Engage the Word – February 12. 2015

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture:  30 “Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that your house and your father’s house would minister before me forever.’ But now the LORD declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will […]

Engage the Word – February 11, 2015

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture:  27 Now a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh? 28 I chose your father out of […]

Engage the Word – February 10, 2015

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture:  22 Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 23 So he said to them, “Why do you […]

Engage the Word – February 9, 2015

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture: 18 But Samuel was ministering before the LORD–a boy wearing a linen ephod. 19 Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice. 20 Eli would bless Elkanah […]

Engage the Word – February 8, 2015

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture: 12 Eli’s sons were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD. 13 Now it was the practice of the priests with the people that whenever anyone offered a sacrifice and while the meat was being boiled, the servant of the priest would […]

Engage the Word – February 7, 2015

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:6-10  6 “The Lord brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up. 7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts. 8 He raises  the poor  from the dust and lifts the needy  from the ash heap; […]

Charlie Who?

Even if you don’t like sports you probably know the name Jackie Robinson. In 1947 he became the first African American to play in the major league baseball league (MLB) in the modern era. He crossed the color barrier and was a pivotal figure in the desegregation of baseball and sports. Many books have been […]

Engage the Word – February 6, 2015

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture:  1 Samuel 2:1-5 1 Then Hannah prayed and said:  “My heart rejoices  in the Lord;     in the Lord my horn[a]  is lifted high. My mouth boasts  over my enemies,      for I delight in your deliverance. 2 “There is no one holy  like  the Lord;     there is no one besides […]

Engage the Word – February 5, 2015

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture: 21 When the man Elkanah went up with all his family to offer the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow, 22 Hannah did not go. She said to her husband, “After the boy is weaned, I will […]

Engage the Word – February 4, 2015

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture: 16 Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.” 17 Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.” 18 She […]