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The Story of Samuel | The Inquiry | 1 Samuel 30.1-8 | www.revivetexas.org/blog
"David and his men reached Ziklag on the third day. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it, 2 and had taken captive the women and everyone else in it, both young and old. They killed none of...
The Story of Samuel | The Sign of Favor | 1 Samuel 29 | www.revivetexas.org/blog
Please take a moment to read 1 Samuel 29. Here is a summary from Grok (an AI app) when I asked it simply, "What is the significance of 1 Samuel 29?" It had amazing results! "1 Samuel 29 is a significant chapter in the Old Testament because it highlights God’s...
The Story of Samuel | The Revelation of Samuel | 1 Samuel 28.16-20 | www.revivetexas.org/blog
"Samuel said, “Why do you consult me, now that the Lord has departed from you and become your enemy?17 The Lord has done what he predicted through me. The Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hands and given it to one of your neighbors—to David. 18 Because you did...
The Story of Samuel | The Faithful Ruse | 1 Samuel 27 | www.revivetexas.org/blog
"27 But David thought to himself, “One of these days I will be destroyed by the hand of Saul. The best thing I can do is to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me anywhere in Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”...
Holy Week | The Resurrection | 1 Corinthians 15.55-57 | revivetexas.org/blog
"Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Cor. 15.55-57 All across the world today, people are doing one...
Holy Week | Are You Ready? | John 13.1-9 | revivetexas.org/blog
"It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted...
Palm Sunday | Hosanna! | John 12.12-16 | revivetexas.org/blog
"The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem.13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna![d]” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[e] “Blessed is the king of...
The Story of Samuel | The Repeat | 1 Samuel 26.7-12 | www.revivetexas.org/blog
"So David and Abishai went to the army by night, and there was Saul, lying asleep inside the camp with his spear stuck in the ground near his head. Abner and the soldiers were lying around him. 8 Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into...
The Story of Samuel | The Generosity | 1 Samuel 25.1-24 | www.revivetexas.org/blog
In order to understand the entire story, I encourage you to stop, pause, and read the entirety of 1 Samuel 25. In it, you will read first about the death of Samuel, then the interaction between Abigail, Nabal, and David, and lastly the mention of the wives of David....
The Story of Samuel | The Remorse | 1 Samuel 24.16-22 | www.revivetexas.org/blog
"When David finished saying this, Saul asked, “Is that your voice, David my son?” And he wept aloud. 17 “You are more righteous than I,” he said. “You have treated me well, but I have treated you badly. 18 You have just now told me...