And Saul said, “God do so to me and more also; you shall surely die, Jonathan.” Then the people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it!” 1 Samuel 14:44-45 A few years ago, I was watching my football team play a fierce rival when I…
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Saul had laid an oath on the people, saying, “Cursed be the man who eats food until it is evening and I am avenged on my enemies.” So none of the people had tasted food. 1 Samuel 14:24 Last Sunday at church, I eyed the box of donuts, thinking about how good they looked, knowing…
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Then Saul said to the people who were with him, “Count and see who has gone from us.” And when they had counted, behold, Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there. 1 Samuel 14:17 Some of you find that I’m too hard on myself, writing only about my failures. So, today, I’ll write about one…
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When: Sundays 9:45AM Coffee and Fellowship, 10:00AM Service Where: Spicer Cinema Four Movie Theater https://www.eaglebrookchurch.com/ Eagle Brook is a non-denominational megachurch based in the Twin Cities with multiple campuses around the state. Part of their outreach involves viewing groups – Friends and neighbors getting together all over the state and country, to watch their service…
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My sin – Oh the bliss of this glorious thought – My sin, not in part, but the whole, is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more; Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! (It Is Well – Hymn) Though It is Well isn’t really considered an Easter Hymn, because…
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And that first strike, which Jonathan and his armor-bearer made, killed about twenty men . . . 1 Samuel 14:14 It’s not uncommon for me to meet patients who’re addicted, and who want to be free from the misery of addiction, but who remain unwilling to let go of the drug or the paraphernalia they…
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But every one of the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, or his sickle, and the charge was two-thirds of a shekel for the plowshares and for the mattocks, and a third of a shekel for sharpening the axes and for setting the goads. 1 Samuel 13:20-21…
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But now your kingdom shall not continue. The LORD has sought out a man after his own heart, and the LORD has commanded him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you. 1 Samuel 13:14 Even prior to my drug addiction, I always believed in God. In…
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I said, “Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.” So I forced myself, and offered the burnt offering. 1 Samuel 13:12 When it became clear that I needed to go to inpatient treatment for my opioid addiction, I immediately began searching for…
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Only fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king. 1 Samuel 12:24-25 Someone suggested recently that perhaps I dwelt too much in the shame of my…
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