THE BOOK OF 1 SAMUEL—Week 4 Crisis 4: When God Feels Distant (1 Sam. 4-7) It is hard to adequately describe just how cataclysmic the events of Chapters 4-7 are. I tried to think of some events in our national history to which I could draw a comparison, but nothing...
THE BOOK OF 1 SAMUEL—Week 3 Crisis 3: Discerning God’s Call (1 Sam. 3) It may feel a bit odd calling the discerning of God’s will a crisis, but I have to admit that there have been points in my life when it has been just that. There have been times when I wrestled...
THE BOOK OF 1 SAMUEL—Week 2 Crisis 2: Family Disappointment (1 Sam. 2:12-36) We began our study of 1 Samuel last week by looking at the story of Hannah and how she dealt with the crisis of unfulfilled dreams. As part of Hannah’s story, we were introduced to a man...
THE BOOK OF 1 SAMUEL—Week 1 Crisis 1: Unfulfilled Dreams (1 Sam. 1) Have you ever had a dream that went unfulfilled or was crushed by someone else? By the time most of us reach middle age, we can usually answer that question with a resounding “Yes!” Sometimes our...
