Gilbert House Fellowship #136: 1 Kings 12-14; 2 Chr 10-12
THE DIVISION of the kingdom of Israel is the focus of our Old Testament study this week. Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, gets some bad advice from his young friends, not just rejecting the request of the northern tribes for tax relief, but doing so with a rather crude euphemism.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #135: 1 Timothy, Titus
CHURCH LEADERSHIP and proper behavior for Christians is the focus of Paul’s letters that we study this week. Timothy had been left in charge of the church Ephesus, while Titus had been left on the island of Crete to shepherd the new church there.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #134: 1 Kings 10-11; 2 Chr 9; Proverbs 30-31
ENTANGLEMENTS WITH cares of the world, whether it’s business, politics, or personal relationships, can distract us from what we’re called to do by God.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #133: Ephesians 5–6; Philippians
OUR STUDY in the New Testament this week focuses on military formations and tactics, although it might not seem that way at first.Continue Reading
Happy New Year!
We hope you and your family are having a blessed and relaxing holiday season, and we pray for the Lord’s blessings on all of us for what looks like an exciting 2017. We are just about back to full health, we’re grateful to say, and we appreciate your prayers andContinue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #132: Ecclesiastes
ANOTHER BOOK of wisdom attributed to Solomon is our Old Testament study this week. The collected sayings of “the Preacher” are generally gloomy, but only in that they remind us of the folly of pursuing material things apart from God.Continue Reading