Courage to Obey As God prepared to send Moses to lead the people of Israel from Egypt, the Lord gave him signs to convince the people he truly spoke for Yahweh. God told Moses to throw his staff on the ground. “So he threw [his staff] on the ground, and it became a serpent, and […]

He Made Israel to Sin When the kingdom was divided, God gave the northern kingdom of Israel to Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. Jeroboam feared that if the people went to Jerusalem to worship at the Temple as God had commanded they would remain in Judea and pledge their allegiance to Rehoboam and the rest […]

Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, November 22, 2023. Transcript Good morning and welcome to recruit training command. I am Captain Craig Mattingly, commander of naval service training Command. I want to personally welcome you to our Navy family. What an exciting day, family and friends and shipmates. It is […]

I Will Depart to My Own Land While Moses was leading the people of Israel to the Promised Land, he said to Hobab, his brother-in-law, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will do good to you, for the […]

Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, October 12, 2023. Transcript Good morning and welcome to recruit training command. I am Captain Craig Mattingly, commander of naval service training Command. I want to personally welcome you to our Navy family. What an exciting day, family and friends and shipmates. It is […]