Two women. Two babies. One devastating tragedy. And a king faced with an impossible decision!

In this installment of the “As the Bible Turns” sermon series, Pastor Anthony Lamar Scott explores how King Solomon uses God-given wisdom to uncover the truth beneath deception, competing claims, and hidden motives.

What do you do when joy turns into mourning? You trust the God who has the power to turn it again. In “He Turned It,” Elder Conrad Staten journeys from Lamentations 5:15 to Psalm 30:11, reminding us that seasons of sorrow are not permanent. The same God who sees us in our mourning can transform our pain, restore our joy, and turn our circumstances around. If God allowed it to turn one way, trust Him to turn it again.

Trials can feel strange, unexpected, and even unfair—but Scripture reminds us that suffering does not mean God has abandoned us. In “Dear Gentle Reader,” Missionary Britianella Edwards draws from 1 Peter 4:12–13 to encourage believers not to be surprised by fiery trials, but to understand what suffering means, trust God through the process, and keep rejoicing. Your trial is not the end of your story—God is still at work in the fire.

What happens when desire starts demanding more than you ever intended to give? In “In Love With a Stripper,” Pastor Anthony Scott explores the scandalous story of Herod, Herodias, and her daughter in Mark 6:21–23. What begins as entertainment quickly becomes entanglement, exposing the danger of unchecked desire, compromised convictions, and decisions made in the heat of a moment. This message challenges us to recognize when temporary pleasure is setting us up for permanent consequences.

Tamar’s story is messy, scandalous, and complicated—but God wasn’t finished writing it. In “From Prostitution to Promise,” Pastor Anthony Lamar Scott shows us that a messy beginning cannot cancel a God-ordained ending. Your story doesn’t have to finish the way it started.

What do you do when the pain comes from a person you never expected? In “I Didn’t See That Coming,” Pastor Anthony Scott walks through Psalm 55:12–16 and David’s painful experience of betrayal to reveal how God can sustain you through unexpected hurt. The pain may surprise you, the person may disappoint you, but prayer can shift your attention back to the God who saw it coming all along.

In this powerful message from Joel 2, Elder L.S. Ellis reminds us that God can restore what life, loss, and difficult seasons have taken away. Be encouraged—your loss is not the end of your story. Your restoration is here!

Faith isn’t just believing God can—it’s trusting God now, even when you can’t see what’s next. Preaching from Hebrews 11:1–2, Lady Sunny Scott delivers a powerful message on having a faith that gives substance to our hope and confidence in what has not yet been seen.

When the evidence hasn’t appeared, the answer hasn’t come, and the promise hasn’t manifested—NOW FAITH!

Listen and be encouraged to trust God beyond what you can see.