Heather Sorrell

Atheists are fools

Psalm 14:1 (NLT)
Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good!

2 Samuel 4:4

2 Samuel 4:4 (NLT)
(Saul’s son Jonathan had a son named Mephibosheth, who was crippled as a child. He was five years old when the report came from Jezreel that Saul and Jonathan had been killed in battle. When the child’s nurse heard the news, she picked him up and fled. But as she hurried away, she dropped him, and he became crippled.)

David gets his wife back

2 Samuel 3:13-15 (NLT)
“All right,” David replied, “but I will not negotiate with you unless you bring back my wife Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come.”

Mediums are real? Spirits of dead can be called up...

1 Samuel 28:11 (NLT)
Finally, the woman said, “Well, whose spirit do you want me to call up?” “Call up Samuel,” Saul replied.

1 Samuel 28:15-16 (NLT)
“Why have you disturbed me by calling me back?” Samuel asked Saul. “Because I am in deep trouble,” Saul replied. “The Philistines are at war with me, and God has left me and won’t reply by prophets or dreams. So I have called for you to tell me what to do.”

Psalm 18:4 fav

Psalm 18:4-6 (NLT)
The ropes of death entangled me; floods of destruction swept over me.

Why do the wicked succeed?

Psalm 73:16-18 (NLT)
So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper. But what a difficult task it is!

Psalm 73:21-26 (NLT)
Then I realized that my heart was bitter, and I was all torn up inside.

Saul gave David's wife away?

1 Samuel 25:44 (NLT)
Saul, meanwhile, had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to a man from Gallim named Palti son of Laish.

Abigail saves her husband and becomes wife of David

1 Samuel 25:3 (NLT)
This man’s name was Nabal, and his wife, Abigail, was a sensible and beautiful woman. But Nabal, a descendant of Caleb, was crude and mean in all his dealings.

1 Samuel 25:32-33 (NLT)
David replied to Abigail, “Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who has sent you to meet me today!

1 Samuel 25:39 (NLT)
When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Praise the LORD, who has avenged the insult I received from Nabal and has kept me from doing it myself. Nabal has received the punishment for his sin.” Then David sent messengers to Abigail to ask her to become his wife.

1 Samuel 25:41 (NLT)
She bowed low to the ground and responded, “I, your servant, would be happy to marry David. I would even be willing to become a slave, washing the feet of his servants!”

God is my rock

Psalm 31:1-5 (NLT)
OLORD, I have come to you for protection; don’t let me be disgraced. Save me, for you do what is right.

Psalm 91

Psalm 91:1-16 (NLT)
Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

Jonathan and David

1 Samuel 20:17 (NLT)
And Jonathan made David reaffirm his vow of friendship again, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.

God judges by the heart

1 Samuel 16:7 (NLT)
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The LORD doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

Obedience better than sacrifice

1 Samuel 15:22-23 (NLT)
But Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the LORD: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.

1 John 3:16

1 John 3:16 (NLT)
We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.

Saul is hiding in the baggage!

1 Samuel 10:22-23 (NLT)
So they asked the LORD, “Where is he?” And the LORD replied, “He is hiding among the baggage.”

Ooooh, that is where that saying came from, lol.

1 Samuel 10:12 (NLT)
And one of those standing there said, “Can anyone become a prophet, no matter who his father is?” So that is the origin of the saying “Is even Saul a prophet?”

Tribe of Benjamin redeemed? Good thing they didn't let them die out!

1 Samuel 9:21 (NLT)
Saul replied, “But I’m only from the tribe of Benjamin, the smallest tribe in Israel, and my family is the least important of all the families of that tribe! Why are you talking like this to me?”

Very telling about Israeites

1 Samuel 8:6-9 (NLT)
Samuel was displeased with their request and went to the LORD for guidance.

Idol forced to bow to God--very cool

1 Samuel 5:2-4 (NLT)
They carried the Ark of God into the temple of Dagon and placed it beside an idol of Dagon.

Because Eli did not act more strongly against his sons?

1 Samuel 2:32-33 (NLT)
You will watch with envy as I pour out prosperity on the people of Israel. But no members of your family will ever live out their days.

1 Samuel 2:35-36 (NLT)
“Then I will raise up a faithful priest who will serve me and do what I desire. I will establish his family, and they will be priests to my anointed kings forever.

No immediate fireballs?! Aaron is rolling in his grave!

1 Samuel 2:12-13 (NLT)
Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the LORD

1 Samuel 2:16-17 (NLT)
The man offering the sacrifice might reply, “Take as much as you want, but the fat must be burned first.” Then the servant would demand, “No, give it to me now, or I’ll take it by force.”

1 Samuel 2:22 (NLT)
Now Eli was very old, but he was aware of what his sons were doing to the people of Israel. He knew, for instance, that his sons were seducing the young women who assisted at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

supportive husband!

1 Samuel 1:8 (NLT)
“Why are you crying, Hannah?” Elkanah would ask. “Why aren’t you eating? Why be downhearted just because you have no children? You have me—isn’t that better than having ten sons?”

Ruth leads to King David

Ruth 4:17 (NLT)
The neighbor women said, “Now at last Naomi has a son again!” And they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse and the grandfather of David.

Infamous Tamar is honored ancestor

Ruth 4:12 (NLT)
And may the LORD give you descendants by this young woman who will be like those of our ancestor Perez, the son of Tamar and Judah.”

Rewarded for Loyalty

Ruth 2:11-12 (NLT)
“Yes, I know,” Boaz replied. “But I also know about everything you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband. I have heard how you left your father and mother and your own land to live here among complete strangers.