Today on Real Life Radio. God wants to speak to you. He doesn't want to tickle you. He wants to talk to you.

If it was tickling, then he wouldn't have sent his word. He would have sent a big feather.

He wants to talk. Now, do you and can you get a tickle? Sure. But don't base your experience with God

on the tickle. This is real life.

Welcome to Real Life Radio with Pastor Jack Hibbs.

I'm David Jay thanking you for joining us today as we listen, learn, and are challenged by God's Word, the Bible.

Hey everybody, we got our first time ever actually devotional.

We have a 40-day devotional called Watching, Waiting.

40 days of walking you through biblical passages that excite you and prepare you for the soon

coming of Jesus Christ.

Watching Waiting is a 40-day devotional that's all tied to biblical prophecy.

Watching Waiting. It is our featured resource for this month, and it's available for a gift of any

amount at jackhibs.com slash real radio. Jackhibs.com slash real radio.

On today's edition of Real Life Radio, Pastor Jack continues with his series called First Samuel

and a message titled Church Growth 101 Part 3.

Now Samuel of the Old Testament was the last judge of Israel, and he was the first of its prophets.

So here now in Chapter 16, we'll continue to focus on spiritual maturity and the gifts

of the Holy Spirit and how they relate to each other when it comes to church growth.

You see, David was chosen by God to be the new king of Israel, not for his outward appearance,

but for his heart.

When leaders are chosen for their inner qualities, like David's boldness and courage,

the right kind of church growth will happen.

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