At Christmas gatherings, we’re often encouraged to bring our appetites. No amount of...

( 1 Samuel 17:40-58) As Goliath assumed his battle position, he was insulted...

As Israel stood paralyzed with fear before Goliath, David’s words put this defiant...

( 1 Samuel 17:12-30) After forty days of Goliath’s taunting, David was dismayed...

The dramatic encounter between David and Goliath is a familiar, though often misunderstood,...

(1 Samuel 16:13-23) God chooses to use unlikely people for unlikely tasks in...

(1 Samuel 16:7-13) Those familiar with the story of 1 Samuel know King...

( 1 Samuel 16:1-7) When Saul’s disobedience prompted the Lord’s rejection of his...

Burdened by his works-based religion, Martin Luther knew no peace until God’s Spirit...

At Christmastime, Christians all around the world rejoice in Jesus’ birth. His coming,...

During Advent, believers commemorate Christ’s incarnation and anticipate His promised return. After sin...

Can the hope of Christmas be found in the garden of Eden? Adam...

God’s command was clear: Israel was supposed to destroy the Amalekites. King Saul,...

Partial obedience is still disobedience. Saul learned this lesson the hard way when...

On the heels of victory against the Philistines, Saul found himself waging a...

With God’s help, we can scale a wall! Such faith empowered Jonathan, accompanied...

Trouble was brewing in Israel. As the Philistine army assembled against them, the...

Stepping down from his leadership role, Samuel warned Israel that in demanding a...

As word of the Ammonites reached Saul in 1 Samuel 11, the anointed...

Salvation is the melody line that runs through Scripture, pointing us to Jesus....

Today’s culture exhorts us to be masters of our own destinies, in control...

The time had come for Saul’s private anointing and public proclamation as Israel’s...

Change was on the horizon for Israel as the nation anticipated its new...

As Samuel aged and his succession plan failed, Israel clamored for a new...

At Mizpah, the Israelites received thunderous, dramatic deliverance from their Philistine oppressors. Samuel...

Although the Israelites had rebelled against God’s rule, the Lord mercifully provided a...

Weary of plagues and eager to rid themselves of the ark, the Philistines...

God cannot be defeated, even when His children are. When the Philistines vanquished...

What would Jesus think about Mother’s Day? The brief glimpses provided in Scripture...

Paul wrote to the Colossian believers to assure them of their identity in...