BibleGateway: 2 Samuel 7:1-17 ESV Text: 2 Samuel 7:1-17 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:37 1 And it… Read More »We make our plans, but there are times when God changes them—for the better. Just as He did here.
BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 17:41-58 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 17:41-58 KJV Text: The section starts at about 6:23 and ends at about 9:32 41 And the… Read More »“It is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves”—or even by doctors, medicines, technology, etc. Finally, it is by the cross and empty tomb of Jesus Christ.
BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 17:33-40 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 17:33-40 KJV Text: The section starts at about 4:50 and ends at about 6:30 33 And Saul… Read More »David witnesses to Saul that salvation comes from the Lord (v. 37). That is the heart of our witness too.
BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 17:12-32 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 17:12-32 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:38 and ends at about 4:57 12 Now David… Read More »What started out as a mission to deliver food became a mission to stand up for the name of the Lord, although David’s brother doubted His intentions.
BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 17:1-11 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 17:1-11 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:47 1 Now the… Read More »By this time Saul had lost His faith in the God of Israel. If the Spirit were not in our hearts, fear and despair would quickly overwhelm us too. God, preserve our faith.
BibleGateway: Revelation 3:14-22 ESV Text: Revelation 3:14-22 KJV Text: The section starts at about 2:25 and ends at about 3:52 14 And unto the angel… Read More »In all these letters, Jesus never preaches the Law without the Gospel. Here, even the luke-warm are spurred on by the Good News of v. 21.
BibleGateway: Revelation 3:7-13 ESV Text: Revelation 3:7-13 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:0 and ends at about 2:32 7 And to the angel… Read More »Jesus reassures us that He is coming soon and He will help us endure to the end.
BibleGateway: Revelation 3:1-6 ESV Text: Revelation 3:1-6 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:9 1 And unto the angel… Read More »The Lord will return, so we need to “stay awake” spiritually and watch for Him. In Him we are justified and given life (v. 5).
BibleGateway: Revelation 2:18-29 ESV Text: Revelation 2:18-29 KJV Text: The section starts at about 2:56 and ends at about 4:44 18 And unto the angel… Read More »The Christians were being seduced by sexual immorality, so Jesus urged them to repent, to continue in love and faith, and to remember their triumph at the end.
BibleGateway: Revelation 2:12-17 ESV Text: Revelation 2:12-17 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:49 and ends at about 3:3 12 And to the angel… Read More »Pergamum (in modern day Turkey) was the center of emperor worship, and Antipas was the first martyr in Asia. May we remain faithful even if persecuted.
BibleGateway: Revelation 2:8-11 ESV Text: Revelation 2:8-11 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:3 and ends at about 1:56 8 And unto the angel… Read More »We may not all be wealthy by the world’s standards, but we are all immensely rich because we are heirs of everlasting life in heaven.
BibleGateway: Revelation 2:1-7 ESV Text: Revelation 2:1-7 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:12 1 Unto the angel of… Read More »These seven letters also speak to us in our own churches. In Ephesus, their loveless behavior needed correction, yet they had persevered for the name of Christ.
