Lessons by Ben Khazraee

Lessons by Ben Khazraee

After Darkness, Light: Samuel Established as a Prophet

1 Samuel 3:1-4:1a When spiritual leadership fails and God seems silent, the deepest need is not a better strategy but a renewed hunger to hear and obey the word of God. In this lesson, Pastor Ben Khazraee shows how God’s silence can be a form of judgment, why a heart trained to respond quickly is prepared to hear God, and how passivity and spiritual dullness can starve us even with a Bible on the shelf.

Q & A – October 2026

The Elders answer questions submitted by Grace Church members and attendees prior to this session. Pastor Ben Khazraee moderates, and he, Doug Link, Rod Bunton, and Charlie Greenwell answer questions selected for them. Questions: Note: The downloadable MP3 (click on Save above) has chapter markers that some players support. If you’re using the embedded player on this page, you can scroll to the desired time marker (annotated in the questions above) after you start playback.

Redemption Depends on God’s Sovereign Grace

1 Samuel 1 When life feels empty, painful, and out of control, where do you turn — and what do you actually believe about the God you’re praying to? In this message, Pastor Ben Khazraee opens 1 Samuel 1 to show how God works through weakness and barrenness to accomplish His purposes, unpacks what it looks like to bring real sorrow to God in faith rather than resentment or resignation, and explores how one woman’s costly, trusting prayer set the…

Introduction to The Book of Samuel

When there’s no one in charge, everyone does what feels right to them — and history shows how quickly that unravels into chaos. In this message, Pastor Ben Khazraee opens the book of Samuel, tracing how God sovereignly raises up humble, unlikely leaders, judges the proud and self-reliant, and points His people toward an eternal King who will rule with perfect grace.

God is Holy, Holy, Holy

This lesson explores God’s holiness, showing that God is uniquely set apart in majestic greatness and completely pure. Pastor Ben Khazraee explains that God is “awesome in majesty and without any blemish,” points to Scripture’s vision of God’s holiness, and calls for reverent awe, hope through Jesus’s substitution, and holy living in response.

God is Unchanging

This lesson explains God’s immutability, meaning God never changes in being, character, plans, or promises while still truly relating to and responding to people. Pastor Ben highlights biblical support for God’s unchanging perfections, purposes, and promises, answers common misunderstandings about God’s emotions and “regret,” and calls listeners to worship and find peace in God’s steady faithfulness.

God is Independent

God is perfectly self-existing and self-sufficient, dependent on nothing and no one, and therefore the source of all life and sustenance. Pastor Ben Khazraee tell us this means God did not create or save people out of need, but invites them to serve and trust him with gladness and confidence.

Redemption Accomplished

Ruth 3-4 Pastor Ben Khazraee concludes the series on the book of Ruth and highlights God’s redeeming work in preserving the line of David.

Q & A – February 2026

The Elders answer questions submitted by Grace Church members and attendees prior to this session. Pastor Ben Khazraee moderates, and he, Doug Link, Rod Bunton, and Charlie Greenwell answer questions selected for them. Questions: Note: The downloaded MP3 (click on Save above) has chapter markers that some players support. If you’re using the embedded player on this page, you can scroll to the desired time marker (annotated in the questions above) after you start playback.