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Lessons

May 8, 2026

The Passional Psalms

Today’s Scripture
“Open up ancient doors, and let the King of glory enter” (Psalm 24:7).
Psalms 22-24 are called the Passio

May 7, 2026

Victories You Can Achieve

Today’s Scripture
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeem

May 6, 2026

Saying Goodbye to a King

Today’s Scripture
“Yet, you made them only a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor. You gave them charg

May 5, 2026

A Model for Corporate Giving

Today’s Scripture
“And now, because of my devotion to the Temple of my God, I am giving all of my own private treasures of go

May 4, 2026

A Willing Mind

Today’s Scripture
“Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind” (1 Chronicles 28:9).
David is nearing th

May 3, 2026

A Priestly Office Of Praise

Today’s Scripture
“4000 will praise the Lord with the instruments I made” (1 Chronicles 23:4).
After hundreds of years, the

May 2, 2026

A Threshing Floor That Stays Death

Today’s Scripture
“I will not present burnt offerings to the Lord my God that have cost me nothing” (2 Samuel 24:24).
David

May 1, 2026

Scale Your Wall

Today’s Scripture
“In your strength I can crush an army, with my God I can scale any wall” (2 Samuel 22:30).
Today, we get

Apr 30, 2026

A Revolutionary Suggestion

Today’s Scripture
“Sheba began to chant: Down with the dynasty of David!” (2 Samuel 20:1).
After the short exile in which D

Apr 29, 2026

The Heart of a Father

Today’s Scripture
“The king was overcome with emotion. He went up to the room over the gateway and burst into tears crying, ‘

Apr 28, 2026

Letting God Be God

Today’s Scripture
“If he is through with me, then let him do what seems best to him” (2 Samuel 15:26).
As the conspiracy ag

Apr 27, 2026

When We Want To Come Home

Today’s Scripture
“God devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him” (2 Samuel 14:14).
In yesterday’s

Apr 26, 2026

A Day To Do Over

Today’s Scripture
“Against you, and you alone, O Lord, have I sinned” (Psalm 51:4).
Today we read about David’s sin with Ba

Apr 25, 2026

A Merciful Savior

Today’s Scripture
“…but he will eat regularly at my table” (2 Samuel 9:7). Ancestry of The Two Current Priests:

Mephiboshe

Apr 24, 2026

An Everlasting Dynasty

Today’s Scripture
“You won’t make a house for me… I (God) will make a house for you” (2 Samuel 7:11).
In our reading today,

Apr 23, 2026

A Holy Ark

Today’s Scripture
“Because you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the Lord burst out against us” (1 C

Apr 22, 2026

A Third Anointing

Today’s Scripture
“So there at Hebron, King David made a covenant before the Lord with all the elders of Israel. And they ano

Apr 21, 2026

Two Houses

Today’s Scripture
“As the war between the house of Saul and the house of David went on, Abner became a powerful leader among

Apr 20, 2026

A Loyal Band

Today’s Scripture
“Then the men of Judah came to David and anointed him king over the people of Judah” (2 Samuel 2:4).
The

Apr 19, 2026

A Nation in Mourning

Today’s Scripture
“But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God” (1 Samuel 30:6b).
Saul dies today in the battle and

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