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Here we are at the end of the book of Judges. There are two chapters left, and we are going to get through them today. When we started with the conclusion to this book, we noted that it falls into two stories that are designed to encapsulate the depth to which Israel has fallen as a nation. Idolatry,…

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…

*How many of you can remember a time in your childhood - when you were (by your standards), pretty severely punished for doing something wrong? You ever do something back then - where your parents made you go apologize to the person? I know - in more RECENT times - parents like to send their kids into…

The world is filled with injustice. What do we do with the injustice of slavery? What do we do with the injustice of human trafficking? What do we do with the injustice of abortion? What do we do with the injustice of slander? What do we do with the injustice of prejudice? What do we do with the injustice…

Psalm 7 A Shiggayon of David, which he sang to Yahweh concerning Cush, a Benjaminite Similar to prior psalms, this opening description tells us David wrote this psalm, too, only here it calls the psalms a “shiggayon” (or as my good friend, Rod Johnson calls is, a “shindig”). Like “on the eighth” at the…

Introduction Johnny Manzel documentary came out. Johnny Football. And it was realized the waste of incredible talent. I look at those guys and wonder what would have happened…? Had a better work ethic, character, purpose? The story of Samson, from Judges 13 - 16 , is similar in that there is this man,…

In Christ Alone Singing in the Victory Welcome! Welcome to 0600 Men’s Rally! Let me tell you why I’m here: Get men excited about being men. (It's good to be a man). Get men excited about following the ultimate man. Equip men with biblical tools to become better men. URGENCY Our culture is full of boys…

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…

The boy Samuel served the Lord in Eli’s presence. In those days the word of the Lord was rare and prophetic visions were not widespread. One day Eli, whose eyesight was failing, was lying in his usual place. Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord , where…

God uses the obscure, disables and common for His purpose.

These events took place during the days of Ahasuerus, who ruled 127 provinces from India to Cush. In those days King Ahasuerus reigned from his royal throne in the fortress at Susa. He held a feast in the third year of his reign for all his officials and staff, the army of Persia and Media, the nobles,…

Building a People of God With Unusual Characters We are coming to a different part of our reflections on the amazing and unusual characters whom God uses to build his people. Moses brought God’s people out of Egypt, after more than 400 years subject to the whims of the Pharaohs. The Joshua was called…

Instanty Obedience always beats lavish gifts!

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…

Are you ever impatient? I’m not really talking about the emotion that rears it’s head when you are stuck behind “that driver.” As they were climbing the hill to the city, they found some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?” The women answered, “Yes, he is ahead of you.…

Introduction Continuing in the book of Esther. Esther 2:1-20 Going to break it up and talk about sections so that it is more manageable, and we are not Going to Get through all of that Today. After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and…

I don’t know if you noticed, but the war in Ukraine has taken over the news. So much so that they now have to run stories to explain that not everything else in the news relates to the war in Ukraine, like the high gas prices. I DO NOT want to minimize this horror. All I want to say is that with all…

1 When David’s time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, 2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man, 3 and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as…

Where it Started As I mentioned a while back we are going to do something a little different we are going to look at the various Scriptures that paint a picture of David’s life. This is what you would call a biographical sermon series. We will be introduced to hopefully familiar characters, and My hope…

This week we are looking at How Jesus is revealed in the story of David and Goliath. Examining 1 Samuel 17 and the triamph David has over Goliath is a forshadowing of the triumph of Jesus over sin and death.

Rebellion & Mercy

Esther 2:1–18 (CSB) 1 Some time later, when King Ahasuerus’s rage had cooled down, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what was decided against her. 2 The king’s personal attendants suggested, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king. 3 Let the king appoint commissioners…

As we begin to move through the cycles of the judges, we must bear in mind how the author has set things up for us in the prologue. He gave us the pattern of the cycles in chapter two, and as we move into the cycles themselves, we will see that pattern unfold. We must be on guard for attempts to moralize…