Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study

"When a kid, who's not prone to much emotion or drama, starts crying on Christmas morning, you're like, 'Okay, something went terribly wrong.'" Some people love surprises, but some people hate them. The people who love surprises don't understand how you could possibly hate them, but the people who hate surprises know how terribly wrong things can go. (They probably have a few surprising stories of their own!). When Saul died, the most surprising thing was not how he died but how David reacted. Hear how https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) interprets David's surprising response as we move into https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1&version=NIV (2 Samuel 1) in our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (David in 22) series. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Outline 0:15 - Christmas mornings 1:35 - Unexpected responses 2:00 - Saul's kingship ending 3:35 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1&version=NIV (2 Samuel 1) 4:45 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1%3A11-12&version=NIV (2 Samuel 1:11-12) (David's unexpected response) 5:15 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1%3A14&version=NIV (2 Samuel 1:14) 5:50 - Lesson 1 7:15 - Lesson 2 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+12%3A19&version=NIV (Romans 12:19)) 8:05 - Lesson 3 10:20 - Subscribe. Rate. Share Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo) Passages 2 Samuel 1: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1&version=NIV) 2 Samuel: 1:11-12 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1%3A11-12&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1%3A11-12&version=NIV) 2 Samuel 1:14: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1%3A14&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+1%3A14&version=NIV) Romans 12:19: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+12%3A19&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+12%3A19&version=NIV) Related David in 22: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/)Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

God can do amazing, shocking, crazy things. After all, He's God. Isn't that why we worship Him? It's what we expect from Him. But what about when God lets us down? What about when God doesn't do great things? Perhaps He doesn't even seem to do anything at all. Find out how to deal with being let down by God as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) continues our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (David in 22) series. Featured Quote: If you're always looking for the extraordinary, you're going to miss the everyday movement of God's invisible hand (8:35) To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Notes 0:15 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+29&version=NIV (1 Samuel 29 ) 2:30 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+27%3A12&version=NIV (1 Samuel 27:12) 3:50 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+29%3A6-7&version=NIV (1 Samuel 29:6-7) 4:45 - Where's God? 5:00 - Literary technique: not mentioning God 5:55 - Esther 6:45 - Story of religious man let down by God 8:35 - Featured quote 9:30 - "Walk by faith, not by sight" 9:55 - Subscribe. Rate. Share Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo) Verses 1 Samuel 29: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+29&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+29&version=NIV) 1 Samuel 27:12: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+27%3A12&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+27%3A12&version=NIV) 1 Samuel 29:6-7: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+29%3A6-7&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+29%3A6-7&version=NIV) Related David in 22: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/)Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

We hail David as a great king, and rightly so, but he didn't do it alone. Sometimes we forget about the people who helped him along the way: people like Abigail. She was a wise woman who quelled the antipathy of two men "caught in the snare of foolishness." In this episode, https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) discusses how God speaks to David through Abigail. Discover how a wise woman impacted David's legacy and consider whom He might be using to speak to you as we continue our series of https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (David in 22). To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Notes 0:00 - Introduction 0:15 - https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/249551/understanding-investing-self-assurance-talent.aspx (Gallup study) 1:20 - https://www.bible.com/bible/111/PRO.4.7-8.NIV (Proverbs 4:7-8) 1:45 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+25&version=NIV (1 Samuel 25) (Abigail, Nabal, and David) 3:00 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+25%3A14-17&version=NIV (1 Samuel 25:14-17) 3:55 - The worst kind of fool 4:00 - Defensiveness 5:05 - Abigail’s wisdom 5:20 - David's foolishness 6:00 - Abigail's interception 6:20 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+25%3A31&version=NIV (1 Samuel 25: 31) 6:55 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+25%3A32-33&version=NIV (1 Samuel 25:32-33) 7:45 - Do you have an Abigail in your life? 8:10 - Ask God to give you the gift of wisdom 8:50 – Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo) Verses Proverbs 4:7-8: https://www.bible.com/bible/111/PRO.4.7-8.NIV (https://www.bible.com/bible/111/PRO.4.7-8.NIV) 1 Samuel 25: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+25&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+25&version=NIV) 1 Samuel 25:14-17: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+25%3A14-17&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+25%3A14-17&version=NIV) 1 Samuel 25: 31: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+25%3A31&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+25%3A31&version=NIV) 1 Samuel 25:32-33: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+25%3A32-33&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+25%3A32-33&version=NIV) References "Understanding and Investing in Your Self-Assurance Talent" (Gallup | November 2018): https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/249551/understanding-investing-self-assurance-talent.aspx (https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/249551/understanding-investing-self-assurance-talent.aspx) Related David in 22: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/)Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

