Israel has been defeated. The ark being captured seems to be the main cause of distress. As soon as Eli hears it he falls and dies. It's first in the…
John is executed and Peter is put in a maximum security prison. Is all lost? Today Christians are imprisoned and there is marginalisation and militant atheism. Even in our struggle,…
People were convinced that the word of the Lord had come again through Samuel but when the Philistine crisis comes they don't inquire of the Lord. He had warned them…
There had been a long period of darkness but now God speaks again and would speak regularly to Samuel. We are privileged to possess, read and hear the word of…
In addition to the absence of discipline, Israel lacked Godly leadership. Hophni and Phineas were bullies and immoral. Church officers can raise or lower the spiritual temperature of a congregation.…
Israel had the promises of God but were terrified of Goliath. It's easy for us to be afraid of the giants we face: the world's assault on Christian morality (morality…
Jesus had said Lazarus' sickness was not unto death. Mary and Martha watch in disbelief as he dies. What do we do when the word of God challenges our faith?…
The heroes of the end of Daniel chapter 1 become the villains of chapter 3. We might be overwhelmed as Christians. Was Daniel a one off? Did he receive a…
Here is an invitation for us to seek God's face; not only an invitation but a command that we turn to Him and abandon our sin. We must keep seeking…