Bible Survey Thru the Bible Book by Book The Book of 1 Samuel 16 March 2016 Author · * Unknown · Samuel likely wrote at least part of the book. · In the original Hebrew, 1-2 Samuel were just one book. They were divided into two books about 250 […]
An enemy is an opposing force. Who is your enemy? Nearly everyone has one! It may be someone who is against you. It may be someone who has said bad things about you. It may be someone who has hurt you physically or emotionally. It may be someone who has cheated you. It is someone […]
If you take a pure white cloth and wipe of a greasy oil spill in your carport, it will be nearly impossible to get that cloth as pure white and clean as it originally was. It will forever bear the stain. Our lives are like that pure white cloth. Keeping our lives pure and white […]
Israel’s Important Cities 6 March 2016 PM – Scott Childs Find a good map of Israel to follow during this study or download the printed notes. Introduction: The land of Israel is a land of many kinds of landscapes. The central region of the country is mountainous from south of Hebron to north of Shechem. […]
Years ago I heard a preacher say, “Prayer can do anything God can do!” That is an awesome thought. When we pray, we are asking the Creator of the universe to do something for us. Our ability to help others is often limited, but one thing that we can always do is pray for them. […]
In years gone by, when a person repented of his sin and trusted Christ for salvation, he was told to expect troubles. The Apostle Paul’s gospel message also included a clear warning that trusting Christ will bring persecution. Down through the centuries and still is true in many oppressed countries today, when a person trusts […]
In the Bible, a synonym for blessed is happy. [What is a synonym?] To be blessed mainly means to be happy, praised, benefited, prosperous, or wished-well. How many of you would agree that it is far better to be blessed than to be cursed? __ Transition This evening I am going to show you from […]
In Proverbs 24:9 we read, The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men. Recently, Dave Crowe reported that a main bridge in Papua New Guinea was washed out by raging waters after a downpour of rain. Rushing water has the power to erode hard material, undermine solid structures and […]
Paul was a missionary. At the same time he often briefly served as the pastor of new churches he established. As we read Paul’s Epistles, we often sense his pastoral passion. He loved those he had led to Christ. He prayed for them daily. He suffered for their sakes. He wrote to them. He visited […]
For several years during my youth we had about 20 bee hives on our farm. The bee owner gave us some honey in payment for placing his hives on our farm. Whenever I went near the hives, I was very prudent and to walk carefully, calmly, slowly, and quietly. I did not want to upset […]