In The Word Read: 1 Samuel 7:3-8:22 3 Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to the Lord and serve Him alone; and He will save […]
Author: The Church International
Honor And Respect God
In The Word Read: 1 Samuel 5:1-7:2 Capture of the Ark Provokes God 5 Now the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon, and placed it beside Dagon. 3 When the Ashdodites got up […]
A Sad Story
In The Word Read: 1 Samuel 4:1-22 Philistines Take the Ark in Victory 4 So the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle, and they camped beside Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped in Aphek. 2 Then the Philistines drew up in battle formation to meet Israel. When […]
The Voice Of The Lord
In The Word Read: 1 Samuel 3:1-21 The Prophetic Call to Samuel 3 Now the boy Samuel was attending to the service of the Lord before Eli. And word from the Lord was rare in those days; visions were infrequent. 2 But it happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now […]
Faithful To Your Children
In The Word Read: 1 Samuel 2:12-36 The Sin of Eli’s Sons 12 Now the sons of Eli were useless men; they did not know the Lord. 13 And this was the custom of the priests with the people: when anyone was offering a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come while the meat was cooking, with […]
Give Thanks To God
In The Word Read: 1 Samuel 2:1-11 Hannah’s Song of Thanksgiving 2 Then Hannah prayed and said, “My heart rejoices in the Lord; My horn is exalted in the Lord, My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation. 2 There is no one holy like the Lord, Indeed, there is no one […]
Waiting
In The Word Read: 1 Samuel 1 Elkanah and His Wives 1 Now there was a man from Ramathaim-zophim from the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2 And he had two wives: the name of […]
Your Redeemer
In The Word Read: Ruth 3-4 Boaz Will Redeem Ruth 3 Then her mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may go well for you? 2 Now then, is Boaz not our relative, with whose young women you were? Behold, he is winnowing barley at the threshing […]
Are You Loyal?
In The Word Read: Ruth 1-2 Naomi Widowed 1 Now it came about in the days when the judges governed, that there was a famine in the land. And a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to reside in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons. 2 The name of the man […]
Servant Leadership In Suffering
In The Word Read: 1 Peter 5 Serve God Willingly 5 Therefore, I urge elders among you, as your fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and one who is also a fellow partaker of the glory that is to be revealed: 2 shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight, not […]