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(I Samuel 16)The
Last Kid I Picked (Part One) - How do you think David felt when
Samuel came to pick a king? Was it a bad thing for him to be picked
last? 1/18/02 (I Samuel 16)The Last Kid I Picked (Part Two) - What would have happened to David if God had only been concerned with the outside and physical appearance? 1/21/02 (I Samuel 16-17)What Is a Man After God's Own Heart? (Part 1A) - What can we learn from the life of David? 1/14/02 (I Samuel 16-17)What Is a Man After God's Own Heart? (Part 1B) - How many of us are grieved and upset when the Lord is grieved? 1/15/02 (I Samuel 16-17)What Is a Man After God's Own Heart? (Part 2A) - What does it mean to really be a man after God's own heart? 1/16/02 (I Samuel 16-17)What Is a Man After God's Own Heart? (Part 2B) - Continuing to examine the importance of having a heart that longs to obey and follow the Lord. 1/17/02 (I Samuel 16-17)David and the Coming Messiah (Part One) - How many of us are in the desert of life and not paying any attention to the warnings that God gives? 1/22/02 (I Samuel 16-17)David and the Coming Messiah (Part Two) - What can we learn about the coming Messiah as we study the life of David? 1/23/02 (I Samuel 17)Scorched in the Paint (Part One) - Examining David's encounter with the giant? 1/24/02 (I Samuel 17)Scorched in the Paint (Part Two) - How did the Lord work in David's life to prepare him for the meeting with Goliath? (I Samuel 17)The Rules of Engagement (Part One) - Examining how David approached his showdown with Goliath. 1/28/02 (I Samuel 17)The Rules of Engagement (Part Two) - How did David handle Goliath's taunting and what can we learn from this? 1/29/02 (I Samuel 17:1-7)Entering the Paint (Part One) - Examining the ancient story of the big man versus the little man: David and Goliath. 6/18/03 (I Samuel 17:8-16)Entering the Paint (Part Two) - Dr. Chuck Betters speaks to the struggles and victories in the life of the Christian man. 6/19/03 (I Samuel 17:12-37)Fine China (Part One) - Chuck provides key principles that all men need in order to build a successful marriage. 6/23/03 (I Samuel 17:12-37)Fine China (Part Two) - Chuck provides a great deal of practical instruction for Christian husbands. 6/24/03 (I Samuel 18)The High Price of Popularity (Part 1A) - What kind of role model are you being for Christ? 1/30/02 (I Samuel 18)The High Price of Popularity (Part 1B) - Why is it so important for Christians to have soul friends like Jonathan was to David? 1/31/02 (I Samuel 18)The High Price of Popularity (Part 2A) - Examining David's life and the high price of popularity. 2/01/02 (I Samuel 18)The High Price of Popularity (Part 2B) - How often do we say that we appreciate a leader because he or she follows the Lord and seeks to do what He wants? 2/04/02 (I Samuel 19-20)When We Say, "God, I Cannot Wait" (Part 1A) - Do you know that many times the Lord teaches us lessons in life by putting us in the waiting room? 2/05/02 (I Samuel 19-20)When We Say, "God, I Cannot Wait" (Part 1B) - Who did David turn to when his circumstances were going bad and people were rising up against him? 2/06/02 (I Samuel 19-20)When We Say, "God, I Cannot Wait" (Part 2A) - Continuing to examine the life of David and what happened to him when he became impatient and didn't wait on the Lord. 2/07/02 (I Samuel 19-20)When We Say, "God, I Cannot Wait" (Part 2B) - Examining the events surrounding David's life as Saul is seeking to kill him. 2/08/02 (I Samuel 21)Regaining Your Spiritual Compass (Part One) - What can we do when we have lost our way spiritually? What can we do to regain our spiritual compass? 2/11/02 (I Samuel 21)Regaining Your Spiritual Compass (Part Two) - What did David have to do to regain his spiritual compass? What can we learn from his example? 2/12/02 (I Samuel 21)Spiritual Amnesia (Part One) - While many of us may not have had amnesia before, have you ever suffered from spiritual amnesia? 2/13/02 (I Samuel 21)Spiritual Amnesia (Part Two) - How many of us realize that we are also getting lazy in our spiritual lives and that is affecting our spiritual health? 