Podcasts about i samuel

[1 Samuel 17:8-11] Goliath stood and shouted a taunt across to the Israelites. “Why are you all coming out to fight?” he called. “I am the Philistine champion, but you are only the servants of Saul. Choose one man to come down here and fight me! [9] If he kills me, then we will be your slaves. But if I kill him, you will be our slaves! [10] I defy the armies of Israel today! Send me a man who will fight me!” [11] When Saul and the Israelites heard this, they were terrified and deeply shaken. The devil wants to _____________ your weaknesses, but we need to ______________ God's strengths. [Psalm 34:3] Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together The difference between Saul and David was their _______ of God. [I Samuel 17:32:37] “Don't worry about this Philistine,” David told Saul. “I'll go fight him!” [33] “Don't be ridiculous!” Saul replied. “There's no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win! You're only a boy, and he's been a man of war since his youth.” [34] But David persisted. “I have been taking care of my father's sheep and goats,” he said. “When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock, [35] I go after it with a club and rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it by the jaw and club it to death. [36] I have done this to both lions and bears, and I'll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God! [37] The Lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!” Saul finally consented. “All right, go ahead,” he said. “And may the Lord be with you!” You can't decide all the ___________ in your life but you can decide your _____________. [1 Samuel 17:41-44] Goliath walked out toward David with his shield bearer ahead of him, [42] sneering in contempt at this ruddy-faced boy. [43] “Am I a dog,” he roared at David, “that you come at me with a stick?” And he cursed David by the names of his gods. [44] “Come over here, and I'll give your flesh to the birds and wild animals!” Goliath yelled. Goliath was __________ up David, but David was sizing up ____________. [Psalm 69:30 NET] I will sing praises to God's name! I will magnify him as I give him thanks! You have an ______________ advantage when you give _____________ to God! [Ephesians 5:20] And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. You can't always control the ___________________ you are in, but you can control what you focus on. [Psalm 118:24] This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. God is ____________ than He seems.

I Samuel 28-31; Psalm 18

I Samuel 25-27

I Samuel 28-31; Psalm 18

I Samuel 25-27

Today, John updates us on people in heaven standing on the glassy sea and seven bowls of wrath ready to be poured out on earth.  Revelation 14:14-20; 15:1-8; 4:6; I Samuel 8:11-12; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43; Joel 3:13; Isaiah 63:1-4; Hosea 5:14-15; Ephesians 5:25-27 #everydaychristians

Mothers Matter Always...(Proverbs 1:8,9; I Samuel 1:1ff)

Ouvistes que foi dito aos antigos: Não cometerás adultério. Eu, porém, vos digo, que qualquer que atentar numa mulher para a cobiçar, já em seu coração cometeu adultério com ela. Mateus 5:27-28Porém o Senhor disse a Samuel: Não atentes para a sua aparência, nem para a grandeza da sua estatura, porque o tenho rejeitado; porque o Senhor não vê como vê o homem, pois o homem vê o que está diante dos olhos, porém o Senhor olha para o coração.I Samuel 16:7

I Samuel 21-24

I Samuel 4-8

I Samuel 9-12

I Samuel 13-14

I Samuel 15-17

I Samuel 18-20; Psalm 11; Psalm 59

I Samuel 1-3

I Samuel 1-3

I Samuel 4-8

I Samuel 9-12

I Samuel 13-14

I Samuel 18-20; Psalm 11; Psalm 59

I Samuel 21-24

I Samuel 15-17

I Samuel 30: 1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; 2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. 3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. 4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. 5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

Send us a textBut the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for manlooketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.               I Samuel 16:7Everything is not what appears to be. That is why we must lean on the Holy Spirit for guidance and discernment. You think being backstage is just a natural thing huh? Well...think again! There are plenty of things that happen behind the scenes spiritually that we may not pay attention to. While other people desire to do things in the lime light to be seen by men, we are encouraged by God's word to be in the background. But why??  Trust me, after this episode you will want to hang out behind the scenes a little more often! Let's Connect!Rate & Review our podcast HERE Check out our website HEREWe appreciate your support ❤️Subscribe & follow us on ➡️ social mediaSupport the showThanks For Listening

I Samuel 20:1-3

A study of I Samuel 1-3 on the difference between the families of Elkanah and Eli

