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We can be confident and still be very wrong. That can be insignificant, like when you get lost because you were confident a destination is in one place when it’s in another and you didn’t check your directions. Or it can be more serious, like being confident you turned the power off to a circuit you’re…

With all the unhappiness in the world, does the Lord want us to be happy? If so, what does that mean? We have billions of people on the planet, each with their own idea of what happiness is. So, what is God's definition, his description of happiness? Come with the Grace United crew as we discover "Torah happiness" and how both Moses and Jesus bestowed this on God's people

Do you remember the game, that we play often called sword drills? if you have spent much time at all in church I’m sure you have done sword drills. It is something we often do at camp. I remember playing as a kid and I was bad at it. I could never seem to get my fingers to work as fast as others in my…

Last week we began a lesson series on Hezekiah. We have learned so far that Hezekiah is differently not a book of the Bible. He was however, a king of Judah, and He was a great king that lead God’s people back to fellow Him. We started the lesson last week with some obstacles he faced starting off. Remember,…

Kingdom Authority For Everyday Miracles Recap: Butchers to Lambs All are priests Participate through service and death to self. Different Kind of sacrifice, a living sacrifice. “Medieval Christians believed that the church was part of a celestial hierarchy where everything in the heavens and earth had…

It’s hard to believe that the war in Ukraine has been going on for 9 months now. It honestly doesn’t seem that long ago that we prayed for them the Sunday after the invasion started and then holding the prayer vigil before worship that Wednesday in Lent. At the same time I do realize how long it has…

God sees the big picture

Psalm 20 is probably related to Israel preparing for battle. This may have even included preparations in the temple. The superscription affirms it as originating at the time of David, but likely saw further use in the kings of Israel that followed. When we consider that Christ is an anointed Davidic king; this cry takes on a New Testament devotion and trust in Christ.

King Hezekiah was one of the greatest kings in the history of Judah. He was born in 740BC and he died in 686BC. He was the king for 29 years. Under his leadership the nation of Judah experienced many great religious reforms. His most important act was reinstating the worship of the Lord God in the Temple…

Focus - Focused Faith in a Blurred World Why don’t you always answer our prayers? Announce Katie Wolford How many of you watched the National Championship Game between Duke and Butler last Monday Night? I confess to you that I did not watch all of it. It suddenly dawned on me that the game was on and…

“God’s Call of the Righteous” (Part 3) TRUST IN THE LORD PSALM 37:3-4, 5-6, 39-40 We are sharing the message “God’s Call of the Righteous” as brought forth in Psalm 37. If you recall, Psalm literally means “plucking the strings of a harp.” They convey in words the inner most feelings of our hearts expression.…

2 Chronicles 29 & 30 Hezekiah “A Reign of Revival” If all the sleeping folk will wake up—and all the lukewarm folk will fire up—and all the dishonest folk will confess up—and all the disgruntled folk will sweeten up—and the discouraged folk will look up—and all the estranged folk will make up—and all…

A new beginning Moving the right direction 2 Chronicles 29 Robert Robinson lived in the mid 1700s Father died at an early age – forced to the street to survive. Involved with a gang of hoodulums. Finally, at the age of 17, he went to a service of George Whitfield to scoff at hiim. However, there he made…

WHAT HAVE THEY SEEN IN YOUR HOUSE? 2 Kings 20:1-19; Isa. 39:1-8 INTRODUCTION: 1. Read text. 2. Regarding text: (1) Hezekiah, is king on the throne of Judah. (2) Israel has fallen to Assyrian captivity (722 BC). (3) Isaiah is prophesying to the nation of Judah (Read Isa. 39:1-8). (4) Babylon is on the…

Sermon #415 Who is Coming? 1 Samuel 28; 2 Kings 20:1-5 Intro: Two chapters previous to the one we are studying today, David, early in his life, is on the run from king Saul. Saul knew that if David lived he would take the kingdom away from him in time, and so chased him around the country. After years…

How Can I Have Eternal Life? John 3:9-19 September 21, 2008 The meanings of words change so much sometimes that it’s hard to even use the word anymore. Did you know that “nice” used to (13th century) be an insult, meaning foolish or stupid? More recently, “Spam” was canned meat made by Hormel, but now…

Introduction: · Childhood – growing up in Conway – lived an exciting, adventurous time (2 sis. / 1 brother) – spent many days riding my toacco stick, Trigger (Roy Rogers fame) · Dad, my pastor….moved to J’ville in ’79…in a few years, Ray would be graduating. · Mom had found her a job at Johnsonville…

About 2 weeks ago I took a detour in my daily Bible reading plan. I opened my Bible and found myself in 2 Chronicles. Now Chronicles is exactly the most exciting book in the Bible. Ø The first nine chapters of Book I contain little more than a list of genealogies in the line of Israel down to the time…

When we hear the phrase “On Display” we may think about a trophy. When you win an athletic event you may get a trophy and this trophy proves a placement in the event; such as 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place for the event. Trophies are put on display for all to see. They prove how good you are for a time. Hezekiah…

When we left off last time, Kings had taken a small departure in its style of writing. Instead of having chapters devoted to a king’s reign, we only had a few lines. 2 Kings 15 27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel in Samaria, That’s after…