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12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be to him a father, and…

A. Rapport for the time B. Reading of the text C. Review of the text D. Relevance of the text I. Logic 1 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. Samuel is some 60 years old…

Obligations to Government obligation: bind or compel (someone), especially legally or morally. 1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the…

Lost Identity Then he stood and cried out to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. “and you the servants of Saul” Their lives demonstrated that…

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…

Though our rebellious choices often lead to less than God’s best, His amazing grace keeps God in our corner working all things for our good in Christ.

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…

Genesis 28:10-32:3 Hosea 12:12- 14:9 Review In our last Hafltarah We spoke of Jacob and Esau - and their purpose After speaking of Esau and Jacob, Summary of The Torah Portion: Genesis 28:10-32:3 10 Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. Vayetze Picture Jacob leaves his hometown of…

31 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord , when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 32 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though…

Deuteronomy 16:8-21:9 REVIEW This is our fifth message from Devarim- Deuteronomy elle-ha deverim = these are the words Picture of Journey An 11 day journey that lasted 40 years Reason why the journeys are moments and opportunities to learn The first generation that came out of Egypt was “thick headed”…

Children’s time : God has a plan for us. buying house in ‘07 - God gave us what we wanted When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. His firstborn son’s name was Joel and his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beer-sheba. However, his sons did not walk in his ways—they turned…

Instead of trusting in God’s grace, the Israelites tried to control their fate through spiritual and military power. But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want a king over us. Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight…

God graciously bestows blessing that He may rescind for rebellion.

Will God ever grant a request that goes against His Will? Often we will ask God for something - often to meet a personal need or concern. But, are we asking in accordance to God’s Will, or are we asking from selfish wants and desires? Israel had been ruled by judges, since being given the command by…

Good morning once again and welcome to this gathering of Hope Bible Fellowship. At this time our children may be dismissed to our children’s worship time out the back doors of the sanctuary. I invite the rest of you to open your Bible to I Samuel chapter 16. For the last couple of weeks leading up to…

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…

Demand Breakdown in Leadership/Followership (v 5a) Envy of pagan nations (v 5b) They have rejected God rather than Samuel Warning conscription (v 11, 12, 13) taxation (v 15, 16) slavery (v 17) oppression (v 18) Insistence conformity (v 19, 20a) relegation (v 20b) God Himself is our King Jesus the promised…

Introduction Today we’re going to examine a message that is very profound and applicable to us today here in 1Sam. 8 . I’ll explain some more of the backstory here in my first point, but whenever I’m in this book I want to make sure to explain the Governmental system that is setup. It’s extremely important…

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…

Samuel—the last judge of Israel—has ministered well. He has preached to the people and called for repentance; he’s led the people in confessing their sin. He has led them to renounce their idolatry and serve the Lord only. He’s done his job well. 1 Samuel 7:15-17 tells us that “Samuel continued as Israel’s…

Introduction So far in Deuteronomy we have studied the concept of “These are the Words that Moses Spoke” - Deuteronomy in Hebrew (The second giving of the Law - Greek). The Law was given to Moses Still is God’s law He repeated His law and commanded Moses to remind Israel of the Words He had spoken This…

1 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” How Long Will You Grieve? Grief is a time of intense…

You Shall have no other gods besides me. Today's message comes from a heart who loves the country I live in. I love all of the people I have met and have the opportunity to meet. I weep over the division and violence in our nation. There are evil forces that stand in opposition to God and his Son Jesus…

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…