7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient … Read More
2022 Advent 1
Read Romans 13:8-14 here. Read Isaiah 2: 1-5 here. Today is the first Sunday of Advent. As I’m sure most of you know, Advent is the season leading up to Christmas, marked by the four … Read More
2 Samuel 12
Read the passage here. Last week in Samuel, we looked at the episode with David, Bathsheba, and Uriah. And we suggested that David’s sin, perhaps having become comfortable in his position as Israel’s king, as … Read More
2 Samuel 11
Read the passage here. Continuing in our study of the book of Samuel, we last left off in chapter 7 with God entering into a covenant with king David. This is especially important in the … Read More
2 Samuel 7
Read the passage here. Last week, in our study of Samuel, we looked at David’s bringing the ark of the Lord to Jerusalem. At this point in our story, David is well and truly established … Read More
2 Samuel 6
Read the passage here. Last week in our study of the book of Samuel, we looked at several chapters leading up to the coronation of David as king over Israel. As we remember, after Saul’s … Read More
2 Samuel 2:1 – 5:5
You can read the passages starting here. So right off the bat, I’m going to apologize because we are looking at a long section of text today (2:1 – 5:5). But I want to look … Read More
2 Samuel 1: 1-16
Read the passage here. Today is our first Sunday in the book of 2 Samuel – though as we’ve mentioned, it is just as rightly considered the mid-point of the book of Samuel. And depending … Read More
1 Samuel 31
You can read the passage here. Today is our last day in the book of 1 Samuel. Which, as you know, means that we’re halfway through the book of Samuel. However, the division of the … Read More
1 Samuel 30
Read the passage here. Last week, we looked at the story of Saul consulting the medium in order to get out of a desperate situation. The main motif that we explored was that Saul sought … Read More