1 & 2 Samuel Archives - Refuge.Church https://refuge.church/category/sermons/1-2-samuel/ Open and Affirming Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:09:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://refuge.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/title-image.png 1 & 2 Samuel Archives - Refuge.Church https://refuge.church/category/sermons/1-2-samuel/ 32 32 244110223 Monarchy of Misfits // Consequences of Chaos https://refuge.church/2022/10/17/monarchy-of-misfits-consequences-of-chaos/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:08:58 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9732 Our final week working through 2 Samuel. David has lived a chaotic life and that chaos has consequences. Some of us create our own storms, and then get upset when it rains. What if the consequences of sin are better for our souls than a success? What if God uses those consequences to remove the […]

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]]> 9732 Monarchy of Misfits // Comfort in Chaos https://refuge.church/2022/10/13/monarchy-of-misfits-calm-in-the-chaos/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:04:33 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9712 Talk about CHAOS!!!! We know something about that right about now huh? How do we find calm in this chaos? How did David find calm in his chaos? This week Pastor Brian will help lead us through God’s Word to find the calm in this stormy chaos. Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 9712 Monarchy of Misfits // Chaos Reigns https://refuge.church/2022/10/09/monarchy-of-misfits-david-mourns/ Sun, 09 Oct 2022 16:49:07 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9696 Our next to last week in our series through the book of 2 Samuel. This week we explore chapters 15-18. It’s a mess. Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 9696 Monarchy of Misfits // Chaos Continues https://refuge.church/2022/09/18/monarchy-of-misfits-chaos-continues/ Sun, 18 Sep 2022 14:03:45 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9660 The chaos continues in our Monarchy of Misfits this week (and continues and continues…) But one voice is clear in the chaos as we dive into 2 Sam. 13 & 14. Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 9660 Monarchy of Misfits // Raiders of the Found Gospel https://refuge.church/2022/09/06/monarchy-of-misfits-raiders-of-the-found-gospel/ Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:00:48 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9613 The Bible tells one story and that story points to one person. In week two of our series through 2 Samuel we look at chapters 6-7 to see if we can “raid the gospel” from this messed up story. Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 9613 Monarchy of Misfits // Part Deux https://refuge.church/2022/08/29/new-series-monarchy-of-misfits-part-deux/ Mon, 29 Aug 2022 18:35:25 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9586 Last fall we walked through the book of 1 Samuel as we studied the complexity of the first king of Israel (Saul). Not fully good. Not fully bad. A misfit. Like all of us. The Old Testament is a mirror into our lives (if we allow it to be). This fall we are going to […]

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]]> 9586 Monarchy of Misfits // Finishing Well https://refuge.church/2021/12/05/monarchy-of-misfits-finishing-well/ Sun, 05 Dec 2021 22:16:52 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=8466 I want to finish well. Don’t we all? Whether it’s finishing a particular task, God’s mission for my life, or life itself. This week we conclude our study through the book of 1 Samuel, and we look at the end of Saul’s reign as king and his final moments of life on earth. Full Message […]

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]]> 8466 Monarchy of Misfits // The Witch of Endor https://refuge.church/2021/11/30/monarchy-of-misfits-the-witch-of-endor/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 01:21:24 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=8458 Two weeks to go in our series through the book of 1 Samuel, and yep, another weird one (1 Sam. 28). There are two rules in looking at strange Old Testament text like this. Rule # 1, assume this text in some way points us to Jesus. Rule # 2, see rule # 1. Full […]

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]]> 8458 Monarchy of Misfits // Grace from a Cave https://refuge.church/2021/11/15/monarchy-of-misfits-grace-from-a-cave/ Mon, 15 Nov 2021 22:32:20 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=8430 This week we continue our series through 1 Samuel as we see David with the perfect opportunity (and every right) to kill his enemy, but instead applies grace. If David is a man after God’s own heart, what do we learn about constrained grace? If we are created in the image of that same God, […]

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]]> 8430 Monarchy of Misfits // Real Friendship https://refuge.church/2021/11/10/monarchy-of-misfits-real-friendship/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:53:54 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=8420 This week we continue our series through 1 Samuel as we look at the friendship of Jonathan and David. What makes their bond so special? How can we have relationships like that? Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 8420 Monarchy of Misfits // Letting Go https://refuge.church/2021/10/31/monarchy-of-misfits-letting-go/ Sun, 31 Oct 2021 14:07:20 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=8394 This week we continue our series through 1 Samuel as Guest speaker Scott Morrison looks at Chapter 18. Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 8394 Monarchy of Misfits // David vs Goliath https://refuge.church/2021/10/26/monarchy-of-misfits-david-vs-goliath/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 23:33:14 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=8387 One of the most famous stories of all time, but do you know what it’s really about? Hint. It’s not an underdog story. Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 8387 Monarchy of Misfits // Killing In The Name Of https://refuge.church/2021/10/13/monarchy-of-misfits-killing-in-the-name-of/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 22:03:11 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=8367 This week we continue our series through 1 Samuel as we look at Chapter 15, which begins with God ordering King Saul to kill the men, women AND children of the Israelites enemy. If with endurance, we are to find hope in scripture, how do we find hope in this chapter 15? Full Message Audio […]

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]]> 8367 Monarchy of Misfits // Inconsistent https://refuge.church/2021/10/05/monarchy-of-misfits-inconsistent/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:31:33 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=8345 This week we continue our series through 1 Samuel as we look at Chapter 14. Is there value to being consistent? What does being inconsistent do to our relationships? Leadership? Parenting? Diets? Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 8345 Monarchy of Misfits // What Have You Done? https://refuge.church/2021/09/27/monarchy-of-misfits-what-have-you-done/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:30:22 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=8332 This week we continue our series through 1 Samuel as we look at Chapter 13. Do you trust God? Completely? Without hesitation? The answer is of course NO. None of us do. Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 8332 Monarchy of Misfits // It’s Not About the Donkeys https://refuge.church/2021/09/15/monarchy-of-misfits-its-not-about-the-donkeys/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 16:27:07 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=8287 There are no accidents to God’s timing. It’s not an accident you’re seeing this post right now. It’s not happenstance that God has you as a part of Refuge.Church Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 8287 Monarchy of Misfits // We Want a King!!! https://refuge.church/2021/09/05/monarchy-of-misfits-we-want-a-king/ Sun, 05 Sep 2021 16:03:21 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=8192 Week two of our series Monarchy of Misfits: A walk through 1 & 2 Samuel. This week we explore chapter 8. Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 8192 Monarchy of Misfits https://refuge.church/2021/08/31/monarchy-of-misfits/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:21:43 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=8180 Our lives are more complicated than the roles we are assigned in the stories of others. This week we start a new series as we look at a couple of complicated lives in the stories written down in 1 and 2 Samuel. Is Saul the bad king and David the good? Or is it more […]

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