This Bible study shows how the book of Esther, Mordecai and Queen Esther were connected to the book of first Samuel, King Saul, and King Agag.

Many people have lost faith, joy, peace, love, and fellowship, and were only able to find it when they returned to where they lost it.

The sons of the prophets lost an ax head. Elisha asked, "where did you lose it?" Many times we lose things and we need to ask ourselves two questions: What did we lose and where did we lose it. Chances are we will find what we lost only when we look where we lost it.

There is a question that most if not all young people ask at some point in their adolescent years. Tonight, we're going to look at a few Bible characters to help us answer the question, "What is my calling and how can I know that I'm fulfilling it on a daily basis?"

It is a wonderful privilege to be known as a child of God. Do those rights and privileges bring about some responsibilities? Let's look at the question: does a Christian have responsibilities?

According to Numbers 6:27, God's name has been put upon his children. One of His greatest names is Abba Father.

God revealed to Abraham that He was Jehovah, our provider. God provides because he sees what we have need of even before we realize it. Without a vision his people perish.

God is concerned about people's lives. He is concerned where people will spend eternity. God went looking for Adam in the garden, and God sent Jesus to be the savior of the world. Missions is the crux or the main or central feature of the bible.

Just as God has promised everything we need to live a life of Godliness, He has also promised to build his church.

God gives us an awesome promise in 2 Peter 1: we have been given everything we need for life and godliness. It's all about His power, not ours.

In Mathew chapter 9, Jesus performs 5 miracles. Each of them are unique and also to a variety of persons. God is not impressed by our fortune, fame, or family. The only thing that moves God is our faith.

Peter was basically on death row. The evening before his death, God gave him a reprieve. Many were praying, but it was the last evening before God answered. We can't make the doors open, but God can do the impossible. We must do the possible and leave it up to God to do the miraculous.

When having a spiritual checkup, we must ask the question, "How's your endurance?" This race we call life normally isn't a sprint, it's a marathon. We must have endurance. When tempted to quit, we must keep running. How is your endurance?

Stinking thinking will destroy you! We have been given the mind of Christ. God encourages us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. How is your thinking?

Many people ask how can you hear from God? The simple answer is to just listen. But then comes the question: how is your hearing? Do we have selective hearing? Are we obedient to obey His voice when we hear it?

Are you seeing through eyes of faith or eyes of fear? Faith and fear can not abide together; one will overcome the other. Let's improve our vision and see through eyes of faith.

The definition of a check-up is "a thorough examination, especially a medical or dental one." There is certainly nothing wrong with that. But what about a spiritual checkup? Let’s start with a spiritual eye exam.

The disciples filled Jerusalem with their teaching. That was their neighborhood. Wherever Jesus was became his neighborhood and wherever he was he loved his neighbors regardless of what they looked like or how different they were. Can we do anything less?