When you think of church-goers, what image comes to mind? Now I realize that since everyone here is a church-goer, this may be a more difficult question to answer. But for those who perhaps came to Christian faith later in life, do you remember what you thought about when you …
I sat under a pastor who would occasionally observe that if you preach about suffering, you’ll never lack an audience. I think he was right for even those whose lives may seem outwardly idyllic nonetheless have not been spared from suffering. We simply can’t know what a particular individual or …
James 3:1–12 “May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, [O] Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.”[1] These beautiful words may be found at the close of Psalm 19. They were written by David, that great writer of sacred songs—which is …
This past Wednesday I began a new semester of teaching theology and one of the things I try to emphasize to my students is that though we may not all worship in the same traditions or be involved with the same denominations, nonetheless we are all called to be united …
Last week we ended our mini-series in Samuel and Kings by considering David’s son, Solomon, a man who became known for his proverbs and great wisdom. This week we turn to a mini-series that will highlight portions of the book of James and though he may not have been as …
This morning is the last in our series[1] from Samuel and Kings that began with Samuel’s call; touched briefly upon Saul, Israel’s first king; spent weeks with David, Israel’s most important king; and now wraps up with Solomon, one of David’s sons, as king. As we’ve noted before, though David …
Having completed highlighting different parts of 1 and 2 Samuel, this morning we transition to 1 Kings where we’ll see the royal baton passing from King David to his son, Solomon. As the book of 1 Kings opens, we learn that King David “was very old.”[1] We further learn that …
2 Samuel 18:5–9, 15, 31–33 Unfailing Love Laura Miguélez Quay Linebrook Church August 12, 2018 In studying David’s life—especially his fall into sin—I shared with you what the people of my first church family used to note. Namely, that the fact that Scripture presents us with both the good …
2 Samuel 11:1–15 David’s Fall and Deception Laura Miguélez Quay Linebrook Church July 29, 2018 For the past six weeks we’ve seen how David, from the time of his youth, exemplified the many ways in which he was indeed a man after God’s own heart.[1] This is why the …
2 Samuel 7:1–14a[1] God’s Promise to David Fulfilled in Christ Jesus Laura Miguélez Quay Linebrook Church July 22, 2018 King David, the man after God’s own heart, continues to live up to this description in our passage this morning. As we saw last week, one of the first things …