2/14/02 (I Samuel 22)Boot Camp for Malcontents (Part 1A) - What was it about David that drew all these people - the discontented of his day - to him? 2/15/02 (I Samuel 22)Boot Camp for Malcontents (Part 1B) - Examining how God shook David out of his self-centeredness by the actions of some of those closest to him. 2/18/02 (I Samuel 22)Boot Camp for Malcontents (Part 2A) - Are you looking up to the one who can heal you? 2/19/02 (I Samuel 22)Boot Camp for Malcontents (Part 2B) - Examining how David learned the critical lesson that telling the truth is easier than to lie. 2/20/02 (I Samuel 22)God Always Keep His Word (Part One) - Examining the life of the man after God's own heart - David. 2/21/02 (I Samuel 22)God Always Keep His Word (Part Two) - Are you able through the eyes of faith to see the bigger picture or are you so caught up in your own life that you have lost sight that the Lord is at work? 2/22/02 (I Samuel 23)Engaging the Enemy of Our Soul (Part 1A) - Examining the life of David and the lessons we can learn from him about engaging the enemy of our soul. 2/25/02 (I Samuel 23)Engaging the Enemy of Our Soul (Part 1B) - What did David do when it came to seek counsel on how to engage the enemy? Did he merely listen to the people or did he seek God's face? 2/26/02 (I Samuel 23)Engaging the Enemy of Our Soul (Part 2A) - How many of us understand the truth that our enemy - the one who desires our souls - has already been defeated? How many of us are living in light of this good news? 2/27/02 (I Samuel 23)Engaging the Enemy of Our Soul (Part 2B) - Do you know that the more you seek to follow Jesus Christ and more you serve Him the more you will be attacked by the enemy? How can we survive these constant attacks from the enemy? 2/28/02 (I Samuel 24)The Principle of Expedience (Part 1A) - We only want to focus on our own problems and circumstances. If anyone ever had a right to do this it was David. What can we learn from his example? 3/01/02 (I Samuel 24)The Principle of Expedience (Part 1B) - Are you trying to be expedient in your Christian walk, looking for the shortcut or the easy way out? 3/04/02 (I Samuel 24)The Principle of Expedience (Part 2A) - Do you realize there is a battle of good versus evil going on in your very soul? 3/05/02 (I Samuel 24)The Principle of Expedience (Part 2B) - Examining the principle of expedience and how this applies to believing the best in another person. 3/06/02 (I Samuel 25)Beauty and the Beast (Part 1A) - As we come to David's encounter with Nabal in First Samuel 25 what can we learn from the description of Nabal? Who does he resemble? 3/07/02 (I Samuel 25)Beauty and the Beast (Part 1B) - Examining David's encounter with Nabal and what we can learn from an examination of Nabal's character. 3/08/02 (I Samuel 25)Beauty and the Beast (Part 2A) - What can we learn from how David reacted to the actions of Nabal? 3/11/02 (I Samuel 25)Beauty and the Beast (Part 2B) - How many of us are quick to take advantage of every opportunity we are given to share the Gospel? 3/11/02 (I Samuel 25)Beauty and the Beast (Part 3A) - In the face of David coming to kill Nabal, Abigail comes to intervene for her husband. What happened when she approached David? 3/13/02 (I Samuel 25)Beauty and the Beast (Part 3B) - What can we learn about submission from studying Abigail's reaction to the actions of her husband, Nabal, in regards to David? 3/14/02 (I Samuel 26-27)Divine Harvest of a Bad Apple (Part One) - How many of us would say that we are stubborn or stiff-necked when it comes to God and His dealings in our lives? 3/15/02 (I Samuel 26-27)Divine Harvest of a Bad Apple (Part Two) - What happens when we doubt the promises of God? Did David - a man after God's own heart - ever doubt the promises of the Lord? 3/18/02 (I Samuel 27-28)Desperate Men (Part 1A) - Continuing to examine the man after God's own heart, David, and what happened in his life. 3/19/02 (I Samuel 27-28)Desperate Men (Part 1B) - Have the circumstances of your life ever been so desperate you just thought it was hopeless, that you were ready to quit? Saul and David were desperate men in desperate times. What did they do? 3/20/02 (I Samuel 27-28)Desperate Men (Part 2A) - Can God abandon someone? Examining this difficult question as we examine the life of Saul. 4/02/02 (I Samuel 27-28)Desperate Men (Part 2B) - Saul disobeyed the Lord and there came a time when the Lord's punishment fell upon Saul. What was the king's response at this time? 4/03/02 (I Samuel 29)Deliver Us from Evil (Part One) - Have you ever stopped to think that the Lord interrupted your plan to keep you from evil or harm? 4/04/02 (I Samuel 29)Deliver Us from Evil (Part Two) - Are your actions, as well as your words, pointing the world to Christ? 