“Então Samuel tomou um cordeirinho ainda não desmamado e o ofereceu inteiro como holocausto ao SENHOR pelo povo de Israel, e Yahweh o ouviu e respondeu à sua oração.”(I Samuel 7:9,17) Alinhe tuas lenhas, acenda suas brasas. É chegado o tempo de fazer subir teu incenso. O teu perfume trará novamente a chuva que ativa a colheita, o sopro que restaura os ossos, o Rio que cura os desertos, o orvalho que fecunda a terra. Um incenso promove uma nova história. Um sacrifício define uma nova promessa. Uma lenha determina uma nova canção. O que você libera diante do altar nunca ficará sem resposta. Sacrifício gera salvação. Oferta determina provisão. Todo altar faz o céu se mover em poder. Com Samuel, o trovão estrondou. Com Elias, o fogo desceu. Com Abraão, o Eterno bradou. Altar ativa, sacrifício atrai. O céu só responde altar que queima. Homens de altares incensam nos céus e ardem na Terra. Quem levanta altar faz céu e terra se encontrar. Estabelece intimidade, pois todo sacerdócio está ligado a um altar, e todo altar está ligado a um trono, e todo trono está ligado a um reino, e o reino traz o Rei. A resposta da Terra está no altar. Um homem diante do altar tem poder de ferir exércitos, mas seu maior prazer é saber que poder não substitui a presença, e conquista não substitui as respostas. O Deus que responde ao sacrifício se movimenta pela essência, então levante o lugar do teu sacrifício e teu perfume atrairá o fogo, o trovão e o brado do Eterno transformará o que não tinha respostas em memoriais de celebração.

