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As we begin this study of the Books of 1st and 2nd Samuel, we start with Samuel's background and the people and circumstances surrounding his birth, and what we can learn from them.

The things we do in our church service, to someone who didn't "grow up in church" can seem somewhat strange, until you know the reason why we do what we do. That is especially true for the Lord's Supper. So today, we look at the "back story" of the Communion Service.

As we begin this new year and think about resolutions, there are four things we should remember.

In Luke 2, there are several characters for us to listen to the voices of and hear what they have to say about the birth of Christ

While we are in the season of Christmas and thinking about Christ's first coming, we should also be thinking about being ready for His second coming.

The way we learn to understand people is to listen to what they have to say, to let them express themselves. The same is true of God, and God sent His Son so He could express Himself.

When you first think about the book of Job, you usually think of suffering. But deeper down, it is about the fact that when suffering comes, and it will, God is still worthy of worship, for Who He is.

From the first half of Psalm 100, we get a short but powerful list of things we as Christians have to be thankful for.

What is the first words that come to mind when you think of God? One of them should be that He is good, because it is tied closely to His glory.

God loves and cares for all people. But Jesus gave us an example to follow during his time on the earth of His concern for the poor that we should follow as Christians.

We as believers have a lot to look forward to. I Corinthians 5 tells us some of it and what we should be doing as a result.

God called Moses and Paul to do what, by human standards, seemed impossible. But we need to realize, that although it might seem impossible, with God, it is possible.

We too often forget our first experience with Christ, but we need to remember that, because there is a world that is hurting and needing that same kind of experience.

Everything we do is for a reason. in II Corinthians 5, we see what motivated Paul and what should motivate us.

A true Christian is to worship God "in spirit and in truth." But what exactly does that mean?

We serve a God Who provides for our needs, especially when we trust Him. Today, we look at an obscure passage from the book of Genesis and see how God provided for Abraham when He asked him for the one thing Abraham prized most.

The Bible makes several claims about itself, specifically in II Timothy, where it says it is God breathed and profitable for instruction. Today, Dr Heinz Lyklama shows us more about that.

We often forget "the joy of the Lord" and how things used to be before we knew Christ. We need to remember who we used to be. We also need to remember that proximity to Christ will help us to remember that He is our source of joy.

When we are going through a difficulty, we are to trust God for the outcome, like a child is to trust a parent. Mary and Martha didn't understand why Jesus waited two days when He was told that Lazarus was dying. But since He did, they got to be first hand witnesses of one of Jesus' greatest miracles.

Many people that say they are a Christian are not true followers of Christ. Today we look at what the difference is.

Today we were blessed to hear from several people about ministries they are a part of, from the team that went to Peru, to a former member of our church who is invovled in the Christian Motorcycle Association.

We demonstrate our belief that God's work is worthwhile by staying the course.

The testimony of John the Baptist was given on three different days to three different groups. Each time, he spoke of Christ in a different way and emphasized distinct aspects regarding HIm.

What you treasure (or focus on) is what you love. Or what you love is what you will invest in.

The broad goal of Bible study is a changed life. We take a closer look today at what some of those changes should be.