Saul’s Disobedience Begins – 1 Samuel 13
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.
What Is a Local Church? – 1 Timothy 3:15
Text: 1 Timothy 3:15 “But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.” Theme: The local church is of great importance to your spiritual growth and to the work […]
Saul Rescues Jabesh – 1 Samuel 11
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 […]
Conquering the Great City of Jericho – Joshua 6
Text: Joshua 6 Theme: Spiritual warfare isn’t about how mighty and valiant we are; it isn’t about the size and skill of our enemies; it is about the greatness of our God. Intro: In chapter 5, we looked at the reconsecration of the nation. Israel has just crossed over the Jordan River and is now […]
Saul Anointed King – Part 2 – 1 Samuel 10
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 […]
The Reconsecration of the Nation – Joshua 5
Text: Joshua 5 Theme: When you’ve been wandering in the wilderness of backslidden Christianity you need to come to a point of reconsecration before you enter into the victorious walk of faith again. Intro: In chapter 4, we looked at the crossing of the Jordan River and considered the importance of placing memorials at significant […]
Saul Anointed King – Part 1 – 1 Samuel 10
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 […]
The Symbolism of the Lord’s Table – 1 Corinthians 11:23-30
Text: I Corinthians 11:23-30 This morning we’re just going to do a bit of an overview of these few verses which outline for us the practice of observing the Lord’s Table. The goal in this study is to give us a better understanding of what is taking place when we observe the Lord’s Table, and […]
The Virgin Birth of the King
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 […]
Saul Meets Samuel – 1 Samuel 9
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, […]