April 20 Mark 8:1-13

April 20 Mark 8:1-13 (ESV) Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand 8:1 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, 2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. 3 And … More April 20 Mark 8:1-13

April 20 Psalm 89:19-52

April 20 Psalm 89:19-52 (ESV) 19 Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one, [1] and said: “I have granted help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people. 20 I have found David, my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him, 21 so that my hand shall be established … More April 20 Psalm 89:19-52

April 20 Judges 17-18

April 20 Judges 17-18 (ESV) Micah and the Levite 17:1 There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2 And he said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears, behold, the silver is … More April 20 Judges 17-18

God uses us, his sinful people, for his purposes.

Kim Riddlebarger concludes a sermon on the life of Samson, on Judges 16 (our Bible reading passage for today) As for application for us today, there is much to learn from the life of Samson. No question, his allegiance is to YHWH. No question, his sin–especially his dalliances with Philistine women–was his undoing. Like Israel … More God uses us, his sinful people, for his purposes.

April 19 Mark 7:24-37

April 19 Mark 7:24-37 (ESV) The Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith 24 And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. [1] And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. 25 But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and … More April 19 Mark 7:24-37