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David was a fugitive: a hunted man, a wanted man. As long as he lived within the borders of Israel, there would always be just one step between him and death. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A Practical Look at the Beatitudes at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/pro...

At the end of the day, everyone in Israel and in Philistia, and now everyone around the world, could read the unbelievably bright white LED lights on the scoreboard in Samuel that still stands in the valley of Elah: God-1, Giants-0. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A...

When David came close, God spoke to Samuel and said, “Anoint him, he’s the one.” Samuel lifted that full horn of oil over David’s head, and he poured out the oil over David to anoint him to succeed Saul as the king in Israel. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A Practic...

Let’s learn a lesson from the first king of Israel. It’s not just important that we start strong. We must finish strong. And even if we didn’t start strong, thank God because of His grace, and through His Spirit, we can still finish strong. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Blessed...

Israel asked Samuel to ask God to give them a king like all the neighboring nations. Soon, Israel would be led by a man, not by God. That transition was just a matter of time. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A Practical Look at the Beatitudes at  https://pentecostalp...

It was a wooden box overlaid with gold, and it symbolized the presence of God. Israel thought it would guarantee a win, but it didn't. Their nemesis, the Philistines captured the Ark of the Covenant, but the Philistines soon discovered it was too much to take. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my...

This year everything would change when Hannah got to the house of God in Shiloh because this year, God was waiting with a miracle. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A Practical Look at the Beatitudes at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/a-practical-look-at-th...

It was only fifty miles away, but it was fifty miles in the wrong direction. Famine ravaged their beloved Bethlehem. They set out for a treacherous fifty-mile trek toward Moab just to find food. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: A Practical Look at the Beatitudes at  h...

An angel promised Manoah's wife she would finally bear a son. Before the angel left, there, before God, they vowed a vow that their son would be separated unto God. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: a Practical Look at the Beatitudes at  https://pentecostalpublishing.c...

It's one of the strangest sordid stories in Scripture. It's found in Judges 11. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Blessed Are: a Practical Look at the Beatitudes at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/a-practical-look-at-the-beatitudes   Purchase my book Ten Words: a Practi...

A lot changes in forty years. Forty years ago, God fought for Israel against a savage Sisera and his savage soldiers. Now another nemesis cropped up and covered Israel like swarms of locusts. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at ...

The game should have been over by halftime, but it wasn't. Israel's enemies had more men, more advanced weapons, and a more experienced general. But Israel had Almighty God. And that was enough. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments a...

After Israel watched the flooded Jordan dry up, they were ready to follow Joshua anywhere. But when Joshua told them the battle plan against big, bad Jericho, they started looking around for another Joshua. Listen to this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Te...

Judah was a roller coaster nation. We climb the high hills and steep valleys all throughout the Book of II Chronicles. Listen to this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Wo...

God told Israel they had spent plenty of time, too much time, at the Mount Sinai Visitor's Center. God told them it was time to march. Listen to this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words...

The tragedy of Ahithophel, chronicled in the middle of II Samuel, is a cautionary tale to be careful when our identity is wrapped up in what we do or what people know about us. Listen to this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pen...

This story appears to be one of the only stains on David's nearly spotless record. But it's a deep, dark stain. Listen to this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen to Ten Words: a...

The church was cruising along with the top down and tunes up until we come to Acts 5, and God slammed on the brakes on this breakout revival. Listen to this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten...

Don't give away what cannot be bought for something that can. That's the tenor of the eighth commandment: thou shalt not steal. Listen to this week's episode to hear the story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words Listen...

God made men and women so different, which is one reason having a happy, holy marriage takes work—and a heaping helping of understanding. How can we keep our marriages strong and keep them from the ravages and dangers of adultery? Listen to this week's episode to hear the answers.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words:...

Everyone wanted to know what this newly minted, thirty-year-old rabbi had to say about marriage. Was it valuable to Him, or could the marriage covenant be broken at any time for any reason? Listen to this week's episode to hear the answers.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments...

Most of us will never do battle with the intentional, hateful decision to kill another person. Thank God for that. Most likely, most of us will never face the dilemma to take another human life to defend our own. Thank God for that. But all of us daily do battle with the war of how to wield our words. Listen to this week's episode to hear the answers.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code...

The sixth commandment from God to humanity was "Thou shalt not kill" (Exodus 20:13). But does that mean we can't a deer on a hunt or a fly on a windowsill? What about a burglar in self-defense? Listen to this week's episode to hear the answers.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandme...

Honor your father and mother. But how do we honor a parent who doesn't honor God? How do I honor a mom or dad I don't know? Do I still honor my parents when I'm a parent? Enjoy this week's episode to hear the answers.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostal...

Sometimes the most spiritual thing we can do is take a nap. God created rest, and God created us to rest. God created the Sabbath day to remind us to rest and to trust. Enjoy this week's episode to hear that story.   At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at  https://pentecostalpub...