Heart Posture

Pastor Bill Bush · May 1, 2023

Drawing from the contrasting stories of Saul and David in 1 Samuel 28 and 2 Samuel 15, Pastor Bill shows that the critical difference between a life that honors God and one that unravels is not the absence of sin but the posture of the heart. Saul treated God as a consultant — someone whose advice he could accept or reject depending on whether he liked the answer. David, despite his own failures, learned to treat God as King, choosing the obedient path over the obvious one and accepting apparent loss in order to pursue true victory: a life in right relationship with God.

Pastor Brent Hatchett · Mar 20, 2023

Through the life of Deborah — prophet, judge, and faithful servant — Pastor Brent shows that God is far less concerned with titles and résumés than He is with the posture of a person's heart. While Israel spent twenty years in disobedience, Deborah remained faithful, and that faithfulness made her trustworthy enough to receive God's instructions and lead His people to victory. The sermon calls both men and women to adopt a heart posture of radical faithfulness to God, trusting that when we are faithful, He will use us and receive the glory.

Pastor Scott Rodgers · Jun 16, 2019

In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus teaches that the posture and openness of our hearts determines the depth of God's work in our lives. Three rivals — apathy, convenience, and distraction — resist what God wants to do in us. But to those who are genuinely hungry, who lean in, ask questions, and feed themselves spiritually, God promises to reveal Himself. The key to experiencing God more fully is not a checklist of behaviors but a growing, active hunger for Him.

Pastor Bill Bush · Jul 23, 2018

Before anyone can act with genuine courage, their heart must move beyond simply seeing the need to being broken before the God who can meet it. Pastor Bill traces Nehemiah's prayer to show that a broken spirit is both revealed and developed through how we pray: starting with a high view of God, leading to an honest view of ourselves, and culminating in a courageous commitment to God's agenda rather than our own. Without this step, even well-intentioned action risks being driven by pride or fear rather than faith.