https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/podcasts/197762/ The newest sermons from Sparta Reformed Presbyterian Church on SermonAudio. Religion & Spirituality Sparta Reformed Presbyterian Church http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification https://vps.sermonaudio.com/resize_image/sources/podcast/1440/1440/spartarpc.1742390321.jpg https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/podcasts/197762/ en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:03:42 +0000 30 Ross Fearing no The newest sermons from Sparta Reformed Presbyterian Church on SermonAudio. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/2126144403875 Now that God has removed every obstacle, David become king of all Israel and begins to implement his priorities for the kingdom. In his crowning and work we see pictures of what Jesus is as a king to us. Note: This sermon was streamed from home due to inclement weather. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/2126144403875 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 25 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:33:07 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/125261341567979 God clears the last obstacle to David's reign by directing the evil of two men from the aim they intended to God's good promise. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/125261341567979 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:30:01 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/114261734373807 As David and Ishbosheth war for rule over Israel, we see God use the chaos and evil of many men to bring about his good purpose for Israel. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/114261734373807 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 04 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:30:16 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1123251356465870 As David gives honor to Saul and Jonathan, we see that because man is the image of God, we must give proper honor in death. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1123251356465870 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:29:00 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/111325177362470 Seeing how Saul dies outside of Christ gives us much to consider how we as Christians ought to think about and prepare for death. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/111325177362470 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 02 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:30:01 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/112251342554968 Saul's Death shows us how important it is that we have Christ as our shepherd when we face death. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/112251342554968 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 19 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:17:02 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1019251339522409 God intervenes in David's wandering with the Philistines to bring him out of service to God's enemies and to restore him to fellowship with God. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1019251339522409 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 12 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:38:33 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/107251338191918 When Saul finds himself alone facing the Philistines, he seeks out a medium to bring Samuel from the dead to speak to him. All he finds is condemnation because he sought spiritual revelation outside of God's appointed ways. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/107251338191918 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 05 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:35:37 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/92925147146319 David, in the face of a long-standing conflict with Saul, despairs that God will protect him as He promised. As his faith fails, we see him enter into great sin and lead others into great sin. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/92925147146319 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 28 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:32:35 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/915251341302623 When God gives David the opportunity to kill Saul, David restrains himself, trusting in God's promise and salvation rather than the strength of arms and violence. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/915251341302623 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 14 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:38:37 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/99251329456588 As we study the account of Saul's treatment of his daughters and David's marry many wives, we see that we are constantly tempted to treat people as things to be used for our own gain rather than the image of God reflecting his glory. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/99251329456588 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 07 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:32:52 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/9625234749747 As we see God save Abigail from the foolish rule of her husband, Nabal, we see how God works salvation through separating us from the prince of this world and joining us to Christ Jesus, God's anointed king. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/9625234749747 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:35:16 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/824251237573232 The story of David, Nabal, and Abigail put the contrast between wisdom and foolishness in clear display. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/824251237573232 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 17 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:38:31 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/816252155353576 As the Lord delivers Saul into David's power, we see David respond in complete trust in God's care for his future and David's own responsibility to submit to God's timeline. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/816252155353576 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 03 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:34:13 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/73025155220412 As David continues to flee from Saul, he endures in the reality of God's promises to him, and Jonthan encourages David by showing his own trust in God's promise and confidence that David will see the fulfillment of the promise. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/73025155220412 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 27 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:34:43 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/7222505173669 As we see Saul accuse his court of conspiring against him and slaughtering the priests, we see that he is not dealing with reality. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/7222505173669 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 20 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:39:02 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/715251336181817 David in the face of great danger, forgets his anointing as the next king and identity as an Israelite and seeks refuge from the Philistines and Moabites. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/715251336181817 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 13 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:31:15 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/713251257151527 David in great fear of Saul lies to protect himself and those who help him, while being treated in ways that show that he is the Lord's anointed. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/713251257151527 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 06 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:33:31 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/61625133050801 When Jonathan makes a covenant with David, he shows us how we ought to covenant with Christ and gives us an idea of what covenanting with Christ will cost us. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/61625133050801 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 15 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:28:11 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/61025020413729 The harder Saul tries to destroy David, the Lord's anointed, the more his schemes backfire against him. We see in Saul that resisting Christ Jesus is a futile endeavor. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/61025020413729 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:36:02 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/6525154302287 As the fact that the Lord is with David through is defeat of Goliath, Saul and Jonathan respond to David very differently. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/6525154302287 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 01 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:37:03 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/61251248534493 David, the Lord's Anointed, wins the victory for Isreal, against a great foe, by trusting God's judgment of Israel's enemies. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/61251248534493 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 25 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:36:43 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/52525131181743 When the Spirit of the Lord leaves Saul and God sends the harmful spirit, Saul is left distressed, anxious, and angry. But we also see the David, the Lord's anointed brings peace to Saul's soul. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/52525131181743 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 18 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:37:48 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/51825132934981 When Samuel anoints David as the next king, we see what the Lord will seek in the king who will save his people. This text helps us understand the origins of Christ Jesus. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/51825132934981 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 04 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:39:26 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/42025139597125 Because King Saul did not regard the Lord as weighty, he took the Lord's command lightly and was rejected from being king. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/42025139597125 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 13 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:32:24 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/46251257357812 When we look at Saul's many acts of worship in 1 Samuel 13 and 14, we see that his motive in them is wrong and we will see the dangerous results of such a motive. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/46251257357812 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 30 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:28:48 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/330251322443567 As we watch Saul and Jonathan face the Philistines, we see that a spiritual problem underlies our hesitancy to fulfill our responsibilities in Christ's kingdom. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/330251322443567 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 23 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:22:21 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/32325131121507 After Saul's victory over Nahash and the Amalekites, Samuel gathers Israel to confront them about their trust in man rather than the Lord and to call them to return to their God. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/32325131121507 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:30:24 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/316251258237929 As we look at Saul's saving Israel from Ammon, we see a people that is greatly discouraged because they do not trust the Lord and we see the Lord provide a great salvation anyway. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/316251258237929 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 09 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:31:42 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/39251346533863 Pastor Fearing continued in 1 Samuel considering how we meet Saul and how he is anointed to be king. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/39251346533863 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:26:37 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/223251414542942 When the people demand a king like the nations, God recognizes that they are rejecting Him and His good rule over them. So God will discipline them by giving them what they want. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/223251414542942 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 16 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:33:58 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1272521562599 When the Philistines capture the ark, it seems to prove that the Philistine gods are stronger than He is. But God uses the occasion to display His power and glory to the Philistines and Israel alike. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1272521562599 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:32:26 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/112251436915 God begins to bring hope to Israel as he brings Samuel to know Him and to serve as His prophet. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/112251436915 Religion & Spirituality Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:29:20 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/112251358395883 When Israel is cut off from worship by their evil priests, God begins to raise up a savior. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/112251358395883 Religion & Spirituality Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:31:41 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/122924146281301 Hannah rejoices because God, with the giving of her son, has raised her and given hope of salvation through Samuel to His people. Mary echoes this song when she rejoices over the conception of Jesus. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/122924146281301 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 15 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:39:10 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/11242414151295 Hannah prays for God to save her and her people through providing a son from her. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/11242414151295 Religion & Spirituality Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:36:53 no Ross Fearing - 1 Samuel