Theme: The power of God in Christ to deliver us from sickness and death.

COMMENTARY

Old Testament: 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27
David's love for both Saul and Jonathan comes clearly through this elegy over the two men. David's unselfishness can be seen in the fact that David does not rejoice that those who stood in the way of his becoming king are slain. The love he had for Jonathan was greater that his love for any woman (v. 26).

Old Testament: Deuteronomy 15:7-11

Epistle: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9, 13-15
The rift between Paul and the Corinthian Church has been healed. The apostle turns his attention to the physical needs of the church in Jerusalem. He encourages the Corinthians to complete their offering to the Jewish church, a project which they began a year before. Prior to this passage (vv. 8:1 …