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Rock Point Church · all sermons
Pastor Daniel Goulding · Mar 13, 2023
Using the story of Ehud — a left-handed, physically deformed Benjamite whom culture had written off — Pastor Daniel argues that the very weaknesses we are tempted to hide are precisely what God wants to leverage. Just as Ehud's left-handedness allowed him to conceal a weapon the guards never searched for, our failures, disabilities, and painful histories are not disqualifiers but divinely designed tools. When we stop feeding the cycles that oppress us, remember God's past faithfulness, and allow Him to wield our weakness, what the world sees as defeat becomes the kingdom's greatest weapon — just as the cross itself demonstrates.
Pastor Daniel Goulding · Jun 18, 2018
Drawing from the full story of the woman at the well in John 4, Pastor Daniel argues that human beings are perpetually searching for purpose, meaning, and satisfaction — and that we sabotage ourselves by either chasing worldly substitutes or deferring real obedience to a fantasized future. Jesus' declaration 'I am the Messiah' shattered the woman's 'someday' thinking and instantly transformed her into a bold witness. The same pattern applies to every believer: genuine satisfaction comes from knowing God personally and then stepping out of comfort to share that good news with the broken people already placed in our lives.