Be Careful What You Ask For

It has been a scary week in the financial world. Some of the nations largest bank are having problems and even some have gone under. What has brought the country to it's knees was the easy access the credit. Loans were granted to people who could not afford the monthly payments. As a banker this concerns me greatly.

This week we will learn that the people of Israel have ask for a king. This was not God's plan, He wanted to be their only King but He granted this pray. We will see that this prayer was not in the best interest of the people.

We need to be careful what we ask for. God may just answer our prayers.

See you in church.

Serving the Lord Faithfully

"Iron-Man" Stan, "Flash" Forrester, myself along with others participated in the 5K Cotton Picking Race that began and ended from our church parking lot on Saturday. Although it was hot, it was fun. There even were some babies who rolled across the finish line in their strollers. Each runner, walker, and roller finished the race.

As I studied this week's lesson I was reminded of this race. Serving the Lord is a race. Some of us run, some of us walk and even some of us are pushed. Samuel begins a race to serve the Lord. God called him to the starting line and said Ready, Set, Go.

How do we prepare for the race in service to God ?

How can we improve ourselves for this race ?

This should be a good study.

P.S. My race name was "Slug" and my job was to show the other runners where the church bathrooms were located.
See you in class.

God's Grace

As I write this blog Tropical Storm Hanna began a rain-swept march up the U.S. Atlantic coast. Little to no damage has been reported. The word Hanna mean "God's Grace". What started as a menacing storm just blessed an area of the country with much needed rain.

In today's lesson we see God's grace towards another Hanna. She could not have a child. After many tears and much prayer "God's Grace" blessed this Hanna with a child.


What is grace ?


Why is grace important ?

This should be a very interesting lesson. FYI The next storm is named "Ike" which means "God's Strength". Makes you think.