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A Study Through 1 Kings
Virtuous Manhood or Toxic Masculinity? (2 Kings 2), Wednesday’s Bible Study (6:30 pm)
Join Pastor Smith for this Wednesday night's Bible study (6:30 pm) as he continues his chronological series, “Logos: A Study of Faith, Hope, and Love.” The class begins with a time of Prayer and Praise at 6:00 pm, and the live broadcast begins at 6:30 pm...
“King David: His Successor and Death” (1 Kings 1-2) – Sunday, January 14, 2024
This is the final message in Pastor Smith's verse-by-verse study of the Life of David as he continues his chronological series titled "Logos: A Journey of Faith, Hope, and Love." In 1 Kings 1, we find David facing the inevitable: Sickness, Frailty, and Death. The...
Warning: God is Holy and Just (1 Kings 21)
Scripture reading - 1 Kings 21; 1 Kings 22 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study. Our study of the kings of Israel and Judah continues with today’s Scripture reading, 1 Kings 21 and 22. This is the first of two devotionals and will focus on 1 Kings...
Warning: Dismiss the Prophet to Your Demise (1 Kings 22)
Scripture reading - 1 Kings 21; 1 Kings 22 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study. 1 Kings 22 and 2 Chronicles 18 are parallel accounts of the same historical events. The focus of this bonus devotional is 1 Kings 22. 1 Kings 21 concluded with Elijah's...
A Spiritual Answer for Exhaustion, Discouragement, and Depression (1 Kings 19)
Scripture reading - 1 Kings 19; 1 Kings 20 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study. Our study of Elijah’s life continues following one of the great spiritual contests and victories recorded in the Scriptures…the destruction of the prophets of Baal at...
Remember: God is Sovereign, and The Battle is the Lord’s (1 Kings 20)
Scripture reading - 1 Kings 20 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study. Now, the LORD commanded Elijah to anoint three successors. Two were to become kings of Israel and Judah and then his replacement as the LORD’s prophet (1 Kings 19:15-21). Hazael...
Discouraged? Remember the Power of Faith and Fervent Prayer (1 Kings 18)
Scripture reading - 1 Kings 18 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study. The geographical setting of our Scripture reading continued in the northern ten Tribes now known as Israel. The time was during the reign of Ahab, the seventh king of the nation...
Have You Got Troubles? Take Courage and Hope in the LORD! (1 Kings 17)
Scripture reading - 2 Chronicles 17; 1 Kings 17 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study. This is the second of two daily Bible studies from today’s Scripture reading. This one is taken from 1 Kings 17. In an earlier devotion, we were introduced to...
Warning: The Evil Committed by a Nation’s Leaders Will Not Go Unpunished (1 Kings 16)
Scripture reading - 1 Kings 16 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study. The focus of 1 Kings 16 is almost entirely on the succession of kings who ruled the northern ten Tribes known as Israel. As I study the rise and fall of kings in Israel, I am...
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