2 Samuel 3-5, Luke 14:25—35 Key Verses: Luke 14:34-35 Expiration dates are printed on just about everything nowadays, even on soda pop cans. One place you will not find an expiration date, however, is on salt. Ever hear anyone say, “This salt tastes old. It must not be very fresh”?...

2 Samuel 1-2, Luke 14:1-24 • Key Verses: Luke 14:13-14 We always like to get something back from our investments. Money we put in the stock market is done so with the hope of gain. A gift sent to a client is given with the hope of gaining more business....

1 Samuel 30-31, Luke 13:23-35 • Key Verse: 1 Samuel 30:6 A key component of any successful athletic program is strength training. The willing team or performer must have not only ability but strength and endurance as well. Sometimes we can find our strength stretched to the limit, leaving us...

1 Samuel 27-29 Luke 13:1-22 • Key Verse: 1 Samuel 28:6-7 A person can get a bit tongue-tied trying to tell what happened in 1 Samuel 28. Saul saw a seer because of what he had seen. When Saul saw what he saw, he sought a seer to see what...

1 Samuel 25-26, Luke 12:32-59 Key Verse: Luke 12:34 “If I win the lottery, I’ll tithe.” Ever hear someone say that? The words may change a bit from one get-rich-quick scheme to another, but the sentiment expressed stays the same. Yet the truth is, the more a person earns, the...

1 Samuel22-24, Luke 12:1-31 • Key Verse: 1 Samuel 23:16 A popular song says, “Lean on me when you’re not strong, and I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on. For it won’t be long till we’re going to need somebody to lean on.” At times we all realize...

1 Samuel 19-21, Luke 11:29 – 54 • Key Verses: Luke 11:34-35 It used to be said, “There’s nothing like the real thing.” We can’t say that anymore because so many things are like the real thing. Put a little veneer over particle board and it can look like real...

1 Samuel 17-18, Luke 11:1-28 • Key Verse: 1 Samuel 17:45 Upon whom or what do you rely? In a time of financial challenge, do you check your wallet? When health concerns surface, is your physician the source of your confidence? During the downs that come between the ups at...

1 Samuel 15-16, Luke 10:25-42 • Key Verse: 1 Samuel 15:23 Words fitly spoken are said to be like apples of gold. That familiar line stresses the importance of well-chosen words. Mark Twain said that the difference between the right word and the almostright word is the difference between lightning...

1 Samuel 13-14, Luke 10:1-24 • Key Verse: Luke 10:20 I heard it said, that we live in a society of calibration, always seeing how we measure up. No wonder we like numbers and statistics. Checking the numbers, whether they are the value of our home, income level or. attendance...