Lee Pullen

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Paul gets to the heart of the matter here. He goes beyond the surface of things and convicts not only the church in Corinth, but also me. He starts by asking who makes you different from anyone else?…

1 Corinthians 4:7 (NIV84)

Applying the Scriptures

Paul tells the disciples in the Corinthian church that he and Appollos have applied these things for their benefit. The things that they have applied is not worrying about what others think. This is huge…

1 Corinthians 4:6 (NIV84)

The mind of Paul

Wow, this is really a intense situation here. Paul continues on from chapter 3 makes a valid point about how men ought to regard them as servants of Christ who have been entrusted with the secret things…

1 Corinthians 4:1 (NIV84)

Spiritual or Worldly

Paul challenges the church here in chapter 3. Telling the disciples that he could not address them as spiritual, because they were acting worldly. Paul tells them two ways that they were acting worldly.…

1 Corinthians 3:1 (NIV84)

Spiritual Wisdom and Discernment

Paul writes of how he speaks a message of wisdom to the mature. Not wisdom of the world or of rulers, but a wisdom of God. He challenges the leaders and people that if they thought with God's wisdom,…

1 Corinthians 2:6 (NIV84)

How do I come?

Paul talks about how he came to the Corinthian Church. He says I came without eloquence or superior wisdom. When I go out sharing my faith do I think that I need to sound eloquent, meaning do I need to…

1 Corinthians 2:1 (NIV84)

Effects of sin

It is amazing to see how when we react to the temptation of sin on our hearts, how our heats will change. The only hting that Amanon had to do was ask David for Tamar's hand in marriage and Tamar would…

2 Samuel 13:1 (NIV84)

The Lords Discipline and Our Reaction

God sends Nathan to rebuke David and tell him that his son is going to die. David's response could have been one of many. I know that if it had been me in that situation that I would have asked God why…

2 Samuel 12:15 (NIV84)

Correction

Nathan sets the scene really nice for King David here. A rich man and a poor man. One with many animals and the other with one lamb. The rich man takes the lamb and slaughters it for a visitor that he…

2 Samuel 12:1 (NIV84)

manipulation

When I was younger and read this account I used to think that I would never do such a thing. As I got older, I realized that everytime I dated a woman I did that very thing. Not have a man killed, but…

2 Samuel 11:1 (NIV84)

Hanun's pride

It is amazing how deep rooted pride is. When we don't want to admit that we have done something wrong we will go to great lengths to not have to apologize. In this case here we see Hanun listens to his…

2 Samuel 10:1 (NIV84)

Showing God's Kindness

To see the love that David had here is amazing. He is willing to go out of his way to find a person from the line of Saul to serve. He asks if he can show God's kindness to someone. It was important to…

2 Samuel 9:1 (NIV84)

David's humility

This is incredible humility displayed here by David. David wants to build God a house. God responds by telling David that he has never asked anyone to build a house for him. But he will give a man to…

2 Samuel 7:1 (NIV84)

Am I willing to look foolish

I had a customer once who had a daughter. Her daughter was dancing in my store, quite well too I might add. So I looked at the young lady and said' "You are just a dancing fool aren't you?" Not meaning…

2 Samuel 6:16 (NIV84)

The humility of David

When I look at David here, it as amazing to see that his pride didn't take over. He was just 23 years old when he ruled over Judah. Here was a man that started off as a sheppherd boy, ends up killing…

2 Samuel 5:1 (NIV84)

David's love for Saul's house

It is amazing to see David's heart hear in 2 Samuel 4. Saul's son Ish-Bosheth, who was innocent of his fathers deeds gets killed by two men who were supposed to be supporting him. These two men go down…

2 Samuel 4:1 (NIV84)

Love and respect for your leaders

When I look at David's love not only for Johnathan, but Saul as well it is amazing.Here is the man that has been trying to kill David and has been stalking him for some time, and when he dies, David mourns…

2 Samuel 1:1 (KJV)

Trusting in God

As I read these chapters the one thing that stands out to me is trust. It is amazing to see what happens when you trust in God. Saul was delivered into David's hands twice, yet David trusted in God enough…

1 Samuel 26:1 (NIV84), 1 Samuel 28:1 (NIV84)

Dead to sin

When I woke up this morning and looked at my bible on my phone this was the first scipture I saw. I know that I have been struggling with sin lately and that is a good thing. It lets me know my heart…

Romans 6:1 (NIV84)

Purity in Motives

When I look at this passage of scriptures i realize how devastating our motives can be if they are not pure. On the other hand if they are pure, nobody has anything that they can hold against you. God…

The effect of sin

Wow when I read this I can see the complete result of the sin of Phinehas and Hophni. I see how the result of their sin not only effected them, but also those around them. There is no such thing as a…

1 Samuel 4:9 (NIV84)

The word of the Lord

When I look at I Sam 3 the first thing that gets me is that the word of the Lord was rare. And there were not many visions. For me when I look back at this time i usually think that the word of the Lord…

1 Samuel 3:1 (NIV84)

Honor God

I can see how easy it is a a parent to love your children a lot. Eli loved his son's very much and because of his sentmentality he didn't challenge his son's to repent. Jesus in Luke 14:255-26 tells us…

1 Samuel 2:27 (KJV)

Standing up for God's honor

What I find to be fascinating is what we as people consider to be wicked an what God considers to be wicked. Eli's sons, though rude, in today's standards would not be considered wicked, just rude. They…

1 Samuel 2:12 (NIV84)

The Prayer of Hannah

When I see the heart of Hanna here I see a heart of purity. She wanted so bad to please her husband and give him a son and her rival would provoke her to feeling less than desirable for having a closed…

1 Samuel 1:1 (NIV84)