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E2 Samuel’s Dedication: Sacrificial Gratitude For God’s Provision 15.04.2024 47:42 ↓

Episode Notes Out of sorrow comes God’s provision and promise. God heard Hannah’s prayer for a child. In response to God’s provision for a child, Hannah dedicates him to service of the Lord…she recognizes that the gift is not for glory, but God’s. This points to Jesus as the answer to the grieving heart, who comes to satisfy the promise of God through sacrifice.

E1 The Lord Hears 08.04.2024 45:31 ↓

Episode Notes Through the story of three man, we see that God exalts the humble and He opposes the proud. Samuel, Saul and David must each decide how they will live in relation to God and his people. While David was running for his life, he wrote: “I love you, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and the strength...

E3 The Destructive Nature Of Sin 04.03.2024 41:35 ↓

Exodus 1 The Israelites Oppressed 1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah; 3 Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin; 4 Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher. 5 The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy[a] in all; Joseph was already in Egypt. 6 Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, 7 but the Israelite...

E2 The Deadly Nature Of Sin 26.02.2024 43:50 ↓

Genesis 4: Cain and Abel 4 Adam[a] made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.[b] She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth[c] a man.” 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. 4 And Abel also brought an off...

E1 The Deceptive Nature of Sin 19.02.2024 42:36 ↓

February 18 – The Deceptive Nature of Sin The Bible’s perspective of sin is much more robust and nuanced than simply “doing bad things”. Sin is far more deceptive, deadly, and destructive than we realize. It has shattered our relationships with God, others, and even creation. We participate with sin in ways that we are often oblivious to, including spinning our own narratives where we do what is r...