The Saul Controlling Spirit Thanks to Mary Lance Sisk of Charlotte, NC, for her excellent scriptural insight into the Saul spirit. Blessings. The controlling spirit personified in Saul has impacted everybody's life. It has violated many families personally, emotionally, spiritually, and sometimes physically.…

Revised Common Lectionary: Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Year A Genesis 21:8-21; Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 or Jeremiah 20:7-13; Psalm 69:7-18; Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 19:24-30 Let us rejoice in God’s greatest gift – Jesus. We have here the contrast between Isaac, the child of promise, and Ishmael, the fruit…

How big are your expecatations? A soon-to-be mom with a God-sized vision 1 Samuel 1 God can be found in the small things Remembering the small things Source was found for the swine flu – you guessed it a toddler – here it is Yet God always wants to do big things. He wants us to have a God-sized expectation…

King Saul started strong in his faith and love but ended in bitterness, jealousy, anger and more. But why? Join Pastor Peter in this 7 part series as we explore the life of King Saul and what caused him to rise as king, and why he fell with his kingship taken away from him. From his account we can learn to live a life in submission the the Lord and not make some of the same mistakes that King Saul did.

Third Sunday after Pentecost Confessing our sin, we look to Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of our sins. Once we were innocent. Now we are guilty. The story of Adam and Eve is repeated over and over again. This is our story as well as Adam and Eve’s story. Even in the face of sin, we see something else.…

Text: 1 Samuel Thesis: To note Samuel’s faithfulness to God so that we today may emulate it. Introduction: (1) Samuel’s name means “name of God.” (2) He was the son of Elkanah and Hannah. (a) Hannah’s womb was barren and she prayed for a child whom she promised to dedicate to God’s service. (b) God answered…

I. Reject what God rejects – Vs. 1-5 v God instructed Samuel to pay a visit to Jesse, v To announce one of his sons Israel’s next king. v God rejected the most likely choice v God was more interested in the new king’s heart than in his outward appearance (16:7) v If God called you into his service would…

Hannah is shamed by her barrenness, but as when humbles herself, God exalts her. Her prayers of petition and thanksgiving point our prayers and praises to the Lord of Hosts.

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Revised Common Lectionary : Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Year A Genesis 18:1-5; Genesis 21:1-7; Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 or Exodus 19:2-8a; Psalm 100:1-5; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8, 9-23 Trust the Lord. Is anything too hard for the Lord? (Genesis 18:14). We need to hear these words as God’s call to…

1 Samuel There are twelve books of history in the Bible, beginning with 1 Samuel and ending with Esther. The name of Samuel was probably given to these first two books of history because his story occurs first, and he figures prominently as the one who poured the anointing oil on both Saul and David.…

Friendly Relationships Youth Church New Hope Baptist Church January 7, 2007 Text: 1 Sam. 18:1-4 Introduction: All of us in this room today have experienced in some way a person that we called friend. Now, that experience may have been bad, or it may have been good. I think you would agree that having…

David 3 – When Things Go Wrong NV 7/1/01 pm OS: A The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat is a part of living.(bowl a strike/gutter; homerun/strikeout; birdie/double bogie;) I. When it happens in a sport its one thing, but when it happens in life it’s a whole other ballgame altogether. A. From…

Welcome to Stevenston High Kirk for our Morning Devotions.

God loves us. He comes to us, He calls us to come to Him. The call of Samuel is a vivid example of what God can do in the lives of children. Samuel’s early response to God set in motion a whole process of events leading Samuel to become ‘a prophet of the Lord’ through whom ‘the Word of the Lord... came…

A Friend in the Middle Luke 11:5-8 February 5, 2006 Opening The voice on the telephone sounded desperate. "My store keeps getting robbed, and there are drug dealers in front of my place day and night. I'm calling you, pastor, to ask you what you are going to do about it." No one was more surprised at…

* A MAN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART * David * IMPORTANCE * God Still In Command (1Sam. 12:20-25) * Still His people (12:22) * Requirements still the same (12:24) * God Desired It For His King (1Sam. 13:14) * David fit this description (Acts 13:22) * OBEDIENT TO GOD * “Who Will Do All My Will” (Acts 13:22)…

February 4, 2007 Matthew 25:20-23 Get Real about our Community of Faith: Steady Faith (Samuel) Hebrews 11:32, I Samuel Proposition: Our faithfulness is measured in inches, not miles. Introduction: Hurdle to faithfulness: Pride 1. Comparison 2. Entitlement 3. Power I. Faith in the small things (Luke 17:6)…

great events – “give us a king” INTRODUCTION: 1. Read text: 1 Samuel 8:1-9 2. Regarding text. (1) This is a great event in Bible history; history of Israel; coming of our Lord Jesus. (2) The children of Israel are in possession of the land of promise. A. They have their people. B. They have their law.…

David and Goliath is not about "facing your giants," but rather about God's relentless defense of His own name. Each scene declares the triumph of being allied with the living God.