1 Samuel 1:20-28; The LORD gives Samuel to Hannah. Hannah responds by giving a name and herself to Samuel.; and giving Samuel back to the LORD. Samuel responds by giving worship to the LORD. Our heart's true love is revealed in the midst of the good circumstances of life.

1 Samuel 7:2-17; Sermon preached at the 88th meeting of the Southern Louisiana Presbytery. What are leaders of Christ's Church meant to me doing? Samuel shows us five things that all church leaders should be doing.

1 Samuel 1:1-19; Here at the beginning of Samuel we see that God's people desperately need a king. In the midst of difficult circumstances Yahweh, the LORD of Hosts, shows himself to care for insignificant people like us, in our distress and is working out his purposes for his glory and our good.

Matthew 7:28-29; We conclude our study of the Sermon on the Mount by looking at Christ's authority. The crowds heard Jesus' teaching and were "astonished" because his teaching is DIFFERENT, PRACTICAL and DEMANDING. What is our response to Christ's teaching?

Matthew 7:27-32; Jesus Christ concludes his "sermon on the mount" by showing us a two builders; two homes and two foundations. He shows us the wise man builds his home upon THE Rock of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The foolish man builds upon the shifting sand of his own "good" works.

Matthew 7:21-23; Jesus warns his disciples to not place their trust in good theology or good works alone for entry into his kingdom. Only "doing" the will of the Father opens the gates to the Kingdom of heaven. In the end all people are to "Am I known by Jesus?"

Matthew 7:15-20; The Lord Jesus Christ gives instruction to his disciples to be on guards against false teachers. In this sermon we hear Christ's instruction to be on guard against false teacher, how to recognize them and the warning against following them.

Matthew 7:13-14; Jesus commands his disciples to enter by the "narrow gate, but avoid the wide gate." Christ's command goes against the grain of the world which says "live to die". Jesus says "die to live."

Matthew 7:12; The Golden Rule is not unique to Christianity. In all other religions, however, it is the way of salvation. Only in Christianity is the Golden Rule the RESPONSE to Christ's work of Salvation.

Matthew 7:7-11; How should we approach God the Father in Prayer. Jesus, the Father's beloved son, tells his disciples to go to the Father as a GOOD father, because he delights to give HIMSELF to his children.