Lessons from 1 Samuel http://www.curwensvillechristian.org/teaching/weathering.html Copyright 2019 Curwensville Christian Church en-us Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:40:21 -0400 george@curwensvillechristian.org (George Cannon) Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:06:27 -0400 george@curwensvillechristian.org (George Cannon) FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.4.0) http://www.feedforall.com Weathering Life With A Sovereign God Lessons from 1 Samuel Curwensville Christian Church Curwensville Christian Church george@curwensvillechristian.org (George Cannon) Christianity no no We try to live as if we have everything under control. Yet, life has a way of bringing us back to the reality that we are completely helpless without the Lord from 1 Samuel 30:1-9. http://www.curwensvillechristian.org/messages/Weathering/A%20Crisis%20of%20Faith.mp3 8CCB8CF5-FDD4-4CE6-9532-9D1B5095F782 Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:06:27 -0400 A Crisis of Faith We try to live as if we have everything under control. Yet, life has a way of bringing us back to the reality that we are completely helpless without the Lord from 1 Samuel 30:1-9. 36:40 George Cannon Christianity no no george@curwensvillechristian.org (George Cannon) There are times when you throw in the towel. You have tried to live according to faith, but that has proven itself to be futile. Yet, our attempts to live a double life have proven themselves to be meaningless from 1 Samuel 27:1-28:2. http://www.curwensvillechristian.org/messages/Weathering/A%20Double%20Life.mp3 B8972F59-6AD6-4938-A340-1312F39B119A Tue, 9 Jul 2019 13:25:38 -0400 A Double Life There are times when you throw in the towel. You have tried to live according to faith, but that has proven itself to be futile. Yet, our attempts to live a double life have proven themselves to be meaningless from 1 Samuel 27:1-28:2. 30:11 George Cannon Christianity no no george@curwensvillechristian.org (George Cannon) Too often, we allow the personal offense to dictate our actions. Sometimes pausing for the moment allows faith to lead us to a better response by from 1 Samuel 25. http://www.curwensvillechristian.org/messages/Weathering/Letting%20Things%20Go.mp3 12A17023-D03F-4F84-83F0-539CEF71A1BC Mon, 1 Jul 2019 11:27:13 -0400 Letting Things Go Too often, we allow the personal offense to dictate our actions. Sometimes pausing for the moment allows faith to lead us to a better response by from 1 Samuel 25. 38:36 George Cannon Christianity no no george@curwensvillechristian.org (George Cannon) The urge to strike back at those who hurt us is strong. It takes a level of faith to let the opportunity for vengeance pass by from 1 Samuel 24. http://www.curwensvillechristian.org/messages/Weathering/Faiths%20Biggest%20Test.mp3 325DB318-DB54-4F55-B4B0-E526462E0E25 Mon, 24 Jun 2019 15:35:09 -0400 Faith's Biggest Test The urge to strike back at those who hurt us is strong. It takes a level of faith to let the opportunity for vengeance pass by from 1 Samuel 24. 33:49 George Cannon Christianity no no george@curwensvillechristian.org (George Cannon) Faith is ultimately tied to your relationship to the Lord. That is why reacting to circumstances without faith can lead to serious consequences from 1 Samuel 21 & 22. http://www.curwensvillechristian.org/messages/Weathering/When%20Faith%20Is%20Not%20Enough.mp3 8DA58B0D-0369-4937-BD2E-36032E6A27AB Mon, 10 Jun 2019 08:28:38 -0400 When Faith Is Not Enough Faith is ultimately tied to your relationship to the Lord. That is why reacting to circumstances without faith can lead to serious consequences from 1 Samuel 21 & 22. 35:38 George Cannon Christianity no no george@curwensvillechristian.org (George Cannon) With every crisis, the believer has to choose how to respond to it from 1 Samuel 17:1-54. http://www.curwensvillechristian.org/messages/Weathering/Two%20Different%20Responses.mp3 BFFCEA64-E65D-44F7-9C8C-9144DBB2C358 Mon, 3 Jun 2019 17:04:43 -0400 Two Different Responses With every crisis, the believer has to choose how to respond to it from 1 Samuel 17:1-54. 34:19 George Cannon Christianity no no george@curwensvillechristian.org (George Cannon) There are many dimensions to our faith as we live for Jesus Christ. One facet is the calling that he extended to each of us from 1 Samuel 16:1-13. http://www.curwensvillechristian.org/messages/Weathering/The%20Calling.mp3 30CEDE40-24CC-4EBF-AE8A-4FE85698FCDA Tue, 28 May 2019 10:18:09 -0400 The Calling There are many dimensions to our faith as we live for Jesus Christ. One facet is the calling that he extended to each of us from 1 Samuel 16:1-13. 