If you're like me, you hate waste, and waiting usually seems like a huge waste of time. Time is one of our most important assets, and waiting can literally feel like we're wasting our lives away. God promised David he would be king, but David had to wait on God for decades before He fulfilled His promise. David's story shows that waiting on God is not passive but actually very active. Waiting on God takes a lot of work. Learn how to actively wait on God as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (David in 22). To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo)Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Since its recent release, “Jesus is King,” the newest album from Kanye West, has gained both positive and negative reviews from a wide-ranging audience. In this episode, Keith and Patrick discuss the Christian response to the album and examine how, controversy aside, it points to a central truth of the Gospel. Want to learn more about how Jesus’ kingship is at the heart of the Gospel? Check out some of the books that have helped shape Keith & Patrick’s thinking: Gospel Allegiance by Matthew Bates:https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Allegiance-Matthew-W-Bates/dp/1587434539 ( https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Allegiance-Matthew-W-Bates/dp/1587434539) How God Became King by N.T. Wright: https://www.amazon.com/How-God-Became-King-Forgotten/dp/0061730602 (https://www.amazon.com/How-God-Became-King-Forgotten/dp/0061730602) The King Jesus Gospel by Scot Mcknight: https://www.amazon.com/King-Jesus-Gospel-Original-Revisited/dp/0310531454 (https://www.amazon.com/King-Jesus-Gospel-Original-Revisited/dp/0310531454) For a deeper dive into Kanye West’s past and present lyrics, check out this episode of Quick to Listen: https://overcast.fm/+GR2d9vAxU (https://overcast.fm/+GR2d9vAxU) To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo)Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

When David runs from Saul, he does something really stupid: he runs to God. In today's world of hyperrationality, belief seems weak and foolish. Belief means not knowing and being okay with that. David believed that God would deliver him, even though he didn't know how. He trusted in God more than he feared Saul. Listen to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) explain how to believe in God, even when it doesn't seem smart. In this episode, we discuss anxiety. If that's something you struggle with, try some of the tips we discuss in https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/3-ways-to-fight-anxiety-keith-and-patrick/ (3 Ways to Fight Anxiety). To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo) Related episodes 3 Ways to Fight Anxiety: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/3-ways-to-fight-anxiety-keith-and-patrick/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/3-ways-to-fight-anxiety-keith-and-patrick/)Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Keith talks about a form of love which modern people too easily minimize and forget: friendship. If you live in the Columbia area, we hope you’ll join us in person. Our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/about/sundays/ (website) has all the info you’ll need. You can follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/ (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram) or https://twitter.com/TheCrossingCoMo (Twitter). Want to learn about more 1-2 Samuel? Do you want a deeper look into David’s life? We recommend picking up either https://www.amazon.com/Samuel-NIV-Application-Commentary/dp/0310210860/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=arnold+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905180&s=gateway&sr=8-1 (Bill Arnold’s) or https://www.amazon.com/First-Second-Samuel-Interpretation-Commentary/dp/0804231087/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=brueggemann+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905160&s=gateway&sr=8-1 (Walter Bruegemann’s) commentary on 1-2 Samuel. All the links mentioned in this episode: Website: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/about/sundays/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/about/sundays/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/ (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/) Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Books – Bill Arnold, NIVAC 1-2 Samuel Commentary: https://www.amazon.com/Samuel-NIV-Application-Commentary/dp/0310210860/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=arnold+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905180&s=gateway&sr=8-1 (https://www.amazon.com/Samuel-NIV-Application-Commentary/dp/0310210860/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=arnold+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905180&s=gateway&sr=8-1) Walter Bruegemann, Interpretation 1-2 Samuel Commentary: https://www.amazon.com/First-Second-Samuel-Interpretation-Commentary/dp/0804231087/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=brueggemann+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905160&s=gateway&sr=8-1 (https://www.amazon.com/First-Second-Samuel-Interpretation-Commentary/dp/0804231087/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=brueggemann+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905160&s=gateway&sr=8-1) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

What happens when it’s Thanksgiving dinner and conversations about disagreements in politics, culture, morals and religion start up? What about in the office? Among friends? Today it feels like it's impossible to talk about these things without an argument or causing offense. But Christians should be able to lovingly engage in conversation with others—no matter how impossible it feels. This episode will teach you how. To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks.Books – How to have Impossible Conversations by Peter Boghossian and James Linsey -The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Keith explores the power of jealousy to wreck lives, and what genuine success looks like. If you live in the Columbia area, we hope you’ll join us in person. Our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/about/sundays/ (website) has all the info you’ll need. You can follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/ (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram) or https://twitter.com/TheCrossingCoMo (Twitter). Want to learn about more 1-2 Samuel? Do you want a deeper look into David’s life? We recommend picking up either https://www.amazon.com/Samuel-NIV-Application-Commentary/dp/0310210860/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=arnold+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905180&s=gateway&sr=8-1 (Bill Arnold’s) or https://www.amazon.com/First-Second-Samuel-Interpretation-Commentary/dp/0804231087/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=brueggemann+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905160&s=gateway&sr=8-1 (Walter Bruegemann’s) commentary on 1-2 Samuel. All the links mentioned in this episode: Website: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/about/sundays/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/about/sundays/)Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/ (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/) Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Books – Bill Arnold, NIVAC 1-2 Samuel Commentary: https://www.amazon.com/Samuel-NIV-Application-Commentary/dp/0310210860/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=arnold+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905180&s=gateway&sr=8-1 (https://www.amazon.com/Samuel-NIV-Application-Commentary/dp/0310210860/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=arnold+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905180&s=gateway&sr=8-1) Walter Bruegemann, Interpretation 1-2 Samuel Commentary: https://www.amazon.com/First-Second-Samuel-Interpretation-Commentary/dp/0804231087/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=brueggemann+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905160&s=gateway&sr=8-1 (https://www.amazon.com/First-Second-Samuel-Interpretation-Commentary/dp/0804231087/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=brueggemann+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905160&s=gateway&sr=8-1) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

We continue our new series, David in 22 Stories. In this episode we look at one of the most famous Bible stories: David and Goliath. If you live in the Columbia area, we hope you’ll join us in person. Our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/about/sundays/ (website) has all the info you’ll need. You can follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/ (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram) or https://twitter.com/TheCrossingCoMo (Twitter). Want to learn about more 1-2 Samuel? Do you want a deeper look into David’s life? We recommend picking up either https://www.amazon.com/Samuel-NIV-Application-Commentary/dp/0310210860/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=arnold+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905180&s=gateway&sr=8-1 (Bill Arnold’s) or https://www.amazon.com/First-Second-Samuel-Interpretation-Commentary/dp/0804231087/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=brueggemann+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905160&s=gateway&sr=8-1 (Walter Bruegemann’s) commentary on 1-2 Samuel. All the links mentioned in this episode: Website: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/about/sundays/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/about/sundays/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/ (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/) Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Books – Bill Arnold, NIVAC 1-2 Samuel Commentary: https://www.amazon.com/Samuel-NIV-Application-Commentary/dp/0310210860/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=arnold+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905180&s=gateway&sr=8-1 (https://www.amazon.com/Samuel-NIV-Application-Commentary/dp/0310210860/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=arnold+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905180&s=gateway&sr=8-1) Walter Bruegemann, Interpretation 1-2 Samuel Commentary: https://www.amazon.com/First-Second-Samuel-Interpretation-Commentary/dp/0804231087/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=brueggemann+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905160&s=gateway&sr=8-1 (https://www.amazon.com/First-Second-Samuel-Interpretation-Commentary/dp/0804231087/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=brueggemann+1-2+samuel&qid=1565905160&s=gateway&sr=8-1) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.