Theme: God will not bless a disobedient nation that refuses to repent. Following the victory over the Philistines at Michmash, Saul continued to establish the army of Israel. The end of chapter 14 tells us that, whenever he saw a strong or valiant man, he recruited him to the army. In chapter 15, we see […]
Theme: Spiritual battles are won by spirit-filled people, but total victory will only come when the battle is totally In Chapter 13 we saw the beginning of Sauls kingdom, and the beginning of Saul’s disobedience as well. Israel was being oppressed by the Philistines, and their new king could do nothing to prevent it. Saul […]
Theme: Spiritual battles are won by spirit-filled people, but total victory will only come when the battle is totally In Chapter 13 we saw the beginning of Sauls kingdom, and the beginning of Saul’s disobedience as well. Israel was being oppressed by the Philistines, and their new king could do nothing to prevent it. Saul […]
Explore how Saul’s impatience and self effort led to disobedience, revealing the danger of doing God’s work in our own strength instead of trusting Him.
Text: I Samuel 11 Theme: God can use what seems like a terrible situation to accomplish His purposes Intro: In chapter 10, we looked at the anointing of Saul and his attempt to hide from his new responsibilities. We considered the signs that God gave to Saul that were intended to give him confidence in […]
Text: I Samuel 10 Theme: God’s anointing comes with responsibilities. Intro: In chapter 9 we saw Saul’s life before he was anointed king over all Israel. We noted his discipline in searching for his fathers’ lost donkeys, but we also noted that Saul wasn’t very aware of the spiritual life of the nation and didn’t […]
Text: Mathew 1:18-25 Theme: Remember the Saviours’ birth. God gave us His Son. Intro: This evening, since this is Christmas week, I want to do a short study of Mathew’s account of the birth of the Lord Jesus. We will focus specifically on the immaculate birth of the Lord Jesus. Main: Mary was espoused to […]
Theme: God often causes our insignificant circumstances and choices to intersect with His life changing paths. Before we get into the text this morning, I want to give you a brief summary of the previous chapter which provides the context for our chapter. 1 Samuel 8:1-3 Samuel elected his own sons as judges over Israel, […]
Text: Colossians 4:12-18 Theme: Fulfill the work of the ministry and be faithful to the end. Intro: We have been able to study the entire book of Colossians over the last few months, and I’ve found it a blessing and a challenge. This evening, we draw our study to a close as we look at […]
Text: Colossians 4:7-11 Theme: We need to have love for one another and demonstrate concern when others are struggling. Intro: This evening, we will be looking at the people Paul mentions by name as being his helpers, fellow workers, and a comfort to him in the work of the ministry. These men had all been […]