Chuck Smith Last week, as we began the book of I Samuel, we saw that the nation of Israel was in a state of great spiritual decline. God was seeking for a man that might lead this nation in a spiritual renewal
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Bible Study: 1 Samuel 3-5
www.blackaby.org Obedience Step by Step Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” (Genesis 22:1-2) Our difficulty is not that we don’t know God’s will. Our discomfort comes from the fact that we do know His will, but we do not want to do it! When God first spoke to Abraham, His commands were straightforward
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Devotional: May 20
Chuck Smith So we turn now to the book of I Samuel, chapter 1. The book of I Samuel is a transition period in the history of Israel
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Bible Study: 1 Samuel 1-2
www.blackaby.org Making Necessary Adjustments Oh, that my head were waters, And my eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night For the slain of the daughter of my people! (Jeremiah 9:1) Jeremiah was invited by God to be a weeping prophet.
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Devotional: May 19
Chuck Smith Let’s turn now to Revelation chapter 22. We’re there. There is it
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Bible Study: Revelation 22
www.blackaby.org The Cost To Others Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. (John 19:25) There is no Christianity without a cross, for you cannot be a disciple of Jesus without taking up your cross.
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Devotional: May 18
Chuck Smith The twenty-first chapter of the Book of Revelation. Coming down to the end of the Book but the beginning of the glorious future in heaven with the Lord. John said, And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea
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Bible Study: Revelation 21
www.blackaby.org Speaking With Authority And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
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Devotional: May 17
Chuck Smith Let’s turn now in our Bibles now to the 20th chapter of the Book of Revelation.
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Bible Study: Revelation 20
www.blackaby.org Faith With The Impossible Then the LORD turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?” (Judges 6:14) In Gideon’s mind, victory over the Midianites was an impossibility, and he was absolutely right! The Midianites, along with their allies, overwhelmed the feeble Hebrews. Yet the moment God told Gideon to fight them, victory was no longer an impossibility! When Jesus commanded His small group of followers to make disciples of all nations, was that possible (Matt.
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Devotional: May 16