4/05/02 (I Samuel 29)Deliver Us from Evil (Part Three) - Are we willing as a nation to admit that it is only God that can deliver us from evil? 12/05/01 (I Samuel 17:1-7)Building a Legacy of Manhood (Part 2A) - A study from I Samuel 17:1-7. Chuck examines that ancient story of the big man versus the little man: David and Goliath. 1/21/05 (I Samuel 17:1-7)Building a Legacy of Christian Manhood (Part 2B) - A study from 1 Samuel 17:1-7. How should we respond to seemingly unbeatable struggles in our lives, as Christian men? 1/28/05 (I Samuel 17:12-37)Building a Legacy of Christian Manhood (Part 3A) - A study from I Samuel 17:12-37. Examining the key principles that all men need in order to build a successful marriage. 2/4/05 (I Samuel 17:12-37)Building a Legacy of Christian Manhood (Part 3B) - A study from I Samuel 17:12-37. Dr. Betters offers practical, biblical instruction for Christian husbands. 2/11/05 (I Samuel 16)Prayer: Program or Process? (Part B) - A study from I Samuel 16. Have you "gotten with the program" in developing a lifestyle of authentic, effectual prayer? 1/9/06 (I Samuel 17)Prayer Questions (Part A) - A study from I Samuel 17. Do you come to God in honest, humble prayer, and allow Him to see you just as you are? 1/10/06 (I Samuel 17)Prayer Questions (Part B) - A study from I Samuel 17. Is your prayer life an ongoing experience of spiritual growth, power, and vitality- or is it an area of great spiritual deception? 1/11/06 (I Samuel 17:1-7)Building a Legacy of Christian Manhood (Part 2A) - A study from I Samuel 17:1-7. Examining that ancient story of the little man versus the big man: David and Goliath 6/23/06 (I Samuel 17:1-7)Building a Legacy of Christian Manhood (Part 2B) - A study from I Samuel 17:1-7. Have you ever face a struggle that made you feel like a giant was looming over your head? 6/30/06 (I Samuel 17:12-37)Building a Legacy of Christian Manhood (Part 3A) - A study from I Samuel 17:12-37. What key principles do all men need to know and practice, in order to build a successful marriage? 7/7/06 (I Samuel 17:12-37)Building a Legacy of Christian Manhood (Part 3B) - A study from I Samuel 17:12-37. Dr. Betters offers practical, biblical instruction for Christian husbands. 7/14/06 |
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(I Samuel 17-18:13)A Zeal for God - with Dr. Dan Doriani - How many of us can say we are zealous about God? What does it mean to be zealous for the Lord? 1/09/02 |
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(I Samuel
1:1-18)Hannah's Faith -
Dr. Milton takes a look at one godly mother found in the Old Testament
who has become a role model for mothers and fathers to this day. 5/09/04 (I Samuel 16)A Divine Cardiology: The Bible and the Human Heart - Learning more about what the Bible has to say about our spiritual heart. 10/14/01 (I Samuel 17:26-50)The Battle Belongs to the Lord - Are you living in overwhelming fear of the unknown giants in your life? 5/11/03 |
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(I Samuel
16)Why Would
God Choose You (Part One) - Why
was King David referred to as a man after God's own heart? 10/26/03 (I Samuel 16)Why Would God Choose You (Part Two) - What Does it mean to be chosen by God? 11/02/03 (I Samuel 17)The Battle is Lord's - Are you living in the land of the giants? 11/09/03 (I Samuel 18:6-16)The God-Shaped Vacuum - What or whom is filling your spiritual house? 11/16/03 (I Samuel 21)The Plan of a Desperate Man - What do I run to in difficult times? 11/23/03 (I Samuel 24:8-12)Overcoming Evil with Good - The audience cheers as the main character in an action movie seeks revenge and retaliation in response to unjust treatment. But is God likely to cheer us on when we follow that same example? 12/07/03 (I Samuel 27)What Tangled Webs We Weave - How do we distinguish between deception and truth? 12/14/03 (I Samuel 29-30)Thanks, I Needed That - Are you conscious of God's hand in your life? 1/04/04 (I Samuel 31)Good Grief - A study from I Samuel 31-II Samuel 2:1. Is there really such a thing as 'good grief'? 1/11/04 |
