The Place of Dragons
About this sermon
In “The Place of Dragons,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about grace and mercy, David’s example, gratitude. Drawing especially from 1 Samuel 27, Matthew 24, John 6:66, the teaching emphasizes that God’s grace forgives and also trains believers to leave sin and live in obedience. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that David’s choices are used to examine leadership, testing, repentance, and renewed dependence on God.
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Odle focuses on gratitude. The message argues that thankfulness remembers God’s mercy and guards the heart from entitlement and complaint. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience. Throughout the section, the appeal remains directed toward a consistent life in which belief, worship, and conduct agree.
Odle focuses on the biblical text. The message argues that the teaching centers on spirit, lord and its implications for Christian faithfulness. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience. Throughout the section, the appeal remains directed toward a consistent life in which belief, worship, and conduct agree.
Odle focuses on the biblical text. The message argues that the teaching centers on freedom, spirit, lord and its implications for Christian faithfulness. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience. Throughout the section, the appeal remains directed toward a consistent life in which belief, worship, and conduct agree.
Odle focuses on eternal life and hope. The message argues that the promise of eternal life directs believers toward hope, holiness, and perseverance in Christ. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience. Throughout the section, the appeal remains directed toward a consistent life in which belief, worship, and conduct agree.
Odle focuses on David’s example. The message argues that David’s choices are used to examine leadership, testing, repentance, and renewed dependence on God. It connects this with the conviction that Saul’s decline illustrates the danger of insecurity, partial obedience, and resistance to correction. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on grace and mercy while working through Matthew 24, John 6:66. The message argues that God’s grace forgives and also trains believers to leave sin and live in obedience. It connects this with the conviction that Satan’s work is described through deception, accusation, temptation, and opposition to God’s purposes. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on gratitude. The message argues that thankfulness remembers God’s mercy and guards the heart from entitlement and complaint. It connects this with the conviction that spiritual anointing is given for service and must remain joined to character and obedience. The practical emphasis is to practice patient, truthful love in relationships and conflict.
Odle focuses on the biblical text. The message argues that the teaching centers on you're, tired, thirsty and its implications for Christian faithfulness. The practical emphasis is to examine the heart, receive correction, and finish faithfully. Throughout the section, the appeal remains directed toward a consistent life in which belief, worship, and conduct agree.
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Thank you Jesus. [Music] [Music] Oh, where the spirit of the Lord is, [Music] there is freedom. Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. [Music] Lift your eyes to heaven. [Music] There is freedom. Lift your eyes to heaven. There is freedom. [Music] Freedom rains in this place. [Music] Showers of mercy and grace. They are falling on every face. There is freedom. [Music] If you're tired and thirsty, there is freedom. Oh, if you're tired and thirsty, there is freom. Praise God. Give your all Jesus. Give him your all cuz there is freedom. There's freedom. Give it all to Jesus. Let's give our all cuz there is freedom. [Music] Freedom rains in this place. Showers of mercy and grace. They are falling over every face. There is freedom. [Music] Oh, freedom praise in this place. Showers of mercy and grace they are falling on every face.
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[Music] There is freedom. [Music] Jesus. [Music] Jesus reigns in this place. [Music] Showers of mercy and grace. They are falling on every face. There is freedom. Oh Jesus. Jesus reigns in this place. Oh showers of mercy and grace. We are falling on every face. There is freom. There is freedom. Oh, there is freedom. [Music] There is freedom. There is freom [Music] where the spirit of the Lord is. I love that. Don't you just love that? You just love that presence of God. Don't you just love him, Lord Jesus? We just love you, Lord. We thank you Lord where the spirit of the Lord is. That's so good. There is freedom. [Music] Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. [Music] And when we're tired and thirsty, when we're tired, there is freom. Hey Mike, when we're tired and thirsty, there is freedom. [Music] Freedom reigns in this place. Freedom rains, y'all. The devil is a liar. They're falling on every face. There is freom. There's freedom in Jesus our savior.
- 0:06:06
He loves us. He loves us, y'all. He loves us. Oh, he cares. Who's ever being lied to? Who's ever being lied to? And uh the enemy's lying and saying that that God don't care. He does care. First Peter 5:7 says, "Cast all our cares." The Lord told us to cast all our cares on him because he cares for us. Amen. He cares. And no matter what it is, he's concerned with the things that concern us. Amen. And he loves you. And he's on your side. No need to fear. No need. Amen. [Music] I could just stay on that first line. I could. I could. Where the spirit of the Lord is. The spirit of the Lord is Oh, there is freedom and he desires us. He desires us. He desires to spend time with us. He says, "Johnny, pick up your guitar and play to me." He says, "Get your Bible and read and get wisdom. Oh, give freedom. That's what he says. And he's so good. He's so good. Y so good. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. [Music] There is freedom. There is freom. [Music] I hate to leave that song because I love it. I love that song. There is freedom. Oh, there is freedom. [Music] Freedom praise in this place. Showers of mercy and grace. They are falling on every face. There is freedom. [Music] Freedom reigns in this place. Freedom remains.
- 0:09:08
Isn't that so good? That's so good for every face. There's his presence. [Music] In his presence. [Music] In his presence is the fullness of joy. Oh, in his presence there's life ever more. in his presence. All our problems leave in his presence. [Music] In fact, I feel like we're supposed to sing that song again. Let's just do it one more time all the way through. Cuz there's freedom in Jesus. The truth of his word sets us free. And there's nothing better than his presence because that's where there is peace and joy. And where the joy of the Lord is, there is strength. A lot of times we got to walk through some wilderness. We got to walk through some valleys and some difficulties that seem dry and barren. And that's part that's part of the Lord making us strong and teaching us how to walk in faith. But Lord, we thank you. There is freedom. There's freedom in Jesus. Freedom. Thank you, Lord. One more time. Where the spirit of the Lord is, [Music] there is freedom. [Music] Spart [Music] freedom. [Music] Oh, lift your eyes to heaven. There is freedom. Freedom and gra in this place. [Music] Showers of mercy and grace. They are falling from every face. There is freedom.
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