Monday Night Packinghouse Bible Study

09/06/2016

Come and join us this evening for 1 Samuel 25. The beautiful story of a doomed person coming to bow before the king and receive blessings and peace. Sound's like the story of every believer.

08/30/2016

November 5, 2016 annual Monday Night Fall Bolsa Chica Beach Bonfire gathering. Come join us for a night of BBQ, fellowship and bonfire. Discover new seashells, sing praise and worship. This is an incredibly fun event. Pray about coming. More info coming

08/30/2016

Movie Night September 23rd at 6:00-730 pm social potluck hour. Movie starts at 7:30. God's not Dead 2. Come and join us for a night of fellowship and fun! Event to be held at Ron and Joni DAVIS home. 4105 Camellia drive SanBernardino, 92404 909 5560788 for more info. Bring a friend and munchies😀

08/29/2016

08/29/2016

There are three lessons we can learn from the life of King Saul. First, obey the Lord and seek to do His will. From the very start of his reign, Saul had the perfect opportunity to be the benchmark by which all future kings could be measured. All he had to do was to seek the Lord wholeheartedly, obey His commandments and align his will with that of God’s, and his rule would have been a God-honoring one. However, like so many others, Saul chose a different path and strayed away from God.

The second lesson we learn is not to misuse the power given to us. There is no question that King Saul abused the power God had entrusted to him. Pride often creeps into our hearts when people are serving and honoring us. In time, receiving “star treatment” can make us believe that we really are something special and worthy of praise. When this happens, we forget that God is the one who is really in control and that He alone rules over all. God may have chosen Saul because he was humble, but over time that humility was replaced by a self-serving and destructive pride that destroyed his rule.

Another lesson for us is to lead the way God wants us to lead. First Peter 5:2-10 is the ultimate guide for leading the people that God has placed in our charge: “Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away. Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’ Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.” How much different Saul’s life would have turned out had he obeyed these principles.

08/08/2016

Our hero David is on the run. He knows that God has promised him the thrown, he knows God can protect him, but like many of us he turns to his own understanding, his own plan. He gets some food and weapons from the high priest, and goes to the last place he thinks Saul will ever look. He soon realized that running to the king of Gath is a mistake and he acts crazy to get out of the situation. His actions caused Saul to send his servant Doeg on a one man killing spree he kills the priest and then he takes it 100 steps further and slaughters all the women, children and livestock in the town. Walking in the flesh can be very costly.

07/27/2016

From here to the end of the book, we have the story of the unceasing persecution of David by Saul. It is a living illustration of the principle Paul declares in Galatians 4:29, "He who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit." The quote refers directly to Esau and Jacob, but the principle is reflected in various accounts in Scripture, and especially in this account of the persecution of David by Saul. It was during these days of constant flight that David wrote many of the psalms, those wonderful songs which speak of God's faithfulness in distressing conditions.