Hope for the Broken Trinity Baptist Church

This message is going to be a little different. We are working our way through the study of 1 Peter in a teaching series we’ve called, “Unshakable.” But we are going to press pause on that this as we are led to share with you a message that is birthed out of the ongoing conflict in Israel. Recent escalations have reignited questions and concerns.

Jesus says in John 13:34 and 35, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” Can you imagine what would begin to happen in our neighborhoods and schools and marriages and our politics and in our community and nation and around the world if Christians were to say, “It doesn’t matter what the world is doing or teaching, we are going to love with the love of God in Christ through the Holy Spirit?" It would be transformative!

When it comes to the darkness of our world, we often find ourselves having to navigate the dark, to walk in dark times. Maybe it’s a challenge you are facing that you would describe as a time of darkness, or a season in your life that is filled with disappointments. Those are seasons of darkness. How do we navigate those times and seasons in our lives?

The greatest game changer of all is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is not only the most remarkable event in history, it also is the most profound. As we talk about developing an unshakable hope, we are going to see four things the resurrection changes. Jesus’s resurrection changes people, changes hope, changes perspective, and changes eternity.

David was on the rise. But Saul continued on a downward spiral. The comparison between the two culminates in chapters 28 through 30. King Saul steps outside of God’s design and consults a medium in a moment of crisis. While David, on the other hand, when he faced a crisis, turns to God and renews his faith. And those choices led to different endings. We are going to examine that today and then look at three life lessons to apply to our lives.

David makes a shift. He was on the run escaping the threats of king Saul, David found himself living among the Philistines, about the fight in a War against his own people, the Israelites. David is rejected by the commanders on the basis of him being a Hebrew. He was sent back home. And when David comes upon his hometown, he sees a crisis. He makes a shift, he returns back to The Lord, and began to process and do things God’s Way.