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(I Samuel 25:14-31)How Do I Respond to an Angry Person Are there practical steps we can take from scripture when confronted with out of control anger? 3/02/03 |
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(I Samuel
17:48-52)David -
A Great Sinner, A Great Saint: God Will Provide A Deliverer - A
study from I Samuel 17:48-52. How can the Holy Spirit give us courage
and might like David when we face life's battles? 1/14/07 (I Samuel 30:6)David - A Great Sinner, A Great Saint: The Warrior- Lover - A study from I Samuel 30:6. Why must we first seek God's course... not our own? 1/21/07 |
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(I Samuel 1:1-28)Prayer: The
Pathway to Peace
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A study from I Samuel 1:1-28. Can our struggles be a means for
development and refinement? 4/18/04 (I Samuel)Flesh or Spirit - A study from 1 Samuel. Examining our dependence upon the Holy Spirit in living Godly lives. 1/9/05 |
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(I Samuel 1:1-20)God's
Family Altar (Part One) - What can you and I learn from the example of
Hannah? 12/31/01 (I Samuel 1:1-20)God's Family Altar (Part Two) - Do we not pray because we believe that God doesn't hear us? 1/01/02 (I Samuel 1:21-28)Lord Sabaoth (Part One) - Examining a name of God found in the book of First Samuel that you may be unfamiliar with - Lord Sabaoth.1/02/02 (I Samuel 1:21-28)Lord Sabaoth (Part Two) - Have you ever promised something and then gone back on your word? Was Hannah having cold feet and going back on her promise to the Lord to give her son Samuel to God? 1/03/02 (I Samuel 2:1-11)Hannah's Song (Part One) - What was the important lesson that Hannah was taught in First Samuel? (I Samuel 2:1-11)Hannah's Song (Part Two) - Examining the fact that there is only one person who is all knowing, all-powerful and who makes no mistakes. 1/08/02 (I Samuel 2:12-26)Eli's Bad Boys (Part One) - Examining how Eli's poor example affected the lives of his sons. 1/09/02 (I Samuel 2:12-26)Eli's Bad Boys (Part Two) - How was Eli's rebuke of his sons received by the boys? 1/10/02 (I Samuel 3)The Boy Who Ministered Before the Lord (Part One) - What should we do when we are called by the Lord? 1/14/02 (I Samuel 3)The Boy Who Ministered Before the Lord (Part Two) - Examining the book of First Samuel and the importance of raising children in a godly fashion. 1/15/02 (I Samuel 4)Ichabod (Part One) - How can we give honor to the Lord? 1/16/02 (I Samuel 4)Ichabod (Part Two) - Examining the importance of having a relationship with the Lord and not just being religious. 1/17/02 (I Samuel 5:1-7:1)You Take It, I Don't Want It (Part One) - Where do you put Jesus? Is He just another idol, another thing that you give sometime to or is He the number one priority in your life? 1/21/02 (I Samuel 5:1-7:1)You Take It, I Don't Want It (Part Two) - Is there anything we can do to make ourselves right with God for our sins? 1/22/02 (I Samuel 7:2-17)Here I Raise My Ebenezer (Part One) - If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, do you have those things that remind you of the blessings that the Lord has given to you? 1/23/02 (I Samuel 7:2-17)Here I Raise My Ebenezer (Part Two) - Are you willing to serve God with your whole heart in the face of this? 1/24/02 (I Samuel 7:13-8)Give Us a King (Part One) - We only turn to God when we are in dire need, and when things are going well we drift from Him. Examining how this was the case in the days of Samuel. 1/28/02 (I Samuel 7:13-8)Give Us a King (Part Two) - Examining the book of First Samuel and how the people were not asking Samuel for a king; they were demanding a king. 1/29/02 (I Samuel 9)A Look at the Seer (Part One) - What exactly is meant by separation of church and state and are the two really to be separated? 1/30/02 (I Samuel 9)A Look at the Seer (Part Two) - What exactly is meant by separation of church and state and are the two really to be separated? 1/31/02 (I Samuel 10)Will the Real Saul Please Stand Up (Part One) - Do you know there are people who are simply pretending to be Christians? Examining the life of Saul and asking will the real Saul please stand up? 2/04/02 (I Samuel 10)Will the Real Saul Please Stand Up (Part Two) - Examining how obedience to the commands of God shows that we are truly His followers. 