Weekday Word w/ Eric

Tag: faith

  • Where is Cocky Elijah Now?

    1 Kings 19:1-9  Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.”…

  • The Towering Figure of Elijah

    For those that were in service at AUMC this past week, you know this is the story I preached on, so this will be a reinforcement of that message.  For those of you who attend other churches or no churches at all, enjoy! Long scripture but one of my favorite OT stories.  1 Kings 18:16-39…

  • David, Goliath, & You

    Read 1 Samuel 17 – It’s too long to post here. It’s the story of David and Goliath.  See if you notice details that you didn’t know about before.  I’ll be here when you come back.                 This story has been used to illustrate how any battle can be won with the Lord’s help for…

  • David – the Beginning

    1 Samuel 16:1-13 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.” But Samuel said,…

  • Ruth

    But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.  Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal…

  • Samson Part 2

    Read Judges 14-16 (I know this a long reading, but it’s worth it)                 I hope were able to read about Samson’s exploits.  The reason I asked you to read the whole thing is purposeful.  When you read all of it, it’s easier to see the thread that runs through Samson’s entire life – revenge. …

  • Gideon’s Fleeces vs. “Don’t Test the Lord Your God”

    Judges 6:33-40 – Some time later, all the Midianites, Amalekites, and other easterners joined together, came over, and set up camp in the Jezreel Valley.  Then the Lord’s spirit came over Gideon, and he sounded the horn and summoned the Abiezrites to follow him.  He sent messengers into all of Manasseh, and they were also…

  • Deborah

    Judges 4 – After Ehud had died, the Israelites again did things that the Lord saw as evil. So the Lord gave them over to King Jabin of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, and he was stationed in Harosheth-ha-goiim. The Israelites cried out to the Lord because Siser]…

  • Who Is Your Moses? Your Joshua?

    Joshua 1:1-6 – After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide:  “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites.  I…

  • Faithing Together

    Exodus 17:8-13 – The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.  Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hands.”                 So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered,…