37:03 George Cannon Christianity no no george@curwensvillechristian.org (George Cannon) We often try to fulfill God's expectations on our own terms. It never enters into our minds, that partial obedience might exactly be disobedience from 1 Samuel 15:1-34. http://www.curwensvillechristian.org/messages/Weathering/On%20Your%20Terms.mp3 52A647B2-BCCF-4067-B23D-987E87CC3256 Mon, 20 May 2019 10:12:21 -0400 On Your Terms We often try to fulfill God's expectations on our own terms. It never enters into our minds, that partial obedience might exactly be disobedience from 1 Samuel 15:1-34. 36:49 George Cannon Christianity no no george@curwensvillechristian.org (George Cannon) You have been trying to respond to life according to the Lord's way. However, the pressure to go it alone is only increasing from 1 Samuel 13:1-15. http://www.curwensvillechristian.org/messages/Weathering/Going%20It%20Alone.mp3 9B6B836A-0AD6-4188-B851-EE65C60CED62 Mon, 13 May 2019 11:03:32 -0400 Going It Alone You have been trying to respond to life according to the Lord's way. However, the pressure to go it alone is only increasing from 1 Samuel 13:1-15. 38:17 George Cannon Christianity no no george@curwensvillechristian.org (George Cannon) It can be very defeating to live life without the presence of God in your midst. There are things that believers can do to return to the Lord from 1 Samuel 7:1-17. http://www.curwensvillechristian.org/messages/Weathering/Getting%20Back%20To%20The%20Right%20Place.mp3 61191AFD-F8A0-4BFD-BCE7-1CAE250C1C52 Wed, 3 Apr 2019 17:37:41 -0400 Getting Back to the Right Place It can be very defeating to live life without the presence of God in your midst. There are things that believers can do to return to the Lord from 1 Samuel 7:1-17. 38:06 George Cannon Christianity no no george@curwensvillechristian.org (George Cannon) It is amazing how wrong assumptions about God and his actions toward believers can lead someone to abandon the faith. This shows that the difficulties we face are only amplified by our ignorance of the Lord and his ways from 1 Samuel 4:1-11. http://www.curwensvillechristian.org/messages/Weathering/Wrong%20Assumptions.mp3 566A6561-AC25-47E8-B003-927F32EC9011 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:01:43 -0400 Wrong Assumptions It is amazing how wrong assumptions about God and his actions toward believers can lead someone to abandon the faith. This shows that the difficulties we face are only amplified by our ignorance of the Lord and his ways from 1 Samuel 4:1-11. 35:06 George Cannon Christianity no no george@curwensvillechristian.org (George Cannon) In a world where there seems to be silence and a lack of direction from the Lord, there is a very real emptiness in our spiritual lives. We have to be willing to listen to God as he reveals himself to us through his word from 1 Samuel 3:1-21. http://www.curwensvillechristian.org/messages/Weathering/Learning%20to%20Listen.mp3 601B8C33-34F3-444E-8198-12984FB635E2 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:22:01 -0400 Learning to Listen In a world where there seems to be silence and a lack of direction from the Lord, there is a very real emptiness in our spiritual lives. We have to be willing to listen to God as he reveals himself to us through his word from 1 Samuel 3:1-21. 35:38 George Cannon Christianity no no george@curwensvillechristian.org (George Cannon) The very nature of church allows for the reality that people can be religious and not really know the Lord. However, God sees through our religious actions and hold everyone accountable from 1 Samuel 2:12-36. http://www.curwensvillechristian.org/messages/Weathering/The%20Issue%20of%20Accountability.mp3 07C7A6CE-C8F3-4FB4-9D81-1ED1725FB166 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:22:42 -0400 The Issue of Accountability The very nature of church allows for the reality that people can be religious and not really know the Lord. However, God sees through our religious actions and hold everyone accountable from 1 Samuel 2:12-36. 39:00 George Cannon Christianity no no george@curwensvillechristian.org (George Cannon) Often our failures in some areas of our lives become the stigmas that we find so difficult to carry. Hannah illustrates the importance of praying through the stigma from 1 Samuel 1:1-20. http://www.curwensvillechristian.org/messages/Weathering/Praying%20Through%20the%20Stigma.mp3 53F42F6F-1E7E-4413-BCFA-0F22D8B4CF3C Mon, 4 Mar 2019 15:00:14 -0500 Praying Through the Stigma Often our failures in some areas of our lives become the stigmas that we find so difficult to carry. Hannah illustrates the importance of praying through the stigma from 1 Samuel 1:1-20. 37:59 George Cannon Christianity no no george@curwensvillechristian.org (George Cannon)