Main Street Teachings

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Story of Jonathan [y2_w16]

King Saul's oldest son, Jonathan, was a man of courage and bravery... quite unlike his father! Here is a story about one of his exploits.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 16

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Sunday, December 12, 2010

The Israelites were wrong in asking for a king. After all, God was their king, so choosing a human king pretty much told God where they wanted him to go.

God is gracious and compassionate, and he lets the Israelites have a king: Saul. Through Samuel, he told the people (and Saul) that as long as they obeyed the Law then God would work through Saul and his special people, Israel, to be his representatives in the world.

Saul couldn't do it. These stories account his failure to obey the Lord.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 15

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Sunday, December 5, 2010

Saul Becomes King [y2_w14]

Samuel turns the nation of Israel around and sets them back on the right path to looking like the actual representatives of God in this world. With the Lord's help, they conquered the Philistines for a while.

But then Samuel wants to turn leadership over to his sons, but they were evil, so the leaders of Israel wanted a king "like all the other nations have." So God gives them what they want - a king.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 14

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Story of the Ark [y2_w13]

Eli and his two son, Hophni and Phinehas, get judged by God (according to Samuel's) conversation with the Lord the previous chapter. Along with their judgment comes the Israelites as well as the Philistines. I wonder if we treat God like He can be contained in a box?

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 13

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