Audio file includes communion service at the end The Philistines, having captured the Ark of the Covenant, watch as God demonstrates His superiority over their false god and afflicts them with tumors. After seven months of judgment, they send the Ark back to the land of Israel on a cart, to Beth Shemesh. “Then He struck the men of Beth Shemesh, because they…
Hannah worships the Lord with a powerful prayer of thanksgiving and praise to the One Who answered her plea for a son. Under the care and training of the priest Eli, the child Samuel began ministry to the Lord, “And the child Samuel grew in stature, and in favor both with the Lord and men” (1 Samuel 2:26 NKJV). In contrast, Eli’s own sons “…were corrupt;…
After three months on the island of Malta, Paul and the rest of his shipwrecked company set sail again for Italy, landing in Puteoli (Pozzuoli today, near Naples) and then traveling by land north to Rome. As was his custom, Paul preached first to the Jews in Rome, “…persuading them concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning till…