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The God Who Is...More Than Enough

Read: 1 Samuel 8 Up to this point in Israel’s history, no earthly king had been appointed their leader. Judges had ruled for years over...

The God Who Is...To Be King

Read: 1 Samuel 7 The Ark of the Covenant had returned to the people of Israel and yet...all was not well. Their cities were in shambles,...

The God Who Is...Shaping Me

Read: 1 Samuel 6 Carrying off the Ark of the Covenant was an act of joyful triumph for the Philistines. They knew what it meant to the...

Before A Holy God

Read: 1 Samuel 4 The Ark of the Covenant was a gold-plated wooden chest that housed the two tablets of the Law given to Moses by God. To...

The God Who Speaks

And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant hears.” 1 Samuel 3:10 When Samuel first heard the voice of the Lord, he didn’t know it. It was...

God Is Searching For Faithful Ones

“There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.” – 1 Samuel 2:2 1 Samuel chapter 2...

The God Who Hears

“… I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord.” 1 Samuel 1: 15 Hannah longed for a child. She loved her husband, Elkanah, and the...

When You're Stuck

The tent was hot - too hot. We had been camping for over a week with the family and days of humidity and constant activity had led to a...

Making Room For God

Proverbs 10:4 The wicked does not seek Him. In his pride, he makes no room for God in his thoughts. I spent over a decade pastoring...

Valuing His Presence

Read: 1 Samuel 4 I opened my Bible and placed it in front of me on the table. The house was quiet - children still asleep in their beds -...