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We are reminded that God graciously works through people for His people. We are encouraged to look for "times such as this."

We all face different challenges in life, but one thing is common in all of them. Will we trust God in our circumstances and look for opportunity to serve him? Now the correct answer to that question is, “of course I will!” But the reality is that some circumstances are particularly difficult and the…

Last week we covered the ‘Gift of singleness’, probably one of the most underrated relationship status’ of all. We often associate being single as a negative thing, but in reality God uses us more than we realize in our single life. In January 2020, season 24 of the bachelor began with Peter Weber as…

Introduction We are beginning a new series in which we will be traveling through the book of Esther. Women’s ministry is also going through the book of Esther with Beth Moore. I am going to encourage you not to tell me where I overlap with Beth or where I differentiate from her. I like Beth Moores teaching…

Introduction Last week we introduced Xerxes a King of kings that was a fool. Showing off his glory through a 6 month party and then throwing a 7th day part for the common folk. Where every single guest got a unique Gold cup. and You thought your grab bags were cool. When he is really drunk he decides…

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…

Introduction Today we are continuing our Journey in Esther. We are picking back up where we left off at in Esther Chapter 2 Esther 2: 8 - 21 And it happened, at the proclaiming of the edict of the king and his law, when many young women were being gathered to the citadel of Susa under Hegai’s care, Esther…

Introduction On the evening of November 9, 1938, an eruption of violence against the Jews accrued. Instigated primarily by Nazi party officials, the Ethnic cleansing occurred throughout Germany, Austria, and a region of Czechoslovakia. The riots became known as Kristallnacht (German: Night of Broken…

Introduction Hatfields and the McCoys Everyone has heard of the Hatfield and the McCoys. It is the most famous family feud in American History. The Hatfields and the McCoys lived on either side of a creek named Tug Fork. That creek served as the geographical border between Kentucky and West Virginia—the…

Introduction We are continuing to go through the book of Esther. We have made it to the third chapter and we are only going to make it through verse seven today. It is an often overlooked verse but I feel it is a very powerful verse. Esther 3:7 In the first month, that is , the month of Nisan, in the…

The first night of the Women's Conference 2019. Shirley delivers a timely message about Esther.

Introduction The book of Esther is a fascinating book. The story is dramatic and catchy. It’s a page turner, as if you are reading a novel or one of America’s greatest fiction titles. However, the most interesting thing about the book of Esther is that it does not mention God. D.L. Moody once wrote,…

Introduction to the book of Esther The Book of Esther is one of the more exciting and curious books in the Bible. The story is set over 100 years after the Babylonian exile of the Israelites from their land and while some Jews did return to Jerusalem, remember Ezra and Nehemiah, many did not. It most…

I don’t envy Esther. Can you imagine what it must have been like to be placed in that kind of predicament? As a side/background note, which is important, is that her uncle Mordecai has told Esther since before she became queen she needed to hide her Jewish faith and identity. Now Mordecai is telling…

Background and Summary, Timeline, review 1:1-2:18

Background and Summary, Timeline, review 1:1-2:18

I.The Wife Who Refused to Obey Her Husband, Chapter 1 II.The Beauty Contest to Choose a Real Queen, Chapter 2 III.Haman and Anti-Semitism, Chapter 3 IV.For Such a Time as This, Chapter 4 V.The Scepter of Grace and the Nobility of Esther, Chapter 5 VI.When a King Could Not Sleep at Night, Chapter 6 VII.The…