In The Word Read: 1 Peter 1:1-12 A Living Hope and a Sure Salvation 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as strangers, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus […]
Author: The Church International
Sin Is An Act, Not A Person
In The Word Read: Judges 21 Mourning a Lost Tribe 21 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “None of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin in marriage.” 2 So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, and raised their voices and wept profusely. 3 And they said, “Why, […]
One Vision, One Strategy
In The Word Read: Judges 20 Resolve to Punish the Guilty 20 Then all the sons of Israel from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, came out, and the congregation assembled as one person to the Lordat Mizpah. 2 And the leaders of all the people, all the tribes of Israel, took their stand in […]
Depravity Without God
In The Word Read: Judges 19 A Levite’s Concubine Raped and Killed 19 Now it came about in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite staying in the remote part of the hill country of Ephraim, who took a concubine for himself from Bethlehem in Judah. 2 But his […]
Do Not Turn Away
In The Word Read: Judges 17-18 Micah’s Idolatry 17 Now there was a man of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah. 2 And he said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse and also spoke it in my hearing, behold, the silver […]
You Can Win In The End
In The Word Read: Judges 16 Samson’s Weakness 16 Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a prostitute there, and had relations with her. 2 When it was reported to the Gazites, saying, “Samson has come here,” they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. And they […]
A Godly Anger
In The Word Read: Judges 14-15 Samson’s Marriage 14 Then Samson went down to Timnah, and he saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 So he came back and told his father and mother, “I saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines; so now, get her […]
Obeying When God Speaks
In The Word Read: Judges 13 Philistines Oppress Again 13 Now the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty years. 2 And there was a man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife […]
A Vow Is A Vow
In The Word Read: Judges 11:29-12:15 Jephthah’s Tragic Vow 29 Now the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh; then he passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he went on to the sons of Ammon. 30 And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord and said, […]
We All Have A Past
In The Word Read: Judges 10:6-11:28 6 Then the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Aram, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the sons of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; so they […]