1 Samuel 19: Is God in control?
Again and again in the story narrated in 1 Samuel, we find God behind the scenes and in control, but even the characters in the story, Saul, Samuel, and David, don’t always acknowledge it. Do we?
1 Samuel 18:17-30: Who are you afraid of?
Fear paralyzes many people. How about you? Does fear of what humans can do to you or other fears tend to rule your life, rather than fear of God and following the Lord’s commands?
1 Samuel 18: What are you jealous about?
Jealousy brings bitterness and can’t be resolved by trying to change others. Ultimately it takes a big change of heart. The Journey believes the gospel changes our hearts daily. What are you jealous about? In today’s Journey Bible Project blog, Gary Holloway explores the jealousy of Saul, and our jealousy, too.
1 Samuel 17: Will God deliver you from all that you bear?
What is staring you in the face and scaring you from doing the will of God? Today Gary Holloway looks again at one of the favorite stories of the Bible, David and Goliath.
1 Samuel 16:14-23: Is God unfair to Saul?
Do you feel the presence of the Spirit of the Lord? The Journey is a daily walk with the Lord and remembering that God is never distant, but often we choose to forget God. Today Gary Holloway reflects on the story of when God’s Spirit leaves the first king of Israel, Saul.
1 Samuel 16: What is the Lord looking for in a human heart?
What does it mean to be a “man after God’s own heart”? Today Gary Holloway explores a text in 1 Samuel 16 that says God sought a new king after his own heart. Greg Taylor will be preaching Sunday, November 25, 2018 on this text and welcomes your input on this question.
1 Samuel 15:1-35: “To obey is better than sacrifice”
There are some difficult phrases in scripture and you may have wondered what the phrase means, “To obey is better than sacrifice.” In today’s Journey Bible Project blog, Gary Holloway explains this very important concept that originates in this text, 1 Samuel 15, “to obey is better than sacrifice.”
1 Samuel 14:24-52: “My father has made trouble”
In today’s Journey Bible Project blog, Gary Holloway tells an interesting story about honey. Well, the story is not really about honey, but there’s honey in the story, and the more we say honey, the more you want to eat honey.
1 Samuel 13:23-14:23: “Nothing hinders the Lord from saving”
In today’s Journey Bible Project blog, Gary Holloway shows how Jonathan’s faithfulness and courage exceeded his father’s.
1 Samuel 13:1-22 “The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart”
In today’s Journey Bible Project blog, Gary Holloway tells the famous story of how God through Samuel begins removing Saul as king of Israel and seeks “a man after God’s own heart.”
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