Sermons from September 2026
The Spear in the Room
Someone else receives praise, and suddenly we feel smaller. Why can another person’s good news be so difficult to hear? In Week 4 of After God’s Own Heart at Hudson’s Hope Chapel, Israel celebrates David’s victory, but Saul hears a threat to his own place. Comparison becomes resentment, and fear turns into violence against the man serving him. In 1…
The Battle Is the Lord’s
This morning in 1 Samuel 16, we were reminded that God’s choice is not always our choice. He knows more than we can see. Samuel’s disappointment gives way to a new task, and his confident first impression gives way to God’s correction. David is called from caring for sheep and receives God’s Spirit for the work ahead. Ordinary faithfulness matters…