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Appreciate the time at the conference. Had sessions about culture change in a rural area, about pulpit ministry in the public square, brushed up on some preaching concepts, and got a whole bunch of encouragement from people that I only see once or twice a year. The Sunday after conference, I like to…

Mountains and Valleys Penetrating into Canaan and establishing itself as an independent state didn’t solve the problem of cosmic geography for Israel. If anything, it sharpened the conflict. Not only was Israel surrounded by hostile nations and their gods, but there were also pockets of supernatural…

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…

Read- 1 Sam 5:1-12 God Is Not a Good Luck Charm The people used God’s presence as a talisman in their fight Ark was regarded as a “god” by the Philistines When the ark was taken, the fear was that God’s glory had left them! The Defeat of Dagon You cannot equivocate God with any other “god” 5 I am the…

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…

The ark of God has been stolen, captured, taken into exile by the Philistines. These three chapters— 1 Samuel 5-7 —follow the ark of the covenant around Philistia (the land of the Philistines) and back to Israel again. Let’s pick up where we left off: 1 After the Philistines had captured the ark of God,…

Eli (lofty-exalted) 15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were set so that he could not see. 16 The man said to Eli, “I am the one who came from the battle line. Indeed, I escaped from the battle line today.” And he said, “How did things go, my son?” 17 Then the one who brought the news…

Introduction WE are all seeking something. But if that something is not God then it will come up empty. We will not find what we are looking for.The Philistines and the Israelites were seeking something. The Philistines maybe were seeking power, domination. The Israelites freedom from that domination.…

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…

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…

Part One Introduction This morning we are going to be looking at our new series in a different way. For the next few months we will be going back into the Old Testament and looking through the book of I Samuel. Our past series focused on the road our Saviour King walked as he journeyed to the cross but…

Often times we tend to come up with all the reasons in the world as to why we will not respect someone. Examples : I don’t like the person. They do not Deserve it. They do not Respect me why should I. I am sure there are many more reasons why we chose to not respect someone. Have you ever thought that…

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…

Parents… have you ever been next to your young child… and you hear that young child begin yelling for your spouse because they want your spouse to - - Tie their shoe? What’s your response? “what....i’m RIGHT.HERE.” Have you ever had a friend of yours post online that they could really use some good vibes…

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…

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…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 10, Session 2 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., July 2022. Summary and Goal In these passages, the prophesied punishment on Eli’s family become reality.…

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…

Recap: Living as Exile for our Faithful God: Highlighting God’s providence and faithfulness to his covenant people FIRST WAVE: Jewish exiles return under Zerrubabbel 539 BC Temple foundation is laid 537 BC Temple work resumes after stoppage 520 BC Temple work completed 516 BC Events of Esther Occurs…

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…

God Provides a Savior Intro This morning we are going to cover quite possibly my favorite bible story. It’s a story most people have heard before. In fact, its so prevalent that it has made its way into popular culture. This story is David and Goliath. I want to challenge you to listen very carefully.…