This is the episode is part 6 in a study of 1 Samuel. All of the middle years of Samuel’s life are covered in chapter 7. In chapter 8 as Samuel is now an old man, the people of Israel ask for a king. Audio clip: view full post to listen 1 Samuel 7 1 ...

This episode is part 5 of a study of 1 Samuel. In this episode we see the consequences to the Philistines after they captured the ark of the God of Israel. Eventually the Philistines decide to return the ark because their people are being afflicted by God. Audio clip: view full post to listen 1 ...

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on 1 Samuel. This episode looks at one of the darkest period in the book 1 Samuel. Eli and his sons die on the same day as God foretold. On the same day the ark of the Covenant is captured by the enemies of Israel. ...

This is the episode is part 3 of a study on 1 Samuel. This episode deals with the calling of the prophet Samuel while he still a young boy. Audio clip: view full post to listen 1 Samuel 3 click here to download (mp3)

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on 1 Samuel. This chapter contrasts the song of praise from Hannah to a God who has answered her prayer for a child with the unfaithfulness of the sons of Eli who insult God with how they are treating their role as priests. Audio clip: ...

This episode starts a study of 1 Samuel. Samuel might be said to be the last of the judges and ushers in the time of the kings. This first chapter looks at the birth of Samuel. Audio clip: view full post to listen 1 Samuel 1 click here to download (mp3)

This is the episode is part 6 and the final episode in a study on freedom. Paul and Silas are arrested, beaten and thrown into a jail in Phillipi. There they do what anyone who has been in that situation would do (?), they pray and sing praise to God. An earthquake opens the jail ...

This is the episode is part 5 in a study on freedom. Why did people use the bible as a way to justify slavery and why doesn’t the bible outlaw slavery. What can we learn about freedom from these verses. Audio clip: view full post to listen Colossians 3:22-4:1 Ephesians 6:5-9 1 Timothy 6:1-2 Philemon ...

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on freedom. As we looked at Exodus we see the people of Israel were freed from Israel and were immediately given the law. In Galatians Paul is angry with the church in Galatia because they have now given up their freedom from the law and ...

This is the episode is part 3 in a study on freedom. We look at the portion of the Leviticus that deals with the year of jubilee. God built into the law a mechanism to renew the freedom he gave the people of Israel. Audio clip: view full post to listen Lev 25:8-17,25-28 Isaiah 61:1-3 ...