09/01/2026
OUT OF THE ASHES | WEEK 1
Into the Depths โ 1 Samuel 30:1โ6 / Psalm 56
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8/30/2026
๐๏ธ Pastor Ben Fleet
This past Sunday we began a new sermon series, Out of the Ashes, with a message for the moments when life feels like it has completely fallen apart.
David found himself at one of the lowest points of his life. Rejected, discouraged, surrounded by loss, and even turned against by his own men.
Yet in the middle of the ashes, Scripture says:
โBut David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.โ โ 1 Samuel 30:6
David didnโt allow his circumstances to define his God. He allowed his God to define his circumstances.
Psalm 56 gives us a glimpse into how David responded when everything around him was falling apart:
๐๐ฝ He prayed.
Prayer wasnโt Davidโs last resortโit was his response of faith. He asked for grace to endure before asking for deliverance.
๐๐ฝ He praised.
Davidโs praise wasnโt dependent on his circumstances changing. His praise was anchored in who God is.
๐ He performed.
David committed himself to God even before he saw the deliverance. He lived as a thank offering, trusting God with what was still to come.
Sometimes weโre waiting for God to change our circumstances before we surrender, obey, or worship.
But faith says, โEven here, I trust You.โ
So when you find yourself in the depths:
Donโt lose heart because God hasnโt answered yet. Take heart because God hears.
Keep praying.
Keep praising.
Keep trusting.
Keep living surrendered.
Your circumstances may change, but God does not.
And ultimately, Davidโs story points us to Jesusโthe One who truly conquered death and secured the deliverance we could never earn ourselves.
There is hope in the ashes. There is purpose in the depths. And God is not finished yet. ๐๐ป
