Sibling rivalry is as old as … well, the Old Testament. To this day it still puts great stress on families. My two grandsons are both teenagers. In my humble, but correct, opinion, they are the finest, kindest, smartest, and most promising two grandchildren the world has ever known. But they are truly “biblical” brothers.…
Read MoreZiklag experiences… Everyone has them. We all have days when trouble comes in threes right after amazing victory. We all have days when we are attacked from all sides. This is life! We all have days when the people that we trust fall away from us in the battle. We all experience those moments of…
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Note: Use to foster discussion of the questions found on page 126 of the adult Explore the Bible Personal Study Guide. Not all open doors should be entered. David encountered such a door as he came across Saul asleep. Abishai interpreted it as God handing Saul into David’s hands. David saw it as an opportunity…
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Today you kept me from participating in bloodshed and avenging myself by my own hand (1 Sam. 25:33b). It is a rare inherited condition—about one in a million people are affected—but it is a parent’s nightmare. The condition is called “congenital insensitivity to pain” (CIP). The name says it all: a person is born with…
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The context passage for Session 10: Blinded includes 1 Samuel 21-23 which details the movements of David as he fled from Saul. Download this PDF that shows these movements with Bible references included. You may want to project this file on a wall using a data projector to help your group gain a better understanding…
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