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1 Samuel 16 In Spite of Human Failure God Keeps Working His Plan

https://aboundingjoy.com/Podcasts/1_Samuel/1_Samuel_16_POST.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAs God rejects Saul and chooses David, He teaches us powerful lessons about our relationship with Him. We can also learn valuable lessons for living life in very painful & difficult relationships with others who may […]

1 Samuel 12 Getting ahead of God (Part 2)

https://aboundingjoy.com/Podcasts/1_Samuel/1_Samuel_12_POST.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download It’s critically important that we learn to do things God’s way and in God’s time. Getting ahead of God is a disastrous sin and leads to painful outcomes. Plus examples of people making decisions […]

1 Samuel 04-11 Getting ahead of God (Part 1)

https://aboundingjoy.com/Podcasts/1_Samuel/1_Samuel_4-11_POST.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download It’s critically important that we learn to do things God’s way and in God’s time. Getting ahead of God is a disastrous sin and leads to painful outcomes. (In class today? Begin at 23:58) […]

1 Samuel 01-02 Hannah & Samuel Point us to Jesus

https://aboundingjoy.com/Podcasts/1_Samuel/1_Samuel_1-2b_POST.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download It’s fascinating how God has chosen to engineer the lives of Hannah and Samuel to point us to Jesus. Begin at (28:03) if you were in class today. Stay in the battle! Steve

1 Samuel 26 David Teaches us to Wait on God–Part 2

https://aboundingjoy.com/Podcasts/1_Samuel/1_Samuel_26.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this study: A look at Psalm 54 (which David wrote after being betrayed by the Ziphites) David’s dogged determination to wait on God How David anticipates Romans 12:19-21 David once again proves that […]

1 Samuel 24 David Teaches us to Wait on God–Part 1

https://aboundingjoy.com/Podcasts/1_Samuel/1_Samuel_24.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this Podcast: The first eight minutes of this podcast is a report from our Daughter-in-Law, Melissa Miller, concerning the work of CASA [Court Appointed Special Advocates] of East Tennessee. In this Bible Study: […]

1 Samuel 23:07-29 More Lessons from David

https://aboundingjoy.com/Podcasts/1_Samuel/1_Samuel_23_7-29.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this study: David continues to avoid Saul Saul continues to pursue David The amazing Jonathan The contrast between the Ziphites and Jonathan How we will also experience encouragers as well as betrayers The […]

1 Samuel 21:01-23:06 Lessons from Saul and David

https://aboundingjoy.com/Podcasts/1_Samuel/1_Sam_21_1_23_6.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this study: A brief review of chapters 16-20 David’s encounter with Ahimelech at Nob A brief history of the tabernacle and the ark How Jesus used this encounter to emphasize that people were […]

1 Samuel 16:14-23 Worship as Spiritual Warfare

https://aboundingjoy.com/Podcasts/1_Samuel/1_Samuel_16_14-23.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this study: The Spirit of the Lord left Saul An evil spirit from the Lord–how God can use evil spirits How worship of the true God can be a powerful weapon against spiritual […]

1 Samuel 16:01-13 Anointing of David

https://aboundingjoy.com/Podcasts/1_Samuel/1_Samuel_16_1-13.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this study: Contrast between Saul and David Is it ever morally acceptable to lie? Biblical examples of godly deception Danger of falling into moral relativism Review of Chapter 15 The troubling requirement to […]