Category: “the Whole Story” Series

“Where we find our confidence” – 1 Samuel 2:1-10

1 Samuel 2:1-10 “And Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my horn is exalted in the Lord.My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation. “There is none holy like the Lord: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth;for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are

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“How Should We Respond to Sin in Our Life?” – Psalm 51

Psalm 51 “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love;according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! “For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight,so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.Behold, I was brought forth in

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“Is God Your Genie in a Bottle?” – Matthew 7:7-11

Matthew 7:7-11 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you

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“A Prayer of Desperation” – 1 Samuel 1:1-20

1 Samuel 1:1-20 “There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. “Now this man used to go up year by year from his city

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“Restorer and Sustainer” – Ruth 4

Ruth 4  “Now Boaz had gone up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, “Turn aside, friend; sit down here.” And he turned aside and sat down. And he took ten men of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down. Then he said to the redeemer, “Naomi, who has come back from the country

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“Fiduciary” – Ruth 3

Ruth 3 “Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you? Is not Boaz our relative, with whose young women you were? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your cloak and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the man until he has

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