READ: 1 Sam. 19:8-19: … Then Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear … So David fled and escaped, and went to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth. … King Saul hardens himself against the
MARCH 21, 2024 – FLEEING Lees verder »
READ: 1 Sam. 18:5-14: … So the women sang as they danced, and said: Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands. Then Saul was very angry, and the saying displeased him … Saul displays a very different attitude than Jonathan. There is no longer any faith in God evident in him. He
MARCH 20, 2023 – WRATH Lees verder »
READ: 1 Sam. 18:1-4: Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul… Our text describes a very special friendship between David and Jonathan. How should we view this friendship? Is it a confidential relationship, or an
MARCH 19, 2024 – LOVE Lees verder »
READ: 1 Sam. 17:47-58: Then all this assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give you into our hands. … Participating in the battle of the LORD always means the victory of the LORD. David says so confidently to Goliath
MARCH 18, 2024 – THE BATTLE OF THE LORD Lees verder »
READ: 1 Sam. 17:32-46: … Then David said … But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. …
MARCH 17, 2024 – IN THE NAME OF THE LORD Lees verder »
No grounds for Liberation LRCA?In the previous 14 articles extensive attention has been paid to the grounds for the Liberation of the Liberated Reformed Church Abbotsford (LRCA). These concern the tolerance and maintenance of practices and teachings that are contrary to the Holy Scripture, the Reformed Confession, and/or the Church Order.These matters include: In these
READ: 1 Sam. 15: 24-35: … The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you. And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor relent. For He is not a man, that He should relent. … When you
MARCH 16, 2024 – IMMUTABLE Lees verder »
READ: 1 Sam. 15:1-23: … So Samuel said: … Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, …For rebellion is the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as inequity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He also has rejected you from being king. Saul did not pass the test of obedience
MARCH 15, 2024 – SELF-WILLED Lees verder »
READ: 1 Sam. 12:6-25: However, if you … rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you, as it was against your fathers … that you may perceive and see that your wickedness is great … in asking a king for yourselves … Samuel proceeds with his
MARCH 14, 2024 – INDIGNATION Lees verder »
READ: 1 Sam. 12:1-5: Now Samuel said to all Israel: Indeed I have heeded your voice … and have made a king over you. … The Lord is witness against you, and His anointed is witness …, that you have not found anything in my hand. And they answered, He is witness. Years of peace
MARCH 13, 2024 – KING Lees verder »