Bible Study

Sermon 1 Samuel 17:32-49 Just a Little Bit By Dr. Keith Wagner ne of my students at Edison Community College is a Gerontology major at Bowling Green. She has been trying for three years to enroll in the Death and Dying course but it is always full. Her advisor suggested she try Edison this summer. … Continue reading “1 Samuel 17:32-49 Just a Little Bit (Wagner) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 Goliath Moments By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker “David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for forty years. . . . David occupied the stronghold, and named it the city of David. David built the city all around from the Millo inward. And David became … Continue reading “2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 Goliath Moments (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 Dancing Before the Lord By Dr. Mickey Anders Today we will begin a series of sermons about King David. For the next five or six weeks, we will be talking about several key incidences in his life. He is one of the most significant characters in all the Bible. Today’s … Continue reading “2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 Dancing Before the Lord (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 & Luke 1:26-38 The Rebirth of Images By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker A promise of national security, and a woman pregnant before marriage. These two seem utterly different, unrelated. They appear to come from different worlds. But there is a bridge between them, and it is one we may want … Continue reading “2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 The Rebirth of Images (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Samuel 7:1-14a A House for You By Dr. Mickey Anders In the city of Agra in India lies Taj Mahal, one of the most famous buildings in the architectural world. Taj Mahal means “Crown Palace” and is in fact the most well preserved and architecturally beautiful tomb in the world. It was described … Continue reading “2 Samuel 7:1-14a A House for You (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Samuel 7:1-14a I Will Make You a House By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Perhaps you’ve seen this happen. Somebody does well, succeeds in a profession, climbs a ladder to a high rung, and then decides, as the phrase goes, “to give back to the community.” This “giving back” may take the form of … Continue reading “2 Samuel 7:1-14 I Will Build You a House (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Samuel 11:1-15 Tragic Flaw By Dr. Mickey Anders For the past several months, I have been doing battle with a pesky spider at our side door. At first, the spider insisted on building a web right across the entrance of the door. Every time I stepped out to go get the newspaper, I … Continue reading “2 Samuel 11:1-15 Tragic Flaw (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Samuel 11:1-15; 11:26-12:13a David and Bathsheba By The Rev. Dr. David E. Leininger Sexy story, eh? We get lots of them these days. Parental Discretion Advised. In the comics Blondie and Dagwood are watching television. Dagwood remarks, “Boy, there sure is a lot of nudity on TV lately!” “I’ll say,” Blondie replies. They … Continue reading “2 Samuel 11:1 – 12:13 David and Bathsheba (Leininger) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a Someone Like Nathan In Your Life By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker We heard in today’s first reading how the prophet Nathan confronted King David. It can be helpful on occasion to have someone like Nathan in your life. Let us consider why this is so. In the name of God: Father, … Continue reading “2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a Someone Like Nathan in Your Life (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a One Defining Moment By Dr. Mickey Anders Many people have one defining moment in their lives. Ashley Smith had two. Perhaps you remember the story from March of 2005, when Brian Nichols took Ashley Smith hostage in her apartment after allegedly killing four people – three in an Atlanta courthouse. For … Continue reading “2 Samuel 11:26 – 12:13 One Defining Moment (Anders) – Bible study”