Heart and Soul | Week Two | 1 Samuel 14:1–23

“Taking ground” can sound aggressive or political, but Scripture frames it as something far deeper: God’s people advancing His kingdom through faith, prayer, and proclamation—not fighting flesh and blood. In this week’s Heart and Soul message, we’re taken to 1 Samuel 14, where Jonathan and his armor-bearer step out with a simple “perhaps,” trusting that victory belongs to the Lord. From Genesis to the Great Commission, we see the consistent heartbeat of God: filling the earth with the knowledge of His glory. And in Ephesians 6, we’re reminded that taking ground requires spiritual strength and spiritual weapons—truth, righteousness, faith, the gospel, the Word, and Spirit-empowered prayer. As we live “heart and soul” together, we’re called to stop aiming our energy at the wrong enemy, lay down fear and distraction, and move forward in the authority of Jesus—boldly praying and boldly speaking until darkness gives way to light.