1 Samuel 3

When you courageously speak up and out for God in a godless time, His Word will not return void. Join Dr. Marty Maker as he takes us through 1 Samuel 3:1-21 in the latest installment of Spiritual Snapshots in 1 Samuel. Nations become dysfunctional and unravel due to a lack of sound, consistent, and moral […]
1 Samuel 2:11-36

There are spiritual leaders who are corrupt and those who are committed…and God has his way of sifting away the corrupt and lifting the committed. Join Dr. Marty Baker in 1 Samuel 2:11-36 as we continue to explore Spiritual Snapshots in 1 Samuel. One day, in a small town in northern California, a deacon showed […]
1 Samuel 2:1-10

Have your given God the credit for the work He has done in and around you? Hannah’s song of thanksgiving in 1 Samuel 2 is a wonderful example of what it looks like to praise God in response to His provision. Join Dr. Marty Baker the next installment of Spiritual Snapshots in 1 Samuel. Looking […]
1 Samuel 1

“It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until he has hurt him deeply.” A.W. Tozer Join Dr. Marty Baker in 1 Samuel 1 as he looks at the ways that God uses unanswered prayer and even hurt to accomplish His greater purpose. In the mid-1800s, Henry Beecher, an American Congregationalist clergyman and […]
1 Samuel Introduction

Join Dr. Marty Baker as we introduce our series, Spiritual Snapshots in 1 Samuel. During the Conquest Period of Israel’s history from 1406 B.C. to 1399 B.C., God fulfilled His covenantal promises to Abraham by giving the Israelites the land of Canaan. Under the leadership of Joshua, Israel’s forces, with minor moments of unfaithfulness, seized […]