jesus waited ...

Who do you follow? When we follow someone, we need to be discerning.  In John chapter 10, Jesus uses the metaphor of the sheep and a shepherd:“I am the Good Shepherd.  The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the ...

Jesus’ “I AM” statements are poetic declarations, helping us know who He is.  In John 10:7, Jesus says he is the gate for the sheep and whoever enters through Him will be saved.  Before this in John 9, Jesus heals a man born blind.&nb...

One of the ways God has revealed himself to us is through a litany of names and titles throughout scripture. These names and titles work together to give us glimpses of who God is.  We’re starting a new 7 week sermon seri...

In the 1720’s, a young educated man in Europe named Count Von Zinzendorf encountered a painting of Jesus by Domenico Feti that posed a question.  In Latin at the bottom of the painting, the question was “I have done this for you- what have...

Christians around the world face significant challenges and persecutions to gather and worship.  Today, we’re looking at the Freedom Path of the Baptist World Alliance’s 2033 Movement.  In the USA, we live with a remarkable am...