1 Samuel 8 ( Listen ) Israel Demands a King 8:1 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. 3 Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They took bribes and perverted justice. 4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah 5 and said to him, “Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for...
Sep 18, 2022•33 min
1 Samuel 4:1–11 ( Listen ) The Philistines Capture the Ark 4:1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek. 2 The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated before the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the field of battle. 3 And when the people came to the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the LORD defeate...
Sep 11, 2022•40 min
1 Samuel 2:12–3:21 ( Listen ) Eli’s Worthless Sons 12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the LORD. 13 The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come, while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand, 14 and he would thrust it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or pot. All that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is what they did at Shiloh to all the Israelites who c...
Sep 04, 2022•37 min
1 Samuel 1:1–20 ( Listen ) The Birth of Samuel 1:1 There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. 2 He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. 3 Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts at Shiloh, where the two so...
Aug 28, 2022•36 min
Aug 21, 2022•56 min
Proverbs 31 ( Listen ) The Words of King Lemuel 31:1 The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him: 2 What are you doing, my son? 1 What are you doing, son of my womb? What are you doing, son of my vows? 3 Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings. 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to take strong drink, 5 lest they drink and forget what has been decreed and pervert the rights of all the afflicted. 6 G...
Aug 14, 2022•41 min
Proverbs 8:13 ( Listen ) 13 The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. ( ESV ) Proverbs 11:2 ( Listen ) 2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom. ( ESV ) Proverbs 15:25 ( Listen ) 25 The LORD tears down the house of the proud but maintains the widow’s boundaries. ( ESV ) Proverbs 16:5 ( Listen ) 5 Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the LORD; be assured, he will not go unpunished. (...
Aug 07, 2022•29 min
Proverbs 30:8–9 ( Listen ) 8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, 9 lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the LORD?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God. ( ESV )
Jul 31, 2022•31 min
Proverbs 5:1–5 ( Listen ) Warning Against Adultery 5:1 My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding, 2 that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge. 3 For the lips of a forbidden 1 woman drip honey, and her speech 2 is smoother than oil, 4 but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps follow the path to 3 Sheol; Footnotes [1] 5:3 Hebrew strange ; also verse 20 [2] 5:3 Hebrew palate [3] 5:...
Jul 24, 2022•52 min
Proverbs 18:1 ( Listen ) 18:1 Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. ( ESV ) Proverbs 14:13 ( Listen ) 13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief. ( ESV ) Proverbs 17:17 ( Listen ) 17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. ( ESV ) Proverbs 18:24 ( Listen ) 24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. ( ESV ) Proverbs 11:14 ( Listen ) 1...
Jul 17, 2022•29 min
Proverbs 10:19 ( Listen ) 19 When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent. ( ESV ) Proverbs 13:3 ( Listen ) 3 Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. ( ESV ) Proverbs 15:28 ( Listen ) 28 The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. ( ESV ) Proverbs 12:18 ( Listen ) 18 There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise...
Jul 10, 2022•36 min
Proverbs 6:6-11, 10:4-5, 10:26, 12:11, 13:4, 15:19, 19:15, 26:13-16, 24:30-34
Jul 03, 2022•32 min
Proverbs 15:1 ( Listen ) 15:1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. ( ESV ) Proverbs 15:28 ( Listen ) 28 The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. ( ESV ) Proverbs 17:14 ( Listen ) 14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out. ( ESV ) Proverbs 14:29 ( Listen ) 29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. ( ESV ) P...
Jun 26, 2022•28 min
Proverbs 12:25 ( Listen ) 25 Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. ( ESV )
Jun 19, 2022•37 min
Proverbs 1:1–7 ( Listen ) The Beginning of Knowledge 1:1 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: 2 To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, 3 to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; 4 to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth— 5 Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, 6 to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddl...
Jun 12, 2022•37 min
Romans 16 ( Listen ) Personal Greetings 16:1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant 1 of the church at Cenchreae, 2 that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well. 3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4 who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well. 5 Greet also th...
Jun 05, 2022•38 min
Romans 15:14–32 ( Listen ) Paul the Minister to the Gentiles 14 I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, 1 that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another. 15 But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the H...
May 29, 2022•36 min
Romans 15:1–13 ( Listen ) The Example of Christ 15:1 We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3 For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” 4 For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might hav...
May 22, 2022•35 min
Romans 14 ( Listen ) Do Not Pass Judgment on One Another 14:1 As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. 2 One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. 3 Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. 4 Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master 1 that he stands or falls. And...
May 15, 2022•37 min
Romans 13:8–14 ( Listen ) Fulfilling the Law Through Love 8 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. 11 Besides this you know the time, th...
May 08, 2022•36 min
Romans 12:18–13:7 ( Listen ) 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it 1 to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20 To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Submission to the Authorities 13:1 Let...
May 01, 2022•41 min
Romans 12:9–21 ( Listen ) Marks of the True Christian 9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, 1 serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with tho...
Apr 24, 2022•34 min
Luke 24:13–35 ( Listen ) On the Road to Emmaus 13 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles 1 from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17 And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood stil...
Apr 17, 2022•45 min
Romans 12:3–8 ( Listen ) Gifts of Grace 3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members, 1 and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us,...
Apr 10, 2022•35 min
Romans 12:1–2 ( Listen ) A Living Sacrifice 12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, 1 by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 2 Do not be conformed to this world, 3 but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. 4 Footnotes [1] 12:1 Or brothers and sisters [2] 12:1 Or your rational service [3] 12:2 Greek a...
Apr 03, 2022•38 min
Romans 11:1–12 ( Listen ) The Remnant of Israel 11:1 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, 1 a member of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? 3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.” 4 But what is God’s reply to him? “I ha...
Mar 27, 2022•36 min
Romans 10:13–21 ( Listen ) 13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” 14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? 1 And how are they to hear without someone preaching? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” 16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed w...
Mar 20, 2022•26 min
Romans 9:30–10:13 ( Listen ) Israel’s Unbelief 30 What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; 31 but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness 1 did not succeed in reaching that law. 32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone, 33 as it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a r...
Mar 13, 2022•29 min
Psalm 51 ( Listen ) Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. 51:1 Have mercy on me, 1 O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! 3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so t...
Mar 06, 2022•36 min
Romans 9:16–29 ( Listen ) 16 So then it depends not on human will or exertion, 1 but on God, who has mercy. 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” 18 So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills. 19 You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?” 20 But who are you, O man, to answer back to God?...
Feb 27, 2022•32 min
