Now the Israelites went out to fight against the Philistines…The Philistines deployed their forces to meet Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand of them on the battlefield.When the soldiers returned to camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the LORD bring defeat on us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the LO...  Read More

The LORD was with Samuel as he grew up, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the LORD. The LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, and there, He revealed Himself to Samuel through His Word. And Samuel’s word came to all Israel.I Samuel 3:19-4:1 What a difference the Presence of the LORD brings!Sam...  Read More

And the LORD said to Samuel, “See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle. At that time, I will carry out against Eli everything I spoke against his family - from beginning to end. For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about; his sons blasphemed, and he failed to restrain them. Therefore, I swore ...  Read More

The boy Samuel ministered before the LORD under Eli. In those days, the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions...The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the LORD, where the ark of God was.Then the LORD called Samuel. Samuel answered, “Here I am.” And he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” But Eli said, “I did not call you; go bac...  Read More

So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you. Take your everyday life - your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking around life - and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for Him.Don’t become so well adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without thinking.  Instead, fix your attention on God. You will be changed from the ...  Read More

One day, Peter and John were going to the temple at the time of prayer - at three in the afternoon.Now a man crippled from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.Peter looked straight at him as did John; Then Peter said, “Look at us.!”So...  Read More