God’s Workings Through Ordinary People
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” I Samuel 16:7 In I Samuel 16:1-7, we read that God looks […]
The Majesty of God
Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens. Psalm 8:1 When the prophet Isaiah had a vision of God seated on His throne, he was undone. God’s majesty and His holiness caused him to cry out, Woe to me! I am ruined! For […]
Fighting the Opposition
Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God. I Samuel 17:36 As Christians, we are enlisted in God’s army and we take our orders from our Commander-in-Chief. He has called us to “advance His […]
A Crimson Cord
“The Lord protects those who belong to Him.” ~Joshua 2 This week at Teaching & Worship we will be studying the second chapter in the book of Joshua. Joshua, one of only two people who experienced both Egyptian slavery and the promised land, was a brilliant military leader. He was appointed by God Himself to […]
Salvation Through Faith
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade – kept in heaven for you, who through faith […]
Our Response to Others
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:12-13 The three tribes (the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh) had to leave their place of rest east of the Jordan, which had already […]
Effective Gospel
Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and brag about your relationship to God; if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those […]
God Anoints His Leaders
So he sent and had him brought in. He was ruddy, with a fine appearance and handsome features. Then the Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; he is he one.” I Samuel 16:12 The word anoint comes from the Hebrew word masah, which means to “anoint, smear, consecrate.” It occurs approximately 70 times in the […]
Sincere Worship
…let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Hebrews 10:22 Burnt offerings were offered every morning and every evening for all of Israel. (Exodus 29:38-42) The Hebrew name “minhah” […]
A People of Grace
Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, trying to find out the time and circumstance to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. I […]