Many Christians call it Lent, some Christians refer to a “forty day spiritual adventure,” but regardless of the name, the time leading up to Easter for Christians is one of the most sacred times on the calendar. At Summit, Spring is a season that brings great anticipation. Every Easter we see dozens of people, if not more, put their faith in Jesus Christ and come forward to be baptized. It’s… Continue reading
We are adding a new feature on the Equip blog for the upcoming season, which we’ll call “World Prayer Wednesday.” Each week, our missions team will put together a short prayer guide to help us as small groups and members of a missional church to pray for those around the globe.
One of the great side-effects of prayer is that we actually spend some time taking our focus off… Continue reading
This weekend will mark the end of the “Search for a King” series. The sermon will come from 1 Chronicles 29, what JD calls the “other” literary ending to David’s life. In this story, David and the Israelites take up an offering to build the Temple. David wanted to build the Temple, but the Lord said that David’s offspring would be the one to build it. So, in one of… Continue reading
In this post, we would like to provide some materials to go along with this week’s sermon. JD will be preaching from 2 Samuel 24, and there is a companion study guide in the Search for a King booklet (study #11). Here is a PDF form of that study, if you don’t have a copy of the booklet:
This post is meant to offer guidance to common “What now?” questions that could emerge from Pastor JD’s sermon “Consequences: 2 Samuel 12-16” [found here] preached at The Summit Church Saturday/Sunday February 5-6, 2011.
When we see and hear how the sin of David affected his son Absalom many of us may begin to experience fear. This fear is compounded if we consider God’s words in the second… Continue reading
Hey small group members at the Summit Church, here is an announcement that you’ll definitely want to know about: we are extending the Search for a King sermon series for the next couple of weeks.
That means that there are a few sermons in the next couple of weeks that will not have corresponding study guides in the Search for a King booklet. So, the small groups staff will… Continue reading
This post is meant to offer practical reflections upon Pastor J.D.’s sermon “Repentance: 2 Samuel 12 and Psalm 51” (link) preached at The Summit Church Saturday/Sunday January 29-30, 2011.
I almost wrote, “What happens if we don’t repent,” but then why would I insinuate that we might not resist repentance. But it is worth noting before we get started that repentance is a gift and a blessing—not a… Continue reading