Jessica Brodie
The tale of Samson and Delilah is far more than a sensational love story, or yet another battle between the Israelites and their heathen enemies. It’s a story of how God can use even broken, sinful, f...
Jessica Brodie
Reading the Old Testament with an eye on the New Testament indicates another perspective about the violence throughout the earth’s earlier days. We know God’s ultimate plan involves rescuing His peopl...
Rhonda Stoppe
Before Israel had kings to rule over them, God appointed judges and prophets to speak to the people on His behalf. When the judge was a godly influence, he would lead Israel to repentance and victor...
Rev. Kyle Norman
Gideon’s defeat of Midian is instructive for our lives of faith. While we may never have to face a rival army, the story reveals how God uses us to fulfill God’s purposes in the world. Despite obstacl...
Southeastern University Online
Stephen Baker
The Moabites were a pagan nation, which means they did not worship or serve YHWH. Idolatry was one of the innate characteristics of all the nations surrounding Israel, and Chemosh was the national god...
Kristi Woods
The Bible uses the word “man” throughout its pages. All twelve disciples were men. Many of the stories we read center on males, including those of Moses, Abraham, Paul, David and Joshua. But what does...
Liz Kanoy
The term angel means “one sent” or “messenger,” and LORD in Hebrew is YHWH or Yahweh. The angel of the LORD is one sent by YHWH or a messenger of YHWH....
Catherine Segars
Two scriptures are cited more than any other to silence women in the church. But what about the numerous other examples of female leadership in the Bible?...
Southeastern University Online
Sermon notes are a fantastic way to help church leaders write better sermons and let laypeople have a better understanding of how sermons are put together. Here are sermon notes for prayers of strengt...
Lisa Loraine Baker
We humans cannot do anything with complete purity because our sinful hearts lead us into areas of vast sin, and there is only one way they can be fixed: Jesus Christ. He is the only way toward a pure ...
Emily Hall
In the Bible, a concubine was a woman acquired by a man as a secondary wife. Her purpose was to provide a male heir in the case of a barren wife, to provide more children in general to enhance the fam...
Britt Mooney
Dagon in the Bible was a major focus of worship in the area, and God dealt with this idol a few times in the historical narrative....
Cathy Baker
What helps us to have the mind of Christ, and what do we gain when we search for it?...
Kimberly Carroll
Has God ever changed His mind because of prayer? Does prayer make any difference? All evidence points to: yes....
Britt Mooney
The threshing floor may be a strange image to us today, but it has vital lessons....
Debbie McDaniel
It's often in the midst of our greatest struggle and weakness, that God shows up strong. In whatever you're facing, be assured, He's with you and He fights for you......
Hope Bolinger
Throughout Ezekiel, we find a number of curses called down upon various groups of people. Although this may seem odd in lieu of the text showing how God will pour his wrath upon Judah, it makes sens...
Tim Pietz
Exhortation is filled with this same kindness and hope, but then it takes a second step—it incites its listeners to action....
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
The kingdom of heaven is ready to assist in every aspect of your life, and you have been granted access to this because of Jesus Christ....