Conflict
Sharing in the Joy of Others
Date: August 18, 2022
Passage: 1 Peter 3:8–12
Many of life’s problems are caused by wrong words spoken in the wrong spirit. Peter exhorts us to: (1) Have unity of mind. Unity is not uniformity. Unity is cooperation despite diversity. (2) Have compassion. Compassion or sympathy means to have a sincere feeling for and with the needs …
Goliath’s (and David’s) Challenge to Israel
Date: July 26, 2020
Passage: 1 Samuel 17:1–30
Sometime later the armies of Israel and the Philistines faced each other across the Valley of Elah (vv. 1-2), a wide valley approximately 15 miles southwest of Jerusalem (v. 3). The two armies decided on a contest of champions to determine victory. The Philistines chose Goliath, a nine-foot …