1st Samuel 2:12-36 "Mentoring & Serving” 1. The danger of serving without surrender (v.12-17) 2. Serving like Samuel, and growing in God (v.18-21) 3. The cost of neglect to discipline…
1st Samuel 1:1– 2:11 “A Mother’s Prayer” 1. Hannah’s hurting heart and being childless (ch.1:1-7) 2. Praying quietly to The Lord for His help (ch.1:8-18) 3. The power of preserving…
Palm Sunday “The King's Triumphant Entry” 1. Matthew 21:1-11 - Jesus comes to Jerusalem as King 2. John 12:16-19 - The whole world has gone after Him 3. Luke 19:39-44…
Ruth 3 “The Gift of Redemption” 1. From provision to protection (v.1-4) 2. A humble request for rescue (v.5-9) 3. The portrait of a redeemer ( v.10-18)
Judges 21 “Anarchy and Chaos” 1. Foolish vows in a lawless land (v.1-3) 2. Stolen brides from within Israel (v.4-14) 3. Kidnapping brides at a feast (v.15-25)
Judges 20 “Civil War and Moral Collapse” 1. Resolve to punish the guilty (v.1-17) 2. Civil War breaks out in Israel (v.18-28) 3. Tribe of Benjamin defeated (v.29-48)
Judges 19 “Sexual Depravity and National Decay” 1. The chaos of a nation without God (v.1-2) 2. Compromise can lead to danger (v.3-21) 3. Rationalizing sin leads to decay (v.22-30)
Judges 17-18 “The Danger of DIY Spirituality” 1. Idolatry worship in the home (ch.17:1-6) 2. A peddling priest for hire (ch.17:7-13) 3. A spiritual sellout to a mob (ch.18:1-21) 4.…
Judges 16 “Sin Will Blind You, Bind You, and Grind You” 1. Samson blinded by self desires (v.1-3) 2. Samson bound to seduction (v.4-22) 3. Samson grinded by pride (v.23-31)
Judges 14-15 “A Wedding Gone Wrong” 1. Samson’s marriage plans (Ch.14:1-11) 2. A riddle and romance ruse (Ch.14:12-20) 3. A burning desire for revenge (Ch.15:1-8) 4. The jawbone of a…
Judges 13 “The Power of a Promise” 1. The need for a deliverer (v.1) 2. A birth foretold by Heaven (v.2-7) 3. God’s plan for this family (v.8-23) 4. The…
Judges 11-12 “Justice and Sacrifice” 1. Jephthah becomes Israel's judge (ch.11:1-11) 2. The attempt to use diplomacy (ch.11:12-28) 3. Victory and a foolish vow made (ch.11:29-40) 4. War with Ephraim,…
Judges 10 “God Judges Righteously” 1. The Judges: Tola and Jair (v.1-5) 2. Israel’s cycle back into sin (v.6-16) 3. Israel’s return back to God (v.17-18)