8 hours ago, DAWG91 said:

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Exactly….  The committee must’ve been asleep already knowing who was going to the playoffs.

1 Samuel 12
English Standard Version

Samuel's Farewell Address
12 And Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have obeyed your voice in all that you have said to me and have made a king over you. 2 And now, behold, the king walks before you, and I am old and gray; and behold, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day. 3 Here I am; testify against me before the Lord and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me[a] and I will restore it to you.” 4 They said, “You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from any man's hand.” 5 And he said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” And they said, “He is witness.”

6 And Samuel said to the people, “The Lord is witness,[b] who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. 7 Now therefore stand still that I may plead with you before the Lord concerning all the righteous deeds of the Lord that he performed for you and for your fathers. 8 When Jacob went into Egypt, and the Egyptians oppressed them,[c] then your fathers cried out to the Lord and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place. 9 But they forgot the Lord their God. And he sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of the army of Hazor,[d] and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab. And they fought against them. 10 And they cried out to the Lord and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. But now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, that we may serve you.’ 11 And the Lord sent Jerubbaal and Barak[e] and Jephthah and Samuel and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and you lived in safety. 12 And when you saw that Nahash the king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when the Lord your God was your king. 13 And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you. 14 If you will fear the Lord and serve him and obey his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God, it will be well. 15 But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you and your king.[f] 16 Now therefore stand still and see this great thing that the Lord will do before your eyes. 17 Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the Lord, that he may send thunder and rain. And you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking for yourselves a king.” 18 So Samuel called upon the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day, and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.

19 And all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king.” 20 And Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil. Yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. 21 And do not turn aside after empty things that cannot profit or deliver, for they are empty. 22 For the Lord will not forsake his people, for his great name's sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself. 23 Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and the right way. 24 Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. 25 But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king.”

Footnotes
1 Samuel 12:3 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks Testify against me
1 Samuel 12:6 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks is witness
1 Samuel 12:8 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks and the Egyptians oppressed them
1 Samuel 12:9 Septuagint the army of Jabin king of Hazor
1 Samuel 12:11 Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew Bedan
1 Samuel 12:15 Septuagint; Hebrew fathers

"Assyria was an integral part of Israel's history. Various Assyrian kings led campaigns against the northern and southern kingdoms of Israel & Judah. God would use Assyria to conquer the northern kingdom of Israel. These were real kings from history, which further validates the Bible."

A Record From the Book of Acts

(Baptism)
Throughout these bible references, you will see that they have commonalities. All are needed for a complete spiritual new-birth transformation according to Titus 3:5. 

Titus 3:5
5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

Some of the commonalities found in these passages include:

There is teaching or preaching of the gospel of the kingdom done.
There is an internal conviction in the heart of the hearers. One had to have belief of things taught. Repentance was required. Confession of Christ being the Son of the living God was required. 
There is an immediate water baptism performed.
There is an immediate spirit baptism performed.
Peter Preaches First Gospel Message
After hearing the gospel preached by Peter, all those who heard were convicted of their sins and then asked what was needed in order to receive this promise of the Holy Spirit. Peter gave the initial process for a complete transformation. This “formula” will be seen carried throughout every believer’s transformation story.

The Apostle’s First Sermon

Acts 2:37-41
37 “Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, ‘Brethren, what shall we do?’
38 Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.’
40 And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, ‘Be saved from this perverse generation!’
41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.”

Philip Preaches In Samaria
Philip came to a place where there were many unbelievers. Once Philip preached the gospel of the kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ along with performed miracles, the people believed. As part of their belief, they were baptized. Simon, a sorcerer, turned from his ways when he saw the powers of the age to come performed by this disciple. Although he tried to take advantage of this power, he repented from this thought.

Philip at Samaria 

Acts 8:5-13
5 “Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming Christ to them.
6 The crowds with one accord were giving attention to what was said by Philip, as they heard and saw the signs which he was performing.
7 For in the case of many who had unclean spirits, they were coming out of them shouting with a loud voice; and many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.
8 So there was much rejoicing in that city.
9 Now there was a man named Simon, who formerly was practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great;
10 and they all, from smallest to greatest, were giving attention to him, saying, ‘This man is what is called the Great Power of God.’
11 And they were giving him attention because he had for a long time astonished them with his magic arts.
12 But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, men and women alike.
13 Even Simon himself believed; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he observed signs and great miracles taking place, he was constantly amazed.”

