Be Steadfast and Immovable in the Lord
October 12, 2025 · 2:11:54 · Watch on YouTube ↗
Summary
The service opened with the dedication of three children, and the first message was addressed to parents. Drawing on the Hebrew midwives who feared God (Exodus 1), David bringing the ark into a home that God then blessed (2 Samuel 6), and Eli who failed to watch over his sons (1 Samuel 2), the preacher urged parents to live without compromise, to serve God freely with their time and resources, and to be truly present in their children's lives, since love joined with time becomes lasting influence.
The closing message took 1 Corinthians 15:58 as its theme - be steadfast and immovable. When David returned to Ziklag to find it burned and his family taken, and even his own men turned against him, he strengthened himself in the Lord his God (1 Samuel 30), inquired of God, and recovered everything. The preacher pressed the congregation to find their strength in God rather than in their circumstances.
Through Deuteronomy, Isaiah, James, and Paul's words to Timothy, he called believers to lift up weak hands, to sing psalms in times of despair, and to hope in the Lord who renews strength like the eagle's wings (Isaiah 40:31). Christ is the tested cornerstone, and those who trust in Him will never be put to shame. The gathering ended with prayer for the sick, the grieving, a wounded soldier, and a struggling family.
Key Points
- Live without compromise; the small things we sow, good or bad, are multiplied in our children.
- Serve God freely with your time, home, and resources, and you open your life to His blessing.
- Be present with your children; love plus time becomes godly influence the enemy cannot break.
- When life collapses, strengthen yourself in the Lord as David did, then ask God what to do next.
- In despair, lift your hands and sing psalms; worship draws down the strength of the Holy Spirit.
- Build your hope on Christ the cornerstone, and you will never be put to shame.
- Those who wait on the Lord renew their strength and rise up on wings like eagles.
Devotional
There are seasons when life feels burned to the ground and even those closest to us turn away. David did not wait for a sign before he acted; he first strengthened himself in the Lord his God, and only then moved forward. When your own hands hang weak, lift them anyway, and let a song of praise rise even from a whisper. The God who renews the strength of the weary is still your cornerstone, and the one who builds on Him is never put to shame.
“When everything was burned and lost, David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.”
“Love is not always influence, but love joined with time will shape a child's heart.”
“Lift your weak hands and sing; the strength of the Spirit comes as you praise.”
