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Mon, 30 Jan 2012
Jan 30, 2012, 11:41
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This Sunday we will leave the book of Judges and begin the next set of historical books of the Bible, as we learn about Samuel. Samuel was the last of the judges and the first of the prophets, and oversaw the transition to the first and second kings of Israel.
His mother, Hannah, dedicated Samuel to the Lord, and he grew up in the tabernacle as an assistant to High Priest Eli. From the time God called Samuel by name at night, giving him a message for Eli, God continued to speak to Samuel with messages for the people of Israel. Two important messages led Samuel to anoint Saul as the first king of Israel and later David as the second king.
Join us this Sunday as we learn about this important person in Israel’s history. It would be a great week to bring a friend!
Tom and Sydney Cook
Samuel
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Wed, 25 Jan 2012
Jan 25, 2012, 20:40
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Samson is probably the most famous of the judges, and the one whose story covers the most chapters in the book of Judges. God sent an angel to Samson’s mother to explain how he was to be a special child, a Nazirite, whose hair must never be cut and who should not drink wine or eat unclean food. God would give Samson strength, which he would use to overcome the Philistines who were opressing the Israelites at that time.
Samson was really a crude fellow who disobeyed God over and over again. He did fight against the Philistines, but finally was betrayed by his Philistine wife, Delilah, and lost his strength when the Philistines cut off his hair.
But Samson learned from his disobedience and asked God for forgiveness. Although he had been blinded and put in prison, his hair grew out again and he was able to deal a harsh blow to the Philistines by destroying their temple to their god Dagon, killing himself and 3000 Philistines as the temple collapsed.
Although we usually will have to suffer the consequences of our disobedience, God is always willing to forgive us when we repent and turn to Him, and to use us in His service.
Join us this Sunday as we finish our study of the book of Judges…a great week to bring a friend.
Tom and Sydney Cook
Samson
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Mon, 16 Jan 2012
Jan 16, 2012, 11:56
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God does not use the strongest, smartest, or most likely people; He always uses willing people. Gideon was hiding from the Midianite oppressors when an angel from God called him to take on the role of a judge and deliver Israel. God gave Gideon the strength, courage, and wisdom to do the task he was called to do, and God does the same for us today. When we obey God’s call and do God’s will, He will give us what we need to accomplish His purpose. God blesses our efforts to serve Him, just as He did with Gideon.
This Sunday we will learn about how Gideon followed God’s strange battle strategy to defeat the Midianite army with only 300 men. We can always trust God when we follow His commands.
Join us and bring a friend!
Tom and Sydney Cook
Gideon
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Wed, 11 Jan 2012
Jan 11, 2012, 22:29
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After Joshua died, there was no national leader in Israel for some 250 years. The people of Israel had not obeyed God’s command to completely eliminate the Canaanites from the land, and this became a problem. The Israelites intermarried with the Canaanites, and began to worship the Canaanite gods (chiefly Ba’al and Asherah). They did not follow even God’s first commandment, to have no other gods before Him.
Over and over again, God punished the Israelites by removing His protection and allowing another nation to enslave them. Eventually the people repented and cried out to God, and He raised up a leader called a “judge” to lead Israel back to freedom. They followed God for a while, but every time turned back to worshiping other gods.
Depending on how you count them, there were some twelve judges whose stories are told in the book of Judges. We will study three of them.
The first judge we will learn about is Deborah, the only woman judge and perhaps the best of the judges. Her story is interesting and exciting, and we will study it this coming Sunday. Join us as we learn how Deborah joined Barak, the military leader, to win freedom from the Canaanite king Jabin.
This would be a great week to bring a friend!
Tom and Sydney Cook
Deborah and Barak
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Tue, 03 Jan 2012
Jan 03, 2012, 22:56
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As we start a new calendar year, we return to the Old Testament and pick up the books of Joshua and Judges. God’s promise to Abraham has begun to be fulfilled; there are around a million Israelites, Abraham’s descendants. Now God is preparing to fulfill the second part of His promise, and give the Israelites a land…the Promised Land of Canaan.
We learn about the crossing of the flooded Jordan River, which showed the new generation of Israelites that God has vast power and affirmed the leadership of Joshua. This Sunday we will learn about the first conquest in Canaan, the walled city of Jericho. Again God will show His power, based on the obedience of Joshua and the Israelites to His instructions. After marching around the city in silence each day for six days, the Israelites marched seven times around the city on the seventh day, finally breaking their silence with a great shout as the walls of the city fell down. The city was easily taken, according to God’s plan.
We will look to Joshua and the Israelites as an example of how we should obey God’s commands today, and how we can expect His blessing when we do. Join us for fun, fellowship, and learning as we study this exciting story.
Don’f forget to bring a friend!
