The Israelites’ demand for a king is a good reminder to us to trust in the Lord, the only one who can profit and deliver.
The model described in Colossians 4:2-6 of ministry to those outside the church is very simple: pray, walk, and talk.
Because of a general persecution in Jerusalem, the believers were scattered and took the gospel to Judea and Samaria, where many believed in Christ.
In the sixth dispute between God and his people in Malachi 3:13-4:3, we find the proper response to everything God was saying to them....