Walk Through 1 Kings with This PresentationUse this presentation, or any pieces of it, to walk your audience through the big picture of 1 Kings in a quick and compelling way. This will help you set the context for whatever passage you are preaching on.1 Kings: From a...
Outline of David’s Story 2 Samuel is the story of David. David was considered to be a man after God’s own heart. (1 Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22) Yet, it is easy to observe that David was far from perfect. He made some huge mistakes in his life. A valid question could be...
1 Samuel: A Tale of Two Hearts 1 and 2 Samuel were originally written as one book. The scroll was so big that it was decided by those who had to lug it around all the time to divide it into two separate scrolls.1 Samuel can be broken into two major parts. Part 1:...
The Eye of the Storm The true story line of the nation of Israel actually flows right from Judges into the book of 1 Samuel. Had we followed that continuous story line we may have found ourselves overwhelmed by the maelstrom of one blast of sinfulness to the next. If...
Starting new things is a great adventure. We love it when we buy a brand new car, start a brand new job, think of a new concept and watch it get off the ground, start a new church, or say "yes" to Jesus for the first time. During this initial phase of any project...
For eighty years you have lived in the shadows of one of the greatest leaders to have ever lived. You watched as God worked signs and wonders through His servant Moses. While everyone cowered in fear, Moses was courageous enough to stand before God and speak the truth...
The Gospel of Luke tells the story of Jesus. It paints a portrait of a man who was born in poverty, but empowered by the Holy Spirit of God to proclaim a message of Good News and liberation for all who are oppressed, afflicted, and marginalized by evil systems. Some...
A Brief Introduction to MarkMark’s gospel has a very different feel than Matthew’s. In Mark, Jesus comes out of the gates running and never stops until the end. Jesus is either healing someone, giving a short lesson, having a confrontation with the Pharisees, or...
The book of Deuteronomy is Moses’ final sermon before he dies; his Swan song. As the scene fades up from black on the opening page of Deuteronomy we see a 120 year old Moses standing in front of the children of the freed slaves. It has been 40 years since the people...
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