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“Already Appointed”
“But now your kingdom must end, for the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart. The Lord has already appointed him to be the...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 29, 20211 min read
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“Acting Like a Fool”
“‘How foolish,’ Samuel exclaimed. ‘You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you. Had you kept it, the Lord would have...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 28, 20211 min read
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“Don’t Abandon God”
“Don’t be afraid,” Samuel reassured them. “You have certainly done wrong, but make sure now that you worship the Lord with all your...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 27, 20211 min read
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“Stand Here Quietly”
“Now stand here quietly before the Lord as I remind you of all the great things the Lord has done for you and your ancestors. Now stand...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 26, 20211 min read
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“Hiding Among Baggage”
“…Saul son of Kish was chosen…But when they looked for him, he had disappeared! So they asked the Lord, ‘Where is he?’ And the Lord...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 25, 20211 min read
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“Choice Meat”
“So the cook brought in the meat and placed it before Saul. ‘Go ahead and eat it,’ Samuel said. 'I was saving it for you even before I...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 22, 20211 min read
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“Unnamed but NOT Un-honored”
“‘Take a servant with you and go look for the donkeys.’ So Saul took one of the servants. But the servant said, ‘There is a man of...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 21, 20211 min read
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“Trading Kings”
GOD: “…it is me they are rejecting…They don’t want me to be their king any longer.” PEOPLE: “We want to be like the nations around us....
Wanda Sommers
Jan 20, 20211 min read
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“Move God Out of Storage”
“So the men of Kiriath-jearim came to get the Ark of the Lord. They took it to the hillside home of Abinadab…The Ark remained in...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 19, 20211 min read
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“Don’t Be Stubborn”
"Don’t be stubborn and rebellious as Pharaoh and the Egyptians were. By the time God was finished with them, they were eager to let...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 18, 20211 min read
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“Can Your God Stand Up?”
“They carried the Ark of God into the temple of Dagon and placed it beside an idol of Dagon. But when the citizens of Ashdod went to see...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 15, 20212 min read
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“God--My Giant Vending Machine?”
“She named the child Ichabod (which means ‘Where is the glory?’) … Then she said, ‘The glory has departed from Israel, for the Ark of God...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 14, 20211 min read
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“When the LORD is With Us”
“As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable…And all Israel…knew that Samuel was confirmed...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 13, 20211 min read
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“Voice Recognition”
“Samuel did not yet know the Lord because he had never had a message from the Lord before.” 1 Samuel 3:7 The first time I watched my...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 12, 20211 min read
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“Meanwhile…”
“…Meanwhile, Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD… Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew taller and grew in favor with the LORD and with...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 11, 20211 min read
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“Becoming Fat”
“So why do you scorn my sacrifices and offerings? Why do you give your sons more honor than you give me—for you and they have become fat...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 8, 20211 min read
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“Despicable…Me?”
“Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the Lord or for their duties as priests…So the sin of these young men was...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 7, 20211 min read
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“Worship THERE”
“‘I asked the Lord to give me this boy, and he has granted my request. Now I am giving him to the Lord, and he will belong to the Lord...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 6, 20211 min read
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“The Lord Remembered”
“…Then Hannah went back and began to eat again, and she was no longer sad. The entire family got up early the next morning and went to...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 5, 20211 min read
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“Bitter Tears”
“Hannah was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she prayed to the Lord.” “She replied, ‘…I am very discouraged, and I was pouring out my...
Wanda Sommers
Jan 4, 20211 min read
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