Tag: 1 Samuel
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Introducing The 1 Samuel Expository Commentary From CM
The work we do is for the church. We spent two years working on our first expository commentary–the expository commentary on 1 Samuel. We spend much time and money resourcing the church through the blog at Christoa.com, and this is our first major print endeavor. We hope to provide commentaries to pastors around the world…
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After Darkness, Light
To refer to this sermon as a conclusion is a little misleading. The story continues on in 2 Samuel, which I plan on teaching Wednesday evenings after we finish our current study of Matthew’s Gospel. In a way, this sermon also serves as a great introduction to 2 Samuel. In this chapter, Saul’s reign and…
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The Human Heart
At The Church at Sunsites, we walk through Scripture verse-by-verse in a sincere way and present the text for what it is, making application where appropriate. It is called expository preaching lectio continua. It is difficult because the preacher is bound to God’s order of things. The preacher is not wrestling with his own ideas…
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God’s Sovereignty and Human Will
Last week, we got at the idea of Christian liberty. Today, we are going to consider the liberty of the human will, or so-called free will. God’s sovereignty and providence as He works all things together in order to establish His own throne within His creation through Israel are the key focus in 1 and…
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New Resources For you
Here at Christoa Ministries, we are interested in your sincere spiritual growth. That’s why we do everything we can to make sure you have what you need as you come to know Christ more and as He continues to sanctify you through His word. Here are some new resources for you: Saul’s EnvyWe finished another…
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Foul Mouths and Jesus’s Message
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me,” is a lie. Words have, many times, done more damage than sticks and stones. There are some major sins that have to do with our words. As we have walked through the story in 1 Samuel the last couple of weeks, we…
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Distinguishing Sincere and Suspicious Love
What is Biblical love? Everyone claims to love others. Every person seems to think he or she has a handle on what love is. There is not a single person I know who thinks him or herself to be unloving, but almost every person seems to intuitively know who, other than self, is unloving. I…
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“I Love You” vs. “I Love How I May Benefit From You”
God has officially rejected Saul as king and anointed David. Through the remainder of 1 Samuel, we get to juxtapose Saul’s and David’s lives. Saul is reprobate, rejected by God. David is a man after God’s own heart. So, we will see the difference between being rejected by God and having a heart after God’s…
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Grieve Over What Is Lost Or Celebrate What God Is Doing?
Change happens and we cannot avoid it. We freely admit that God is the one who works all things together, yet we get so frustrated when He works things together in what seem to us new ways. We are transitioning, now, from Saul’s to David’s reign. God is changing things. God bore with Saul, and…
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Compassion for the Unlovely
We have taken the last four months to remind ourselves of our local church’s foundation. My goal as the new pastor here is not to come in and change everything but to build on the foundation that has already been laid by Christ and through the faithful work of the previous pastor. That is why…