Through the Bible | Week Four - Stan Lester

Success doesn't always bring us closer to God.Sometimes, it causes us to forget Him.In this message, we continue our journey Through the Bible by tracing Israel's story through Judges, Samuel, the Kings, and the divided kingdom. Again and again, we see the same pattern: God blesses His people, they become comfortable, and their hearts slowly drift away.Using passages from Judges, 1 Samuel, 1 Kings, and 2 Kings, we explore:• Why Israel repeatedly turned away from God after entering the Promised Land• The danger of doing "whatever seems right" in our own eyes• Why Israel demanded a king instead of trusting God• The rise and fall of Saul, David, and Solomon• How compromise slowly leads to spiritual decline• Why blessing is not always the same as God's approval• The danger of putting our hope in political power instead of God• How to recognize the subtle ways our hearts drift from the LordThis message isn't just about Israel's history.It's about our tendency to forget God when life is going well.Spiritual drift rarely happens overnight.It happens one compromise...one distraction...one act of partial obedience at a time.“The tragedy of our time is that the situation is desperate, but the saints are not.” — Vance Havner