Refuge Church

1 Samuel 18:6-16: Throwing Spears (The Heart of a King)

Welcome to the 17th sermon in our series on the books of 1 & 2 Samuel.

In the books of 1&2 Samuel, God grants his people a king, but it doesn’t go the way they think it will go. Power is something every person craves, but does it ever deliver what we hope it will deliver? In God’s story, power is a crucible that enables, lifts up, reveals and exposes. It is God’s to grant and ours to either steward or worship…one leads to life, the other to destruction.

Join us through the books of 1&2 Samuel as we look at the stories of prophets, kings and peasants being shaped and formed by God’s crucible of power.

1 Samuel 18:1-5: Covenant of Friendship (The Heart of a King)

Welcome to the 16th sermon in our series on the books of 1 & 2 Samuel.

In the books of 1&2 Samuel, God grants his people a king, but it doesn’t go the way they think it will go. Power is something every person craves, but does it ever deliver what we hope it will deliver? In God’s story, power is a crucible that enables, lifts up, reveals and exposes. It is God’s to grant and ours to either steward or worship…one leads to life, the other to destruction.

Join us through the books of 1&2 Samuel as we look at the stories of prophets, kings and peasants being shaped and formed by God’s crucible of power.

1 Samuel 17:1-49: Trusting the King who has Already Won (The Heart of a King)

Welcome to the 15th sermon in our series on the books of 1 & 2 Samuel.

In the books of 1&2 Samuel, God grants his people a king, but it doesn’t go the way they think it will go. Power is something every person craves, but does it ever deliver what we hope it will deliver? In God’s story, power is a crucible that enables, lifts up, reveals and exposes. It is God’s to grant and ours to either steward or worship…one leads to life, the other to destruction.

Join us through the books of 1&2 Samuel as we look at the stories of prophets, kings and peasants being shaped and formed by God’s crucible of power.

1 Samuel 16:1-23: Wait & Trust God (The Heart of a King)

Welcome to the 14th sermon in our series on the books of 1 & 2 Samuel.

In the books of 1&2 Samuel, God grants his people a king, but it doesn’t go the way they think it will go. Power is something every person craves, but does it ever deliver what we hope it will deliver? In God’s story, power is a crucible that enables, lifts up, reveals and exposes. It is God’s to grant and ours to either steward or worship…one leads to life, the other to destruction.

Join us through the books of 1&2 Samuel as we look at the stories of prophets, kings and peasants being shaped and formed by God’s crucible of power.

1 Samuel 2:1-10: How to Approach the Great & Mighty King (The Heart of a King)

Welcome to the 13th sermon in our series on the books of 1 & 2 Samuel.

In the books of 1&2 Samuel, God grants his people a king, but it doesn’t go the way they think it will go. Power is something every person craves, but does it ever deliver what we hope it will deliver? In God’s story, power is a crucible that enables, lifts up, reveals and exposes. It is God’s to grant and ours to either steward or worship…one leads to life, the other to destruction.

Join us through the books of 1&2 Samuel as we look at the stories of prophets, kings and peasants being shaped and formed by God’s crucible of power.

God Gave Us a Building

Welcome to this stand alone sermon that shares the history of what God has done for Refuge Church as He moved us to our new location.

Psalms 19:1-14: Meditation - How to Feed Your Soul

Welcome to this stand alone sermon on the spiritual discipline of meditation and how focusing your attention on God's word can help bring calm to your mind.

Psalms 1:1-6: Study God

Welcome to this stand alone sermon on the spiritual discipline of study.

Psalms 8:1-9: What Does Prayer Do?

Welcome to this stand alone sermon on the spiritual discipline of prayer.

Colossians 3:12-17: Let the Peace of Christ Rule (Christ the King)

Welcome to the 3rd sermon in our series on the joy, hope, and peace that our perfect King is bringing. (3 of 3)

What does it look like to wait for Christ our King? Advent is the first season of the Christian liturgical calendar. Just like the Israelites in the Old Testament were commanded to celebrate certain holidays at various times of the year to remember what God had done, the early Church began a yearly cycle of regular remembering. Each time they met together they read Scripture, explained and applied what had been read, sang songs, broke bread together, and gave of tithes and offerings ‘so that none had need.’ In the 4^th century they began to formally associate each season with certain parts of Scripture so that they could move through the entire story of Scripture each year.  Advent became a retelling of the Old Testament focusing on the coming of the Messiah. So it is in this season that we celebrate the coming of Jesus and anticipate his return. Join us for the next few weeks as we focus on the joy, hope, and peace that our perfect King is bringing to earth.