I Samuel 19:8-24

Daily Dose of Hope April 17, 2025 Day 4 of Week 3   Scripture – Mark 7:1-23   Prayer: Almighty God, We come before you with awe and humility.  As we continue through this Holy Week, help us remember all you have done for us.  We are nothing without you.  We need you desperately, Lord.  Help us gather our scattered thoughts today as we focus on you.  In these next few moments of silence, help us remember that we belong to you.  Help us lay our worries and cares on the throne of your grace...We pray this in the powerful name of Jesus, Amen.   Welcome back to the Daily Dose of Hope, a Deep Dive into the Gospels and Acts.  Today, we begin Mark 7 and read about another run-in Jesus has with the Pharisees.  But before we move into our devotional, I do want to mention that today is Maundy Thursday.  The word “maundy” comes from a Latin word meaning command and it refers to the command that Jesus gives his disciples in the Upper Room “to love one another as I have loved you.” This is often a day when we wash each other's feet and receive communion together as Jesus did before he was crucified.  Today, we will have the New Hope sanctuary open for prayer, communion, and hand washing from 12noon to 1pm and then again from 6:30 to 7:30pm.  There won't be a service but this will be your time for prayer, reflection, and communing with God.   Let's talk a little bit about 1st century Jewish life. Certain groups of Jews, such as the Pharisees and the scribes, affirmed two types of law. There was the written law, the first five books of the Bible, and the oral law, or the traditions of the elders/rabbis. The written law didn't have all the detail so the rabbis over the years had filled in those details with oral traditions. For instance, there is a lot in the written law about things being clean and unclean but not a lot of detail, so the oral tradition filled in the detail.   Who exactly were the Pharisees? They were a strict sect of Judaism that believed in following the law in the fullest sense. There were different standards for following the law for different groups of people (day laborer would not be able to follow the law in the same way that a scribe could do so.) But certainly, it would have been expected that a rabbi and his followers would follow both the oral and written law.   In today's Scripture, Jesus and his disciples had been out and about doing ministry and it is time to eat; they gather together to eat dinner.  But they were being watched.  Some of the Jewish teachers of the law, the Pharisees, had come to watch Jesus and his followers.  They were suspicious of Jesus.  They had heard about the healings.  They had heard about his teaching.  And they were feeling a bit threatened.  They travel from Jerusalem, which was 80 miles away, to come keep an eye on him.   And they find Jesus and his disciples eating without washing their hands and they are appalled.  Now, let's be clear.  Part of the oral laws that the Jews followed included ritual hand washing, in which they would pour water over their hands before they ate.  It wasn't to clean germs off their hands.  (They didn't know about germs yet – germ theory isn't discovered for another 1800 years).  Thus, this pouring of water on the hands didn't really make their hands clean.  It was a man-made rule that the rabbis tried to enforce.    And Jesus didn't have his disciples do it.  The Pharisees are shocked and they ask him, “Why do you allow your disciples to eat with unclean hands?”  And then Jesus says interesting.  He quotes Scripture from the prophet Isaiah, which basically says, “ ‘These people honor me by what they say. But their hearts are far away from me. Their worship doesn't mean anything to me. They teach nothing but human rules.'    On the surface, there wasn't anything wrong with what the Pharisees were trying to do. They had laws which they thought were very important in following God. But you see, Jesus could see past their words, past their rules, and into their hearts. He saw insincerity, hollowness, hypocrisy, all a bit of a facade. And thus, he sees this as a fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. Just as in the times of Isaiah, the Pharisees were giving lip service to following God but their hearts were far from him. They were concerned about the Sabbath being followed to the tee but they would cheat people in the marketplace. They were concerned about following specifics of the hand washing but they weren't at all concerned about the widow and the orphan. Something was truly skewed here. They were all about piety but they had neglected compassion, justice, and love.   This whole issue of being unclean, of being defiled, was a big deal in 1st century Judaism. If you couldn't be clean (and a lot of regular people worked jobs or had lives that meant they couldn't meet all the various regulations to stay clean), but if you were unclean for whatever reason (your work or an illness), then you were kind of ostracized from the Temple. You were basically shunned from religious life. Jesus is making a huge point here. He is saying that becoming defiled goes so much deeper than what you touch or what rituals you may or may not attend to.   Jesus is basically saying, You are shunning people, you are telling them they are unclean, you are ostracizing them from the community, based on the rituals they have done or haven't done to be clean. But what you are missing is this: the things that really matter, the things that pose the greatest danger, are not external. They aren't hand-washing. They aren't meticulously keeping Sabbath. The things that matter most to God are internal.   You see, what Jesus is saying to them is that God cares most about the heart. I can't help but think back to God's choice of David for king of Israel. All his brothers seemed like a better choice–older, stronger, more educated, better marksmen. I Samuel 16:7, But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”   Friends, the Lord looks on the heart. God cares about what's in our hearts. He doesn't care if you've got Scripture memorized or you pray big fancy prayers out loud for your Sunday School class. He doesn't care if you “look” like a good Christian. Rather---He cares about how you treat the people who live next door to you. He cares about if you are really kind to people. He cares about whether or not you are saying nasty things about other people behind their back. He cares about whether you are generous with your resources. He cares about whether you really make him Lord of your life. If we are honest, I think we will all admit that the church has looked a lot like these Pharisees. We've been all about religious activity and less about trying to be like Jesus. We've been about the external and not the internal. We've cared about appearances. We put up this great religious front but then we are horribly judgmental or angry or bitter or you get the idea.   Friends, God could care less about your religious busyness. He wants your heart. He doesn't care about our ceremonial handwashing---he cares about if we are treating others with the love of Christ. And if we aren't, then all the ceremony, all the church stuff, all of this, it's kind of a farce. Why? Because God looks on our hearts. We aren't fooling God.   Some questions to think about: Am I growing in my walk with Jesus? What evidence do I have of this? Do I make excuses for my failure to be obedient and faithful to God's commands? Am I growing in faithfulness or stagnating by being too comfortable in my spiritual life? Am I frequently sharing my faith with people outside the church? Am I the same person at church as I am at home, at work, and everywhere else in my life? Do I speak and behave in the same way? Why or why not? Do I hide things from my church friends that I'm ashamed of? Do I ever thank God that I am not as sinful as other people? Do I ever say unhelpful things about my brothers and sisters in Christ? Do I have a critical or negative spirit? What things have I allowed to seep into my heart that I know should be released to God? How am I measuring up compared to Jesus?   Blessings, Pastor Vicki  

In this episode of the Wisdom Calling Podcast, host Bobo delves into a captivating story from I Samuel that highlights the transformative power of discretion. As David finds himself on the brink of vengeance against the foolish Nabal, his wise and discerning wife, Abigail, steps in to prevent disaster. Join us as we explore how her humility and strategic thinking not only saved lives but also showcased the importance of wisdom in our daily decisions. Discover how you can cultivate discretion in your own life and work, and learn to navigate challenges with grace and insight. Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion that will inspire you to think critically and live strategically!Support the showYou can order the devotionals at https://amzn.to/4h8zFe6 or https://wisdomcalling.orgFollow us on Instagram: @wisdomcallingnow

I Samuel 17:47 David didn't rely on his own strength to fight Goliath. He relied on the strength of GOD.

