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1 SAMUEL: WEEK 5
THE BOOK OF 1 SAMUEL—Week 5 Crisis 5: When a Nation Rejects God (1 Sam. 8-10) (Key verses: 1 Sam. 8:7, 19-20; 10:6-9) I think many of us can identify with the concern and anger expressed by Samuel in this week’s passage. When we look around us and see the trajectory...
1 SAMUEL: WEEK 4
THE BOOK OF 1 SAMUEL—Week 4 Crisis 4: When God Feels Distant (1 Sam. 4-7) It is hard to adequately describe just how cataclysmic the events of Chapters 4-7 are. I tried to think of some events in our national history to which I could draw a comparison, but nothing...
1 SAMUEL: WEEK 3
THE BOOK OF 1 SAMUEL—Week 3 Crisis 3: Discerning God’s Call (1 Sam. 3) It may feel a bit odd calling the discerning of God’s will a crisis, but I have to admit that there have been points in my life when it has been just that. There have been times when I wrestled...