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Verses 1 to 9 of 1 Samuel 7

Matt takes us through the first 2 verses of Psalm 92

Verses 4 to 21 of 1 Samuel 6.

Verse 25 of Jude. All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen.

Verses 1 to 6 of 1 Samuel 6. The Ark of the Lord remained in Philistine territory seven months in all.   Then the Philistines called in their priests and diviners and asked them, “What should we do about the Ark of the Lord? Tell us how to return it to its own country.” “Send the Ark of the God of Israel back with a gift,” they were told. “Send a guilt offering so the plague will stop. Then, if yo...

Verse 24 of Jude. Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault.

Pastor Juan shares a message on Biblical Fatherhood.

Verse 23 of Jude. Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives.

1 Samuel chapter 5. After the Philistines captured the Ark of God, they took it from the battleground at Ebenezer to the town of Ashdod.   They carried the Ark of God into the temple of Dagon and placed it beside an idol of Dagon.   But when the citizens of Ashdod went to see it the next morning, Dagon had fallen with his face to the ground in front of the Ark of the Lord! So they took Dagon and p...

Verse 22 of Jude. "And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering."

Verses 8 to 22 of 1 Samuel 4. Help! Who can save us from these mighty gods of Israel? They are the same gods who destroyed the Egyptians with plagues when Israel was in the wilderness.   Fight as never before, Philistines! If you don’t, we will become the Hebrews’ slaves just as they have been ours! Stand up like men and fight!” So the Philistines fought desperately, and Israel was defeated again....

Verse 21 of Jude. "and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love."

Verses 1 to 9 of 1 Samuel 4. And Samuel’s words went out to all the people of Israel. At that time Israel was at war with the Philistines. The Israelite army was camped near Ebenezer, and the Philistines were at Aphek.   The Philistines attacked and defeated the army of Israel, killing 4,000 men.   After the battle was over, the troops retreated to their camp, and the elders of Israel asked, “Why...

Second half of verse 20 of Jude. "But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit,"

Chapter 3 of 1 Samuel. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel served the Lord by assisting Eli. Now in those days messages from the Lord were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon. One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed. The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark of God.   Suddenly the Lord called out, “Samuel!” “Yes?” Samuel replied....

First part of verse 20 of Jude. "But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit,"

Verse 23 to 36 of 1 Samuel 2. Eli said to them, “I have been hearing reports from all the people about the wicked things you are doing. Why do you keep sinning?   You must stop, my sons! The reports I hear among the Lord’s people are not good.   If someone sins against another person, God can mediate for the guilty party. But if someone sins against the Lord, who can intercede?” But Eli’s sons wou...

Verse 19 of Jude. These people are the ones who are creating divisions among you. They follow their natural instincts because they do not have God’s Spirit in them.

Verses 12 to 25 of 1 Samuel 2. Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the Lord   or for their duties as priests. Whenever anyone offered a sacrifice, Eli’s sons would send over a servant with a three-pronged fork. While the meat of the sacrificed animal was still boiling,   the servant would stick the fork into the pot and demand that whatever it brought up be given to Eli’s so...

Verses 17 and 18 of Jude. But you, my dear friends, must remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ predicted.   They told you that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires.

Verse 1 to 11 of 1 Samuel 2. Then Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the Lord!     The Lord has made me strong. Now I have an answer for my enemies;     I rejoice because you rescued me. No one is holy like the Lord!     There is no one besides you;     there is no Rock like our God. “Stop acting so proud and haughty!     Don’t speak with such arrogance! For the Lord is a God who knows what you...

Verse 16 of Jude. These people are grumblers and complainers, living only to satisfy their desires. They brag loudly about themselves, and they flatter others to get what they want.

Pastor Juan gives the Easter message on Resurrection Sunday 2025.

Verse 14 and 15 of Jude. Enoch, who lived in the seventh generation after Adam, prophesied about these people. He said, “Listen! The Lord is coming with countless thousands of his holy ones   to execute judgment on the people of the world. He will convict every person of all the ungodly things they have done and for all the insults that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”

Verses 19 to 28 of 1 Samuel 1. The entire family got up early the next morning and went to worship the Lordonce more. Then they returned home to Ramah. When Elkanah slept with Hannah, the Lord remembered her plea,   and in due time she gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, “I asked the Lord for him.” The next year Elkanah and his family went on their annual trip to offer a sacri...