Psalm 4 is a confidence (Lament) Psalm describing the struggle of David. He boldly proclaims his blessing and confidence in the Lord while exhorting unbelievers to trust in the Lord. He proclaims of his peace and joy that is found in Yahweh.

1 Samuel 15 INTRODUCTION Steph and I had the chance to visit Scotland and one of my favorite cities is Edinburgh. I took this picture while on our way up to Edinburgh castle, which you can see on the upper left side. The city is well known for William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, made famous by the…

Our God is worthy of our worship because of His mighty works of victory over the enemies of our souls.

A Man After God’s Heart —David Part #1— 10-4-09 Going to begin new series today about the life of King David · Excited about this · David one of the central figures in OT · 2nd to Jesus—greatest King in Israel I love that fact that in the account of his life · There are so many places that WE can relate…

March 5, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org Application is the best part of Bible study. But, just like a “straight from the garden” meal: there is so much work to do. For food growth or caught, there are many stages to go through. Pick…

As believers we must worship rightly, keep our focus on Christ in worship, and be in communion with Christ as we worship.

February 28, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org We have all heard of people who have gone through complete emotional or mental breakdowns, but few of us have ever actually witnessed one as it happened. The good news is that God recorded…

March 5, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org As we open to Psalm 3 we can note some details that set this Psalm apart as a very special Psalm to learn from: • First, this is the first of the Psalms, called a Psalm, note the superscript…

March 20, 2012 By: John Barnett Read, print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org Revelation 11:1-2 "Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, “Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there.2 “But leave out the…

What a sad procession. The king – the king! – flees from his throne and his capital. He can’t move quickly enough to abandon his throne. He has the noblest of motives, of course, to spare the city bloodshed. He wishes, in effect, to declare Jerusalem an open city. So, even in this way, he protects and…

52% of Americans say that "Worshiping alone or with one's family is a valid replacement for regularly attending church." However, there is something about coming together in worship no matter what is going on in the world around us that has a way of lifting us above it all. Worship is not just what we say. And worship isn't even something we do. A worshiper is who we are. We were created to worship God from the depths of our hearts.

Reading: 1Samuel 16:1-13 The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7b (NIV) I. God rejects an Obvious choice A. God Rejects Saul as king 1. God had acquiesced to the people’s desire to have a king. a. Samuel warned…

Ladies, is your man the type of man that generally follows instructions? Does he do things by the numbers? Whether it is putting the gas grill together or hanging the ceiling fan does your man follow the instructions completely or does he do what I like to do, which is to “refer” to the instructions…