"When the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son..." There were at least four major areas of preparation for the coming of Jesus - religious, cultural, political, & personal. God had a perfect plan of salvation through His Son, Jesus before the foundations of the earth. There were appointed and exact times [...]
2 Samuel 4 – Mario Quezada (One Love Ministries)
Ish-bosheth, King Saul's son, is murdered and his head taken to King David, but instead of being rewarded, the murderers are put to death for their evil. We see a pattern of people hearing, fearing, and then reacting. If we choose to fear man, we will be people of fear living in stress and anxiety, [...]
2 Samuel 3 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
The House of David grew steadily stronger while the House of Saul grew steadily weaker, just as the Lord had spoken. Abner eventually submitted to God's choice and defected to the House of David in Judah. Where is our allegiance? In the House of God or the house of "self"? Like Abner, let's stop fighting [...]
Matthew 4:1-11 – Ravi Zacharias (One Love Ministries)
In the wilderness, Satan tempted Jesus' intellect, will, & imagination, but Jesus responded with the Truth, the Word of God. The same tempter came to Him on the cross at Calvary. Our salvation was totally dependent on Jesus' response to temptation. Like Jesus, our response to temptation is not determined in the moment of temptation, [...]
2 Samuel 2 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
After King Saul's death, David sought the Lord and went up to live in the city of Hebron, where the men of Judah annointed him King over Judah. However, Abner made Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, king over Israel. Civil war broke out and many lives were lost. Just because somehthing is of the Lord, doesn't mean [...]
Galatians 3:22-29 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
1 Samuel 31 – 2 Samuel 1 – John Honold (One Love Ministries)
According to God's Word, the chapter of King Saul came to a close, while a season of opportunity for Israel began with David. The Philistines hung King Saul's body on the city wall. The enemy's agenda is always to make a fool of us and celebrate death. However, David did not celebrate King Saul's death, [...]