1 Samuel 6
What does it mean to respect a holy God? How does God respond to disrespect? Join Dr. Marty Baker in 1 Samuel 6 as we take a look at God’s interactions with the Philistines and their handling of the Ark of the Covenant. When you enter a special place, it is customary to expect certain […]
1 Samuel 5
Will the real God please stand up? Objects of adoration and worship are varied, but amidst idolatry the One True God stands out against the background. Join Dr. Marty Baker as he walks us through the series, yet humorous account of 1 Samuel chapter 5. Concerning whether Einstein possessed faith in God, James Randerson writes: […]
1 Samuel 4
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you’ve sinned and expected God’s blessing on your actions? Have you ever faced a challenging period in your life and wondered where God’s favor and power for living victoriously went? Join Dr. Marty Baker as he walks us through 1 Samuel 4:1-22 and encourages us to remember […]
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 […]
Saved to Serve
Ephesians 2:1-10 makes it clear that we are not saved by our good works, but were saved that we may do good works. Join Dr. Marty Baker as he preaches his first Labor Day sermon and paints a beautiful picture of how we are Saved to Serve. President Grover Cleveland instituted Labor Day as a […]
Ruth 4
God is often working behind the scenes to bring about redemption and renewal. Join us for the final chapter in our Ruth series as Dr. Marty Baker concludes A Story of Loyal Love. The period of the Judges of Israel lasted for some 340 years, and they were not good times for the new nation. […]
Ruth 3
Despite the difficulties and challenges that will assuredly arise before us as we walk with the Lord, we know He is faithful and His love is never-ending! Just WAIT on Him! Tragedy can get your attention, challenge you, and deepen your thoughts about your relationship with the Lord. I will never forget the phone call […]
Ruth 2
Providence brings people together, time reveals the work that God is doing through his providential hand. Join Dr. Marty Baker in Ruth 2 and take the next step as we unpack A Story of Loyal Love. When I exited the ThD program in Old Testament at Dallas Theological Seminary in 1985 because of too many […]
