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Saul becomes king 7 And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it , they were afraid of the Philistines. 8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not…

Confederate - A person, group, nation, or state united with another or others for a common purpose; ally; associate an associate in a unlawful act or plot; accomplice Hebrews 11:30-40 (LSB) 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. 31 By faith Rahab the…

Welcome Devotion 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Prayer Announcements This Week’s Theme: Praise God for His Blessings Memory Verse: Matthew 6:33 “33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall…

Lesson 2: Introduction Part 2 Last week we mainly gave a scope of what we are going to be covering in this study – the books that are involved and explained how the make of Israel went from one kingdom to a the two kingdoms of Judah and Israel. This week we are going to look at the subject & precursors…

CASKET empty It’s been a while since we were in our Casket Empty series. Actually it’s been over a year. So today, I’m going to give you a 30,000 foot reminder of where we’ve been and where we’re going. Casket Empty is a way of referring to the Old and New Testament and putting them in a context. Casket…

The story of God’s people marches on. They’ve been led by judges; they’re protected, guided by the Lord. And now (here in 1 Samuel) we come to the point in Israel’s history when they get a king. They’ve asked for king, rather foolishly and sinfully, but they’ve asked for it all the same. They reject…

8 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons? 9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the…

God is in Charge! Listen to his call. 6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord . 7 And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from…

It started in Genesis and continues today, what can Saul teach us about hiding among the baggage?

Sometimes we are looking for one thing and find another… What are you looking for?

As we read through the book of Samuel, it really read like a novel. There are some parts that have a lot of description and so they are difficult to divide. Today we come to one of those sections, and so we’re going to read excerpts from First Samuel, chapters 9 & 10. I invite you to listen - the text…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

1 There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. 2 He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

This Week’s Theme: Praise God for His Blessings Memory Verse: Matthew 6:33 “33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” This Week’s Word is Blessings : Spiritual and material benefits given by God to be enjoyed. Blessing the name of God is…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…

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INTRODUCTION: Welcome/Prayer Open to 2 Samuel 23 … we’ll be in verses 1-7 Last week we covered the second portion of chapter 22, which was a song written by David about his faith in Yahweh… and how David credits his success to Yahweh This week we look at the second poem written by David... Both of these…

When God Calls: Samuel Today I am starting a study for the next 4 weeks or so on God’s Call as we look at the lives of a number of significant Old Testament figures. I am going to begin with Samuel ben Elkanah, who became one of the most significant prophets in the transition between the Israelite system…

Introduction: Welcome/Prayer Today we continue our march through 1 Samuel in chapters 13 & 14 We’re currently learning about the person of Saul and today we’ll learn that Saul is a man of no faith, by two actions that reflect his relationship with God’s Word... The first one, 13.1-15, Saul ignores God’s…

What do you believe about God? What God do you serve?

The Pledge of a Mother This morning, we are once again going to take a look into the life of Samuel’s mother, Hannah. This being Mother’s Day, I thought I would move the text around to look into her life on a day we celebrate the Mother’s in our lives. This morning’s message will be a bit different this…

4/29/2020 Wednesday Night Bible Study 1 Samuel 1-7 ] Show Time line Outline I. Samuel 1–8 1. Early life 1–3 2. Defeat at Aphek 4–6 3. Mizpah 7 4. Demand for a king 8 II. Saul 9–31 1. Saul anointed 9–12 2. Saul rejected 13–15 3. Saul and David 16–20 4. David a fugitive 21–30 5. Saul’s death 28, 31 1 There…