Only in Christ
2 Samuel 15–16: Tom Shrader on Absalom's rebellion and finding true security only in Christ.
David's Cry for Absalom
David's grief over Absalom in 2 Samuel 18 — Tom Shrader on God's sovereignty and hope in loss.
Purpose Driven Forgiveness
2 Samuel 19–22: David's return, mercy, and song of deliverance — with lessons on forgiveness and purpose.
David's Mighty Men
2 Samuel 23: Tom Shrader on David's mighty men and trusting God in impossible battles.
A Man After God's Own Heart Prays
2 Samuel 24: eight marks of a heart after God, with application to sacrifice, humility, and legacy.
Samuel: Hanna's Unlikely Story of Redemption
Tom Shrader opens 1 Samuel with Hannah's barrenness, showing God works through impossibility.
God Is Bigger Than Anything
1 Samuel 2 teaching: Hannah's prayer and why our view of God shapes everything in life.
How to Screw Up Your Kids
1 Samuel 2:12-36 — Tom Shrader on Eli's sons and 11 parenting mistakes to avoid.
God Loves You So Watch Out
1 Samuel 3–7: Tom Shrader on disobedience, God's discipline, and trusting God alone.
Be Holy Not Religious
Tom Shrader on 1 Samuel 3–7: why true holiness requires a transformed heart, not religious rule-keeping.
Failure Is Never Fatal
1 Samuel 7: Tom Shrader on God's second chances through Jonah, Peter, and Mark. Failure is never fatal.
We Want to Be Like Everyone Else
1 Samuel 8–12: Tom Shrader on Israel's demand for a king, rejecting God, and the call to be different.
Saul Begins His Lame Duck Reign
1 Samuel 13–14: Saul's impatience costs him God's blessing; Jonathan's faith shows a better way.
Friendship That Transforms
1 Samuel 13–15: Tom Shrader on faith, obedience, and the transforming power of an armor-bearer friendship.
Don't Mess With the Army of God
1 Samuel 17: Tom Shrader on David and Goliath, faith over fear, and trusting God in overwhelming circumstances.
Suffering Will Come
1 Samuel 18 & Genesis 39: Tom Shrader teaches 8 principles for enduring suffering with faith.
Stepping Up or Stepping Out
Tom Shrader on Luke 12:48 and kingdom stewardship through church planting. East Valley Bible Church.
True Friendship
Tom Shrader teaches on biblical friendship from 1 Samuel 20 — covenant love that bears, believes, and endures.
The Fall of Man: Where It All Began
Tom Shrader teaches Genesis 3 and Romans 5:12 on the fall of man and spiritual death.
Anniversary Sunday (2000)
Tom Shrader reflects on EVBC's 9-year history and Acts 2:42 as the foundation for biblical community.