Children and Work Ethic
I Samuel 9:3 ‘Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. So Kish said to his son Saul, “Take now with you one of the servants, and arise, go search for the donkeys.”‘ Kish enlists his son to help […]
I Samuel 9:3 ‘Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. So Kish said to his son Saul, “Take now with you one of the servants, and arise, go search for the donkeys.”‘ Kish enlists his son to help […]
Galatians 1:5 “to whom be the glory forevermore. Amen.” Glory is getting recognition for one’s accomplishments. This passage points out that God is to get it. That will be addressed. While glory is too strong a word for people, is […]
I Samuel 8:22 ‘”The LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice and appoint them a king.” So Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Go every man to his city.”’ Samuel obeys the Lord. Even though it’s on a […]
Galatians 1:4 “who gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father”. The verse is one way of describing the gospel (good news); God, […]
I Samuel 8:21 “Now after Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the LORD’S hearing.” Samuel was very distressed by the people’s response. He doesn’t keep it to himself. He also doesn’t take the […]
Galatians 1:3 “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”. Grace and peace are what the Lord extends to us. This is what our guilty, anxious souls crave. It’s not what we would expect […]
I Samuel 8:19,20 ‘Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, “No, but there shall be a king over us, that we also may be like all the nations, that our king may judge […]
Galatians 1:1 “Paul, an apostle (not sent from men nor through the agency of man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead),” Paul was specially chosen as he was traveling on his way […]
I Samuel 8:18 “Then you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you in that day.” There are some difficult truths in the bible. Today’s […]
II Thessalonians 3:18 “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.” This verse is the conclusion of Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians. He ends the letter(s) the same way he starts it (them), with the grace of […]