05/03/2026
Please join us for our Sunday evening David series, service times at bottom of post.
WEEK 8: HOW TO ENCOURAGE YOURSELF
Read: 1 Samuel 27-28, 30
“One of the greatest blessings of being God’s children is that when we hand Him our weakness, He supplies us with His strength (Isaiah 40:29-31). All we need to do is confess our inability to overcome life’s hurdles and request that the Lord provide for our needs. Second, we should work on cultivating a spirit of worship and thanksgiving. This means that we must first believe in our hearts that all things (even difficult things) work together for His glory and our good (Romans 8:28). When we consider God’s majesty and holiness and medi-tate on the message of the Cross, our response becomes one of thanksgiving. The burdens of this life begin to feel light compared to the pain that Christ bore on the Cross for you and me.
A third way we can encourage ourselves in the Lord is by studying His word. Satan will argue
that if the Lord cared for us, we wouldn’t experience trials and that since we do, He does not care for us. We must confront these lies with the Truths of Scripture. No other tool can extin- guish the fiery arrows of the serpent like God’s Holy Word. When we pray, worship, and study Scripture, even during life’s joyful seasons, we set ourselves up for success when trials do occur (and they will occur).” (House of David study guide)
Sunday evening order of service
Coffee, 5:44-6:15
Dinner at 6:00
Worship at 6:30
Lesson at 7:00- 8:00