Pietro Antonio Magatti Our focus this week 1 Sam 23 with supplemental Psalms 31 and 1 Sam 24 with supplemental Psalm 63 Chapter 23 In 1 sam 32 we see David as a leader of a group of ragtag people from the wilderness doing what he knows how to do at this point. He isContinue reading “to kill or not to kill…”
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Hidden Gems: Jael
Jael and Sisera: Artemisia Gentileschi It is not uncommon to hear people say that God works in mysterious ways. Part of the mystery, is the ways in which God uses us to carry out His will. One thing that I know to be true, is that God can use anyone and everyone to do somethingContinue reading “Hidden Gems: Jael”
David and Goliath
Image by https://www.richeybeckett.com/ Richey Beckett 1 Samuel chapter 17 I really want to encourage you to read this and follow along in your bible, so you have the story unfolding before you…so go grab a Bible, I’ll wait right here. Welcome back! As we know from last week, or if you are new to thisContinue reading “David and Goliath”
The Road to the Throne
I am so excited to be teaching on the life of David and I hope that it is as fun for you as it is for me. I pray that the scripture becomes new to you. I pray you learn about the character of God and the character of men. I pray that as weContinue reading “The Road to the Throne”
You shall never return that way again…
1 Kings 10-11:13 The Fall We know from last week that God’s presence fills the elaborate temple that Solomon put so much time, resources, effort, and manpower into building. Now God can tabernacle or “dwell” with His people. “Then Solomon said, ‘The Lord has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud; I haveContinue reading “You shall never return that way again…”
Sacred Space
1 Kings 8 Have you ever thought about where God is? We know that God exists outside of our reality but we also believe that God is with us. How is it that God can be in heaven and on earth with each and every one of us? For the past few weeks we haveContinue reading “Sacred Space”
The belly of a fish
Jonah Background Caution: this book is so weird. The first time we hear about the prophet Jonah of Israel (God’s people) is during the reign of King Jeroboam II, Israel’s worst king (2 Kings 14). Jonah prophesied over Jeroboam that he would have favor in battle and win back a lot of Israel’s northernContinue reading “The belly of a fish”
Midweek – Philemon
Letters From Prison Question: Have you ever had to convince someone to do something that you knew that they wouldn’t like? Maybe you had to really think of how you were going to craft your argument in order to lead that person to the conclusion that you want them to reach. If you haven’t hadContinue reading “Midweek – Philemon”
Midweek – Colossians 2
Letters From Prison Question: Have you ever felt like someone used a knowledge that they had about something to make you feel inadequate? Maybe they used words you were unfamiliar with or listed off a bunch of facts to try to trick you. Today we will look at what Paul has to say to theContinue reading “Midweek – Colossians 2”
Midweek…
Letters From Prison Colossians Chapter 1 Key Insights – What seems to be Paul’s primary purpose in writing this letter to the church at Colossae? o To show that Christ is preeminent, which means surpassing, greater or above all things (1:15-23) § Christ is preeminent in these things: creation (1:15-17), in the ChurchContinue reading “Midweek…”