2/05/02 (I Samuel 12)Samuel's Farewell Speech (Part One) - Examining Samuel's farewell speech and the importance found in its words. 2/06/02 (I Samuel 12)Samuel's Farewell Speech (Part Two) - Continuing to examine Samuel's farewell speech and the importance of prayer in the life of a leader. 2/07/02 (I Samuel 14:1-15)Jonathan Plus God (Part One) - Examining the stark contrast between Jonathan and his father, Saul. 2/11/02 (I Samuel 14:1-15)Jonathan Plus God (Part Two) - How quick are we to examine a leader to see if they are following God? 2/12/02 (I Samuel 15:1-11)To Obey Is Better than Sacrifice (Part 1) - Examining the truth that God wants obedience more than sacrifice. 2/13/02 (I Samuel 15:1-11)To Obey Is Better than Sacrifice (Part 2) - Examining what happened to Saul when he was blind to his own sins and did not repent. 2/14/02 (I Samuel 16)God Looks on the Heart (Part One) - We judge people by what we see but how does the Lord look at us? 2/18/02 (I Samuel 16)God Looks on the Heart (Part Two) - Why are we not quick to clear away the things in our life that block us from truly worshipping the Lord? 2/19/02 (I Samuel 17)Slaying the Giant (Part One) - What can we learn from David's example so that we might be able to slay the giants in our lives? 2/20/02 (I Samuel 17)Slaying the Giant (Part Two) - What did David do when he was laughed at for his faith? What did he do when the giants of this world confronted him? 2/21/02 (I Samuel 18:1-5)Knit Together in Love - God wants His people to be knit together - like David and Jonathan were. Examining this knitting together God desires. 2/25/02 (I Samuel 18)The King's New Son-In-Law (Part One) - Do you know that even in the midst of what the world calls failure God's children can succeed? 2/26/02 (I Samuel 18)The King's New Son-In-Law (Part Two) - How can God's children succeed in this life? 2/27/02 (I Samuel 19)The Fruit of Jealousy (Part One) - Examining the life of David and how the Lord worked in his life. 2/28/02 (I Samuel 19)The Fruit of Jealousy (Part Two) - Can we - like David - place our trust in the Lord even when confronted by our enemies? 3/04/02 (I Samuel 20)Covenant of Friends (Part One) - Examining the covenant of friendship that existed between David and Jonathan and how the enemy attacked it. 3/05/02 (I Samuel 20)Covenant of Friends (Part Two) - Do you understand the bond that knits us together as Christians? 3/06/02 (I Samuel 21)David in the Land of Nob (Part One) - Examining the life of David and upon what he focused in the midst of the storms that hit his life. 3/07/02 (I Samuel 21)David in the Land of Nob (Part Two) - What did David do when he was confronted by evil men? 3/11/02 (I Samuel 21)A Man After God's Own Heart (Part One) - What did David do when he was confronted by evil men? 3/12/02 (I Samuel 22:1-5)A Man After God's Own Heart (Part Two) - Continuing to examine the example of a man after God's own heart. 3/13/02 (I Samuel 25)A Rose Between Two Fools (Part One) - Examining the life of David an an account that shows us the difference between wisdom and foolishness. 3/14/02 (I Samuel 25)A Rose Between Two Fools (Part Two) - Examining the life of David an an account that shows us the difference between wisdom and foolishness. 3/18/02 (I Samuel 26)The Reward of the Lord (Part One) - Does the Lord give rewards to His children? 3/19/02 (I Samuel 26)The Reward of the Lord (Part Two) - Examining how the Lord rewards His children who obey His commands. 3/20/02 (I Samuel 27)O What a Tangled Web We Weave (Part One) - Examining how David got caught in his web of deception. 3/21/02 (I Samuel 27)O What a Tangled Web We Weave (Part Two) - One little lie you tell can lead to more down the path that leaves you tangled in a web of lies. Examining how this happened to David. 3/25/02 (I Samuel 30)The Glory of God's Will (Part One) - Examining the importance of looking to the sovereign Lord in the midst of tragedy. 4/03/02 (I Samuel 30)The Glory of God's Will (Part Two) - Examining the importance of looking to the sovereign Lord in the midst of tragedy. 4/04/02 (I Samuel 31)The Tragedy of Soul (Part One) What can we learn from the life of Saul? How is this relevant to what we are going through as a nation? (I Samuel 31)The Tragedy of Soul (Part Two) - How do you think your heavenly Father feels when you constantly disobey Him? Examining the disobedient life that Saul led and its tragic end. 4/09/02 |
