1 Samuel 15
Sermons on Character Studies
Aquila and Priscila were left behind in Ephesus to continue the work—supporting the local church and continuing to evangelize the city while Paul moved on to Caesarea and beyond. It’s then that Luke takes a break from following Paul’s journey and, instead, remains in Ephesus to account for the arrival of a Jewish man: Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria,…
1 Kings 18:20-19:21 Today, we often find ourselves feeling weak and defeated—far from our potential assoldiers and servants of God. But God has a way of awakening the wolf—of bringing outthe strength from even the weakest of men and women! And as we come to 1 Kings 19,we’ll see that God would use His wisdom and power to awaken the wolf in…
1 Kings 19
Ruth 3:1-18; Ruth 4:1-22 Can God restore a broken soul? This isn’t just a thought-question. For most of us have, at some point or another, felt this feeling of abandonment and brokenness. Can God do the thing we struggle to do: can He heal and redeem our trauma and bring us through to something better? For the answer, we turn to Ruth…
Ruth 1:1-22; Ruth 2:1-23 Ruth takes place during a difficult time in the history of the Jewish people: the time of the judges, “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” (Judges 17:6) In that age, we find ourselves focused not on the current judge or some priest or prophet. Instead, we…