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    Fleeing Persecution (1 Samuel 21)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 17, 2025
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    Should we walk away from those who don't want to hear the Gospel, or flee those who persecute us for it? Let's begin in 1 Samuel 21.

    Are there situations to walk away from or even flee? What if people refuse to listen to the Gospel or worse, persecute us? Is mercy more important than sacrifice? Let’s begin in 1 Samuel 21. Did David understand that eating the shewbread, putting hunger ahead of the letter of the law, was innocent ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Abuse Of Power (1 Samuel 22)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 18, 2025
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    What does abuse of power look like? Let's examine 1 Samuel 22.

    How dangerous is it to trust a man who abuses power? Are we arrogant and dictatorial or models of Christian living? Let’s begin in 1 Samuel 22. Did David find safety in a cave with a group of loyal followers? David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Continual Prayer (1 Samuel 23)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 18, 2025
     | 220 views

    How often should we pray and what about? Let's begin in 1 Samuel 23)

    Did David continually ask God for guidance? As a result did he escape several potentially deadly situations? Are we people of continual prayer? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 23. Did David save the city of Keilah? Did he ask God first? Now they told David, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    David's Cave (1 Samuel 24)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 20, 2025
     | 280 views

    Should we show respect for even corrupt authority? Let's look at 1 Samuel 24.

    Should we show respect for authority even when it is corrupt? Did God work things out for David even though he too was very flawed? Let’s begin in 1 Samuel 24. Did David have an opportunity to kill Saul while hiding in a cave? When Saul had returned from following the Philistines, he was told, ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Nabal The Fool (1 Samuel 25)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 20, 2025
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    Which is better giving or getting? Let's examine 1 Samuel 25.

    Is making rash decisions in anger foolish? Is giving more blessed than getting? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 25. Because they had given Nabal protection, did David ask him for food as a favor? Then Samuel died; and all Israel assembled and mourned for him, and they buried him at his house in Ramah. And ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Saul Strikes Again (1 Samuel 26)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 22, 2025
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    How do we handle our enemies? Let's begin in 1 Samuel 26.

    Do we wait on God for justice, or sin by taking revenge? Abigail wisely turned David from evil against Nabal, but did David do right by Saul? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 26. Did Saul break his word and seek to attack David again? People from Ziph came to Saul in Gibeah and informed him, “David is ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    David Plunders Villages (1 Samuel 27)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 22, 2025
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    Is the good news about a faulty church or a perfect kingdom? Let's begin in 1 Samuel 27.

    Is the Bible different to most history books, in that it tells the good and the bad about its heroes? Is church life similar in that both righteous and evil acts are done? Should it shock us that only God is good? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 27. Did David disbelieve another one of Saul’s promises, not ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Medium (1 Samuel 28)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 24, 2025
     | 249 views

    What happened to a wayward king? Let's find out in 1 Samuel 28.

    Did Saul disobey God by going to a medium? Was Saul disobedient in other ways? How was the transfiguration very different? Let’s begin in 1 Samuel 28. Was war between the Philistines and Israel about to take place? And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    David Rejected (1 Samuel 29)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 24, 2025
     | 189 views

    Have we ever been rejected and later found out that God had another purpose in it? Let's begin in 1 Samuel 29.

    Can rejection be God’s blessing? Did David actually need to return home? When we are rejected do we look for God’s hand? Let’s begin in 1 Samuel 29. Were the Philistines shocked to find David’s mercenaries among their soldiers? The Philistines assembled all their forces at Aphek, and the ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Blessing In Disguise (1 Samuel 30)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 26, 2025
     | 330 views

    Is rejection sometimes a blessing in disguise? Let's look at 1 Samuel 30.

    Was David’s rejection by the Philistines and return home a blessing in disguise? Despite his horrendous sins, like plundering and murdering whole villages, why did God bless him? If God loved a man with so many faults like David, could He love us too? Let’s continue in 1 Samuel 30. Was it God’s ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Saul's Death (1 Samuel 31)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 27, 2025
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    What happened to a man who started out well but became a backslider? Let's look at 1 Samuel 31.

    Is Saul’s death a warning to those who started well, but backsliding? Can an unfaithful leader hurt many people? Where are you headed? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 31. Did Saul and most of his sons die on the same day in battle? If God had not intervened, would David have been fighting on the side of ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lamenting An Enemy (2 Samuel 1)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 27, 2025
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     | 209 views

    How did David honor a man who became his enemy? Let's look at 2 Samuel 1.

    Is Bible history blunt and honest, often without a statement of approval or disapproval? Would we honor an enemy with a song of lament? Was David forgiven? Are we? Let’s look at 2 Samuel 1. How did news of Saul and Jonathan’s death first reach David? After Saul’s death, when David had returned ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Waiting Patiently (2 Samuel 2)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 29, 2025
     | 273 views

    How long must we wait patiently for God? Let's look at 2 Samuel 2)

    How many years was it since Samuel anointed David king in Saul’s stead and he became king over just Judah? How much longer would David have to wait to be king of all Israel? How long have we waited for our king from heaven? Let’s look at 2 Samuel 2. Where did God tell David to move to with his ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Imperfect King (2 Samuel 3)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 30, 2025
     | 169 views

    Was David very imperfect but had one important quality? Let's look at 2 Samuel 3.

    Did David continue his legacy of faith? Was he a man with large faults, but even larger faith? Let’s look at 2 Samuel 3. Did David feel entitled to take more wives? Is polygamy selfish, where wives lack a husband’s exclusive companionship? Is narcissistic privilege a problem with human ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ishbosheth Assassinated (2 Samuel 4)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 1, 2025
     | 179 views

    Are mere words good enough or does God want us to obey? Let's look at 2 Samuel 4.

    Do we rely upon a man to protect us or God? Did David support an assassination or punish those involved? Is doing God’s will more important than empty words? Let’s look at 2 Samuel 4. Did Ishbosheth rely on God or Abner for protection? When Saul’s son Ish-bosheth heard that Abner had died in ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist