Results

Torah Portion : Numbers 1:1-4:20 Haftarah : Hosea 1:10-2:20 Road Map Review Map 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: 2 “Take a census of all…

So - Last week we finished up with the last chapter of 1 Kings… chapter 22 - And so - if you’ve been around here long enough you know that when we finish a book of the Bible... …I like to provide a RECAP of the book - in one concise - sermon. *Why? (I actually think it helps provide a necessary - OVERARCHING…

When the sin of pride and arrogance have run their course, the final stage is to be helpless yet unwilling to cry out for God’s help. This persistent refusal of God’s help had become a habitual pattern. This is a malady that has contemporary manifestations today. Our problem today is that we tend to…

I. The Breach of The Covenant, 4:1-3. The LORD stated His charges against Israel in 4:1–3 and then developed these charges in reverse order. Here are the serious charges God is bringing through His prophet, Hosea, against Israel. The first accusation is there is no faithfulness (truth, trustworthiness)…

The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. If you worship me, it will all be yours.” Jesus answered, “It is written:…

Three, Make that Four Amos 1:1–10 “The following is a record of what Amos prophesied. He was one of the herdsmen from Tekoa. These prophecies about Israel were revealed to him during the time of King Uzziah of Judah and King Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel, two years before the earthquake. Amos said:…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

In his autobiography, William Allen White related the story of a boyhood playmate, Temple Friend, who was kidnapped by the Indians when he was quite young. Ironically, Temple’s grandfather was a missionary to the Indians. The Lord’s servant persisted in believing his grandson was alive. He continued…

Amos 7:9-17 Preachers are often not the most popular people in the world around them. They often have to preach to encourage people to practice holiness that doesn’t set well with the world around us. But there was probably not a preacher who was more unpopular than Amos. Amos a sheepherder from Tekoa…

1 Kings 12:1-24 Both kingdoms began in 931 B.C. The Northern nation of Israel, which consisted of 10 tribes, lasted 210 years and the Southern kingdom, Judah, made up of two tribes – Judah, Benjamin and remnants of the Levites, it lasted 326 years. There were 19 kings in northern kingdom and 20 in the…

This Week’s Theme: Don’t Follow Your Heart Memory Verse: Proverbs 14:12 “12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” This Week’s Word is Rebellion : A state of revolt against established divine or human authority. Scripture condemns rebellion against God and indicates…

How serious is our call to holiness? How hard, or how strict should we maintain the line of obedience? Do certain situations demand obedience more than other situations? Do we think there are instances or moments when we can relax a bit and allow our sinful nature to do as it pleases? Do we believe as…

Open up to our passage... 1 Kings 12:25-32 … In a “post-covid” world… there’s a lot of talk of what church should look like... Some call for a return to the essentials - in part due to too much innovation Others call for more innovation - more flexibility - more “options” Innovation can drive people…

INTRODUCTION: Merriam-Webster defines folly as this: lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight Criminally or tragically foolish actions or conduct a foolish act or idea an excessively costly or unprofitable undertaking an often extravagant picturesque building erected to suit a fanciful taste…

There are some promise killers that are working in our world. If we are not aware these promise killers will take what God had planned to do and turn it into a curse.

1 And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar…

Pastor Mike reads verse by verse through 1 Kings 11-12

As you can see - today we will be stepping outside of our trek through 2 Kings... And addressing what likes to consume our minds every 4 years. Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently - you know that our Presidential election is coming soon... And every 4 years - at least FOR NOW... We have the…

Introduction I began to name this the ‘Bible Person Study’, but chose to go with the ‘Bible Character Study’. I hesitated to name it that, as I don’t want to diminish the fact that these are real people we’ll be examining. But the reason that it’s named the Bible Character Study is because we’ll be focusing…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

INTRO EXPLANATION : When we were last in Galatians, we saw as Paul was struggling with the direction of the new believers at Galatia. He asked them in v.9, “how could you turn back to your old ways after you came to Christ?” What is it about your old life that is worth going back into bondage for? ILLUSTRATION…

Torah Portion: Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftarah 1 Kings 5:12-6:13 Review Two Two Two Two Two Two Two -two exodus Hebrew = Bitterness Pride Shema - three divisions— 1. 2. 3. Korah Picture of Tannin the plagues (2) New Moon Picture of Hodesh as opposed to Full Moon Picture of Moed 4595 מוֹעֵד‎ Picture of Time…

I know I said we were going to be doing a biographical study on David, but I have really been struggling with that, and I truly fell God pointing me in another direction, and because of that I have to change my direction. I do apologize for the inconsistency of the last few messages, I believe I was…

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 15, Session 6 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., March 2023. Summary and Goal As the nation of Israel lay in ruins, its homeland plundered and many people…