Philip Teaches Eunuch
Philip was taken to the desert to a certain man who he found reading scripture. Philip explained to the man what the scripture meant and how they all concerned Jesus. Although it is not mentioned, we can assume that the gospel was taught in the midst of the conversation. Once he heard what Philip taught, he immediately wanted to get baptized.

Philip and The Eunuch 

Acts 8:36-38
36 “As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, ‘Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?’
37 And Philip said, ‘If you believe with all your heart, you may.’ And he answered and said, ‘I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.’
38 And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him.”

Ananias Ministers To Saul
Paul, who was first called Saul, repented from persecuting the Church after having an encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus. After prayer and fasting, God sent Ananias to minister the gospel to Paul. He came to Paul, laid hands, and baptized him.

Ananias Ministers To Saul

Acts 9:10-12
10 “Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, ‘Ananias.’ And he said, ‘Here I am, Lord.’
11 And the Lord said to him, ‘Get up and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying,
12 and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him, so that he might regain his sight.'”

Ananias Ministers To Saul

Acts 9:17-19
17 “So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, ‘Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.’
18 And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized;
19 and he took food and was strengthened.
Now for several days he was with the disciples who were at Damascus,”

Peter Preaches To Cornelius’ House
Peter was sent to speak to a Gentile man and his household. After Peter preached the gospel to this household, their hearts were softened and the Holy Spirit fell on them. Peter commanded that they be baptized in water after seeing them getting baptized by the Holy Spirit.

Peter Preaches To Cornelius’ House

Acts 10:47-48
47 “‘Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?’
48 And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay with them for a few days.”

Paul Teaches Women
After hearing the teaching of the gospel given by Paul, a woman’s heart was opened. She approached Paul and although it is not specified, the passage alludes that Paul preached to her household as well. After Paul preaches to the whole household, they were all baptized.

Lydia Household taught and Baptized 

Acts 16:13-15
13 “And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we were supposing that there would be a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had assembled.
14 A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening; and the Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.
15 And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, ‘If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.’ And she prevailed upon us.”

Jailer and His Household
Taught and Baptized 

Acts 16:27-34
Paul Teaches Jailer
Paul was placed in jail for preaching the gospel. While being in the jail cell, the walls and doors shook and broke the prisoners free. The jailer considered his life lost because he thought the prisoners fled. Once Paul yelled to him, the jailer wanted to know more about this God that Paul preached. Once Paul preached the gospel to the jailer, he and his household were baptized.

27 “When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!’
29 And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 and after he brought them out, he said, ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’
31 They said, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.’
32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house.
33 And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household.
34 And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, having believed in God with his whole household.”

Paul Teaches Macedonians
After Paul preaches the gospel to the people in Macedonia, there were some that believed in their hearts.

The Corinthians taught and Baptized 

Acts 18:5-8
5 “But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul began devoting himself completely to the word, solemnly testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
6 But when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook out his garments and said to them, ‘Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.’
7 Then he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God, whose house was next to the synagogue.
8 Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his household, and many of the Corinthians when they heard were believing and being baptized.”

Paul Teaches Disciples
Paul encounters disciples that had believed before the death of Christ. They had received the baptism of repentance that was performed by John. Paul taught them the baptism of Christ regarding His death and resurrection, and once they heard this they were baptized into Christ and received the Holy Spirit.

Those At Ephesus taught and Baptized 

Acts 19:1-5
1 “It happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus, and found some disciples.
2 He said to them, ‘Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?’ And they said to him, ‘No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.’
3 And he said, ‘Into what then were you baptized?’ And they said, ‘Into John’s baptism.’
4 Paul said, ‘John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.’
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Paul’s Transformation Story
Paul gives his testimony to a group. We read his transformation above under “Ananias Ministers To Saul.” In the passage below, we see that Ananias urges Paul to get baptized without delay. This gives us a sense that baptism was performed immediately upon being preached to and after believing.

Paul’s Transformation 
Baptized 

Acts 22:14-16
14 “And he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear an utterance from His mouth.
15 For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
16 Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.’”

Baptism Scriptures
Mark 16:16
Galatians 3:27
Romans 6:3-6
Ephesians 4:4
Etc.....

AC

 

3 hours ago, Valhalla said:

That’s an encouraging sign that the situation is going to be fixed.

I agree. First step in right direction the other foot should follow. 

2 hours ago, LPND said:

beat them by 5 last game and slept through the Atlanta game.

 

We slept through tonight.