Tag: Bible
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Israel under siege. Studying 1 Samuel 11:1
A perilous beginning No president in American history inherited as perilous a situation as Abraham Lincoln. In response to his election to the presidency, and his opposition to expanding slavery to new territories, six states had secceded from the union prior to Lincoln taking the oath of office. Once he became president in March of1861,…
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Sermon: The Ten Commandments – Exodus 20:1-17
It’s one of the best known passages of the entire Bible. The Ten Commandments. They form the basis for Judeo-Christian morality and God’s covenant with Moses. But we so often don’t do a good job of following these commands. That points us to our situation as sinful people but the good news of the gospel…
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Noah and the flood. Studying Genesis 6:1-12
Noah’s Ark is one of the most well known stories in the entire Bible. In modern times, it’s a controversial story where skeptics deny that it ever actually happened. Many Christians doubt this story and instead treat it as mythology. I can certainly appreciate that the story seems fantastical and hard to believe. But so…
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A bad king and the idea of a good king. Studying 1 Samuel 10
Saul failed to honor God, but Jesus never fails. In the Bible, we see the stories of the various failures of humanity. Man was given the law but we see that we were unable to follow the law. Because of sin. God gives Israel the king that they wanted and we’ll see that he will…
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Chosen to be king. Studying 1 Samuel 10:1-10
In 1 Samuel 9, we are introduced to a man from relative obscurity named Saul. But we quickly learn that he was set aside for a very special task. He would be the First King of Israel. That’s a pretty incredible piece of news for a person to be told and so chapter 10 begins…
Josh Benner 