922 Ministries - The CORE & St. Peter Lutheran

Most people know the story of David and Goliath. But there are really three stories here. The first is about a shepherd with a surprisingly lethal weapon. The second is about you and the giants you face every day: a short temper, an addiction, the habits you can't seem to change. The third is the best one. It's about Jesus, the Son of David, who didn't come just to teach people how to fight but to fight for them, and win.

Everyone knows how the story of David and Goliath ends. But what about the giants you're facing right now: the car repair the emergency fund can't cover, the addiction that keeps pulling, the diagnosis no one saw coming? This message looks at why David wasn't afraid when everyone else was, what to do when the giant doesn't fall, and why the real hero of the story isn't David at all. It's Jesus, the champion who defeated our greatest enemy and gives his victory to us.

Scroll, stare, compare. It's easy to judge people, and ourselves, by what's on the outside. Even the prophet Samuel nearly picked the wrong king based on looks. In this first message of the series on David, Pastor Mike shares a few embarrassing stories from his own past and shows why God looks at the heart. The bad news is that no one can put makeup on a heart. The good news is that Jesus traded his beauty for our ugliness, so God looks at his people and smiles.

Waiting is hard, especially when everything in you wants to do something. King Saul faced that kind of pressure, and one impatient choice cost him the throne. This first message in a six-week series on the life of David looks at why God sees past the outward appearance to the heart, how to keep trusting God when the clock is ticking, and how Jesus, the true Anointed One, gives a brand-new heart to everyone who has fallen short.

Jesus could have described sharing faith as a program, a pitch, or a project. Instead, he called it fishing. Pastor Mike unpacks Jesus' words to Peter and Andrew — "Come, follow me, and I will send you out to fish for people" — through five simple facts about fishing.If you've ever felt you don't know anyone outside church, don't have the right answers, or aren't the right kind of person to talk about Jesus, this message is for you. Peter told Jesus, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man." Jesus answered, "Don't be afraid." He still uses ordinary, imperfect people — and heaven rejoices over every single person who comes home.The message closes with the story of Tony and Amna, whose whole family came to faith through one simple invitation.