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1 Peter 1: 1-5…. An introduction worth reading many times!

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:May grace and peace be multiplied to you.Comment: Peter wasContinue reading “1 Peter 1: 1-5…. An introduction worth reading many times!”

1 Samuel 11: 10-15 The king becomes a real man.

Therefore the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will give ourselves up to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.” And the next day Saul put the people in three companies. And they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch and struck down the Ammonites untilContinue reading “1 Samuel 11: 10-15 The king becomes a real man.”

1 Samuel 11: 1-5…. A city attacked.

Then Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.” But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “On this condition I will make a treaty with you, that I gouge out all your right eyes, and thusContinue reading “1 Samuel 11: 1-5…. A city attacked.”

1 Samuel 10: 17-22….Where is the man of the moment!

Now Samuel called the people together to the LORD at Mizpah. And he said to the people of Israel, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressingContinue reading “1 Samuel 10: 17-22….Where is the man of the moment!”

1 Samuel 10: 9-16….A vacillating Saul.

When he turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. And all these signs came to pass that day. When they came to Gibeah, behold, a group of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied among them. And when all who knew him previously sawContinue reading “1 Samuel 10: 9-16….A vacillating Saul.”

James 5: 13-20…. Final thoughts.

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one whoContinue reading “James 5: 13-20…. Final thoughts.”

James 5: 1-6… An attitude to riches.

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold,Continue reading “James 5: 1-6… An attitude to riches.”

James 4: 13-17….How long do I have?

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.Continue reading “James 4: 13-17….How long do I have?”

1 Samuel 10: 1b – 8…..Three evidences to follow for Saul.

And this shall be the sign to you that the LORD has anointed you to be prince over his heritage. When you depart from me today, you will meet two men by Rachel’s tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, The donkeys that you went to seek areContinue reading “1 Samuel 10: 1b – 8…..Three evidences to follow for Saul.”