Category: Cover to Cover
Cover to Cover Reading: 1 Samuel 30:1-31:13 Focus: 1 Samuel 30:21-25 At a concert, there is a lot of work that goes on to put on a great show. More than just the conductor and the musicians, there is the sound technicians, the stage team, the lighting team, etc. Yet, does that diminish the work of the background crews because they aren’t the ones producing the music for the enjoyment of the audience? Not at all, their role, in the scheme of things, enhances the experience of the concert for all to enjoy and without them would not be the…
Cover to Cover Reading: 1 Samuel 26:1-29:11 Focus: 1 Samuel 28:4-7, 15-19 You ever wonder if it’s ever possible that God no longer listens to someone… that God would turn His back on someone… that God would, heaven forbid, reject someone?! It’s hard to say, it raises questions of our own treatment of God, our relationship with God, and a whole lot of others. It certainly isn’t something that I really want to even consider in regards to my own life, that God would stop listening and speaking…
Cover to Cover Reading: 1 Samuel 23:1-25:44 Focus: 1 Samuel 25:36-39 If I could only count the number of times that I’ve wanted to take revenge for the way someone had treated me… To turn and give them a good black eye for something they’ve said… To pound them for the pain they’ve caused… Oh, how sweet revenge would be. However, then I would only be as evil as those who wronged me…to repay evil with evil. Such is the way of the world, but quite the contrary, is the way of Christ.
Cover to Cover Reading: 1 Samuel 20:1-22:23 Focus: 1 Samuel 22:6-19 The old saying goes, “Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” The double-edge sword of leadership, the power and authority of leadership, can be dangerous in the hands of anyone, even the most careful of leaders. For if a leader is unable to wield the sword of leadership, he is easily overcome by those who despise his leadership; if a leader wields the sword wildly with absolute disregard for those around him, it is likely that he’ll hurt people and himself in the process. It takes a strong, but firm,…
Cover to Cover Reading: 1 Samuel 17:32-19:24 Focus: 1 Samuel 17:33-40 We live in a world where society holds up models and celebrities as the people we should try and become. Beautiful, wealthy, popular, trend-setters, etc. Magazines are filled with models, clothes, accessories, cars, an array of things which will mark you as one of the crowd. They paint a picture of this dream life that you achieve by finding the right guy/or girl, driving the right car, wearing the right clothes and accessories, hanging out in the right place, known and loved by all and, to top it off,…
