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Saul’s mania and malice toward David lead him to isolation, manipulation, and attempted murder. Our text in this study is: 1 Samuel 18:10-19 Series: Know Kings: The Book Of Samuel Gene Pensiero Jr Timestamps: 00:00 – The Paranoid Emperor 01:16 – Hero General Executed 04:49 – Saul Throws His Spear 09:11 – Prophet’s Polygamy Scandal […]

When a hit song shatters King Saul’s ego, 1 Samuel 18 reveals how worldly insecurity destroys while Jonathan’s sacrificial love points us straight to the Gospel. Our text in this study is: 1 Samuel 17:55-18:9 Series: Know Kings: The Book Of Samuel Gene Pensiero Jr Timestamps: 00:00 – Sinatra’s High Hopes 01:15 – FBI Investigates […]

David dropped Saul’s heavy worldly armor, trusted the Rock of Ages over a giant’s threats, and showed us what it truly means to stand firm as a living stone in God’s hands. Our text in this study is: 1 Samuel 17:32-54 Series: Know Kings: The Book Of Samuel Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of […]

Whether you are an unheralded minor leaguer or a humble shepherd boy facing giant obstacles, God empowers ordinary people to walk in extraordinary victory when they step up in faith. Our text in this study is: 1 Samuel 17:1-31 Series: Know Kings: The Book Of Samuel Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series […]

A dive into 1 Samuel 16 on why we need more than feel-good band-aids when it comes to living a life empowered by the Holy Spirit. Our text in this study is: 1 Samuel 16:14-23 Series: Know Kings: The Book Of Samuel Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/knowkings Subscribe on […]

You are never too old or too experienced to let God teach you something new. Our text in this study is: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Series: Know Kings: The Book Of Samuel Gene Pensiero Jr Timestamps: 0:00 — John Goodenough: A Life of Learning 3:50 — From Failure to Grace: 1 Samuel 16 10:21 — Samuel’s […]

Just as cutting structural corners caused Seoul’s Sampoong Department Store to instantly collapse, kingly compromise and selective obedience will inevitably bring down our own spiritual lives. Our text in this study is: 1 Samuel 15 Series: Know Kings: The Book Of Samuel Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/knowkings Subscribe on […]

External success means nothing if internal surrender is missing, revealing why temporary earthly victories cannot substitute for true spiritual rest in God. Our text in this study is: 1 Samuel 14:47-52 Series: Know Kings: The Book Of Samuel Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/knowkings Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read […]

When we trade faith for self-centered impulse, we turn spiritual victories into complete fiascos. Our text in this study is: 1 Samuel 14:16-46 Series: Know Kings: The Book Of Samuel Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/knowkings Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the notes at: https://calvaryhanford.substack.com During the 1788 Battle […]

When everyone else was sitting in fear, two men put their lives on the line—proving how a single, daring step of faith can change everything. Our text in this study is: 1 Samuel 13:23-14:15 Series: Know Kings: The Book Of Samuel Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/knowkings Subscribe on YouTube […]

Just as human self-reliance brought collapse to both 18th-century Scotland and King Saul’s Israel, true victory only comes when we trade our own foolish plans for radical obedience to God. Our text in this study is: 1 Samuel 13:1-22 Series: Know Kings: The Book Of Samuel Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series […]

Even when we blow it, God sets a choice before us to turn from the dead ends and walk straight into His grace. Our text in this study is: 1 Samuel 12:1-25 Series: Know Kings: The Book Of Samuel Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/knowkings Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford […]

Put on humility like your favorite outfit and watch your spiritual life completely change. Series: The One Anothers Gene Pensiero Jr Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the notes at: https://calvaryhanford.substack.com Find audio, video, and text of hundreds of other studies through the Bible at https://calvaryhanford.com/ In 1 Peter 5:5, we explore one of the […]

What Ike’s secret mission and an ancient eyeball threat show us about God stepping in when we’re completely out of options. Our text in this study is: 1 Samuel 11:1-15 Series: Know Kings: The Book Of Samuel Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/knowkings Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read the […]

Before you go trading God’s plan for some human fix, remember Israel’s first king hid in the luggage to avoid the job. Our text in this study is: 1 Samuel 10:17-27 Series: Know Kings: The Book Of Samuel Gene Pensiero Jr Find the rest of the series at https://calvaryhanford.com/knowkings Subscribe on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/calvaryhanford Read […]