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What we have here is a horrible mess of a situation. Way back, 15-some years ago, Samuel, the prophet of God, anointed David, the youngest son of Jesse, as king. God’s chosen man for the job. Saul was out; David was in. But it took a while. David patiently waited. Saul, the momentary king, tried to kill…

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…

Introduction We need to learn from the experiences of others. In 2003, a 27-year-old outdoorsman - Aron Ralston - embarked on a solo canyoneering adventure in Utah’s Blue John Canyon. His passion for adventure and his belief in his own abilities led him deep into the rugged wilderness, seeking the thrill…

2 Samuel 2-4 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. In every one of our lives there needs to be a continual anointing from God. We need the Lord’s blessing in order to accomplish the work he has called us to do. No doubt, when we are saved, the Bible…

When is procrastination deadly?

1 Now the Philistines had gathered all their forces at Aphek. And the Israelites were encamped by the spring that is in Jezreel. 2 As the lords of the Philistines were passing on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were passing on in the rear with Achish, 3 the commanders of the Philistines…

If you have your Bible (and I hope you do), please turn with me to 2 Samuel 4 . Keep your Bible open in front of you this morning. It will do you good to have your Bible with you so you can follow along as we go. 2 Samuel 4 is a short chapter. 12 verses. That’s all there is; that’s all the text we’re…

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…

In the fifth sermon of the series, we explore the challenge of trusting God when His plan isn’t clear or aligns differently from our own expectations. Drawing from Proverbs 3:5-6 and Isaiah 55:8-9, we emphasize that God’s ways and timing are higher than ours, and trusting Him requires faith beyond understanding. We’ll examine how trust deepens our relationship with God, moving us from head knowledge to personal experience, and discuss how trials often strengthen our faith. By embracing God’s plan, we find peace, guidance, and unexpected blessings, even in the midst of uncertainty.

As we continue on in our study through 2 Samuel, I am struck (though I am not surprised) by how God’s Word speaks today. Even in 2 Samuel—this book documenting the history of God’s people in ancient Israel—God is speaking today. God’s Word is instructive and inspiring; there’s no part of it that isn’t.…

David anointed King First over Judah 2 Samuel 2:1-5 Seek the Lord’s Will, and Where 2 Samuel 2:1–4 “It happened after this that David inquired of the Lord, saying, “ Shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him, “Go up.” David said, “ Where shall I go up?” And He said, “To Hebron.”…

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…

We are beginning our journey for 14 weeks through the Bible. I know we’ve looked at the Bible before in our Casket Empty series, and the difference this time is that we’re challenging everyone to join us on this journey reading every word of the Bible in 90 days. You can meet with us in small groups…

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…

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…

Setting the stage Birth announcement ( Lk1:26-38 ) Fulfilling the word spoken ( Lk1:38 ) 38 And Mary said, “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. Mary, God’s chosen instrument to fulfill the prophesy’s regarding the Savior Born…

Numbers 30:1-36:13 REVIEW So far we can summarize what we have studied about Bamidbar - in the wilderness / Numbers by this Summary b’Midbar Sinai, count the army. Count Levites separately, and Naso everyone for special tasks. b’Ha’alot’cha the lamps, shine as a light to the nations. Though spies Sh’lach…

This Torah Portion: Gen 44:18 - 47:27 Introduction In the previous Torah portions we talked about how Jacob finally settled and had children - among who Joseph became the first born of promise We heard how Joseph had a first dream -regarding ruling over his brothers and that seem to have made him overconfident…

Scripture Reading Psalm 24 Good morning. As we gather today we sit under the King of Glory. The one who created the universe. Who created you and me and who knows the beginning and the end. Let us start today remembering who is in control all of the time. Let us look at our Catechism question for the…

Perk up. How does that work. How do you get out of your lonely place? PErk up doesn’t work because you loneliness is not the need for something from with yourself. It’s something that you have been disconnected from. It is relational. It’s not a better relationship with yourself that will fix it. We…

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…

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…

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…