I Samuel 5

We come to I Samuel 26 in our series, and find that David has yet another opportunity to kill a man because of the evil they had done to him, and yet, he exercises temperance, and withholds his hand from God's anointed another time.

Heart: “KARDIA”—the CENTER of your life. Where you are devoted physically, emotionally and spiritually.WHO/WHAT has 1ST place in your life.Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your HEART.I Samuel 12:24 But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your HEART.Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your HEART.Matthew 22:37 Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your HEART…”Does God have ALL my HEART?Proverbs 21:2 Every person's way is right in his own eyes, but the Lord EXAMINES the HEART.Matthew 6:21 For where your TREASURE is, there your HEART will be also.The PORTION God has of your heart is determined by the POSITION he has in your finances.For God to be first in your HEART he must be first in your FINANCES.Biblical Principle: The TITHEWHAT is a tithe?Hebrew word “ms'aser” simply means 1/10th or 10%Matthew 23:23 You SHOULD TITHE, yes, but do not neglect the more important things. PAID TITHE$1,000 $100$10,000 $1,000$100,000 $10,000$1,000,000 $100,000$100 Billion $10 BillionWHEN do you tithe?Tithing isn't just the AMOUNT (10%) it's the ORDER (1st) in which we give.Proverbs 3:9 Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the FIRSTFRUITS of all your crops. Genesis 4:3 IN THE COURSE OF TIME Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord.Genesis 4:4-5 And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the FIRSTBORN of his flock. The Lord looked with FAVOR on Abel and his offering, but on Cain and his offering he DID NOT LOOK WITH FAVOR.WHY should you tithe?Promise of Tithing: 90% with God's blessing always goes further than 100% on your own.$7,200 (with God) > $8,000 (on your own)Malachi 3:10 “Bring the WHOLE TITHE into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. TEST ME in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much BLESSING that there will not be room enough to store it.”Leviticus 27:30 “A tithe of everything…BELONGS to the Lord; it is HOLY to the Lord.Malachi 3:8-11 MSG “Begin by being honest. Do honest people rob God? But you ROB me day after day. “You ask, ‘HOW have we robbed you?' “The TITHE and the offering—that's HOW! WHERE do you tithe?Leviticus 27:30 “A tithe of everything…BELONGS to the Lord; it is HOLY to the LordHOW do you start?TEST God with TITHING.Does God have ALL of your HEART?

I Samuel 17:26; 40-47 NKJV Recognize the challenge Use what God has gifted us with Remember we are not alonein the battle

In tonight's message we take a look at the end of I Samuel 24, and see how selfish this king Saul is, and we see that apologizing is not enough; it is true repentance.

We come to I Samuel 24 in tonight's message as we continue in the "Tale of Two Kings" series, and we take a look at David and Saul in the cave, and how David made his decisions based upon the Word of God, even when all his peers disagreed.

I Samuel 30:1-5 (NIV) David and his men reached Ziklag on the third day. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it and had taken captive the women and all who were in it, both young and old. They killed none of them but carried them off as they went on their way. When David and his men came to Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. So David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep. David’s two wives had been captured—Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel I Samuel 30:6-7 (NIV) David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God. Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” Abiathar brought it to him, Own Your Spirit Pray for Guidance I Samuel 30:8 (NIV) …and David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” he answered. “You will certainly overtake them and succeed in the rescue.” Go Together I Samuel 30:9 (NIV) David and the six hundred men with him came to the Besor Ravine, where some stayed behind. Expect Recovery  I Samuel 30:18 (NIV) David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken…

I Samuel 16:1-13Colossians 3:12-17

By Steven C Parker - In this sermon Steve Parker presents the first sermon in a two part series on listening. Using the account in I Samuel 3 where God speaks to the young boy Samuel and he thinks it was Eli, he shows us several examples of both good and bad listening habits.

A Study of Acts 13:22 and I Samuel 16:18 on the characteristics of David who had a heart after God's own heart.

