Sermons preached at the North Mountain Congregation of Redemption Church. All of life is all for Jesus. For more information visit redemptionaz.com
"Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature." We have a king who has had His hands in the dirt fr…
"So the king did not listen to the people..." Israel wanted a king like all the other nations. They got what they wanted. They have a king that refuses to listen to God's commands or the cries of his…
"For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and this heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God..." Solomon's life reminds us; the essence of sin is simple. Our hea…
"I have indeed built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever." Without the presence of God, the temple is an interesting, historical building. With it, it is the hope for Israel and…
"In the eleventh year in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in all its details according to its specifications. He had spent seven years building it." God's temple is no long…
"I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be." How did Solomon become the wisest man to ever live? He asked God for it.
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Then Joab said, 'Today you have disgraced all your servants who today have saved your life'..." The king has fallen short yet again, and the Lord reminds Him of His purpose, to lead the people of Isr…
"When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry." David is angry as he watches his family falling apart. But David, like Adam long before him, cannot break out of his own passivity.
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"But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord." David takes what isn't his. David sins and harms the people he is supposed to lead. David displeases the Lord. Israel needs a better king.
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"But Mephibosheth your master’s grandson shall always eat at my table." Once an enemy. Now seated with the King. THIS. IS. THE. GOSPEL.
Speaker: Josh Watt
2 Samuel 9
"And David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the Lord..." God is spirit and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.
Speaker: Josh Watt
2 Samuel 6-7
"And they anointed David king over Israel." The clash of the two kings has come to an end. But there is still carnage, tears, and pain as Israel enjoys David as her king while longing for their true …
"May the Lord judge between me and you, may the Lord avenge me against you, but my hand shall not be against you." David gives us a picture of the greatest gift that the true king of Israel can give …
"And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David." David is anointed king. David comforts Saul's mental anguish. David kills Goliath. And now... this is his re…
"The who Lord delivered me from lions and bears will deliver me from this Philistine." David and Goliath. We see what faith looks like, sounds like, and acts like.
1 Samuel 17
Speaker: Josh Watt
"The LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.” God's choice for king is here... and nobody sees it coming.
Speaker: Josh Watt
1 Samuel 16
"And the Lord regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel." Saul's failures are mighty. The king Israel wanted turned out to be just like all the other kings.
Speaker: Anthony Hernandez
1 Sameul 1…
"And Samuel said to Saul, 'You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God...'" Saul fails the Lord and his people and sets the trajectory and tone for all future kings...…
"So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal." Saul does exactly what the people wanted - he defeated their enemies. He is on track...
1 Samuel 11
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"There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people." Israel's desired king is here...
1 Samuel 9-10
Speaker: Josh Watt