SERMON NOTES – February 8, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 2:27-36Topic: God’s Judgment on EliAttribute: Praise Christ as the Promised Priest-KingGOD’S DM: “I will not let sinful men get in the way of fulfilling My promises and accomplishing My salvation. Through judgment, I will bring salvation!”Notes: O______________ Questions (vs. 27-28)I______________ Question (vs. 29)A______________ of Judgment (vs. 30-36)“By being denied elders, the most socially powerful age group of individuals in clan-based societies, the line of Eli would be denied a significant form of power and influence in society.” - Robert BergenNumbers 25:10-13IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) The Lord will bring judgment on those who sin against Him.Since God is holy, righteous, and just, He cannot and will not tolerate sin! He must punish it with the full weight of His wrath! 2) The Lord will raise up a faithful priest!God sent and raised up Jesus, His own Son, the great and perfect high priest, and true King of kings, to be and do everything His people need! Hebrews 2:17; 4:14; and 5:5-6Hebrews 7:253) The Lord always brings salvation through judgment. As the great High Priest, Jesus offered himself as the sacrifice that takes away sins! He took all of God’s wrath, so that His people could be saved! Honor Him as your priest-king!Hebrews 9:26b and 10:12Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – February 1, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 2:11-26Topic: The Boy Priest and Eli's Worthless SonsAttribute: Praise Christ as the boy who came to save His people from spiritual darkness. GOD’S DM: “I will bring down those who oppose Me and My kingdom, and instead, I will silently go to work through those who grow in favor with Me!”Notes: “… in the P______________ of Eli…” (vs. 11)Eli’s W______________ Sons (vs. 12-17)1 Samuel 1:12-16“… in the P______________ of the Lord.” (vs. 18-21) “…the W_________ of the Lord…” (vs. 22-25)G______________ with the Lord (vs. 26) “While the sins of Hophni and Phinehas were increasing in magnitude, Samuel’s stature and good standing were increasing. As God and society were condemning Hophni and Phinehas, Samuel was being commended. In Samuel God has preserved a remnant of faithful servanthood at Shiloh.”- Robert BergenIMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Samuel is a shadow of the boy who came to rescue His people. Let the shadow of Samuel’s life and ministry direct your gaze to Jesus’ life and ministry! Luke 2:522) Get to know the Lord personally and grow in relationship with Him!Avoid a worthless life by knowing the Lord personally and intimately. Those who know, serve, and live in the Lord’s presence, are used mightily for His glory. Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – January 18, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 2:1-10Topic: Hannah’s PrayerAttribute: Praise Christ as King, Judge, and SaviorGOD’S DM: “All of My works are glorious and worthy of praise, but especially the works of the coming King who will bring about the ultimate exultation of My people and judgment on My enemies!”Notes: Prayer of P______________ P______________ (vs. 1-2)Exodus 15:1-2Exodus 15:11P______________ of God’s Reversals (vs. 3-8)P______________ of a King (vs. 9-10)You must catch the logic of Hannah’s prayer. It is easy to react superficially to these opening scenes in 1 Samuel: “What’s the big deal? So Hannah has a son now - that’s nice - and that rival wife Peninnah who has kids coming out her ears has to eat crow; so now things have calmed down a bit at Elkanah’s flat in Ramathaim-zophim, wherever that is.” No. This is no piddly affair - this is the manifestation of the way Yahweh rules and will bring his kingdom. Hannah’s relief is a sample of the way Yahweh works and of the way he will work when he brings his kingdom in fullness. The saving help Yahweh gave Hannah is a foretaste, a small scale-model demonstration of how Yahweh will do it when he does it in grand style. - Dale Ralph DavisIMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Jesus Christ is the Judge and King of this world!Jesus, God’s Judge and King, is full of grace, mercy, life, and salvation! He will be exalted, and you can be exalted in Him!2) There is a great reversal coming! One day, in God’s perfect timing, Jesus will bring about a great, complete, and perfect reversal, just as He has promised! 3) Pray and Sing! The lives of God’s people should be filled with prayer and singing to our God, King, and Savior! Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – January 11, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 1:3-28Topic: Provocation, Prayers, and ProvisionAttribute: Praise Christ as God’s Provision of a SaviorGOD’S DM: “No one cares about My people’s hopeless and helpless position more than I do! I will provide for them the Savior and Deliverer they need!”Notes: Unremarkable H___________ and F___________ (vs. 3-8)Deuteronomy 12:5-7Her P__________, Her V__________, and a P__________ (vs. 9-18)God’s P______________ and Hannah’s T______________ (vs. 19-28)IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) God provides a Savior for His people! Samuel and the temporary salvation and deliverance he brings (for Hannah and for Israel) are meant to point us ahead and prove to us that God can and will send the Savior and Deliverer His people need! 2) God is there; He does care; He is at work; and He can be trusted in even the most helpless, hopeless, and heartbreaking of circumstances. Know, rest, and walk confidently in the fact that because of Jesus and His work for you, God loves you, cares for you, is at work for your good, and can be trusted with all things!3) God most often works through the ordinary lives of His people who are living faithfully.God can, and He does, work extraordinarily through ordinary people living ordinary lives of faith and faithfulness! Never underestimate this, lean into it, and watch God work! Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – January 4, 2026Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel: Shadows of the King and His KingdomText: 1 Samuel 1:1-2Topic: Israel’s Leadership CrisisAttribute: Praise Christ as Your Leader, Deliverer, and Savior GOD’S DM: “I bring salvation for My people from the most unremarkable and unlikely of people and places.”Notes: Current C_____________Judges 21:25Unremarkable P___________ in Unremarkable P___________ (vs. 1)Judges 13:2Judges 17:1Judges 19:1Unremarkable F___________ and Heartbreaking F___________ Life (vs. 2)Deuteronomy 7:14Genesis 11:30Genesis 25:21Genesis 30:22IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) God is Faithful to His Covenant. God’s covenant, salvation, and faithfulness do not depend on anyone or anything other than Himself, His Word, and His perfect character! We can and should remember, rejoice in, and rest in that! 2) God Provides For His People’s Needs.The book of Samuel constantly reminds us that God provides everything His people need by showing us our need for Jesus and pointing us to His greater work for us! 3) God Works Through Unremarkable People and Places. God can, does, and is using unremarkable people (like us!) to make an eternal difference in the hearts and lives of His people all over this world!Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – December 28, 2025Series: The Hopes and Fears of All the YearsText: Matthew 2:16-23Topic: The Servant King Who Ends Our Exile With His DeathAttribute: Praise Christ as God’s Promised King and Suffering Servant GOD’S DM: “Jesus is the promised King and humble Servant who has come to die in order to end your exile.”Notes: Good News Hidden in D______, T______, and E______ (vs. 16-18)Jeremiah 31:15A N__________ and a S__________ S__________ (vs. 29-23)Exodus 4:19Isaiah 52:13-53:12IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Christ is the great king who has come to lead you out of exile by suffering and dying in your place!Left on our own, we were/are slaves to sin, heading straight to death, and exiled from God! To defeat and conquer such great enemies, King Jesus had to humble himself, become a servant, suffer, and die in our place!2) God works in and through great tragedy and heartbreak. Trust Him!Remind yourself of these stories of God’s past acts of faithfulness and activity often! Let them fuel your faith and trust in the Lord in the present! And hold onto hope for the future, because of Jesus! Music and word rights reserved. CCLI LicenseKaleb Brasee - https://www.youtube.com/@kbrasee for the piano accompaniment: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (Red #35)The First Noel (Red #34)Angles We have Heard on High (Red #33)O come all ye Faithful (RED 36)

SERMON NOTES – December 21, 2025Series: The Hopes and Fears of All the YearsText: Matthew 1:13-15Topic: The Faithful SonAttribute: Praise Christ as God’s True and Faithful SonGOD’S DM: “Jesus is My true and faithful Son. He succeeds everywhere Israel failed. As a result, He brings in all My children from all nations!”Notes: God’s son, I_______________ - Hosea 11:1-2Genesis 12:1-5 and 12:10Genesis 45:6-10Exodus 4:22-23Exodus 19:5-6“The Father did everything for this son! Chose him; called him; redeemed him; but this rebellious son dishonored and disavowed his Father repeatedly.” - Chad Byrd God’s Son, J_______________ - Matthew 2:15Matthew 1:1IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) God’s true and faithful Son, Jesus, makes it possible for you to be God's son/daughter!Put all of your faith, all of your hope, and all of your trust in God’s true and faithful Son, Jesus, for your standing with God! 2) God’s true and faithful Son, Jesus, shows us the grand story of the Bible.Allow yourself to get lost in the awe and wonder of the grand story of Scripture! Let every page lead you to love, worship, and trust Jesus more! Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – December 7, 2025Series: The Hopes and Fears of All the YearsText: Matthew 2:1-12Topic: True Shepherd-King from BethlehemAttribute: Praise Christ as the Promised KingGOD’S DM: “The true and eternal king that I promised long ago, who will rule and shepherd My people in peace forever, has been born in Bethlehem! Submit to and worship Him!”Notes: Promise of a S_______ and S___________- Numbers 24:15-19Promise of a Davidic S___________ K______ - 2 Samuel 5:1-3 & 7:12-16Promise of a B_____________ - Micah 5:2-5aIMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Submit to King Jesus! King Jesus promises life, grace, forgiveness, salvation, peace, blessing, and flourishing for all those who come under His authority willingly and joyfully, but judgment, wrath, death, and hell forever for those who do not! Submit to and serve the true king!2) Worship King Jesus! King Jesus is worthy of all of our worship and praise for who He is, what He has done, and what He will do! So, this Christmas season and every day worship King Jesus! Psalm 2:12Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License