Hannah, Samuel, and the Coming King

Hannah, Samuel, and the Coming King

This week we looked at the story of Hannah. We connect with her as she deals with life’s disappointments because we too deal with disappointment. In her case, the desperate prayers of a barren woman to have a son are answered. Is that the end of the story? No. For we...
Hannah, Samuel, and the Coming King

Three Albums of the Birth and Sacrifice of Isaac

What are we to do when God makes no sense? The account of the birth and sacrifice of Isaac brings us to this very question, as well as foreshadowing another very loved son the very point of sacrifice as well!  
Hannah, Samuel, and the Coming King

From Cain to Christ at Christmas

Paul Tripp writes, “It’s easy to look around and keep score…focusing more on what others have than what God has graciously provided for you causing you to want what they have and to question the goodness of God.” We observe this in the story of Cain and, too often, in...
If God is for Us, Who Can Possibly Be Against Us?

If God is for Us, Who Can Possibly Be Against Us?

The and of Romans 8 is filled with a whole bunch of rhetorical questions that need to be answered out loud (and maybe even memorized). The first of which is siimply life -changing on a daily basis as we ponder “If God is for us, who can be against us?” NO ONE!!!...