andrew paul cannon

Category: 1 Samuel

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  • God Doesn’t Answer All Prayer?

    God Doesn’t Answer All Prayer?

    This will be part two of this sermon. If you didn’t catch part one, please go back and review it because the previous sermon provides some necessary context for the current discussion we are led to by this part of the story. To summarize: God has chosen Saul for service as king. The Holy Spirit…

  • When ‘Religious’ people place unnecessary burdens on others…

    When ‘Religious’ people place unnecessary burdens on others…

    I have, in my Christian life, wondered how someone can claim to love Jesus but continue to dishonor Him. How can a person claim to love Christ and, yet, not be a committed member of a healthy local church body- the very body of Christ? I have wondered why there are so many preachers and…

  • People Really Saved by Grace Also Practice Grace…

    People Really Saved by Grace Also Practice Grace…

    People are so people-ish. We are not a species that is very good at mercy. The first chance we get, we just tear others down and we justify our doing this. Particularly in human-centered religion, we use the doctrines or systems of ethics that we have developed to condemn and be condescending of others. People…

  • PSA: Life Really Is a Pressure Cooker

    PSA: Life Really Is a Pressure Cooker

    Do you ever wonder why it sometimes seems as though God turns up the pressure on our lives or why there seem to be so many trials in this life? Yesterday, Kati and I participated in a “walk to remember.” October is Pregnancy and Child Loss Awareness Month. We did this to honor the child…

  • Is Change Part of God’s Plan?

    Is Change Part of God’s Plan?

    Last year at this time I was at a church preaching. It was my first Sunday preaching at the church that would become my home. The Church at Sunsites really has become a home for Kati, Elijah, and me. This group of people looking for a preacher has become part of our family and has…

  • Stepping On Life’s Scale

    Stepping On Life’s Scale

    This morning, the text presents us with a summary of Israel’s recent history up to this point and of 1 Samuel chapters 1-11. It has taken us 23 weeks to get to chapter 12, and those of us who have been committed to coming and sitting under the explicit word of God in the order…

  • My Life is Good Enough Without Jesus or the Church

    My Life is Good Enough Without Jesus or the Church

    “My life is good enough without Jesus or the church…” I have heard this often. I’ve said it. When we say things like this we make an assumption about Christianity- that it is about living a good life or being satisfied in this life. What if I told you that the message of the Bible…

  • What Our Complaints Reveal About Us

    What Our Complaints Reveal About Us

    Last week, we saw Samuel anoint Saul with oil. We saw God’s confirming signs on Saul’s life as God’s Holy Spirit moved him to sing with the singing prophets. We learned what God desires musically from His people. We also saw that Saul kept God’s anointing of himself and the powerful work of God’s Holy…

  • Prophetic Singing in God’s Church

    Prophetic Singing in God’s Church

    I have mentioned before about how my ministry is nothing like what I initially planned. It seems to me that God has closed all of the doors I wanted to open for myself and opened completely different doors. This is exactly what we see playing out as we read the story of Saul’s anointing and…