Collective Church Podcast

1 Samuel: But David Found Strength In The LORD His God

1 Samuel 29-30 finds David at one of his lowest episodes—his honor shamed by the Philistine commanders, his family kidnapped by the raiding Amalekites, and his men whispering of mutiny. Yet in this moment of darkness, we see a God of redemptive reversal and counterintuitive provision as David found strength in the LORD his God.

1 Samuel: Consult A Spirit For Me

1 Samuel 28
Saul, abandoned by God and desperate for direction, seeks out a medium at Endor, crossing a line he once outlawed in a final attempt to control his fate. In one of the darkest chapters of 1 Samuel, we see what happens when fear replaces faith and a leader who refused God’s voice now finds only silence.

1 Samuel: I Considered Your Life Valuable

In 1 Samuel 26–27, David passes the test of power again by sparing Saul’s life a second time, proving he is free enough to trust God’s timing instead of seizing the throne. Yet in the very next chapter, weary of waiting, he stops inquiring of the Lord and seeks safety among the Philistines, showing how even faithful obedience can erode when trust gives way to survival.

1 Samuel: David Cut Off The Corner Of Saul's Robe

In 1 Samuel 24, David spares Saul in the cave, refusing to seize the throne by violence and entrusting God with both timing and justice. In 1 Samuel 25, that same restraint nearly collapses when David is provoked by Nabal, until Abigail intervenes and keeps him from shedding blood he would later regret, revealing how the wilderness tests not just public obedience but the heart itself.

1 Samuel: David Inquired Of The Lord

In 1 Samuel 23, David models a life shaped by inquiry, not impulse, repeatedly asking the Lord before every move while hunted, betrayed, and under pressure. This episode explores how clarity comes not from confidence or strength, but from humble dependence on God in the wilderness.

Contending Faith

Pastor Chad Bohi joins us from Radiant Central Coast to discuss Luke 18.

1 Samuel: David Fled That Day From Saul's Presence

1 Samuel 21-22
David flees betrayal and danger by running first to the presence of God, where mercy meets him before clarity, provision comes before explanation, and grace sustains him in weakness. In the caves of 1 Samuel 21–22,
we see a God who gathers the broken, feeds the undeserving, and forms a kingdom not through strength or sacrifice, but through mercy.

1 Samuel: Deal Kindly With Your Servant

1 Samuel 20
David is hunted, innocent, and afraid, yet he refuses to let fear disciple his desires. In this chapter, covenant love rewires David and Jonathan, showing us how true courage and peace are born from loving God more than power, safety, or control.

A Life That Counts

New Year’s resolutions ask what we want out of life, but Scripture presses a deeper question: what does God want from it? In this raw and challenging message from Acts 20, we explore holy regret, Spirit-led resolve, and what it means to finish our course with joy rather than stand at eternity’s gate wishing we had done more.

God With Us: The Weary World Rejoices

Matthew 2:13-18 shows a world filled with danger, injustice, and grief, yet one in which God is still faithfully at work. Join us as we look at how the flight to Egypt and the cries of Bethlehem reveal both the cost and the hope of Christmas.