"Ana, pois, com amargura de alma, orou ao Senhor, e chorou abundantemente. E fez um voto, dizendo: Senhor dos Exércitos! Se benignamente atentares para a aflição da tua serva, e de mim te lembrares, e da tua serva não te esqueceres, mas à tua serva deres um filho homem, ao Senhor o darei todos os dias da sua vida, e sobre a sua cabeça não passará navalha." I Samuel 1:10-11

"Ana, pois, COM AMARGURA DE ALMA, orou ao Senhor, e chorou abundantemente. E fez um voto, dizendo: Senhor dos Exércitos! Se benignamente atentares para a aflição da tua serva, e de mim te lembrares, e da tua serva não te esqueceres, mas à tua serva deres um filho homem, ao Senhor o darei todos os dias da sua vida, e sobre a sua cabeça não passará navalha. E sucedeu que, perseverando ela em orar perante o Senhor, Eli observou a sua boca. Porquanto ANA NO SEU CORAÇÃO FALAVA; só se moviam os seus lábios, porém não se ouvia a sua voz." I Samuel 1:10-13

By Jay Ledbetter - In this sermon Mr. Ledbetter shows us the importance of having the proper perspective in events that take place in our lives. He does this by going through the account of David and Goliath in I Samuel 17. But he does not cover the story, but instead focuses on the perspectives of the various people

In this sermon Mr. Ledbetter shows us the importance of having the proper perspective in events that take place in our lives. He does this by going through the account of David and Goliath in I Samuel 17. But he does not cover the story, but instead focuses on the perspectives of the various people

I Samuel 17 - Pastor John Wilkerson - Thursday Evening, January 2, 2025 by First Baptist Church of Hammond

Join Guest Rev. Mary Cartusciello for Sunday Worship on the sea. This week's sermon title: You Know Where to Find Me. The scripture passages of the day are: I Samuel 2:18-20, 26 & Luke 2:41-52.

Join Guest Rev. Mary Cartusciello for Sunday Worship on the sea. This week's sermon title: You Know Where to Find Me. The scripture passages of the day are: I Samuel 2:18-20, 26 & Luke 2:41-52.

In this bonus episode, host Bobo Beck provides an overview of the Wisdom Calling devotional series and highlights the most recent volume, Volume 4. Bobo also explains his motivation for creating the series, which is to help people cultivate biblical wisdom and discernment.Bobo then dives into the details of the Wisdom Calling series. Each volume focuses on a different part of the Bible:Volume 1: Genesis 1 to I Samuel 15Volume 2: I Samuel 16 to the end of David's lifeVolume 3: Psalms, introduction to wisdom literature, and Solomon's life and leadershipVolume 4: ProverbsEach devotional in the Wisdom Calling series is two pages long and includes a focus topic, title, scripture passage, discussion and meditation section, reflection and action section, and closing prayer. Bobo says it takes 15-20 minutes to complete a devotional, and some people split it up over two days.The host also mentions that the back matter of each volume includes a topic list for the entire series and additional resources. He then shares a testimonial from Jordan Raynor, a bestselling author, who praises the Wisdom Calling devotionals.Finally, the Bobo encourages listeners to check out the Wisdom Calling devotionals on Amazon or the wisdomcalling.org website. The devotionals are available in paperback and Kindle versions.Support the showYou can order the devotionals at https://wisdomcalling.orgFollow us on Instagram: @wisdomcallingnow

*Listen to the Show notes and podcast transcript with this multi-language player. INTRODUCTION: The Body of Christ is beginning to move differently. How are we going to relate? There needs to be a diligence to open our hearts to the Lord to create oneness. We have never seen a united body of believers such as is coming in His Kingdom. SHOW NOTES: Know your calling. Be aware of what He created you to be, and stand on that. Avoid being critical or judgmental. The best approach is just to put people in the hands of the Lord. The diversity of the Body, as the Word describes, will bring us into a greater appreciation of each other. Bless people. Then God will grow each one into what they are to be. We may not agree with what someone is doing. David is an example. He certainly made mistakes, but God called him “a man after His own heart.” QUOTATIONS: Diversity and division are two different things. People try to make them the same thing. Diversity comes with the blood of the Lamb. Division does not. I know what the Lord is doing—He's teaching us to love those who are walking a different path. Be aware of the other people out there that are doing the will of God where they're at. We learn to love those who are walking towards the same destination with the same Lord, and being led by His Spirit. Our job is to love people. REFERENCES: Ephesians 4:15-16 We are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love. I Samuel 13:14 (to Saul) but now your kingdom shall not endure. The Lord has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart and the Lord has appointed him as ruler over His...