Tom and Sydney Cook
Joshua and the Judges
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Fri, 09 Dec 2011
Dec 09, 2011, 14:30
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The promised birth of Jesus is really the most important event in all history—it’s God providing the way for all mankind to be saved from sin and death and to be renewed to be able to live with God in heaven forever! Prophets had spoken God’s promise for thousands of years, and now it was being kept. Around this event we find more angels than anywhere else in the Bible…first Gabriel appearing to Zacharias to promise the birth of John the Baptist, then to Mary to promise the birth of Jesus. Then we find an angel appearing to Joseph, then to the shepherds (along with a “multitude of the heavenly host” ). I envision a whole sky full of hundreds and hundreds of angels, as far as you could see.
This Sunday we’ll focus in on the appearance of Archangel Gabriel to Mary and another (unnamed) angel to Joseph, giving them a very personal and intimate picture of the coming birth. Join us as we celebrate Jesus’ birth!
This is a great time of the year to invite a friend.
Tom and Sydney Cook
Angels Everywhere!
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Tue, 29 Nov 2011
Nov 29, 2011, 17:47
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During December, we will take a detour from our through-the-Bible survey and skip forward to the New Testament and the glorious account of the birth of Jesus. Actually we will pause long enough to study some of the promises in the Old Testament which foretold Jesus’ coming.
Isaiah was one of the greatest prophets of Israel, some 700 years before Christ. God spoke through Isaiah the promise that a virgin would have a Son and would call Him “Immanuel,” which means “God with us.”
Isaiah forefold many of the names which would apply to Jesus: “Wonderful Counselor,” “Mighty God,” “Everlasting Father,” “Prince of Peace.”
Both Isaiah and Micah told that Jesus would come from the line of King David, and Micah further told that Jesus would be born in the same city as David was born, in Bethlehem.
Join us Sunday as we begin our celebration of the Christmas season, the joyous event of Jesus’ birth.
This is a great time of year to bring a friend to share our fun!
Tom and Sydney Cook
God’s Greatest Gift
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Fri, 25 Nov 2011
Nov 25, 2011, 11:22
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The Israelites left Egypt and went directly to Mt Sinai (also called Mt Horeb), the same mountain where God had called Moses through the burning bush. They had a special appointment with God there.
God had picked Israel as His chosen nation. He continued to honor His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; Abraham’s descendants were now to become a nation, and then occupy the land God had promised.
But first the group of slaves had to become a nation. That started with the rules that God gave them on Mt Sinai, most important of which were the Ten Commandments. Etched in stone, these ten rules provided a foundation for relating to God and to one another.
This Sunday we will be learning the ten commandments and how they apply in our lives today. You will want to be there with us (and, of course, bring a friend!).
Tom and Sydney Cook
The Ten Commandments
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Tue, 15 Nov 2011
Nov 15, 2011, 10:52
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Only after God sent the ten plagues to afflict Egypt did Pharaoh let God’s people go, led by Moses out of the land of Egypt where they had been for 430 years. God had kept His promise to Abraham to make him a great people, for now there were some million Israelites. Now it was time to keep the promise of a land.
But Pharaoh wasn’t finished with the Israelites. Once again he changed his mind and chased after them with chariots and army. God had one more opportunity to show His mighty power as He opened the Red Sea to allow the Israelites to cross on dry land, but to drown the Egyptian army which tried to follow them.
This week we will finish up our collection for food for needy families for Thanksgiving. Don’t forget to bring in your decorated Thanksgiving grocery bags, even if you haven’t had a chance to get food. These will be used by our deacons as “Thanksgiving cards” to each family we are able to help, to remind them about the real reason for Thanksgiving.
See you Sunday—and bring a friend!
Tom and Sydney Cook
God Delivers Israel
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Tue, 01 Nov 2011
Nov 01, 2011, 19:49
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We have finished the book of Genesis and now start November with the book of Exodus. Jacob and his family were in Egypt for 400 years, growing into a great multitude just as God had promised Abraham. But they were no longer in the Promised Land, and because the Pharoah who had appointed Joseph his second-in-command had died, they had been forced into slave labor by the new Pharoah.
Moses survives the efforts of Pharoah to kill the Hebrew baby boys with the help of his mother and sister Miriam. Adopted by Pharoah’s daughter and brought up in the Pharoah’s palace, he tries to help his fellow Hebrews and winds up killing an Egyptian. He flees to the desert of Midian, where he marries and raises a family and tends his father-in-law’s sheep.
The stage is set for God to put His plan in motion. God speaks to Moses from a burning bush on Mount Sinai, and instructs him to return to Egypt and lead the Hebrews out of slavery into the Promised Land. That’s where our story will pick up this Sunday. It’s an exciting action story—you won’t want to miss it. Bring a friend to enjoy the action with you.
Tom and Sydney Cook
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Exodus: God Calls Moses
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