{"id":476559,"date":"2026-09-10T11:59:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clbsindy.org\/?p=476559"},"modified":"2026-09-10T14:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T18:30:15","slug":"why-study-the-bible-and-intro-to-12-samuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clbsindy.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/10\/why-study-the-bible-and-intro-to-12-samuel\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Study the Bible and Intro to 1&amp;2 Samuel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clbsindy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1sam-icon.png?resize=750%2C750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-476557\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clbsindy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1sam-icon.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clbsindy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1sam-icon.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clbsindy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1sam-icon.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clbsindy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1sam-icon.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clbsindy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1sam-icon.png?resize=270%2C270&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clbsindy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1sam-icon.png?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen to the latest lecture presented by CLBS leaders.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Speaker:<\/strong>&nbsp; Terressa Braden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Slides<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/clbsindy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1SamOverview-1.pdf\">1 Samuel Introduction<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2981\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-476559-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/creative_living_bible_study\/clbsindy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CLBS09092026-IntroTB.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/creative_living_bible_study\/clbsindy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CLBS09092026-IntroTB.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/creative_living_bible_study\/clbsindy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CLBS09092026-IntroTB.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/creative_living_bible_study\/clbsindy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CLBS09092026-IntroTB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/clbsindy.org\/?powerpress_pinw=476559-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/creative_living_bible_study\/clbsindy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CLBS09092026-IntroTB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"CLBS09092026-IntroTB.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/clbsindy.org\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to the latest lecture presented by CLBS leaders. 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