Tag: Samuel

• Contentment: The Church’s Goliath

  And David said, “The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!” 1 Samuel 17:37 I have known the story of David and Goliath most of my life. It is possibly…

  Blake

  April 19, 2018

  Christian Accountability, Everyone’s a Minister, Genuine Community, leadership, prayer, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Formation, The Church’s Influence

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• The Lure of Approval

  And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed be you to the Lord. I have performed the commandment of the Lord.” And Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears and the lowing of the oxen that I hear?… Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of…

  Blake

  April 5, 2018

  Christian Accountability, Everyone’s a Minister, leadership

  approval, church, congregation, facebook, God, king, leadership, presidential, Samuel, Saul, shepherd, social media, truth, twitter

• I Might be an Idol Worshipper

  And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your heart to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.” So the people of Israel put away the Baals…

  Blake

  March 15, 2018

  leadership, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Formation

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