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A. Rapport for the time Have you ever tried to be two different things at the same time? Happy when you are really sad inside. Perfectly fine on the outside while you are miserable on the inside but feel like no one should know? B. Reading of the text C. Review of the text D. Relevance of the text Let…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Why Kings? God made human beings to rule. Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.” Night will be no more; people will not need the light…

Ever feel powerless, like everything you are involved in fails? Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.” Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I’ll make one with you on this condition: that I gouge out everyone’s…

Each Generatoni Faces the same predicament: self or God?

Instanty Obedience always beats lavish gifts!

Reckoning with the people vs 1-5 Samuel clears his account with the people do I owe anyone anything any unanswered accusations or claims against me Only a debt of Love It’s time to wake up and live in light of Christ’s Return Stand Still vs 7-15 Need for stillness in a fast paced world (quiet, truth)…

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…

Saul is king. The Lord has chosen Him to fulfill this role. He was chosen by lot in front of the entire assembly of Israel. The people renewed his kingship after Saul rescued the city of Jabesh Gilead (though, really, it was the Lord who worked salvation for them that day and every day). The people decided…

If you have your Bible (and I hope you do), please turn with me to 1 Samuel 11 . Please keep your Bible open in front of you this morning as we work our way through this chapter a few verses at a time. Let’s start with verses 1 and 2. 1 Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh Gilead. And all…

Introduction: Welcome/Prayer (Image) A quick glance of the headlines and current news stories along with what’s trending on Twitter and one might think we are living in the Twilight Zone. With the many problems of America today there seem to be just as many people offering solutions… a common thread…

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…

Samuel has something to say about the kingdom that never ends, and it has nothing to do with Walt!

We’re jumping back to 1 Samuel again, a book we left back in February with the beginning of Lent. Let’s do a quick review. First of all, who is Samuel? Samuel is a prophet for Israel, in the OT. He was born to a very devout couple who gave him to the LORD that he would serve him. and so he grew up in…

Bondage has a high price. The price for our bondage of sin was paid for once at Calvary by Jesus Christ.

Who do you turn for leadership? What do you expect from your leaders? As we’re reading through 1 Samuel, we’ve seen several different leaders in Israel: We met Eli - the priest in the temple at Shiloh. His sons Phineas and Hophni didn’t exactly turn out to be great examples of his leadership. On the…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

As we do every Sunday morning, we open God’s Word and continue through whichever book of the Bible we’re studying at the moment. For the last few months, we’ve been in the OT book of 2 Samuel. We’ve primarily focused on the life of David. We like David. He’s been a mostly positive example for us—he’s…

Introduction I began to name this the ‘Bible Person Study’, but chose to go with the ‘Bible Character Study’. I hesitated to name it that, as I don’t want to diminish the fact that these are real people we’ll be examining. But the reason that it’s named the Bible Character Study is because we’ll be focusing…

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…

This Week’s Theme: God Knows Your Name Word for the Week is Calling: It is God’s summoning of individuals and people to himself, so that they will belong to him and serve him in his world. The calling of a believer may involve a specific place, task or vocation in life. Memory Verse: Jeremiah 33:3 Call…

Introduction: “Open My Eyes That I May See” Open my eyes that I may see Glimpses of truth Thou hast for me; Place in my hands the wonderful key That shall unclasp, and set me free; Silently now I wait for Thee: Ready, my God, Thy will to see; Open my eyes, illumine me, Spirit divine! Within this awesome…